Happy Thanks Giving

Happy Thanks Giving everybody. Have an awsome time with your family and friends.

Book Club: Enders Game

This weeks Book Club book is " Enders Game" by Orson Scott Card. If you would like to come to book group this month, just leave a comment read the book and my mom and i would love to pick you up. ENDER'S GAME

Once again, earth is under attack. Alien " buggers" are poised for a final assault. The survival of the human species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers. but who? Ender wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A tactical and strategic mast. And a child. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be a genius among geniuses. In simulated war games he excels. But is the pressure and loneliness taking its toll on Ender? Simulations are on thing. How will Ender perform in real combat conditions? After all, battle school is just a game. Right?

Next book club meeting is November 24, hope to see allot of comments.

Coffe......Healthy?

I drink coffee every morning and some times later on in the day. Well, every body is like "OMG! you drink coffee". So that got me thinking "is coffee that bad for you?". So I went to my lap top and looked it up on the web. Turns out coffee is really good for you especially if you get the good stuff.

Coffee has minerals and vitamins to help you fight off diabetes, Parkinson's disease, colon cancer,and migraines. OK, so coffee help fight off diseases that's cool. But the thing about coffee that makes parents prevent their children from having it is the caffeine. Right? So I looked into that. Turns out that coffee has no more caffeine than soda. Plus soda has a lot of sugar, fillers, artificial flavors and dyes. Talk about bad for you. Coffee also has less caffeine than energy waters.

That sure is enough info for me to continue drinking my morning java and hope it is for you too.

My Trip To The Coast With Dixie

On September 22nd, Dixie took me to the coast to see shore birds. It was amazing and totally different than going to the bog to seek out song birds. I enjoyed it so much and learn a colossal amount that I wanted to share it with you guys.

First we went to Pine Point. Pine Point is pretty big aria so I couldn't find a picture or site of ware we were.

THE HERRING GULL

The herring gull is one of are largest and most abundant gull in north America.

It can grow up to 26 in. long and covers most of the worm beaches.

They also inhabits Europe, Asia and island off these costs.

THE GREAT BLACK BACKED GULL

The great Black backed gull is the largest gull in the world. It can grow up to

35 in. long and has a very strong bill.

They also inhabit the shores of Europe.

THE RING BILLED GULL

The ringed bill gull is a smaller gull and only gets to bout 19 in. Unlike most

Birds it stays with the same male every year.

They also inhabits Europe.

YOUNG GULLS

All young gulls are born spotted and by the time you see them there just smaller than their parents.

The DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT

The double crested cormorant is a large loon type bird. The male will

pick out the nesting site and then go look for a female.

They also inhabit Europe and a variations on Asia.

THE SEMI-PALLAMATED SAND PIPER

The semi-palamated sand piper is a small shore bird. It only get to about

6 in. long. This bird leaves the egg after incubation to the male

and usually won't come back.

Only on the Americas.

THE SEMI-PALAMATED PLOVER

The semi-palamated plover is small, only about 5 in. long. Its' tactic of

hunting to wait after it sees then runs after it and pecks.

They also inhabit north Europe and some part of Africa.

THE LEASER YELLOW LEGS

The lesser yellow legs is a medium bird of 7 in. With its bright

yellow legs it wades through the watter and the small fish are attracted

to them.

Only in America.

After seeing all these amazing birds we headed over to Scarborough Marsh. We saw many duplicates of the birds above but we also saw many of these birds.

THE GREAT EGRET

The great egret is a large bird of 3ft 2 in. tall. This bird is a snowy white, but

the young birds are a deep indigo blue.

Different types inhabit every ware.

THE SNOWY EGRET

The snowy egret is a large bird that can grow up to 3ft 3in. tall. It is one

of the few birds that will lay up to 8 eggs.

They also in habit Europe and Asia.

Yuck! Yuck! Cold! Cold!

Sorry!! It's Just really cold and rainy at my house, and i am not liking it. AT ALL!!

Home Made Mouse Pad and Book Mark

The other day we went to visit my grandmother in Lebanon. While we were there we went to Jo Anna's, the fabric store. As we made our way in and out of the fabrics looking at almost everything we found that they had flat quarters on sale, buy one get two free. Mom found one on the front side and we continued our way to the back. On the back side of the display there was a funky blue swirl pattern, I picked it up and asked mom if this could be one of three we got. Being the wonderful mom she is she said yes. So into the cart it went. Latter mom came up to me and ask which fabric match another fabric. I told her which one and asked what she was making. She told me a mouse pad and then I new what I was making with my blue swirl fabric.

I then picked out another fabric and we payed and left the store. When we got home the next day I wasted no time and started on my mouse pad. Mom gave me instructions on how to measure and cut ( as you can see above ) too make the perfect size square.

Measure, cut, measure, cut, measure,cut.


