Thursday, December 24, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Pictures From the English Class
Last Tuesday, all of us girls from the writing class dressed up in either red or green for pictures. L to R- Me, Emily Clark, Kate Wolly, Hannah, and Janeal Arnhart
One with our teacher, Mrs. Jordan
Making Cake with Lydia
Last Saturday, Lydia received an early Christmas gift of a yellow cake mix and frosting. A couple days ago, we made it after cleaning the house.
Buttering the pans
"Now, let's see. What comes next?"
Her first time using the electric mixer!
Ready to go into the oven.
She did most of the frosting!
All done!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Lydia quote
Today, while listening to the song Do You Hear What I Hear, Lydia said, "Of course I don't know what you heard. Why would I want to know that?"
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Two New Skirts!
Yesterday morning, Momma, Hannah, Rebekah, and I went shopping with Mrs. Weese at the New Creations open house. While looking through all the new styles that she had, Momma told me that there were two people who wanted to buy skirts for me for my birthday. I had quite a hard time choosing between all the cute skirts, but finally settled on this one-
~Susi
and this one-
But I have to wait 'till my birthday (21st) to wear them. I can hardly wait!
~Susi
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Where are the Women?
Where are the women, that our country’s forgot,
Raising godly children, while complaining not?
Where are the women, giving their life for a child?
Without a contrary word, following husband into the untamed wild.
Where are the women, staying at home while husbands were away?
While men fought wars, women, not at work, but at home, did stay.
Where are the women, working hard in the home?
They made meals, scrubbed, swept, and sewn.
Where are the women, not afraid of what the world thinks?
Not afraid of mice or bugs, skinned ducks, geese, and minks.
Where are the women, rising early and retiring late?
They spent their days working hard, not taking a break.
Where are the women, who have gone down in history?
Leading profitable lives to pass down to you and me.
Where are the women, who were abundant, but now few?
Their helpful hints are not being passed to the young and new.
Where are the women, our country’s long since forgot?
From the history books, American wants their names to blot.
Where are the women, living their lives for the Lord?
Costing far above rubies, their husbands had adored.
Where are the women, bringing joy to their family?
Giving a little smile, while doing their work cheerfully.
Where are the women, making the cheerless happy?
Adding a kind word and all the gloom would flee.
~Susanna R. Criss
Raising godly children, while complaining not?
Where are the women, giving their life for a child?
Without a contrary word, following husband into the untamed wild.
Where are the women, staying at home while husbands were away?
While men fought wars, women, not at work, but at home, did stay.
Where are the women, working hard in the home?
They made meals, scrubbed, swept, and sewn.
Where are the women, not afraid of what the world thinks?
Not afraid of mice or bugs, skinned ducks, geese, and minks.
Where are the women, rising early and retiring late?
They spent their days working hard, not taking a break.
Where are the women, who have gone down in history?
Leading profitable lives to pass down to you and me.
Where are the women, who were abundant, but now few?
Their helpful hints are not being passed to the young and new.
Where are the women, our country’s long since forgot?
From the history books, American wants their names to blot.
Where are the women, living their lives for the Lord?
Costing far above rubies, their husbands had adored.
Where are the women, bringing joy to their family?
Giving a little smile, while doing their work cheerfully.
Where are the women, making the cheerless happy?
Adding a kind word and all the gloom would flee.
~Susanna R. Criss
Monday, November 23, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Am I a Soldier of the Cross?
Am I a soldier of the cross?
A follower of the lamb?
And shall I fear to own his cause
Or blush to speak his name?
Must I be carried to the skies
On flow'ry beds of ease,
While other fought to win the prize
And sailed the bloody seas?
Are there no foe for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?
Sure I must fight if I would reign
Increase my courage Lord!
I'll bear the toil endure the pain,
Supported by Thy word.
A follower of the lamb?
And shall I fear to own his cause
Or blush to speak his name?
Must I be carried to the skies
On flow'ry beds of ease,
While other fought to win the prize
And sailed the bloody seas?
Are there no foe for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?
Sure I must fight if I would reign
Increase my courage Lord!
I'll bear the toil endure the pain,
Supported by Thy word.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Our First Snow!
I know! This picture does not show the best of the snow. It's been raining and most of it has melted, but at least I got a picture of the snow.=)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
It Was All That We Had Left To Give
Well it wasn’t that long ago I bid fareweel
To my sweetheart and boarded this island of steel
A tribute to man all from funnel to keel
The Titanic rose in the dawn.
We promised that we would be married in spring
When I would return from the sea with the ring
Until then I’d manage Smith’s engines and think
Of the true love that I left behind.
Chorus-
So blow your winds westerly, westerly ho
Why face the darkness, I’m not alone
For my heart swells with pride at the bravery shone
For the women and children shall live.
