I'm Back in the Game

Alright, I know I haven't posted in forever, so I figured the best way to get back in the game was to play a round of Tag, and thanks to my mom, I'm it.


I am READY TO MOVE.

I think I'm going to puke if I eat anymore oatmeal cookie dough

I know I'm going to puke if I eat anymore oatmeal cookie dough

I want more than anything to visit Africa

I hate it when people are mean, because they can be.

I fear I'm not going to be able to finish this post

I feel anxious and excited to get outta here

I hear Jack Johnson playing in the Living Room, and birds outside the office window

I smell Beth's feet after she wears her Sperrys

I crave A warm Krispy Kream Doughnut

I search for missing papers. ALL THE TIME

I regret pulling Bethany off the top bunk ( she bit part of her lip off)

I love cooking with my mom

I ache for Levi when I walk past him playing alone and he says " come on Sarah " as he waves his little hand toward himself.

I care about the sweet, helpless children in Africa

I am not patient (AT ALL ! I MEAN IT! according to Bethany)

I believe that the boogieman lives on the top bunk

I sing all day long, and sometimes very loudly . Most of the time I don't realize how loud I'm singing until Bethany tells me she can hear me over the vacuum cleaner.

I cry when my mom is mad, or when something sad happens on The Waltons or Little House on the Prairie

I fight with myself A LOT

I write the beginning of a post but rarely finish it.

I win Skipbo almost every time I play against my mom


I lose Skipbo when I play against anyone else

I never want Daddy to take the remote from me, but he does anyway

I listen to music whenever I'm on the computer

I can usually be found with my mom

I'm scared of the sound of thunder by my window. ( I'm not scared OF thunder )

I need nothing

I'm happy about livin' 10 minuets from the beach!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOO
HOOOOOOOOOOO

I hope that while we're in Florida we get our next sibling

I tag Aspen, and a girl who also needs to get back in the game, Taylor

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt

This book is about four children, Dicey, James, Sammy and Maybeth, Whose mother abandoned them in a random mall parking lot. When they figured out that their mother wasn't coming back, the oldest Dicey decided that they would walk to their Aunt Cilla's House. So with $7.00 and a paper bag with clothing in it, they set of on an adventure that would change their lives forever. Unfortunately and fortunately for these children their story doesn't end at finding their aunt's house and living ever after. They will face a few more trials before they find their new home and live HAPPILY ever after.

There are three great lessons in this book.

1.stick together. NO MATTER WHAT!

2. use what you have, and don't worry about saving it for later if you need it now.

3.you should count on your family, and your family should be able to count on you.

More Blessings

I thought I would add on to my list of One Thousand Gifts.

9.babysitting

10. jumping on the trampoline in the rain

11.talking to a blog buddy on the phone.

12. time every evening to spend with the Lord

13.Dad staying home yesterday While Mom and Beth where sick.

14. refreshing warmth with the rain

15.brothers that like to sleep till 11:00 am


16. homemade soup

17. getting my own room for the first time in eight years. ( YYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!! )

18. Garage Sale

19. little baby brothers that scream in their sleep before they wake up in the morning :0)

When I Say I am a Christian

When I say..." I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'
I'm whispering " I was lost
but now I am forgiven

When I say..." I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confess that I stumble
And need Christ to be my guide.

When I say..." I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm week
And need his strength to carry on.

When I say..." I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.

When I say..." I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I'm worth it.

When I say..." I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.

When I say..." I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good Grace, Somehow!

Many Blessings

Hey Guys,

I know I've been gone for a long time, so I thought I would come back with the start of my own list of One Thousand Gifts. Before your read on, read my mom's post on One Thousand Gifts.

1. No cavities!!!!!! YES ( I went to the dentist today)

2. Great weather

3. Three Siblings ( read http://firstdaughter93.blogspot.com/2008/03/blessed.html )

4. Levi dressed As Levieta

5. Being refreshed by Spring Cleaning

6. Easter

7. Moving to My 7th Home

8. And sleeping in

I'm going to stop there for today, But at least I know Taylor isn't going to yell at me any more ( kidding Tay)

Evening Bubble Bath

Cheeeeeeese :0)

What a Great Smile!
??????????
I have no idea what that was :~0


Just keep blowing brother.
Oooooooooooo
What a beautiful song Levi.

He just splashed me :0(

Not cool!
Oh no TAKE COVER!!!!!!
Don't worry it's just a water gun :0)

This was just a fun part of my evening that I thought I'd share with you.

I hope you liked it,

Sarah

I Tag...Aspen

A few posts ago I posted a tag from Taylor. Then I tagged my email friend Aspen, and she sent me her answers. So I decided to post them.

How old are you? 14

Where in your house are you? the downstairs

What song are you listening to? I'm not sure-some country song from my dads iPod

If you are not listening to music, what do hear? Joe playing a baseball game on our PS2

What is the last movie you watched? Spiderman 1-such a good movie!!!

What is the last book you read? Christy Miller series-you should read them Sarah!!!!

What are you currently reading? Christy Miller

What is your favorite song? Home by Daughtry

What was the last thing you ate? scrambled eggs

What was the last thing you had to drink? Chai Tea with soy-yum!!

What is your most recent memorized verse in the scripture? Psalm 28

What is your favorite part in that verse? idk-the whole thing is great

What is your favorite day of the week? SundayHow many siblings do you have? 3 brothers and 1 sister(aaaaauuhhhhhh!!!!!!)