Then pinning and sewing finish the project.......Oh wait......

...finish the project.


Of coarse there was extra fabric and I just had to make a matching book mark.

Book Group #3

This month for book group I am reading " To Kill A Mocking Bird " by Harper lee. I started it yesterday and am really into it. This book is more intriguing than the cover, believe me. Below is the story line of the book.

Like the slow-moving occupants of her fictional town, Lee takes her time getting to the heart of her tale; we first meet the Finches the summer before Scout's first year at school. She, her brother, and Dill Harris, a boy who spends the summers with his aunt in Maycomb, while away the hours reenacting scenes from Dracula and plotting ways to get a peek at the town bogeyman, Boo Radley. At first the circumstances surrounding the alleged rape of Mayella Ewell, the daughter of a drunk and violent white farmer, barely penetrate the children's consciousness. Then Atticus is called on to defend the accused, Tom Robinson, and soon Scout and Jem find themselves caught up in events beyond their understanding. During the trial, the town exhibits its ugly side, but Lee offers plenty of counterbalance as well--in the struggle of an elderly woman to overcome her morphine habit before she dies; in the heroism of Atticus Finch, standing up for what he knows is right.

The meeting of this books discussion is the 27th of October. My mom and I would be more than willing to pick up any body who wishes to read the book.

Yes......accepted

YAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! I got excepted, I got excepted I got excepted to Preform it. Preform it is a children's Shakespeare stage camp. It is located in wolfburo n.h. and is for children ages 10-18. It is for home schooler only and is once a week. It is beneficial not only in the art of preforming but you also learn about William Shakespeare at the same time. Also it is awesome. I have been hoping to get into preform it since Mrs. hair took me to the first annul day Shakespeare fair hosted by preform it. They took you through mack-up, costume, script , stage, and at the end of the day we put on a few skits for our family's. I had heard of preform it be for thought it was cool,but i didn't actually want to do it..... until the fair.

Well after the fair ( which was in the spring ) I asked my grandmother to give me money for my birthday to go towards me going to preform it. My generous grandma decided to spoil me and gave it all to me. So I applied for it and waited...and waited...and waited, and then they called me and I had gotten excepted.

Preform it is amazing and I can't wait to start ( which is the 16th ). Wahooooooooooooooooo!

http://www.performitstagecompany.org/index.html

A Give Away!

Yah, you herd me! There is another give away. This one is really cool, you get the earring above and in it you get your birth stone in lade in it. It is awesome! I found this give away on the blog "The Give Away Diva" and she got it from "The Pretty Peacock". How awesome! The links are below. GO CHECK IT OUT!!!!

The Give Away Dive: http://thegiveawaydiva.blogspot.com/

The Pretty Peacock: http://www.theprettypeacock.com/

Blueberry Picking

We went Blueberry Picking on Monday the 20th across the river by our house. It was amazing how many blue berries there were, and how many bushes there were that didn't have any berry. I t was allot of fun picking ( and eating ). We must have looked like a site, mom and I picking while Rebekah ate and Hannah well eating and picking. We all took turns watching Rebekah, here you see Hannah and bekah picking/eating.

Like I said we all took turns, so here is mom and bekah.

Me.

Hannah and mom are picking here. They collected allot together. Hannah didn't want me to post it but I have a picture of mom bending down picking and Hannah standing eating!

All-in-all we collected 5 cups of blueberries.....;and did not pick near all of them.

Another Contest: Most Regretted Chore

You heard me...........I am having a contest " who ever has the worst chore Wins"! It is great! I am awarding two special people. one for the worst chore, and one I will pick at random.org. All you have to do is fallow all the steppes below and hope to WIN!! Win what? IT'S A SURPRISE!! Oh and please leave separate posts....example: if you did all of them you would have 2 or 3 comment for the first three and then depending on your number of house.

1). Leave a comment on this post telling me what is the most regretted job you have to do in your house for one entry.

2). Post it on your blog or family blog for one entry.

3). Become a follower for two entry's. ( You only get one entry if you already are one).

4). Tell me what your family members most regretted job is. ( One entry for two people please, and leave there names).

I will select a winner ,depending on the dirtiest chore, on August 10th

another contest most regretted chore

My Favorite Book Serise

My favorite book series wood have to be the spy series by Ally Carter. It all started when I went on some arens with my cousin ( Casidy ) and my aunt ( nini, yes nini, it is a nick name ). I picked up a book that was on the seat and said " what is this " and she replied " this is a great book by Ally Carter ". So when we went to the book store a few days latter I asked dad if I could buy it. As soon as I started reading it I couldn't take mt eyed off it! So I read it and was siked it was one in a three book series! So I have read the first 2 and am waiting for the 3rd to come out in paper back.

