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What Happens When the Freezer Door Won't Stay Closed (FMAB)

2012-01-16T14:45:00.000-08:00

My sister and I were eating lunch and the freezer door kept opening. So naturally we thought of what would happen if the freezer door wouldn't close in Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and this is what we came up with.

The story begins with everyone visiting Hughes (who is not dead!!!) to see his new baby. They are all sitting at the dinner table when all of a sudden the freezer door opens. Hughes gets up and closes it then comes to sit back down at the table. The door opens again and he closes it again. This process repeats almost a thousand times when finally Mustang blasts it with fire. When the fire finally goes out they realize that the fire just made the situation worse because now the whole kitchen was filled with smoke. So Hawkeye pulls out a gun and starts shooting the fridge, after she runs out of bullets in 13 guns she finally gives up. Ed is walking up to the freezer to see what he can do when Winry says that he can't do anything cause he can't reach the freezer. This comment results in lots of yelling from Ed and then Winry hits the freezer with her special wrench that no one knows where it comes from. Al tries to comfort and fix the fridge with alchemy but it is just destroyed again. Elisia tells her “boyfriend” that if he doesn't make the freezer door stop opening then she will break up with him. Hughes pulls out his gun and aims it at the little boy and Hawkeye shoots his gun. Everyone yells at Hawkeye and she shoots at them all (missing on purpose). This continues to happen until finally someone (we don't really know who it was all a big mess of smoke by this time cause no one had completely put out Mustang's fire) attacked Hawkeye. Mustang got angry and tried to kill them but Hawkeye got mad at him and told him that she could take care of herself. She shot at him (again, purposely missing) and handed him a stack of paperwork as tall as Ed. (Yes, Winry made fun of Ed for being as tall as a stack of paper which started the yelling again.) Then the firemen came and put out the fire and Gracia cleaned everything up. Then the baby woke up (they still hadn't seen the baby even though that was what they came for in the first place) so Gracia brought her out. Then they all sat down to a peaceful dinner when...the freezer door opened.

And what do you think happens next?

Hope you guys liked it : D

Love Fest

2010-06-24T12:34:00.001-07:00

On Saturday our family worked for something called Love Fest. It is an outreach that has games, groceries, free food, horse rides, and baptisms. I worked as a runner so I just had to make sure that the workers stayed hydrated and everything. Most of the time I actually marked peoples bracelets for the lunch cause they were only allowed to go up two times. My sister, Kathryn, took over that job for me for a little bit so I could ride the horse. Thank you Kathryn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

About 100 people got saved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's about it for Love Fest.

Yesterday we started painting decorations for VBS (read post below). We just did the backgrounds for the murals yesterday and today we painted the people and everything else on them today. One of the murals has a picture of two barrel racers and a guy riding a bull, for worship. Another has water, sky, ground, trees, and buffalo, for the "Bible Buffalo Trail". It's really pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Two more are the insides of a farmhouse, both have windows on them and it's really cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That ones for the "Saddle-up Science Lab". And we're putting a gate around the "Craft Corral", which is where I'm working. And then the last place is the "Snack Stampede", we painted a stampede of horses on the window for that one.

I am really excited about this VBS cause, like I mentioned in the last post, I am turning 13 on the first day but it is also my first time playing with a band. I will be singing and playing the keyboard.

That's pretty much it.

~Allyson

Vacation Bible School

2010-06-16T01:36:00.001-07:00

Vacation Bible School is coming up at our church. I'm to old to do the games and crafts and everything but I do work there. My aunt and I do the craft section. Our theme this year is going to be Rattlesnake Roundup. It starts June 28 and ends July 1st. I am especially excited because my birthday is also coming up. It actually starts on the first day of VBS (Vacation Bible School). I am going to be thirteen and I can't wait. I will be working on my birthday but that's okay because I love kids. Well, that's pretty much it.

~Allyson

Recital

2010-05-28T07:19:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I had a piano and singing recital. I've been practicing for it for months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My dad's parents came from up north to see me, his sister and her two daughters came too, and my mom's parents. I performed four songs:

Temporary Home by Carrie Underwood (Another girl, Joanna, played the piano for that song and I sang it).

Seventy-Six Trombones from the Music Man ( I played it on the piano and sang it).

Cossack Ride, which is just from my lesson book, I don't know who wrote it ( I just played that on the piano, there is no singing part for it)

and,

This is Me from Camp Rock (I played that one on the piano and sang it)

That's pretty much it for the recital.

Today I am going up north with my grandparents. We are going on a fishing trip. I hope I catch a fish we can actually eat this time, I never have.

That's it for today.

~Allyson

North Carolina!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-05-14T05:16:00.001-07:00

Hey, guess what. Me and my family just went to North Carolina on April 29th and came back May 3rd. We had to drive through 3 states to get to North Carolina. Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.

We stopped in West Virginia to go to Hillbilly Hot Dogs. Hillbilly Hot Dogs is like the best place to eat hot dogs in the world. I got a combo which came with two hot dogs, fries and a pop. I gave my second hot dog to my mom. They gave you a free ice cream cone if you sang their song from memory:

Sonny's the weenie man
He owns a weenie stand
He sells the best weenies around
Ding Ding Ding
Sharie's his weenie wife
She adds the spice that's right
Hillbilly hot dogs day or night
Ding Ding Ding
Yeehaw!!!!

Our whole family did it but we had to do it by ourselves. Dad got the biggest scoop of ice cream cause he had the best yeehaw. That was one of the funnest parts of the trip.

We were going to North Carolina for a missions trip type thing. It was called Gospel Fest. We passed out groceries, played with the kids, and a lot of other stuff. One of the churches supplied houses, one for the boys and one for the girls. The houses were so nice. There was a little cabin thing on the property and when one of the other churches came we were all gonna be standing by it like that was where we were staying. We didn't end up doing it though. They cooked for us, there was canoing, it was so much fun.

At Gospel Fest I was in charge of the bouncy castle. It was really small so I could only let little kids in, and only three at once. I was so tired by the end but it was a lot of fun. I love kids so I was really glad that I got to work there.

When we left we got to go to Virginia Beach. It was so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Then we went to Washington D.C. We saw the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial. It was so fun. We stayed at Hampton Inn for a night after Washington D.C.

That's it for now.

~Allyson

30 Hour Famine

2010-04-28T06:16:00.001-07:00

Hey guys. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. There hasn't been much to post about lately. Well, last weekend our youth group participated in something called the 30 Hour Famine. We didn't eat for 30 hours, we slept outside in cardboard boxes, and we played something called tribe games.

For the tribe games everybody was split into 3 different tribes. All of the tribes picked a leader and then each of them got a different card. This card had a person that they would be pretending to be during the games. Each one had something wrong with them and they had to act it out during the games. My girl was named Kedija (keh-dee-juh) she was 9 years old and had lost the ability to speak, so I couldn't talk during any of the games and I don't know sign language.

The first game we played we had to pick one person from each team to put on a blindfold and walk around a little area trying to find a food item first. But there were also balloons to make it harder so if you touched the balloon you were automatically out. Our team came in second on this game.

The second game each tribe got an envelope which had disease, symptom, prevention, and cause cards. Whoever got all of the cards matched in the right order won. Our team won that game!!!!!!!!!

