Kids say the cutest things

These are Pumpples


not pumpkins.


And are not to be confused with apples.



At least that's what I've been told.
Sarah saw a picture of a pumpkin and thought they were apples.
I decided to teach her how to say pumpkin. She can't say the "k" sound. After a few tries she resorted to Pumpples. And if you tell her pumpKIN. She say "Tatie, that's a pumpPLE!!

What's new in my life

Nothing.



Sorry everyone..... I'm been thinking lately, I've been reading various posts of what's going on in people lives, what new thing they've done or are doing. Something exciting. Something just plain different. Moving, new job, new whatevers.... And I've come to realize, I'm in a rut. A deep rut that keeps running in the same direction with no end in sight. *sigh* What do I do? I'm not dissatisfied with my life, I wouldn't have chosen, I would have made a mess of it. But now what do I do? What's next? What about my "degree" a.k.a the piece-of-paper-I-need-to-prove-I'm-competent. The meeting this morning was about Turning Your Eyes Upon Jesus. O.k. so now what. God's been speaking to me lately about spending more time with Him. And I know I need too. I just hope the "things of earth grow strangely dim" quickly....

Apparently I need to get married

A few weeks ago while I was teaching one of my students asked me
"How old are you?"
"Almost 23. Am I old?"
"No....................................Are you married?"
"No."
"You should get married."
"Why?"
"Just cause, you should."
"Oh, but what if I got married and had to move far away and could be your violin teacher anymore."
"You don't have to."
"I don't have to what?"
"Move. You can get married and still live here."
"Here as in Platteville."
"No, you can get married and still live at home."

Well, he is only 8, I think... anyway he doesn't quite understand. But then again, it was sweet of him.

Houston, we have take off

I happened to end up in the lobby this morning just after the Space Shuttle Discovery took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They had a camera on the External Tank (the orange thing). I could see the earth from forever up. In 7 minute they were up to 10000 MPH and were using fueling at the rate of emptying a normal swimming pool in 25 seconds. Then they showed when the shuttle detached from the external tank. Well... needless to say it was totally AWESOME!!! I want to be an astronaut!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every Fall

Fall is HERE!!

and with it comes APPLES!!!!


Every year we go to Gay's Mills for a day



and get apples,



drink apple cider,


enjoy the views,


and the sunflower/corn maze,



visit Dudley



and overall just enjoy ourselves


If this year was an indication, looks like we will be visiting "Old Mac" as well :)

All pictures courtesy of Stephanie





oh and yes, I was playing with my blog. Is anyone having any viewing troubles? And is it hard to read like this?

Message Board

O.k. ladies and gentlemen, if you are serious about the message board I can make one up this weekend. But! We must have a purpose for it. I don't have time to moderate a message board with pointless posts. So, come up with a purpose, and if you all promise to stick to it. I will set you up a message board this weekend, hopefully....

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Katie
2. Kate
3. and only to privileged people - Kat

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU'VE HAD
1. PottersVessel
2. theroyalseamstress
3. kingsfiddler

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF
1. My height (most of the time)
2. My family
3. My vibrato ;)

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF
1. My hair
2. the shape of my face
3. I shouldn't be thinking about this...

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE
1. German
2. Irish
3. Swiss

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU
1. Snakes
2. Loneliness.
3. Poison

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS
1. Computer
2. Violin
3. Clothes :)

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW
1. Well, I'm wearing my uniform but I'll going to put on: wrap around butterfly skirt
2. Pink shirt
3. Jean jacket

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS/MUSICAL ARTISTS
1. Dvorak
2. David
3. Emily

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS
1. hmmm.... Dvorak's New World Symphony
2. I Will Stand in the Strength of the Lord
3. Someone to Watch Over Me

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
1. Symphony Auditions
2. Skiing
3. Nannying

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP
1. Love
2. Unity
3. Trust

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
1. I despise this game....
2. So forget about it
3. No lies from me...

THREE THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU
1. Strength/protection
2.
3.

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES
1. Sewing
2. Reading
3. Music

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW
1. Have a complete day off
2. Have some chocolate hot or normal and curl up in front of the fire
3. Run in a meadow!Go outside and lay on my back and stare up at the stars.

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING
well I've already decided but...
1. Music
2. Computers
3. Teaching

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION
1. Vienna
2. British Isles
3. Australia

THREE KID'S NAMES
1. Isabelle
2. Amelia
3. Jason

THREE THINGS TO DO BEFORE I DIE
1. Visit England and Vienna
2. Get married
3. Play a Stradivarius

THREE WAYS I'M STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL
1. I'm a definite romantic at heart
2. I enjoy being taken care of a.k.a. someone else makes the decisions
3. Roger Hamley makes me swoon :)

THREE WAYS I'M STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY
1. I carry heavy stuff and don't ask for help.
2. I'm taller than all my sisters *shrugs*
3. Why am I answering this question...

Austen Quote

From Jane Austen's Love and Freindship (with original spelling and grammar)

"My beloved Laura (said she to me a few Hours before she died) take warning from my unhapped End and avoid the imprudent conduct which had occasioned it.... Beware of fainting-fits.... Though at the time they may be refreshing and agreable yet beleive me they will in the end, if too often repeated and at imporoper seasons, prove destructive to your Constuitution... My fate will teach you this... I die a Martyr to my greif for the loss of Augustus .. One fatal swoon has cost me my Life... Beware of swoons Dear Laura... A frenzy fit is not one quarter so pernuicious; it is an exercise to the Body and if not too violent, is I dare say conducive to Health in its consequences - Run mad as often as you chuse; but do not faint -"


I know Rebecca and Susie are probably tired of this, but I like it! It stricks me so funny! "Run mad as often as you chuse but do not faint."

Latest Project

So, I've been very busy the last few weeks. Moving, working, school, and before all that I made this:

The homeschool group had a Civil War Day and I promised Joe a uniform. I didn't think that it would take me so long to finish it!! As it was his pants were safety pinned shut and his pants weren't hemmed, but oh well... I'd just have to let them out and re-hem in a few months.... I wasn't able to go to Civil War Day, I had to work. But it sounds like everyone had fun, here are a few more pictures, just for the fun of it.

Susie sewed yellow twill tape on the side of Luke's pants so he would have "army" pants.

I made this dress for Sarah earlier this year. It's from Mrs. Chancey's Girl's Regency Dress Pattern. I love the expression on her face in these pictures.

Annoucement, annoucement!!!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 0 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Apparently, I don't exist...

In fact our entire family does not exist...... that's strange... I thought we existed, maybe I should have someone pinch me.... Thankfully, according to this database, some, but not all of our friends exist. So they can vouch for us :)