I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You

The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls school—that is, if every school teaches advanced martial arts in PE, chemistry always consists of the latest in chemical warfare, and everyone breaks CIA codes for extra credit in computer class. So in truth, while the Gallagher Academy might say it's a school for geniuses what they really mean is spies. But what happens when a Gallagher Girl falls for a boy who doesn't have a code name? Cammie Morgan may be fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways (three of which involve a piece of uncooked spaghetti), but the Gallagher Academy hasn't prepared her for what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she's an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, and track him through a mall without him ever being the wiser, but can she have a regular relationship with a regular boy who can never know the truth about her? Cammie may be an elite spy in training, but in her sophomore year, she's doing something riskier than ever—she's falling in love.

Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy

Cammie Morgan may have a genius IQ and attend the best school in the country, but as she starts the spring semester of her sophomore year there are a lot of things she doesn't know. Like will her ex-boyfriend even remember she exists? And how much trouble did she really get in last semester? And, most of all, exactly why is her mother acting so strangely? All Cammie wants is a nice, normal semester, but she's about to learn her greatest lesson yet—that when you go to a school for spies, nothing is ever as it seems.

Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover
When Cammie "the Chameleon" Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an exciting end to her summer break. After all, she's there to watch Macey's father accept a nomination for vice president of the United States. But when you go to the world's best school (for spies), "exciting" and "deadly" are never far apart. Cammie and Macey soon find themselves trapped in a kidnapper's dangerous plot, with only their espionage skills to save them. As her junior year begins, Cammie can't shake the memory of what happened in Boston, and even the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women doesn't feel like the safe haven it once did. Shocking secrets and old flames seem to lurk around every one of the mansion's corners as Cammie and her friends struggle to answer the questions, Who is after Macey? And how can they keep her safe? Soon Cammie is joining Bex and Liz as Macey's private security team on the campaign trail. The girls must use their spy training at every turn as the stakes are raised, and Cammie gets closer and closer to the shocking truth...

This is the book I've been reading while I wait for the next book in the series of my spy series to come out in soft cover. So-far-so-good!

The Sister Hood Of The Traveling Pants

( unfortunately the back cover of this book is not a summarisation of the book! I is however a list of the rules they used! )

Coming Soon

Coming Soon! I am In the proses of making a new blog! This is not another blog that is filled with around the house activity's but filled with all birds. Bird facts, Bird Projects, Bird Jokes, Birds seen at our feeder, All the stuff I can think of that has to do with birds. I have one post so far but will not give you a link until there are at least 8 post in all. So Wait and see!

Babies!

Babies! Yes babies, not exactly human but still babies. Baby birds! We have had baby chickadees, rose breasted grose beaks, Chirping sparrows, and possibly a cat bird. Almost all we have seen at the feeder, excepting the cat bird, and all are adorable and all are tiny , excepting the rose breasted grose beak. Yes so to share my joy and show you how cute they are a have some pictures below.

Chickadee:

This little guy we saw first and I have to say is my favorite. He has grown since we first saw him , he was about the size of a hummingbird, and now is hard to identify form the parents , but he/she is still a baby so we do.

Rose Breasted Grose Beak:

This little guy , though you can barely call him little, we saw second. He is kinda funny looking because he is a big bird but still has downy feathers. He/she and his/her mother are always exiting to see because of there size.


Chirping Sparrow:

This is an interesting little bird. His/her parents are tinny , only about 4in long yet they will chase other birds away from the feeder. So I always got made when they chased off cool birds like the Rose Breasted Grose Beak , Indigo Bunting , American gold finch .
Then they brought the baby, and I knew that they were just trying to keep the baby safe.




Yes soon to come Baby robins:

Yes we have a robins nest out in one if the trees.......... so ........... Baby Robins! At first we thought it was a cat bird nest but then a robin sat i it. So babies we are waiting for you.

Yet Onother Give Away: Sandwich Bags

I was just doing my daily routs ( though it's not daily any more ) and stopped by at the Kelly blog. Turns out Liz Kelly is doing a great give away on home made sandwich baggies. So I thought "well why not? My mom always wanted to try them since the plastic leeching danger... help her out. And there cute. " So If you want to get in this wonderful give away go toThe Kelley Family blog and leave a comment for a chance to win! Thanks Mrs. Kelly.

WINNER!!!!!

Mrs. kelly was o nice that she gave all 3 of us some! Thanks for looking.

The Mom Song

Soooooooo Funny!!!!!! You have to watch this video ( expecally all my under 15 age friend and so you can prevent your mom to see it before she starts singing it while doing chores). Well any way It is so funny you just have to watch it. This is my first time doing a video and I couldn't upload it so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdZc9MK2Jvg. Sorry!

More room at the Freebie

I just waned to remind you that I still have an open spot in the freebie. Tiffany, Mom, Mrs. Everitt, and Mrs. Cowland, you are not allowed to participate for you have already entered in my older post. Below are the directions.