The third game was really gross. We had to take a jug of water and walk it to a bucket, pour the water into the bucket, sit down and take our socks and shoes off and put our feet in the water for five seconds, one foot at a time, then we had to dry our feet off with the paper towel under our chair, making sure to save paper towel for the other members of the team, and then go and throw the paper towel out, then we had to go back to the chairs and put our socks and shoes back on and fill the water jug and bring it back to the next person. The water was really dirty but my team did come in second.

The next game was really unfair to our team. Each tribe leader got a few cards with a few words that didn't make sense. The words meant something different and your tribe had to find out what it was, like one of them meant dirty water and stuff like that. The reason it was unfair to our team was because the tribe leader couldn't talk so we only had two people who could talk because Kedija (I) couldn't talk.

The next game was painful. You had a food carrier from each tribe and someone who could steal food. The food carrier and the food thief had to go on the ends and then the other two people had to go in between them and they all linked arms. The food was clipped onto the food carrier (unfortunately I was the food carrier). You had to try and steal other peoples food while protecting your own without touching it. I kept getting whipped onto the ground because they were trying to protect our food. :'(. Our team lost that game.

The last game we had to make something to protect an egg if it fell. You got a some fake money and you had to buy things to make an egg protector. Then you had to go outside with your egg in your egg protector and you were spun around five times, put the egg protector on your head and walk to the line, then you had to throw your egg protector back to the next person in line. All of our eggs broke so everybody lost that round. Our team came in second in the tribe games. That's all of the tribe games.

We played one of them on Friday and the rest on Saturday.

On Friday we also made our box shelters for the night. The girls all shared one and the boys shared one. I will try to post pictures of the shelters soon. We slept in the boxes and I got up at 6:30 cause I couldn't fall back asleep. It was so cold.

On Saturday we dug out a garden for our church. We were all very hungry and tired by then.

The last activity we did was we split up into two teams and went to a grocery store. Each team was given $20.00 and they had to try and get the most food, they were not allowed to go over $20.00 dollars. The food also had to be healthy and non-perishable. Our team lost that.

And then we watched Dennis the Menace and ate pizza. Everyone also tried to get sponsored before the famine and we will be sending all the money we earned to world vision to help feed hungry children around the world. It was so much fun and I hope we can do it again next year.
That's it.

~Allyson

Winter Words Reading Challenge Completed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-03-19T11:08:00.001-07:00

I finished the winter words reading challenge just in time.
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is my list of the books I read:

S: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
N: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
O: Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
W: Tales from Watership Down by Richard Adams
F: The Great Fire by Jim Murphy
L: Loch by Paul Zindel
A: A Little Princess Frances Hudgson Burnett
K: Mary Francess Kintting and Crocheting Book by Jane Eayre Fryer
E: Emma by Jane Austen

~Allyson

Winter Words reading challenge

2010-01-13T10:10:00.001-08:00

I am participating in the Winter Words reading challenge. I chose the acronym, snowflake. Here are the books I am going to be reading:

S: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
N: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
O: Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
W: Tales from Watership Down by Richard Adams
F: The Great Fire by Jim Murphy
L: Loch by Paul Zindel
A: A Little Princess Frances Hudgson Burnett
K: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
E: Emma by Jane Austen

That`s it.

~Allyson

thanksgiving

2009-11-26T04:40:00.001-08:00

me and my family are staying at our grandparents house for thanksgiving. our grandpa cooked the most amazing thanksgiving dinner. we watched gi joe last night. that`s it. ~allyson

Painting The Room

2009-10-12T09:01:00.001-07:00

We are painting our room!

We are painting the walls lime green, and the ceiling white, and the bottom of the baseboards are going to be black, the doors are going to be chalkboard black so we can write on it, and the windowsill is going to be hot pink.

We are almost finished the walls and the ceiling is done.

That's it.

~Allyson

School

2009-09-15T12:04:00.001-07:00

We started school last week!!!
I am supposed to be giving my mom something written every week but I forgot to last week, so I'm writing a report on Harriet Tubman and I'm going to write one on William Lloyd Garrison. I want to finish the Harriet Tubman report tonight but I don't know if that's going to happen. I need to go to the library soon to get some books on William Lloyd Garrison.

~Allyson

The zoo

2009-06-24T03:43:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we went to the zoo!!! It was a lot of fun. I got a lot of pictures. I'm going to put at least a few of them on my blog!! Here they are:

These are the pink flamingos. My dad loves them so I got a picture.

This is a zebra and and I'm not positive what the other thing is.

This is a picture of two giraffes. I sent it to my grandma because she loves giraffes. She is going to print it and hang it in her bathroom.

This is a peacock. I was very surprised when I only saw two of them through the whole trip.

This is a kangaroo with her baby joey!! It's so cute!!!

This is a picture of a prairie dog. It did not turn out very well because I was looking through the plastic tubes.

I was very surprised when I saw this polar bear outside because it was so hot out!!
That's all!!

~Allyson

peekaboo shrug

2009-06-10T09:38:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pictures of a little jacket I made. It is called a Peekaboo shrug. I got the instructions from a book that I got from my library. The book is called get hooked again.
This shrug is seriously just a crocheted rectangle. All you do is sew the sleeves and add a border. Here's the pictures:

~Allyson

Decoupage, instructions and new cover

2009-05-28T11:57:00.001-07:00

We started with this light switch cover that we got from Wal Mart's for 20 cents!!!

The picture mom wanted me to use for this light switch cover looked similar to this. This is in the family room so that is why this light switch cover will be in the family room.

In this picture my mom is cutting the picture so that it will fit on the cover. First she had to pick her favorite part of the picture because she couldn't have the whole thing.

This is where I spread the decoupage over the back of the picture with a sponge brush.

This picture is the back of the light switch cover now that I put the picture on it. You have to make sure the corners are tucked in very tightly.

This is the picture after I cut the holes for the light switch cover and screws.

In this picture I am spreading decoupage over the front of the light switch cover, picture, so that it will harden and not rip.

Your cover should look like this when you are done spreading the decoupage over the front.

And here is a picture of the light switch cover.

See you again soon with a new craft!!!!!!!!!!!!

~Allyson

Recent crafts

2009-05-27T10:09:00.001-07:00

I have decided to make a section on my blog for my crafts to encourage me to blog more often. Recently my sister and I decoupaged our mom's light switch and outlet covers in the kitchen. They are all Van Gogh because that is her favorite artist. Here are the pictures!:

My sister decoupaged this one.

I decoupaged this one.

My sister did this one.

I did this one.

I did this one.

I did this one.

I will be coming back with pictures of the other one that we are doing in our family room. That one will also have pictures of all the steps and I will explain them.
~Allyson

homeschool kids write assignment #58

2009-04-06T02:08:00.001-07:00

For this assignment we are supposed to use the word Spring to make an acrostic poem. Here's mine.
Sometimes sun
Plants growing
Rainy days
In the house, playing games
Now we can go out and play
Green green summer is coming again.

homeschool kids write assignment #40

2009-04-03T12:41:00.001-07:00

It started as an ordinary autumn day. The leaves had begun to pile up outside and the weather had turned colder. I put on my jacket and went outside. Then something happened that changed my ordinary day into an extrodinary day. I found a new puppy. He was in the street and he had no name tag. My mom said I could keep him. He was a Husky. We went into the house and I found a basket and some old blankets. I put the blankets into the basket and set it by my bed for the dog to sleep in. He jumped into it immediatly. While he was sleeping my family and I went to get him a name tag and some dog bowls. When we went to get his name tag I realized I hadn't given him a name. I thought of one while we were in line. When the lady asked what name to put on the name tag I said, "Arrow" because he had an arrow on his left ear. Then we went home and put his new collar on him. That is how my ordinary day turned into an extrodinary day.

