Since I have a pretty deep future post in my drafts and currently nothing interesting going on, here is an off-the-top-of-my-head post for you...
5 activities you would find me doing
Singing
Reading
Trying a new recipe (I love baking especially)
Organizing (not often enough)
Doing something with my family
5 books I would reccomend
"The Fascinating Girl" (wonderful!!!!)
"The Hidden Hand"
"An Old-Fashioned Girl"
"When Dreams Come True" (inspiring)
"The Edge On the Sword"
5 hymns I love
"For the Beauty of the Earth"
"Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" (harmony is great...if done right)
"As the Deer"
"Just As I Am" (just love it)
"Father, I Adore You"
5 of my favorite foods ever
Fettucini alfredo with chicken and broccoli
Thick, juicy burgers (yum!)
Chicken enchiladas
Garlic mashed potatoes with onions
Potstickers (stuffed and piping hot)
5 Bible verses that grab me
Psalm 37:4 (my favorite verse, actually)
John 15:12
Psalm 25:5
James 1:25
Proverbs 18:12 (gripping)
5 of my favorite colors
Blue
Pink (I'm girly all the way!)
Yellow (very fun)
Purple
Grey
5 character qualities I admire
Loyalty to Christ (always)
Seriousness
Prudent, mature speech (hard to find someone with that quality)
Witty humor
Focus and vision for life
5 places I would live
Pismo Beach, CA (my second home...ah...)
Burlington, VT
Hanalei, HI
Middleton, WI
Franklin, TN (beautiful!)
5 items you would find in my room
Willow Trees (I've started a collection)
Books
Crazy socks (I own about 20 pairs)
Chapstick
My Chest of Hopes
5 things I would love to do someday
Marry a God-fearing man and have lots of children (that's my main goal!)
Own all the books on my book list
Surf (and do it well)
Write a book for young ladies
Get a CD recorded
Thus ends my list of lists for now. I hope you enjoyed learning more about me!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Reflecting on January 31
Yesterday we FINALLY went skiing!!!!!! It was really fun, and despite the fact that Badger Pass had barely a foot of snow, we all had a blast. There were hardly any people there, and the MATCH people consisted of the Beyer family, two Shaws, three Telians, two Callis's and one Huckabone. (Plus two unknown members.)
The weather was wonderful, low 50's and sunny. The snow was surprisingly good, the well-groomed runs being smooth and enjoyable. The not-so-nicely-groomed runs were fun too, but a little icy most of the day. I basically skied the same run most of the time, and it was rather relaxing...and still fun! When you've got good ski partners to hang out with, you have fun no matter what...right? ;)
This year, our whole family had our own skis and boots (save Libbey, she just has boots)! It was so nice to skip the rental shop and get right on the mountain! We scored at a ski swap in the fall, and the only things left to purchase are Libbey's skis and two sets of poles. Then we can ski for a lot cheaper at other resorts. I'm not sure if we'll get past China Peak this season....hopefully God will bring more snow!!!
Libbey is really taking off on skiing this year. The first time she went down the bunny hill was on her 4th birthday, and now she's riding the "big chair" with us! I took her on a few runs and had a blast, she even "won" two races against me! ;) Delaney is a great skier as well, and never even took any falls. I fell once, on a really bumpy and icy run...it was a total yard sale! Dad and Mom are really good skiers, and when they weren't with Libbey they were flying down the mountain with all of us. I'm so proud of my skiing family!!
Well, we left at 4:30 and met the rest of the Shaws at Me N' Ed's for pizza. Then we walked to Raley's and got lots of personal-sized ice creams, which we ate in the store. That was in honor of Justus's birthday and a great ski day! I think that every ski day should end like that...pizza and ice cream...don't you?
The weather was wonderful, low 50's and sunny. The snow was surprisingly good, the well-groomed runs being smooth and enjoyable. The not-so-nicely-groomed runs were fun too, but a little icy most of the day. I basically skied the same run most of the time, and it was rather relaxing...and still fun! When you've got good ski partners to hang out with, you have fun no matter what...right? ;)
This year, our whole family had our own skis and boots (save Libbey, she just has boots)! It was so nice to skip the rental shop and get right on the mountain! We scored at a ski swap in the fall, and the only things left to purchase are Libbey's skis and two sets of poles. Then we can ski for a lot cheaper at other resorts. I'm not sure if we'll get past China Peak this season....hopefully God will bring more snow!!!
Libbey is really taking off on skiing this year. The first time she went down the bunny hill was on her 4th birthday, and now she's riding the "big chair" with us! I took her on a few runs and had a blast, she even "won" two races against me! ;) Delaney is a great skier as well, and never even took any falls. I fell once, on a really bumpy and icy run...it was a total yard sale! Dad and Mom are really good skiers, and when they weren't with Libbey they were flying down the mountain with all of us. I'm so proud of my skiing family!!
Well, we left at 4:30 and met the rest of the Shaws at Me N' Ed's for pizza. Then we walked to Raley's and got lots of personal-sized ice creams, which we ate in the store. That was in honor of Justus's birthday and a great ski day! I think that every ski day should end like that...pizza and ice cream...don't you?
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
For the beauty, and glory, and love...
For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale and tree and flower,
Sun and moon and stars of light:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above;
For all gentle thoughts and mild:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
For Thy Church that ever more
Lifteth holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.
For Thyself, best gift divine,
To our race so freely given;
For that great, great love of Thine,
Peace on earth and joy in heaven:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise!
~"For the Beauty of the Earth" by Folliott S. Pierpoint and Conrad Kocher
Thursday, January 5, 2012
A Libbey thing
I just love Libbey Brin. She is full of cute and logical things to say. On Sunday, we were driving through Oakhurst and she saw a Chinese restaurant. She said, "Look, there's a Chinese restaurant. That's odd, this isn't China!"
Teaching her math is an entirely different matter. She logically understands it when it is properly explained to her. But a while back when Mom was teaching her basic 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3, Libbey pronounced them, "one-half, one-fourth and one-threeth". I love it!
If you have a funny sibling quote to share, send me a comment! I'd love to hear more...
Teaching her math is an entirely different matter. She logically understands it when it is properly explained to her. But a while back when Mom was teaching her basic 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3, Libbey pronounced them, "one-half, one-fourth and one-threeth". I love it!
If you have a funny sibling quote to share, send me a comment! I'd love to hear more...
From a bakeress...oatmeal cookies
This is probably one of my absolute favorite cookie recipes. They're soft, chewy, vanilla-y and chocolate chips make them all the better (in my opinion).
Soft Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
3 cups quick rolled oats
1 cup nuts, raisins or chocolate chips (optional)
Directions
Thoroughly cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Sift together flour, salt and soda. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in oats and/or nuts/raisins/chocolate chips. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
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