It was all that we had left to give.
When my watch was over, I sat with my mates
We passed ‘round some whisky I happened to take
We talked to our sweetheart of promises made
And mermaids that live in the sea.
When all of a sudden, a terrible sound
Tore through the ship as if we’d run aground.
But how can that be, it’s just water around,
And icebergs too little to matter?
Well, I rushed to the deck and they fired a flare
“’Tis an ice berg!” they cried and then screams filled the air
“Attend to the life boats, gentlemen have a care
For I fear this ship will go down!”
Chorus
Then one by one, lifeboats touched on the wave
It’s women and children that we must forsave
For God and country ye men be ye brave
For I fear this night is our last
Then the life boats were gone, and our fortunes were made
We held hands with my brothers, we knelt and we prayed
The band gave us courage as proudly they played
Nearer my God to Thee.
So goodbye to my parents, goodbye Rosalie.
Goodbye to the children I pray that you’ll see.
Sweet England again and our own country
As I join the ages this night.
Chorus
To my sweetheart and boarded this island of steel
A tribute to man all from funnel to keel
The Titanic rose in the dawn.
We promised that we would be married in spring
When I would return from the sea with the ring
Until then I’d manage Smith’s engines and think
Of the true love that I left behind.
Chorus-
So blow your winds westerly, westerly ho
Why face the darkness, I’m not alone
For my heart swells with pride at the bravery shone
For the women and children shall live.
It was all that we had left to give.
When my watch was over, I sat with my mates
We passed ‘round some whisky I happened to take
We talked to our sweetheart of promises made
And mermaids that live in the sea.
When all of a sudden, a terrible sound
Tore through the ship as if we’d run aground.
But how can that be, it’s just water around,
And icebergs too little to matter?
Well, I rushed to the deck and they fired a flare
“’Tis an ice berg!” they cried and then screams filled the air
“Attend to the life boats, gentlemen have a care
For I fear this ship will go down!”
Chorus
Then one by one, lifeboats touched on the wave
It’s women and children that we must forsave
For God and country ye men be ye brave
For I fear this night is our last
Then the life boats were gone, and our fortunes were made
We held hands with my brothers, we knelt and we prayed
The band gave us courage as proudly they played
Nearer my God to Thee.
So goodbye to my parents, goodbye Rosalie.
Goodbye to the children I pray that you’ll see.
Sweet England again and our own country
As I join the ages this night.
Chorus
And it’s strange in the silence, that I can hear singing
The stars in the heavens seem calling to me!
Though soaked to the skin, it’s not pain I’m feeling.
The joy in the knowing that soon I’ll be going
To be with my Father and I will be free!
Chorus
by Charlie Zahm
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The Loss of the Birkenhead
Right on our flank the crimson sun went down,
The deep sea rolled around in dark repose,
When, like the wild shriek from some captured town,
A cry of a woman rose.
The stout ship Birkenhead lay hard and fast,
Caught, without hope, upon a hidden rock;
He timbers thrilled as nerves, when through them passed
The spirit of that shock.
And ever like base cowards, who leave their ranks
In danger's hour, before the rush of steel,
Drifted away, disorderly, the planks
From underneath her keel.
Confusion spread, for, though the coast seemed near,
Sharks hovered thick along that white sea-brink
the boats could hold?- not all;and it was clear
She was about to sink.
"Out with the boats, and let us haste away,"
The deep sea rolled around in dark repose,
When, like the wild shriek from some captured town,
A cry of a woman rose.
The stout ship Birkenhead lay hard and fast,
Caught, without hope, upon a hidden rock;
He timbers thrilled as nerves, when through them passed
The spirit of that shock.
And ever like base cowards, who leave their ranks
In danger's hour, before the rush of steel,
Drifted away, disorderly, the planks
From underneath her keel.
Confusion spread, for, though the coast seemed near,
Sharks hovered thick along that white sea-brink
the boats could hold?- not all;and it was clear
She was about to sink.
"Out with the boats, and let us haste away,"
Cried one, "era yet yon sea the bark devours."
The man thus clamoring was, I scarce need say,
No officer of ours.
We knew our duty better than to care
For such loose babblers, and made no reply,
Till our good colonel gave the word, and there
Formed us in a line to die.
There rose no murmur from the ranks, no thought,
By shameful strength, unhonored life to seek;
Our post to quit we were not trained, nor taught
To trample down the weak.
So we made women with their children go,
The oars ply back again, and yet again;
Whilst, inch by inch, the drowning ship sank low,
Still under steadfast men.