~Allyson

homeschool kids write assignment #36

2009-04-03T12:39:00.001-07:00

For this assignment we are supposed to use the word Autum to make an acrostic poem. Here's mine.

All the leaves falling of the trees.
Uncontrollably the dogs shed.
Time to rake the leaves!!!
Unmistakable breezes blow.
Mums blooming all over the place.
Now it's time for the animals long sleep.

~Allyson

homeschool kids write assignment #31

2009-04-01T07:51:00.003-07:00

6:00 Read Bible and Pray
7:00 Clean Room/ Shower
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Copywork
9:30 Math
10:30 Science
11:30 Reading
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Reading
1:30 Chores
2:30 Free Time
4:00 Practice Instruments
5:00 Free Time
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Free Time
9:00 Bed
10:00 Lights out

homeschool kids write assignment #31

2009-04-01T07:51:00.002-07:00

Homeschool kids write assingment #30

2008-08-21T02:00:00.001-07:00

This week we were supposed to make a schedule. Here's mine.
7:00 am Get up, get dressed, make bed, brush teeth
7:30 am Read Bible
8:00 am Eat breakfast
8:30 am Read
9:30 am Do math
10:00 am Crochet
11:00 am Blog
11:30 am Work on website
12:00 pm Eat lunch
12:30 pm Read Bible
1:00 om Water garden
1:30 pm Play outside
2:00 pm Crochet
2:30 pm Play outside
3:00 pm Make jewelry
3:30 pm Play board games
4:00 pm Play in pool
5:00 pm Make dinner
6:00 pm Eat dinner
7:00 pm Read Bible
8:00 pm Go to bed

~Allyson

Homeschool kids write assignment #17

2008-08-06T00:39:00.001-07:00

On this assignment I am supposed to take a fairy tale but tell it from a different point of view.
I picked Cap o' Rushes, an old English fairy tale. I am going to tell it from the cap o' rushes point of view.
Hello. I am a cap o' rushes.The woman that made me uses me herself. She is wearing me to disguise herself because her father has kicked her out of the house. He had asked all his daughters how much they loved them and she said that she loved him as much as meat loved salt. So she was kicked out.
Well she found a home to stay in and is a servant there. They call her Cap o' Rushes because she will not tell them her name. One day there was a ball and everyone was invited, even all the servants. The other servants told Cap o' Rushes about it but she was tired and did not want to go. But as soon as they were gone she took me off and under me there was a beautiful gown. And then she went to the ball and danced with her master's son all night. She went home before the ball ended and the next day the servants told her all about the lady at the ball. They also told her that there was to be another ball that night and that the lady was sure to be there. That evening the lady said that she was to tired to go. But as soon as everyone was gone she took me off and there was that beautiful gown again. She went to the dance and came home before it ended. The next day the servants told her that there was to be another dance this evening and she was sure to be there. That evening Cap o' Rushes said that she was to tired to go. Then she took me off and there was that gown. And off she went to the dance. Well that night the masters son asked her her name but she would not answer. So he gave her a ring and said if he did not see her again he would die. So the next day the servants told her that she wouldn't be able to see the lady for there wasn't to be any more dances. Well the masters son asked everyone about the lady but no one knew anything about her. So he got so sick that he had to stay to his bed. One day the cook was making him some gruel and Cap o' Rushes came in and asked if she could make it. At first the cook said no but finally she gave in. Before the cook took it upstairs Cap o' Rushes put the ring in the bowl. When the man had drank all the gruel he found the ring and asked who had made the gruel. The cook said that she did and he said "No you did not. Tell me who made it and you shall not be harmed."
So the cook told him that it was Cap o' Rushes and he sent for her and asked her where she had gotten the ring. She said that she got it from the man that gave it to her and he asked who she was and she said that she would show him.
So she took me off and there she was in her beautiful clothes. Well the masters son got better very fast and they were to be married soon. Her father was invited but still no one knew who she was. The day of the wedding the lady told the cook she didn't want any salt on any dish. At the wedding no one could eat the food because it had no taste. But her father had a bite of every dish and started crying. The masters son asked him what was the matter and he said "I had a daughter. And I asked her how much she loved me and she said as much as meat loved salt and I kicked her out of my house and now I know that she loved me best. And she may be dead for all I know." 'No father she is here." And cap o' rushes went up to him and put her arms around him.
And they lived happily ever after.

Mom's quilt

2008-07-21T12:51:00.001-07:00

Hey. I am staying at my grandma's house right now and I have been making my mom a quilt for her birthday. She is on a mission trip so I sent her a picture of it on her birthday. It wasn't finished then and it still isn't now. My grandma is hemming the ends right now. After that I have to sew on the label and then it will be done. I can't wait until I can see mom and show it to her. My grandma made my mom a sock monkey tote bag. This is a sock monkey quilt to go along with that. My sister is going to make a sock monkey wonder wallet for her to. Well that's it.

~Allyson

Fourth of July

2008-07-08T03:04:00.001-07:00

On the fourth of July we went to my grandparents house for a barbecue. At the barbecue our cousins invited us to stay the night at their house so that we could stay and watch the fireworks (because we were going to go to our friends house to watch their fireworks) but our parents said no. So we went home and then mom found out that she had left her purse at grandmas house and Jordan left his camera. So when everyone but mom got in the car dad told us that we had one minute to get clothes. We got to stay the night! I spent most of my minute saying goodbye to mom. On the way dad told us that we had to tell everyone that our parents forgot us. When we got there I ran in and grabbed my moms purse and brought it to dad . When I got there my little cousin Sergio asked me what I was doing back. So I said "Our parents forgot us". So Sergio ran to his dad saying" Oh my gosh. Dad! Dad!"

$ 100 Scrapbook Giveaway

2008-05-16T13:36:00.001-07:00

Growing In Grace is having a scrapbook competition. Here's everything that you need to do to sign up:
Leave a comment, telling what would be your first project in creating a scrapbook. Announce it on your blog including links to this article on GGM. Put the icon on your sidebar.
Here are the prizes:
Picfolio album
Action pack
2 Mini picfolio albums
Petal multi-maker punch
Storybox mats/journaling boxes
Scissors
Photo organizer
Photo splits
The first scrapbook page that I will do after this is of my Spring Recital.

~Allyson

I got tagged!!!!!!!

2008-04-01T12:22:00.001-07:00

What is something you do well? Read
What is your favorite time of day? Evening
What is your favorite song and why? Above All and I don't know why
What is your favorite book and why? The Bible because it teaches about God
What is your favorite day of the week? Tuesday
What would happen if there were no televisions? Why would this be good? bad? I don't know
What would you do if you were the teacher and everyone forgot his homework? I would make them do it the next day
If you could have been someone in history, who would you have been?
What do you like most about yourself?
What makes you laugh?
I wish there were a law that said?