Here is the deal:
The first person ( that's all I have room for ) to comment on this post will get something made by me. My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations: I make no guarantees that you will like what I make. What I make will be just for you. It'll be done this year. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story or a batch of cookies. No guarantees, I may sew or stitch or paint. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure! I reserve the right to do whatever I want!
The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your own blog and offer the same deal to 5 of your own lucky blog readers. So, the first 5 people to leave a comment telling me they are in, win a homemade gift by me! Be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it.

The Lady who came up with this ingenues idea is Mrs. Maria AT DM Everitt .

Tea-Party for Rebekah

We ( Hannah and I ) decided to bring down our American girl dolls and there stuff. So we brought every thing down ( Hannah's idea) and placed it on the floor. I had to ask mom a question and Hannah had to get more stuff so both left the room. when I came back into the room I saw Rebekah sitting by my table pretending tea-party! It was adorable!!! So I just had to snap a few pictures and post it.

Tea-Party!!

Yum! Yum! Lemonade!

This chocolate cake is GREAT!!

Pineapple Cream Pie

Last night I made one of my family's favorite pies, pineapple cream. It came out so good !!! So good in fact that I just had to share. So I hope you make it because if you don't you'll be missing out big time.

INGREDIENTS
6 Tbsp butter
1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
1/4 c. sugar
1 pkg. ( 5 1/2 oz ) instant vanilla pudding
1 can ( 8 oz ) crushed pineapple plus juice
2 cups sour cream
1 Tbsp sugar
whipped topping

Mix the first three ingredients in a medium bowl, then press into pie plate. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Note: you can skip this step by using a pre-made pie crust. Set aside.
In a large bowl whip thenext 4 ingredients for 1 minute.
Pore into pie shell and refrigerate for 3 hours. After 3 hours are over spread whipped topping on top. Mmmm! Mmmm! Mmmmm!

Free Straitening Iron

Over at http://hairandshare.blogspot.com/ There is a give away for a brand new salon top pick straitening iron. Please go over!! But there is more, you can not only get a straightener but also a product of your choice from the company http://www.misikko.com/. Hope you win!!!

My Dad's Worst Joke

THIS IS A MUST READ POST!!!

We were siting at the dinner table last night talking a bout facts , you know........ some one would say something and then a conversation would come up, when my dad decided to play a joke on us. We didn't know he was playing a joke so we listened trying to learn something. Here is the joke:

Did you know that the titanic was not just a passenger ship, but also a cargo ship. It was, and the biggest shipment ever was mayonnaise. Well the Mexicans loved mayonnaise, so the titanic was going to bring mayonnaise from new york to Mexico. Well the titanic never got there , It sunk. So when the Mexicans found out the decided to make and name a holiday after it....... Sink-O-DE-Mayo.

HeHeHeHeHaHaHaHa!!

Now every time i get the chance I say the first phrase to my mom " did you now that the titanic was not just a passenger ship................

Gardening 101

Gardening is hard in N.H ,with the cold weather you cant plant stuff soon enough. So we started our seeds in pots inside. Well it started to pile up on our kitchen table, so we planted our broccoli, onions, and lettuce. The next morning we checked them.......They had made it through the night! YAY!!!! But dad said that the next night was suppost to be 30 degrees. So we thought, and we thought, and we thought, and mom said we should cover them with plastic. The next morning........They survived.

Below are some pictures of the garden ( inside and out).Our plastic covered garden.
Our onions ( under the plastic).

Our peas ( planted inside ).

Our cucumbers ( planted inside )

Not all of the growing things at our house are veggies. This rose was given to mom for mothers day, she also has a white one that has not bloomed yet.

GENESIS 1:11

Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened.

Tin Mt. Bird Walk

In the news paper last Saturday there was a notice about a weekly Tin Mt. bird walk at the brown field bog. So bright and early at 5 o'clock this morning the alarm clocks went off. Mom, Rebekah and I grabbed a back pack stuffed with snacks, water, a sketch pad, colored pencils and of course a camera, pulled on our rubber boots and applied a thick layer of bug spray and headed to the bog.

Above you see some of the group headed into the bog. It seemed we stopped every few feet to view another species of bird. We saw lots of pairs building next and "flirting". We even saw a couple of Black-and-White Warblers having a tiff as the female looked on. I wonder which one won her heart?

A few of the group are biggies in the respect of bird watchers. They were wonderful and amazing in their knowledge and love for these little feathered beaked creatures. One woman, Dixie, took me under her wing ( hehehe! Joke intended )and took time to stop and make sure I saw all the birds she did. Dixie's friend had this awesome, powerful spotting scope. It was so cool to see the birds UP CLOSE through this. Thank you Dixie for helping me to see how truly amazing birds are. I can't wait until next Saturday..................Infact why not come a long. Email my for directions.