What follows, why recall? The brave who died,
Died without flinching in the bloody surf;
They sleep as well, beneath that purple tide,
As others, under turf;-
They sleep as well, and, roused from their wild grave,
Wearing their wounds like stars, shall rise again,
Joint-heirs with Christ, because they bled to save
His weak ones, not in vain.
If that day's work no clasp or medal mark,
If each proud heart no cross of bronze may press,
Nor cannon thunder loud from Tower and Park,
This feel we, none the less.
The those whom God's high grace there saved from ill-
Those also, left His martyrs in the bay-
Though not by siege, though not in battle, still
Full well had earned their pay.
~Sir Francis Hastings Doyle
Another Quote From Lydia
A couple days ago, Lydia was naming off all the oceans. "Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and the Maiden Training Sea" (Mediterranean Sea)
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Eleanor Roosevelt
I leave to God all that depends on Him
And think only of being faithful
In all that depends on me.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Quote of the night
Lydia, over hearing a conversation about a married couple that don't get along said, "I've been thinking in my head that when you get married you shouldn't marry to someone you fight against."
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Some Great Second Amendment/Gun Quotes
"Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: first, a right to life; secondly, to liberty; thirdly, to property - together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can."
~Samuel Adams, Signer of the Declaration, "Father of the American Revolution"
"The great object is that every man be armed... Everyone who is able may have a gun. But have we not learned by experience that, necessary as it is to have arms,... it is still far from the case?"
~Patrick Henry, Governor, Patriot Leader
"The people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full possession of them... This is a principle which secures religious liberty most firmly."
~Zachariah Johnson, Revolutionary Soldier, Virginia Legislator, Ratifier of the U.S. Constitution
"[T]o preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and to be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
~Richard Henry Lee, Signer of the Declaration, a Framer of the Second Amendment in the First Congress
"[T]he advantage of being armed [is an advantage which] the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation... [I]n the several kingdoms of Europe... the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
~James Madison, U.S. President, signer of the Constitution, A Framer of the Second Amendment in the First Congress
"A Free people ought... to be armed."
~George Washington, U.S. President, Signer of the Constitution
"[N]o man should scruple or hesitate a moment to use arms in defense."
~George Washington
"No [citizen] shall be debarred the use of arms within his own lands."
Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President, signer of the Declaration
~Samuel Adams, Signer of the Declaration, "Father of the American Revolution"
"The great object is that every man be armed... Everyone who is able may have a gun. But have we not learned by experience that, necessary as it is to have arms,... it is still far from the case?"
~Patrick Henry, Governor, Patriot Leader
"The people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full possession of them... This is a principle which secures religious liberty most firmly."
~Zachariah Johnson, Revolutionary Soldier, Virginia Legislator, Ratifier of the U.S. Constitution
"[T]o preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and to be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
~Richard Henry Lee, Signer of the Declaration, a Framer of the Second Amendment in the First Congress
"[T]he advantage of being armed [is an advantage which] the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation... [I]n the several kingdoms of Europe... the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
~James Madison, U.S. President, signer of the Constitution, A Framer of the Second Amendment in the First Congress
"A Free people ought... to be armed."
~George Washington, U.S. President, Signer of the Constitution
"[N]o man should scruple or hesitate a moment to use arms in defense."
~George Washington
"No [citizen] shall be debarred the use of arms within his own lands."
Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President, signer of the Declaration
Quote of the night=D
Yesterday, Lydia had fun making "ticket books". When she was going to bed, she announced, "I'm gonna bring my ticket book to bed with me so when the robbers come, I'll write them out a ticket!"
Our Country 'tis of Thee
I added this last verse to Our Country 'Tis of Thee.
And Lord, we pray to Thee,
Please heal our land of free
And guide our men.
Let all the hearts of men
Turn to the Lord again
And bring You praise, again.
Great God our King!
~Susanna R. Criss
And Lord, we pray to Thee,
Please heal our land of free
And guide our men.
Let all the hearts of men
Turn to the Lord again
And bring You praise, again.
Great God our King!
~Susanna R. Criss
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Our busy Tuesdays...
Tuesday is our most busy day of the week! We have piano lessons from eleven to twelve, and then run home, eat lunch, and then grab all our English books, jump in the car, "Don't forget to pick up Emily!", and over to the writing class! It get quite hectic! And there is all the homework and piano practicing that we, a lot of times, forget to do until Saturday or Monday, and have to do a whole TON of both on Monday.
On the way to writing class, I wrote this little rhyme:
Tuesday, from eleven to five, is our busiest day of the week.
We have piano lessons, and then quick as a leap,
We run off to the writing class to figure and write.
What's the definition of a preposition and what part of speech is delight?
~Susi
On the way to writing class, I wrote this little rhyme:
Tuesday, from eleven to five, is our busiest day of the week.