Dog Show

2008-04-01T10:30:00.001-07:00

Last month my Mom, Dad, Nathan, Jordan, Kathryn, Aunt Lisa Emily Christina and I went to the Dog Show. We had a great time!!!!!
We looked at all kinds of dogs. There were Huskies, St. Bernard's, Great Danes, Dalmations, and a lot more. We met a movie star!!!!!
This is the movie actor we met!!!!! He was a St. Bernard and he acted in the movie Snow Buddies.

It was really fun and exciting.
We all won a backpack and a bag of dog food.
We met five Great Danes, two Dalmations, one St. Bernard, and I think three Huskies!!!!!
Then we went out for lunch (I think everyone had to take home leftovers) and then we went home.
It was one of the most fun days of my life.
Thank you Aunt Lisa Emily and Christina!!!!!

Homeschool kids write assignment #13

2008-02-21T03:30:00.001-08:00

I have to write about what I don't want to do this year.
1.I don't want to sleep on a bed of ants
2.I don' t want to a burger with a cricket in it
3.I don't want my sandal cooked in a loaf of bread
4.I don't want all my doors nailed shut
That's all I can think about right now I'll try to get more on this later.

~Allyson

homeschool kids write assignment #14

2008-02-16T03:23:00.001-08:00

In this assignment I'm supposed to write a message in my secret code. First I will type out the alphabet of my code.

a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
€	ï	≈	÷	#	►	«	%
i	j	k	l	m	n	o	p
*	~	{	-	?	¿	¶	ß
q	r	s	t	u	v	w	x
§	£	ð	ø	þ	º	$	;
y	z
¢	♦

*? «¶ *¿ « ø¶ ï-¶« €ï¶þø € ÷*ð€ ðø#£ ð¶¶ ¿

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tagged

2008-01-05T01:25:00.001-08:00

1.How many brothers do you have? 2

2.How many sisters do you have? 1

3.Can you whistle? Yes

4.Do you like "Silly Songs with Larry"? kind of

5.How often do you wear black? hardly ever

6.Do you like to wear black? sometimes

7.How about pink/purple? i like them

8.What is you favorite veggie? salad

9.How often do you lose your hairbrush? never

10.How long is your hair? down to the bottom of my shoulder blades

Rules: If you are tagged you must copy and paste my questions and answers onto your blog, delete my answers, answer as you would, and then tag some more people! (You must notify your tagees by comment or message, and don't forget to include these instructions.)

I tagged Kalene, Richie, rcelliott, pureone, and maybe a few more people!

State Exploration assignment 11

2008-01-02T01:11:00.001-08:00

* Each state send two US Senators to represent our state in Washington;
* Their names are Carl Levin & Debbie Stabenow
* Post a picture of your state senators to the US Senate

* What parties are each of them under? They are both Democrats
* How long have they been serving as senators? Carl Levin since 1979; Debbie Stabenow since 2001
* How long until their term is up? Carl Levin's term is up in 2009; Debbie Stabenow's term is up in 2013

State Exploration assignment 10

2008-01-01T10:01:00.001-08:00

*My State Capital is: Lansing

*How long has it been the capital: since 1847 (the area was Lansing Township at that time)

*When was the city first established: Lansing Township was organized in 1842. It wasn't established as the city of Lansing until 1859.

*Who was the first person/people to settle there: less than twenty people from Lansing, New York

*Post a picture of your state capital

*The population of your state capital is: 18.3 million

*Is the capital the largest city in your state: No

*If not, what is the largest city: Detroit

*The smallest city/town in your state: Lake Angelus

*Smallest town's population: 328

~Allyson

State Exploration assignment 9

2008-01-01T09:08:00.001-08:00

I couldn't find any information about it but I do like the design.

~Allyson

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #12

2007-12-21T08:38:00.001-08:00

What I Enjoy About Home Schooling

I like that I get to spend time with my family and I get to spend more time with God. Sometimes my parents give me a list of books that I can pick from for the unit. And I get to do a lot of stuff outside.

~Allyson

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #10

2007-12-21T04:22:00.001-08:00

Well we do the Jesse tree. The Jesse tree is the line from Jesse to Jesus.
And we do a candle thing. It is the four weeks before Christmas. There is a assignment to do during the week. The first assignment is called the prophecy candle. I don't know all the rest but there is four.

~Allyson

State Exploration Assignment 8

2007-12-14T06:52:00.001-08:00

*What is a state seal: The seals, the tokens or signs of the public office
*What is your state's seal: At the center of the seal, there is an image of a man standing resolutely at the tip of a penninsula, watching the sun rise, his rifle ready.

And just above the shield, an eagle adds to the majesty. Each of these proud animals lends credence to the motto on the shield, "Tuebor", or "I will defend". Above the eagle is the familiar motto "E pluribus unum", or "From many, one". Below the shield are the words "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice", or "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." And encircling all of this are the words "The Great Seal of the State of Michigan".
*When was it established: 1782

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #9

2007-12-11T09:43:00.001-08:00

Well we got ready and then we ate dinner. I had a piece of turkey, some mashed potatoes and green beans and a coke. For dessert I had a piece of chocolate pie and a bowl of whipped cream.
After we ate dinner we went with our Uncle Bobby to let his dog out.
Then we came home and went to bed.

~Allyson

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #11

2007-12-11T07:58:00.001-08:00

Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both

Real or artificial tree? Artificial

When do you put up the tree? It depends

When do you take it down? It depends

Angel or star on the top of your tree? Star

White lights or colored lights on the tree? Colored

Blinking lights or solid glow? Both

What are some of your favorite ornaments? My mom's nativity's

Do your decorations follow a holiday theme? No

Do you have a Nativity scene? Yes

Favorite gift received as a child? I don't know

When do you start Christmas shopping? It depends

Have you ever shopped the night before Christmas? No

Have you ever recycled a Christmas gift? I don't know

Hardest person to buy for? I don't know

Easiest person to buy for? I don't know

Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I don't know

Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Day? Christmas Day

Mail or e-mail cards? Mail

Favorite Christmas movie? I don't know

Favorite Christmas song? Away in a Manger

Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Chicken

Travel for Christmas or stay home? Both

Most annoying thing about this time of year? I don't know

What do you love most about Christmas? Knowing that Jesus sent his only son so that we could go to Heaven

Can you name all of “Santa’s” reindeer? Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donder, Blitzen, Cupid and Comet.

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #8

2007-12-11T07:34:00.001-08:00

1. I am thankful for my family
2. I am thankful for my house
3. I am thankful for my Dogs
4. I am thankful for my friends
5. I am thankful for my Bible
6. I am thankful for God sending his only son so that we could go to heaven
7. I am thankful for getting to watch my little friend Isabella
8. I am thankful for God
9. I am thankful for being part of this world
10. I am thankful that I can go to Heaven
11. I am thankful for books
12. I am thankful for Library's
13. I am thankful for my blog
14. I am thankful for my penguin on club penguin
15. I am thankful for my Church
16. I am thankful for my fish
17. I am thankful for being able to learn piano
18. I am thankful for being able to decorate my room
19. I am thankful for being able to spend time with my family

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #7

2007-12-11T07:26:00.001-08:00

One day I was out Christmas shopping and I saw a beautiful doll with a blue dress and I wanted to buy the doll for my sister Kathryn so I bought the doll and went home and wrapped it. On Christmas day Kathryn was delighted when she opened the doll.

