A quiz that I stole from VB and she stole from Deb....

1.) If I were a doll, the accessories packaged with me would be: A needle, thread, laptop, and violin.

2.) I have an irrational fear of:
The dog attacking my face.

3.) What type of food do you eat at your grandparents house?
Yummy food :) Whatever new recipe Grandma has found.

4.) What weight were you when you were born?
6 lbs. something

5.) What would you do if you were stranded on an island with the person you hate most?
I would pray and fast that God would help me overcome or help that person overcome, whichever it needed to be.

6.) What would you do if you found out you had been cheated on?
I prefer not to think that way....

7.) Do you stalk anyone on MySpace?
Nope, I don't stalk.

8.) I find the thought of childbirth:
ummm... I don't really think about it.

9.) Next door to my house is:
Another house and a construction site.

10.) My feet are:
Normal

11.) My preferred style of jeans is:
Not tight

12.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Yes, several as a matter of fact.

13.) Know how to cook?
Yep.

14.) I am annoyed with:
life right this minute

15.) What is the worst way you were dumped??
Never been dumped, unless you count when our violist decided not to do quartet anymore and didn't bother to inform us.

16.) What child-related smell do you not like?
Carrot-Raisin Salad

17.) What sea creature scares you?
Shark

18.) What color hair do most of the people you are around have?
Brown

19.) What object have you broken most recently?
Icing bag

20.) Name one of the Spice Girls.
Who?

21.) What was the last thing to make you cry?
um... *clears throat* a RH clip on YouTube...

22.) What are the stems on wine glasses for?
To run your finger up and down on while you are talking ;)

23.) My favorite shoes are:
None :)

24.) Can you use chopsticks?
umm... I think so..

25.) Do you prefer beaches or forests?
Forests

26.) What serial killer do you find most disturbing?
All of them. But I know God protects me.

27.) Who knows a secret or two about you?
Now, that would be telling wouldn't it...

28.) Have you ever burned yourself?
Yep lots of time.... check back to last summer for one of the two worst.

29.) (Deleted)


30.) Who is your hero[s]?
Roger ;)

40.) Do you believe that things last forever?
Somethings do.

41.) What are you listening to?
Bruch Violin Concerto and Rebecca typing.

42.) What do you smell like?
Myself

43.) Are you married?
:(

44.) Does anyone regularly tell you they love you?
My mom :)

45.) What's the most confusing to you?
Life.

46.) Do you have any bad habits?
doesn't everyone...

47.) Have you ever wanted to be a teacher?
Yes, I am :)

48.) What is one thing you've learned about life?
That things don't always work out the way you think they should.

49.) What's your favorite color?
Yellow

50.) Have you ever been stuck in an elevator?
Nope.

52.) Has anyone told you that they like you more than a friend
No, thankfully not. I would pity the poor person.

53.) What are you looking forward to?
SPRING!

54.) How are you today?
Sore

Violin Update

I just wanted to let everyone know that I started violin lessons in DBQ 2 weeks ago. They have been going very well, and I am feeling much better already. Ann has helped me a great deal. I'm not all so terrible after all.... thanks for the prayers.

I've been tagged

I've been tagged by Rebecca

So,


Here are the rules::

• Link to the person that tagged you.::
• Post the rules on your blog.::
• Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.::
• Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.::
• Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

Random things about myself...

• I go through a tooth brush every month, but no I don't chew on them.
• When I am stressed, angry or excited I talk about myself in the 3rd person.
• When I'm sewing I need to eat sugar.
• I've never been able to get through one of the great novels (Dickens, Hugo, etc) but I have read Austen.
• I talk too much during movies. Running commentary if you will, I'm working on that.
• I sing loud and dance when no one is looking.