What was the most recent birthday in your family? Jake-Feb. 6th

What time is it? 1:42

What was the most recent gift given to you? American eagle gift card from my aunt

What colors are you wearing? blue, navy, and white

What are you wearing? Light blue stripped polo from american eagle and navy and white fleece pants...i know, they REALLY don't match!!

During the week what type of clothing do you mostly wear? Pants or shorts ( according to the weather ) and a top that goes YUP!!

Blow up Bed Chaos :0)

Today Sam, Levi, and I had a BRILLIANT, or not so brilliant plan to make a slide out of our air mattress. So we lean it up against my bed and loaded the bottom end with pillows, blankets, stuffed animals... From there we were rolling fools. We had the iDOG going and were rolling, tumbling, jumping, anything you can think of doing on an air mattress.

Some of you who know me know that I don't do this kind of stuff very often, but I had a BLAST.

TORNADO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Febuary 17, 2008

Torando hits Prattville Alabama

These Pictures where taken of my neighborhood.
We are fine. As a matter of fact our family didn't even know there was a tornado 'til after it hit. We found out a little bit after it happened the that there was. But these pics are only a couple streets away.

Free Rice

Our family just found this great website that is helping to stop world hunger. All you do is answer vocabulary questions. For each question you get right, advertisers on the site donate 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. So far there have been 19,013,326,390 grains donated. I got 2,000 grains of rice donated in about 10 min.

I really recommend at least just taking a look at the free rice website.

If you end up playing the game let me know how you do.

I hope to hear from you,

Sarah

A Tag From Taylor

How old are you? 13



Where in your house are you? the office



What song are you listening to? It is Well With my Soul ( from taylor's blog )



If you are not listening to music, what do hear? I am listening to music but I can hear running, chrashing, then laughing, and an iDOG.



What is the last movie you watched? The Game Plan



What is the last book you read? Walk Two Moons



What are you currently reading? Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes



What is your favorite song? Believe by Britt Nicole



What was the last thing you ate? Veggie Chips



What was the last thing you had to drink? Lemonade



What is your most recent memorized verse in the scripture? 1 Peter 3:18



What is your favorite part in that verse? " The righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us to God."



What is your favorite day of the week? Sunday



How many siblings do you have? 2 brothers and 1 sister



What was the most recent birthday in your family? My Dad's was on January 30th



What time is it? 2:50



What was the most recent gift given to you? I got a really pretty scarf, and a necklace and earrings to match from my Dad!!!



What colors are you wearing? Blue, Purple, and a Limish Green



What are you wearing? Blue Jean Shorts, and a Purple and Limish Green Shirt



During the week what type of clothing do you mostly wear? Pants or shorts ( according to the weather ) and a top that goes



I Tag: Mom, Dad, Grandma, and my email friend Aspen:0)

The Poem for Older Sisters

I ran across this wonderful poem on another blog, and knew I needed to post it. It reminded me how careful I have to be.

A Little Sister Follows Me

author unknown

A careful girl I want to be;A little sister follows me.

I do not dare to go astray For fear she’ll go the selfsame way.

I cannot once escape her eyes;Whate’er she sees me do, she tries;

Like me she says she’s going to be—That little sister following me.

She thinks that I am good and fine;Believes in every word of mine.

The bad in me she must not see—That little sister following me.

I must remember as I go,Through summer’s sun and winter’s snow,

I’m building for the years to be That little sister following me.

My Weird Self

Thanks to me, I guess it's my turn now :0) Here are 5 weird thangs, thongs , things about myself.


1. I could eat soup every day of my life.

2. I LOVE my mom's green shake, and I can make it better than her.

3. I cant spel too saiv my life. Thank gooodnes for spel chek, but it was brokin today.

4. If I don't wax my eyebrows they start to look like Groucho Marx. ->

5. I don't think this is weird, but I'm realizing it's uncommon. I love my siblings and I play with them.


Taylor, Aunt Shelley, Grandma, Dad, and Sammy . Tag
You guys are IT :0) You guys have to write 5 weird thing about yourself.

The Weirdness of Bethany

Mom tagged Beth to name 5 weird things about herself, but she is taking way too long so I decided to do it for her, so here we go.


1. Beth likes walking around in Samuel's boxer shorts and her basketball jersey. When Sam asks for his "underwear" back, she claims they are hers.


2. She thinks EVERYTHING has feelings, including toilet paper.


3. She can't sleep without earplugs, a fan, a nightlight and Benadryl.


4. She takes mom to her sleepovers along with her earplugs, fan, nightlight and Benadryl.


5. She continues to love me even though I am a bossy, know it all, sarcastic big sister.


On Bethany's behalf, I tag ME.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963

The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Chistopher Paul Curtis is laugh out loud funny. It's about a crazy family named the Watsons as they deal with life and each other. There's Momma, Dad and Joetta who's the baby of the family. Then there's Kenny who's the middle child and totally 10. Then, last but not least, there's Byron who's the oldest, and through his antics I learned that thinking to highly of yourself can get you in some trouble. One day the Watsons decide to go see Grandma in Birmingham. That's where they learn the cruelty of racism, which can be so cruel it's unreal. It's also where Kenny learns how scary death can be, whether it's your own or somebody you love.

Abraham's Well

I just finished reading a book by Sharon Ewell Foster called Abraham's Well. It's about a young black Cherokee girl that grows up in slavery after being forced off her family's land. This book tells the story of slavery as if through the eyes of someone who experienced it. It opened my eyes to parts of slavery I never really knew about, like how how brutally the white men took the slaves, and had so little heart to sell children away from their family. The slaves weren't even allowed to get legally married. I highly recommend this emotional yet touching book.

E-I-E-I-Joe

Levi's version of E-I-E-I-O