~Allyson

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #6

2007-12-11T07:16:00.001-08:00

One day I went outside and found a time machine in my yard. I hopped in and set the day to the day we got my dog Rosie. I wouldn't really want to change anything I did that day except spend more time with Rosie.

~Allyson

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #5

2007-12-11T07:02:00.001-08:00

One day I was playing in my back yard when there was a great noise. After that happened I saw a giant pumpkin. I went in and I saw that there was a family in there. I introduced myself and asked their names. There was the father John and the mother Sarah and the daughter Grace. Grace and I were the same age and became very good friends. Then they told me that thy could go wherever they wanted in the giant pumpkin. I asked if we could go to China. They said we could and so we went and I got to see how they made some of the amazing things that they do. And then we went home and they had to go. I asked them to come back soon and they said they would try.

~Allyson

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #4

2007-12-10T08:40:00.001-08:00

1. I want to learn how to make a quilt
2. I want to learn how to speak Spanish
3. I want to learn how to bead crochet
4. I want to learn how to sew a pincushion
5. I want to learn karate
6. I want to learn how to cook
7. I want to learn how to learn how to type faster
8. I want to learn how to write stories
9. I want to learn how to keep my eyes on Jesus
10. I want to learn how to make crafts like my Aunt Lisa

~Allyson

Gonzo

2007-10-25T00:50:00.001-07:00

Last night my mom let my brothers my sister and I go outside and play freeze tag. While we were playing Kathryn saw a dog across the street. We went across the street and the dog ran across to the other street so we did to. Then he came up to me and started sniffing me. We saw his collar and had Jordan go get food for him. Mom said he couldn't get food but she told him to write down the numbers on his licenses. There were four Warren numbers and then we finally found his number and his name. His name was Gonzo. Mom called his owner and she came to pick him up.

~Allyson

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #3

2007-10-18T12:18:00.001-07:00

The assignment was to make an ad for our blog. Here is mine:

~Allyson

State Exploration Assignment 7

2007-10-16T11:45:00.001-07:00

*Post your state motto: "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you. (Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice.)
*When did you state adopt it: 1835
*By whom was it written: It was probably suggested by a mural inscription on St. Paul's cathedral in London, but I couldn't find who wrote it.

*Which state adopted their motto first: South
Carolina, on March 26, 1776.

Sources:

Netstate
State Mottoes
e-ReferenceDesk:
Michigan Motto

~Allyson

State Exploration Assignment 6

2007-10-12T06:34:00.001-07:00

Maps of Your State
*A Political Map of Your State
* Post a political map of your state
* Each state has its own unique shape. What does your state remind you of
and is there something about it you're fond of?
*The shape is determined by its boundaries. A political map shows the
nations, cities, and states as well as come rivers, lakes, and other
bodies of water. Please list them.

My state is shaped like a mitten.

Bodies of water:

Lake Erie

Lake Huron

Lake Superior

Lake Michigan

Muskegon River

Grand River

A Physical Map of Your State
*A physical map shows the land and water areas of the earth and gives
their names. Post a physical map of your state.

Also, if it's an easy-info assignment (IE state nickname) please try to use books and not just search it on the internet. Write your own words, instead of copying info off a site. I found a bunch of history books and I
will be using them as much as I can to find info. Go look through your bookshelves and pull out any books that will help you with the assignments.

~Allyson

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #2

2007-10-12T04:58:00.001-07:00

August 3, 1492

We have finally set sail on the Santa Maria for the Indies. I am kind of afraid, but now we've started and I can't go back. I wonder if we are going to make it to the Indies. Captain Columbus wants to make it by sailing west the whole way.

September 25, 1492

We have been at sea for a whole month and we are running low on food and water. I am still wondering if we are going to make it to the Indies. I want to be the first one to spot land because Queen Isabella promised a reward to the first sailor to spot land. I am on watch tonight and I see the Captain pacing around on the deck. I wonder what he is thinking. Suddenly I heard a sailor shout "Land!" It turned out too be a false alarm.

October 12, 1492

I was so tired last night and I was on watch. Suddenly I saw a light. It did not look like a star; it looked more like a fire. Very excited I shouted, "Land! Land!" The Captain came and stood beside me. He saw the light too and was sure it was a fire. Early this morning we landed. It was good to feel ground again. It was the first time in three months. We had made it to the Indies.

~Allyson

State Exploration Assignment 5

2007-10-06T07:57:00.001-07:00

Michigan's nickname is The Wolverine State. The reason is that the Native Americans would trade wolverine skins with the French explorers. Wolverines don't really live in Michigan. Native Americans got the skins from Canada and brought them to Michigan.

I don't know who named it The Wolverine State and I don't know when.

I found an interesting story that I never heard before. Well, there was an old man that owned a tavern. He was called the "Old Coon." When people came he would tell his wife Sally to make wolf steaks. One time a young guest asked if she was really eating wolf steaks and he said yes she was. She said, "Then that would make me a wolverine," and he said, "Yes, it would ." So the settlers started calling themselves wolverines.

Michigan is also called The Great Lakes State because it is surrounded by three of the great lakes.

~Allyson

Homeschool Kids Write Assignment #1

2007-10-06T02:25:00.001-07:00

What are the pros and cons of being homeschooled? What do you like best? Why? What do you like least? Why?

I like everything about homeschooling because I love to learn, I am a Bookworm, and I get to spend more time with my family. I can't think of anything I don't like about homeschooling.

~Allyson

State Exploration Assignment 4

2007-09-26T11:33:00.001-07:00

State Flower:Apple blossom

State Bird:Robin

State Tree:White pine

Soil: Kalkaska sand

Agriculture: Dry black beans, blueberries, pickling cucumbers, flowering hanging baskets, impatiens and geraniums.

Industry: Manufacturing, Tourism, Agriculture

~Allyson

State Exploration Assignment 3

2007-09-25T09:23:00.001-07:00

Ralph J. Bunche statesman
Bruce Catton historian
Roger Chaffee astronaut
Thomas E. Dewey politician
Edna Ferber novelist
Nelson Algren novelist
William Boeing, Sr. airplane manufacturer
Ralph J. Bunche statesman
Gerald Ford former president
Henry Ford industrialist
Ring Lardner writer
Charles A. Lindbergh aviator
Terry McMillan author
John N. Mitchell attorney general
Chief Pontiac Ottawa chief
Potter Stewart jurist
William E. Upjohn pharmaceuticals manufacturer

~Allyson

State Exploration Assignment 2

2007-09-25T01:55:00.001-07:00

The name Michigan probably means "Great Waters." It is a Native American word. Around 1670, different Jesuit missionaries wrote about a lake called "Machihiganing," "Mitchiganons" and similar names. In 1697 the man who founded Detroit called the lake "Michigan." In the mid-1700s, people began calling the lake between Wisconsin and Michigan "Lake Michigan." In 1784 Thomas Jefferson wanted to call what is now Wisconsin "Michigania," but his bill was never passed. In 1805, the Michigan territory was created. It was named after Lake Michigan.