I tag:

Dave (when he gets home)

Hannah

Moriah

Trina and Company

Lauren

My favorite places in Washington D.C. #2

Upon a February morn

A tiny baby boy was born
Abraham, Abraham

When he grew up this tiny babe
Folks all called him Honest Abe
Abraham, Abraham

In eighteen sixty, he became
The sixteenth president
And now he's in the hall of fame
A most respected gent

That's why we celebrate
This blessed February date
Abraham, Abraham

I figured since today was Abraham Lincoln's birthday I would honor him by posting about my favorite place in Washington D.C. We quite enjoyed standing there staring up at the huge impressive statue of Lincoln looking out over Capitol Hill.
We only had 45 minutes before our bus left. I could have stayed there for hours! The aura of the memorial is one of greatness, of hope, the ability and faith in which Lincoln governed America still lives on in his memorial. The sad part is, most people didn't realize it. There was a lot of noisy people who didn't bother to pay respect to a man who gave us the country we live in today. Let me tell you Mr. Lincoln, was a very intelligent man and he truly understood the situation that his country was going through. And how to fix it.

In fact after reading his 2nd Inaugural Address I would say he knew what was coming in the future as well.

My favorite places in Washington D.C.

I've been thinking a lot recently about our trip to Washington D.C. this summer. We only spent 2 days in D.C. but they were unforgettable and I have to remind myself that it was only 2 days. I've been thinking about the things that the buildings and memorials represent. About the different impressions that each place gives. Anyway the next couple of posts will be my favorite place in D.C.

The National Archives of the United States of America

It was really great that we were able to actually to the National Archives. We knew we wouldn't have time to go EVERYWHERE we were hoping too. And the Archives wasn't exactly top of the list. But thankfully, we got done at the Air and Space Museum with time to spare. I sat down and pulled out a National Museum's Map to see what was nearby. I noticed the Archives was on the map and after just a second of looking I realized it was only a couple blocks away!! I quickly showed mom and she said "Ask Dad." So, I did. Only a few blocks we can definitely do! I was so excited! And yes the inside looks the same as it does in National Treasure 1, just not as bright :) We couldn't take pictures. But to see the Declaration and the Constitution. To see, John Hancock's signature and the paper that declared out freedom from England and the setting up of our democratic nation. The Constitution in all it's glory. One of the original Magna Carta's, a document that is over 700 years old. Sometimes the original Emancipation Proclamation is displayed, but only, I believe, for 4 days a year.
Luckily for us they have recently opened the "Public Vault" a exhibit that contains information on how people use the archives to locate family, how the documents are restored and maintained. Video footage of President Theodore Roosevelt. It was amazing! All in all, it was one of the most informative, places we were able to visit. That and the Treasures of American History display at the Air and Space Museum. We got to see a real Stradivarius violin. Washington's uniform, Mary-Todd Lincoln's Inaugural Ball Gown, Polio Vaccine, Mr. Roger's Red Sweater, even the chairs Grant and Lee sat in at Appomattox Courthouse. WOW! It's absolutely worth seeing. At least check it out online at http://americanhistory.si.edu/index.cfm

We will never foreget

"As the sun goes down we shall honor and remember them."

WW 2 Memorial (Washington D.C.) - this was one of my favorite memorials

"The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here."

So....

What would you like to hear about? Any particular topics you think I don't discuss enough? More pictures? Less about Luke and Sarah? Deep theological discussions? What's your opinion? What would you like me to talk about?

I love my babies!

Yesterday we went over to Mom and Dad's for supper. Well, of course before supper was mostly spent playing with my darling baby sister who I miss so much!

For those of you who have been to our house, you might remember Luke loves to come "knock" on the "door". And when you open the "door" and say hello he will introduce himself as "Yadier Molina" "Brett Favre" "President Bush" or some other well know hero of his. And then ask if he can come over for dinner. Well, we of course always say yes let him "in" and then introduce him to everyone. Well, yesterday Sarah decided that she wanted do it as well. So she "knocked" on the "door" and when I answered it she declared "Brett Favre!"
And just for fun a picture of Sarah and Josh playing the piano :)