We have piano lessons, and then quick as a leap,
We run off to the writing class to figure and write.
What's the definition of a preposition and what part of speech is delight?
~Susi
Friday, October 16, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
English...
Let us face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which are not sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.In addition, why is it that writers write but fingers do not fing, grocers do not groce and hammers do not ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indixes? If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital, ship by truck and send cargo by ship, have noses that run and feet that smell? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvelat the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill-in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on. English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
PS. - Why doesn't Buick rhyme with quick? You lovers of the English language might enjoy this. There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is UP. It's easy to understand UP , meaning toward the sky or toward the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to thesecretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends. We use something to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers, and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car. At other times, the little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.I n addition, this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! To be knowledgeable about the properuses of UP, look the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP.When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes things UP.When it doesn't rain for a while, things dry UP. We could go on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, so, Time to shut UP!
(Thank you, Krissy, for sending this to me! It's a lot more funny since we're taking the writing class.=)
We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.In addition, why is it that writers write but fingers do not fing, grocers do not groce and hammers do not ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indixes? If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital, ship by truck and send cargo by ship, have noses that run and feet that smell? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvelat the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill-in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on. English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
PS. - Why doesn't Buick rhyme with quick? You lovers of the English language might enjoy this. There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is UP. It's easy to understand UP , meaning toward the sky or toward the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to thesecretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends. We use something to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers, and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car. At other times, the little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.I n addition, this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! To be knowledgeable about the properuses of UP, look the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP.When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes things UP.When it doesn't rain for a while, things dry UP. We could go on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, so, Time to shut UP!
(Thank you, Krissy, for sending this to me! It's a lot more funny since we're taking the writing class.=)
Strawberry Shakes!
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups yogert
6 big, frozen strawberries
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
14-20 frozen milk cubes (depending on how thick you want it)
Put it all in the blender, putting milk in first, and then let it run 'till smooth. Enjoy!
Enjoying the shakes
Sunday, October 11, 2009
How we will survive without Sarah and Laura in the kitchen...
Well, since Sarah and Laura are gone for a whole week, Hannah, Rebekah and I came up a very ingenious idea. We'll split the meals up throughout the week, giving each girl three breakfasts, lunches and dinners. So our first day to try out the method, Saturday, Hannah was supposed to make breakfast. But the problem was, she was up very late the night before, and the three oldests were leaving very early. The night before, I had slept on the couch so I would wake up when they were leaving, but Hannah over slept a little, and when she got up to make breakfast, most of us had already eaten and weren't hungry. Then Rebekah was going to do lunch and I was going to do dinner, but everybody helped with both of those meals. So we'll see how this method works out this week. We'll keep you posted! (One good thing about having the three oldest gone, we get ALL the posts!)
~Susi
Summer's a'Leavin' an' Winter's a'Comin'!
According to me, there are two seasons: summer and winter.=) Summer being later spring, summer, and early autumn. And winter is mid-late fall, winter and early spring. And, as I'm sure most of you already know from watching this blog, I love winter, cold weather, and of course Christmas! When we woke up this morning, it was sixty degrees in the house! We haven't turned on our heat yet, so our hands and noses are so cold.
So here's a happy winter to everyone!
~Susi
A Very Inspiring Movie!
This is the movie that Krista sent me that inspired me to write that poem.
http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/15523565/1322781786/name/TeaPartyCommercial.wmv
http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/15523565/1322781786/name/TeaPartyCommercial.wmv
Gardening and Pressing Flowers
Today, Matthew and I went out to the garden and tore out the remaining plants: the zucchini, cucumber, and beets. (Sorry Sarah, we got only one full size beet. We'll have to remember that for next year!) There are still some peas left, and we'll wait for a little while before taking those out.
Picking the "dud" beets. Most of them were about an inch long, but we did manage to get one or two the size of a golf ball.=) Just do not replant beets or radishes. They will not grow!
No more zucchini and cucumbers!
Reagsies had the time of her life! For the first time in months she was let in the garden!
Lydie and I picked some of her flowers that she had planted early this year so we could press them. She told me she was so excited beacause Kelsie presses flowers, too!
Smashing the flowers.
"My turn!"
Matthew getting the last of the swiss chard.
Picking the "dud" beets. Most of them were about an inch long, but we did manage to get one or two the size of a golf ball.=) Just do not replant beets or radishes. They will not grow!
No more zucchini and cucumbers!
Reagsies had the time of her life! For the first time in months she was let in the garden!
Lydie and I picked some of her flowers that she had planted early this year so we could press them. She told me she was so excited beacause Kelsie presses flowers, too!
Smashing the flowers.
"My turn!"
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