I got some information from:

Fact Monster

"Michigan at 200"

~Allyson

State Exploration Assignment 1

2007-09-25T01:10:00.001-07:00

The Michigan state flag was adopted in 1911. On the flag there is a blue shield that says "TUEBOR," which means "I will defend." The shield has a picture of a man holding up a gun. Above the shield is a Bald Eagle holding an olive branch with three arrows on it. Above the Eagle is a red ribbon that says "E PLURIBUS UNUM," which represents The United States motto: "out of many, one." On one side of the shield is a Moose and on the other side is an Elk, which means "I will defend." At the bottom are two white ribbons that say "SI QUAERIS PENINSULAM AMOENAM," and "CIRCUM SPICE," which means, "If you are seeking a pleasant peninsula, look around you."

I got my information from:

Michigan Flag Printout

Michigan State Flag

Michigan (U.S.)

I got my flag picture at Animated U.S. State Flags

~Allyson

Upnorth

2007-08-29T06:35:00.001-07:00

I am up north with my grandparents and my brothers and sister. Our parents left us up here for a week. It is so fun. We have to go home Saturday. My grandparents dog has had 4 seizures since we came up. Could you please pray for her.
Thank you.

~Allyson

Rockin' Girl Blogger Award

2007-08-23T02:24:00.001-07:00

I was awarded the Rockin' Girl Blogger award by Sawickis
I am going to award:

Doglvr
RuthRose
Aunt Lisa
Christina 31
and Emmy

~Allyson

Tagged!

2007-08-21T11:46:00.001-07:00

I was tagged by andijeane

Tag Rules:

1).The player starts with 8 random facts about herself or himself.

2).The person who is tagged must post, on his or her own blog, the answers and post the rules first.

3).Then the player must pick 8 people and tag them. Also leave them a note on Message that lets them know that you tagged them. You can write who you tagged on your blog also!

Random facts:
1. I play piano
2. I am home schooled
3. I love dogs
4. I like peanut butter & jelly
5. I am a Christian
6. I like to read
7. I like to play with doll's
8. I love playig outside

I tagged Ruth Rose Doglvr bookworm12 Aunt Lisa Christina31 Emmy ArwenU and Patches

~Allyson

My brothers are coming home

2007-08-03T04:59:00.001-07:00

My brothers are coming home from Camp Sinai today. It's kinda weird hardly having Nathan home that much this summer. I mean he's been on missions for like nine or ten days and now he's been at Camp Sinai for six days.
Yesterday I had an awesome day swimming at my cousin Rebecca's house.
Well that's all I've really been doing.

~Allyson

AKC

2007-07-31T12:11:00.001-07:00

The American Kennel Club is having a writing contest. You can write a story about any of their dog breeds.
The deadline is June 31st 2008.
I'm writing a story and I hope you do to.

~Allyson

The hornet sting

2007-07-22T11:28:00.001-07:00

About two hours ago my sister Kathryn and I were swinging and I was apparently swinging by a hornets nest and one of the hornets got mad and flew down and landed on my face and stung me right by my eye. I ran to the gate and told my mom I just got stung by a hornet. My mom took me inside and our neighbor Liam asked if we could come over and swim. Mom said yes but I couldn't go until we had the hornet stinger out. So Mr.Brian told my mom to put mud where the stinger was. So I let mom put the mud on my face and a few minutes later I thought that the stinger was out so we took the mud off my face but the stinger was still there so mom put more mud on my face and finally the stinger came out.
So mom said I could go over Liam's and swim for twenty minutes.
Well I have to get off now.

~Allyson

Frankenmuth birthday

2007-07-18T00:48:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I had so much fun at Frankenmuth with my Mom my Grandma Suzette my Grandma Glory and my Sister Kathryn.
First I wanted to go for a carriage ride, but they didn't have them out yet. So we went to a gift shop and looked at the Life of Faith doll clothes.
Finally I decided on one and my Mom told me I should have the shop hold it for me in case I would want something else.

After we took it to the lady and asked her to hold it for us, we went over to look at the baby dolls. Then Grandma Glory came and put a silly birthday crown on me. Of course both Grandma Suzette and Grandma Glory had to take a picture.

Then my Mom asked me if I would wear these big funky glasses. So both Kathryn and I wore a pair and Grandma Suzette and Grandma Glory took a few pictures.

Then we went outside to see if they had the carriage rides yet, and they had a brown horse and a white horse. I chose the brown horse.
We soon found out that the brown horse was named Cody and the white horse was named Gus.

As soon as we got off we walked to my Grandma Glory's car and got both my presents and my Mom's present.
Then we had lunch at The Bavarian Inn and my Mom and I opened our presents.

Then we went to the river place where we went to raining cats and dogs. then we went to bead haven and Grandma Glory got some beads and Kitty and I each got a mood ring. Then we went to the popcorn wagon and Kitty and I got some popcorn and we got Jordan some popcorn.

Then we went to the cheese haus and I got three pennies squished in the penny squasher machine.
Then we went back to the gift shop where, instead of getting doll clothes, I got the Elsie doll.

Then we went home.

~Allyson

Because of Winn-Dixie

2007-04-02T06:58:00.001-07:00

Because of Winn-Dixie by Katie DiCamillo is about a girl named India ,and a Dog named Winn-Dixie. This book is about how India found Winn-Dixie and how Winn-Dixie changed her life. I really liked this book.

~Allyson

Replay

2007-03-08T09:37:00.001-08:00

Replay by Sharon Creech is about a boy named Leonardo who is doing a play in his school It is a good play and at the end of the play you can read it or act it out.

~Allyson

Bloomability

2007-03-08T09:31:00.001-08:00

Bloomability by Sharon Creech is about a girl named Domenica Stanolina Doone (Dinnie for short). Dinnies aunt and uncle whose names are Aunt Sandy and Uncle Max take her to a school in Switzerland and she makes signs in Italian trying to say kidnapped or help but she always got them wrong because she did not know how to write in Italian.

~Allyson

How To Eat Fried Worms

2007-02-27T10:41:00.001-08:00

How To Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell is about these two kids named Alen and Bill Alen bets fifty dollars that Bill couldnt eat fourteen worms one each day.

~Allyson

Tagged!

2007-02-25T10:25:00.001-08:00

Rcelliott
1. How many books have you read in 2007?
four
2. What is more fun, sewing or reading?
I like them both the same
3. What is more fun sewing or biking?
I like them both the same
4. What is more fun, reading or biking?
I like them both the same
5. How long does it take to be so cute?
I dont know
6. Did you know you are a pumpkin?
yes you tell me a lot
7. What is your favorite book so far?
The Best Haloween Ever
8. What is your favorite ice cream?
Moosetracks
9. What is your favorite thing I cooked for dinner?
I dont know
10. What is your favorite thing mom cooked for dinner?
I dont know
11. Who is your favorite Ninja Turtle?
Leonardo
12. Who are you going to tag?
You

~Allyson

Walk Two Moons

2007-02-23T06:58:00.001-08:00

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech is about two girls named Phoebe and Salamanca (Sal for short). Sal goes to see her mother with her grandparents, and her grandparents ask for a story. She tells them about Phoebe Winterbottom. I like this book, but it is also very sad and there is kissing.

~Allyson

The Best Halloween Ever

2007-02-18T06:25:00.001-08:00

The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson is about a girl named Beth and a boy named Charlie (they are brother and sister but I don't know their last name). It is about how these people whose last name was Herdman ruined Halloween. So they have Halloween at their school and it turns out like real Halloween except better. I liked this book a lot and I finished it in one day.

~Allyson

Bridge to Terabithia

2007-02-16T10:01:00.001-08:00

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson is about a boy named Jess Aarons and a girl named Leslie Burke. They build this little house in the woods and Leslie names it Terabithia. They pretend that it is a magical kingdom where they have many adventures. I had a hard time putting this book down, and when my sister wanted me to go outside with her I wanted to bring it outside, but my mom doesn't like me taking books outside in the winter. I really enjoyed this book at the beginning, but at the end it got sad.

~Allyson

Nathan's present

2007-02-15T08:28:00.001-08:00

Today I am going to blog about my brother's birthday present. His birthday present is a pillowcase. Here are some pictures of it:

This is a picture of just the pillowcase

This is a picture of it with the pillow

I got to make it on my sewing machine all by myself. It was really fun. Right when I finished it I had to give it to my brother (even though it was the day before his birthday that I made the pillowcase). He said it was the best pillowcase he ever had.

~Allyson

The new fort

2007-02-14T08:50:00.001-08:00

Today mom came into our room and woke us up and told us to go see how much snow there was so Kathryn and I went to our window and looked and the snow almost reached the top of our garden beds. Our mom said that when we finished our school that we could go outside. So Kathryn and I went and did our school. When we finished we went outside and we saw that the old fort that we had made was all covered in snow. So Kitty made a fort for us and I made a little fort by ours for our stuffed dogs.
Well I promised my sister I would go outside and play with her.

My brother's birthday

2007-02-10T09:29:00.001-08:00

Hey, in two days is my brothers birthday. I am doing a surprise for him but I cant put ti on my blog because if he comes to my blog then he will see it and then it wont be a surprise anymore. I promise that on his birthday I will blog and tell what it is and I will put pictures on.
Well I'll be back soon.

The new couch

2007-02-07T11:55:00.001-08:00

Hey today we got a new couch and some walls. The couch is red and it is very pretty. But we had to take the walls into the garage and on the one before the last my sister and I did it but we dropped it and my sister hurt her hand. So we went in while the boys and dad put the last two in the garage. Well anyways we had to put Daisy and Faith in the crate and the poor puppies were squished. Well I am about to do this map thing.
Ill blog tommorrow hopefully.

My favorite Proverbs

2007-02-06T07:45:00.001-08:00

Proverbs 25

More Proverbs of Solomon

1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
to search out a matter is the glory of kings.

3 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,
so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

4 Remove the dross from the silver,
and out comes material for the silversmith;

5 remove the wicked from the king's presence,
and his throne will be established through righteousness.

6 Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence,
and do not claim a place among great men;

7 it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here,"
than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman.
What you have seen with your eyes

8 do not bring hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
if your neighbor puts you to shame?

9 If you argue your case with a neighbor,
do not betray another man's confidence,

10 or he who hears it may shame you
and you will never lose your bad reputation.

11 A word aptly spoken
is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear.

13 Like the coolness of snow at harvest time
is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes the spirit of his masters.

14 Like clouds and wind without rain
is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give.

15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
too much of it, and you will vomit.

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house—
too much of you, and he will hate you.

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is the man who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

19 Like a bad tooth or a lame foot
is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble.

20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
or like vinegar poured on soda,
is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the LORD will reward you.

23 As a north wind brings rain,
so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

25 Like cold water to a weary soul
is good news from a distant land.

26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat too much honey,
nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.

28 Like a city whose walls are broken down
is a man who lacks self-control.

My favorite Psalms

2007-02-05T03:42:00.001-08:00

Here is my first favorite Psalms:

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

3 he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.

4 Even though I walk
       through the valley of the shadow of death,
       I will fear no evil,
       for you are with me;
       your rod and your staff,
       they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
       in the presence of my enemies.
       You anoint my head with oil;
       my cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
       all the days of my life,
       and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
       forever.

Here is my second favorite Psalms:

Psalm 25

Of David.

1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

2 in you I trust, O my God.
Do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.

3 No one whose hope is in you
       will ever be put to shame,
       but they will be put to shame
       who are treacherous without excuse.

4 Show me your ways, O LORD,
teach me your paths;

5 guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.

6 Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth
       and my rebellious ways;
       according to your love remember me,
       for you are good, O LORD.

8 Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

9 He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.

10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
for those who keep the demands of his covenant.

11 For the sake of your name, O LORD,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

12 Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD ?
He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.

13 He will spend his days in prosperity,
and his descendants will inherit the land.

14 The LORD confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.

15 My eyes are ever on the LORD,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart have multiplied;
free me from my anguish.

18 Look upon my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.

19 See how my enemies have increased
and how fiercely they hate me!

20 Guard my life and rescue me;
let me not be put to shame,
for I take refuge in you.

21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,
because my hope is in you.

22 Redeem Israel, O God,
from all their troubles!

Well thats all for now.

Our fort!

2007-02-04T08:17:00.001-08:00

On tuesday Kathryn and I made our fort. It isnt a very good fort but it works. It hasvery small walls(only about a foot high.) It has very big doors witch are only big holes in the fort. There is a door on each side of the fort.
Yesterday we made little rooms in our fort because we bring a stuffed dog outside every time were in the snow. Then I made a little play room outside of the fort for the dogs. It is made out of sticks.
Well I gotta go bye.

It snowed!

2007-01-24T09:51:00.001-08:00

Yesterday it finally started to snow! We got to go outside and we started a fort but I ended up being the only one who wanted to do it. And so the way I got snow was taking our green tub and started shoveling the sidewalks and filling the green tub. But I never ended up even starting the fort because my brothers and sisters ended up using it all for a burial (a thing were they bury each other). I got to go outside today to but this time we only had a snowball fight. Then we came in and I made some Hoth Chocolate (or hot chocolate).
Well gotta go.
Bye.

I am most like Arya

2007-01-23T06:32:00.001-08:00

You are most like ARYA

You are a swordsman or woman of great renown and are second to no one! At the same time, you are an unsurpassed wielder of magic, vastly intelligent and wise. Any queen or king would be lucky to have you as an asset but you are also independent in nature and follow no leader blindly.
Take The Quiz

Francine

2007-01-07T06:51:00.001-08:00

My neighbors got a new puppy and they named her Francine (Franny for short). She is so cute. She looks like a German Sheperd but I think she has something else too.

I'll be back soon. Bye.

No, Faith!

2006-11-17T07:46:00.001-08:00

One time I was holding my new puppy Faith and she climbed onto my face and bit my glasses. When she bit my glasses she pulled them off and started to chew on them, but I grabbed them from her and put them back on.

Suprises

2006-11-12T05:33:00.001-08:00

Last saturday we got a new puppy her name is Faith! She is so cute. Also yesterday we went and saw Santa Clause three. It was weird just like all the other ones.
Well I have to go. Bye.

DSO.

2006-11-10T06:33:00.001-08:00

Today we went to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which is a place where people learn how to play instruments. Today was a concert. There were a lot of instruments. I shall name them all:Violins, Violas, Violoncellos, Basses, Flutes, there was one piccolo, Oboes, Clarinets, E-Flat Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoons, Contrabassoons, French Horns, Trumpets, Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, and Timpani. And all the songs were:

Prelude by Leo Delibes.
Raiders March by John Williams.
La Rejouissance by George Frideric Handel.
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major by Johannes Brahms.
Lyric for strings by George Walker.
Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op. 46, No. 8 by Antonin Dvorak.
And Marche Slave, Op. 31 by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

And that is all of the songs.
Well bye.

tagged again

2006-10-15T06:57:00.001-07:00

1. what is your favorite color?
Violet
2. what is your favorite food?
I don't know
3. what is your favorite clothes store?
I don't know
4. what have you eaten today?
A sandwich
5. who are your heroes?
no one
6. what is your middle name?
Renee
7. what is/are your pet peevs?
I don't know.
8. what was the saddest day of your life? happiest?
saddest when Rosie died. Happiest, when we got Rosie
9. what is the most necessary accessorie? (sorry about my spelling!) ex purse, jewerly?
The Bible
10. who i your favorite actor/actress?
I don't know
11. what is your favorite drink? cola, water??
CokaCola
12. do you like school?
Yes
13. what is your favorite subject?
Reading
14. are you annoyed with how long this quiz is?

Yes

Swimming

2006-08-18T00:43:00.001-07:00

Hey, yesterday we went swimming at my cousin's house and we made a real whirlpool. It was really pulling us. It was so fun. We could not go backwards and we could hardly stop! And then we ate cookies and ruined the whirl pool. It was really fun to ruin the whirlpool!

Then we swam for a long time and made a new whirlpool and had more cookies and ruined the newwhirl pool. We swam for a long time and made a new whirlpool.
And then we had to go in and we would not stop bothering my cousin's new cat Loui.

Then we went home and my mom logged me my brother and my sister onto
Book Adventure. I found Book Adventure at Mrs. Kristie's blog.

Gotta go. Bye.
.

Detroit Science Center

2006-08-03T07:33:00.001-07:00

Last Saturday I went to the Detroit Science Center!!! We went to this awesome SPACE exhibit. Next we did this list that Mom printed out at home (it was a bunch of questions). And after doing that we went to the Imax Dome Theater!!! We saw Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon. It was so cool, but I got a little sick
Goodbye and have a good day.

Tagged again

2006-07-22T08:41:00.001-07:00

What is your favorite kind of bike riding?
Around the block
What is your favorite bike color?
Yellow
If you could have any bike in the world, what kind would it be?
Hot Rock
Do you wear a helmet?
Yes
What is your favorite thing to eat after a bike ride?
I dont know
What is the longest bike ride you ever went on?
I dont know
Pets or bikes, which would you rather have?
Pets
What is your favorite, Drumsticks or Icecream Sandwiches?
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Dogs or Cats?
Dogs

Tagged

2006-07-22T08:28:00.001-07:00

1. Where would you live in Narnia?
Castle Cair Paravel
2. Which item would you like, a healing cordial, bow & arrows and horn, or sword
and shield?
A Healing Cordial
3. Who would you want as your brother or sister , Lucy, Edmund, Susan or Peter?
Susan
4. If you were King or Queen of Narnia what would your name be? (Ex. Edmund
the Just)
Queen Allyson the gentle
5. What is your favorite Narnia creature?
the beavers
6. Who is your favorite Narnia hero Peter or Aslan?
Aslan
7. What is your favorite Narnia scene?
The part were they have to cross the river
8. Having fun?
Yes
9. What is your favorite book?
I don't know
10. Who are you going to tag?
OreoCookie

up north

2006-07-07T12:19:00.001-07:00

Hey, guess what! The Sunday after Fathers Day I went up north. On the way up we watched Kicking and Screaming. It was really funny. When we got up north we ate dinner and went to bed. The next morning we took a walk and played at the sand hill. Then we came home and ate lunch. And after lunch we went swimming at the creek. I was looking under the steps for a rock for my sister, and I saw a black snake. I was so scared. Then we went home and ate dinner. The next day my sister and I went to the beach and grandpa took everyone else shooting. And then there was a warning that hail was coming towards the beach so we went home.And then everyday we went swimming and the last day was a beach bash. Before going to the beach bash I made a pillowcase and then we went and saw the fire works. The next day we went home.

contest

2006-06-17T01:39:00.001-07:00

I thought of a contest!!!!!!!!! Try to come up with the name of foods that start with every letter of the alphabet.
I have to go now.
Bye

New background

2006-06-09T06:13:00.001-07:00

Hello everybody. Today I got a new backrouund for my blog. Please someone come to my blog! I need comments please please please please! My new background is really pretty. Well I have to go now. Bye! Remember if you are at my blog please send a comment.

happy birthday

2006-06-06T04:37:00.001-07:00

Saturday I had my birthday party and our second unit celebration. I made sherbet punch and it was really good. Everyone tried it. I had a lot of fun. First the guests came, and I showed everyone my report on Amelia Earhart, and then I showed everyone my homemade model of the Electra. And I got everyone some of my sherbet punch. Then we played, ate the cake and ice-cream, and my cousin and I opened our presents.

One present was from my parents. It was a doll named Violet Travilla. She did not come then because my Mom ordered her too late, but she came today. Well, I have to get off the computer. Bye.

Hey

2006-05-09T08:32:00.001-07:00

Hey we finally had our unit celebration. Now I can blog more often, but we have a unit celebration in June. Well today we went to grandma's house and I'm really upset because today I was sick and we could not go anywhere. Well I have to go because grandma needs to take us home soon. Today at 5:30 I am getting new glasses.
Well blog you later. Bye.

i am back

2006-05-03T22:20:00.001-07:00

Hey we have been busy getting ready for our unit celebration and today we went to the thrift store and tried to find a dress like anastasia and could not so we went to another thrift store and did not find anything there either but i did find a cute jumper.

Books I Like

2006-05-01T07:31:00.001-07:00

sorry i havent blogged in a while
here are some books i like:
the bible
little women
alice in wondeerland
mandie
elsie dinsmore
understood betsy
the moffats
the mary frances books
Laura Ingalls Wilder books
narnia books
princess and the goblin
american girl books
spirit
madeline
raggedy ann in cookie land
raggedy anns lucky pennies
marcella
the saturdays
little men
wind in the willows

Cleaning

2006-04-24T07:54:00.001-07:00

Hey today I did my school and went for a walk ate lunch and cleaned the basment and practiced dancing i blogged and two days ago my sister got soaked in bubbles, please look at my sister Kathryns blog her name is <a href="http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/pureone" target="_blank">pureone</a>.

The Library

2006-04-21T08:32:00.001-07:00

Today I went to the library and got "Ginger Pye" and came home and I read a book. Then I practiced piano. I have to let my brother use the computer now. Bye!

About Myself

2006-04-20T12:38:00.001-07:00

I am Allyson. I am 8 years old and this is my first time blogging. I am homeschooled. I am also a book worm! I also like to read to my 7-year-old sister, Kathryn. My oldest brother is Nathan, then Jordan, then me, then Kathryn. I also have my mom and my dad. I'm excited to start blogging.

The Bike Ride

2006-04-20T12:22:00.001-07:00

Today I went outside for a walk and tried to make a daisy chain, but it wouldn't stay together. Then I changed into playing clothes and we went for a bike ride with our dad to the park. Then we went into this tunnel and found that the top of it was boring because it was just a big piece of wood. So we went to this other place where you walk on these bouncy things. We asked dad to spin us on the tire, and he said that Nathan has to spin us for 10 minutes. He spun us for 10 minutes and we got so dizzy we almost threw up. After that we played on a rope that slides across a wire. Then we rode home on our bikes and I blogged. Good night everybody!

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