Even if you cannot play an instrument well and are not musically inclined , nothing is more satisfying than producing your own music.
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!" Saturday, October 10, 2009
Where are the Men?
I wrote this poem after watching a very inspring movie the Krista sent me. I hope you enjoy it!
Where are the men, who for freedom fought,
With blood, and tears this country they bought?
Where are the men, who gave their lives,
So their future children and grandchildren could rise?
It’s these men we crave, who are not afraid of the grave.
It’s these men we need, who are heroes because of their deed.
Where are the men, who died with Washington,
Those who did not give up, ‘till the war was won?
Where are the men, who stood straight and tall,
Who helped out country, when she teetered but did not fall?
It’s these men we want, danger will not their spirits taunt.
It’s these men we yearn, for this country their brave hearts did burn.
Where are the men, who fought in World War II?
They fought, bled, cried and lay dead in the dew.
Where are the men, who bled for Uncle Sam?
Young boys, going off to war, and became a man.
It’s these men and boys, who gave up their toys,
To become the heroes, as they fought our foes.
Where are the men, who fought, but while at home?
Their battles just as big, but not in Japan, Spain, or Rome.
Where are the men, who lead our families the right way,
Fighting the good fight and fighting it every single day?
Fathers, sons, and leaders, pastors and teachers.
We need more of them, we need more of these true men!
Where are the men, brave soldiers and strong fathers?
Who fight for their wives, theirs sons, and their daughters?
Where are the men? In our country going tender!
The true men are dying, and their number getting slender.
We need you, true men! This country needs you again!
Do not hide in fright. Don’t just sit, but fight the good fight!
~Susanna R. Criss
Where are the men, who for freedom fought,
With blood, and tears this country they bought?
Where are the men, who gave their lives,
So their future children and grandchildren could rise?
It’s these men we crave, who are not afraid of the grave.
It’s these men we need, who are heroes because of their deed.
Where are the men, who died with Washington,
Those who did not give up, ‘till the war was won?
Where are the men, who stood straight and tall,
Who helped out country, when she teetered but did not fall?
It’s these men we want, danger will not their spirits taunt.
It’s these men we yearn, for this country their brave hearts did burn.
Where are the men, who fought in World War II?
They fought, bled, cried and lay dead in the dew.
Where are the men, who bled for Uncle Sam?
Young boys, going off to war, and became a man.
It’s these men and boys, who gave up their toys,
To become the heroes, as they fought our foes.
Where are the men, who fought, but while at home?
Their battles just as big, but not in Japan, Spain, or Rome.
Where are the men, who lead our families the right way,
Fighting the good fight and fighting it every single day?
Fathers, sons, and leaders, pastors and teachers.
We need more of them, we need more of these true men!
Where are the men, brave soldiers and strong fathers?
Who fight for their wives, theirs sons, and their daughters?
Where are the men? In our country going tender!
The true men are dying, and their number getting slender.
We need you, true men! This country needs you again!
Do not hide in fright. Don’t just sit, but fight the good fight!
~Susanna R. Criss
Turkey Processing
This is a narrative paragraph that I had to write for the English class, and Hansie told me I had to post it on our blog.=) (Hansie and I both wrote about the same thing; turkey processing, and we didn't tell the other until they were written.=) What's your paragraph about, Em?
Some close friends of ours raise turkey's, and last Saturday, it was time to process them! Most of our family went over to help; some on the butchering line and others, like myself, to help with the children and lunch. When we first got there, the guys went to catch the turkeys. All the girls watched from a ways off, laughing; It was so funny! Once all the turkey's were caught, they put them in the back of a truck covered with a tarp, and drove them over to the processing line. My brother Jon and a friend were in charge of killing the turkeys. They picked them up, turned them upside down into a cone and slit their throats. The turkeys stayed alive for a few minutes, fighting for their lives. But once they had bled to death, another friend would put the turkeys in what's called a scalder, a tub-like thing filled withboiling hot water. The Machine would turn the turkey around in the hot water for a few minutes and then he took them out and put them in a machine that spins it around really fast to get all the feathers off. Next the turkeys were gutted and then they were looked over carefully to make sure there were no more feathers stuck in them. Then they were put in ice cold water, waiting to be sold. It was a very interesting and educational experience that I enjoyed immensely.
Some close friends of ours raise turkey's, and last Saturday, it was time to process them! Most of our family went over to help; some on the butchering line and others, like myself, to help with the children and lunch. When we first got there, the guys went to catch the turkeys. All the girls watched from a ways off, laughing; It was so funny! Once all the turkey's were caught, they put them in the back of a truck covered with a tarp, and drove them over to the processing line. My brother Jon and a friend were in charge of killing the turkeys. They picked them up, turned them upside down into a cone and slit their throats. The turkeys stayed alive for a few minutes, fighting for their lives. But once they had bled to death, another friend would put the turkeys in what's called a scalder, a tub-like thing filled withboiling hot water. The Machine would turn the turkey around in the hot water for a few minutes and then he took them out and put them in a machine that spins it around really fast to get all the feathers off. Next the turkeys were gutted and then they were looked over carefully to make sure there were no more feathers stuck in them. Then they were put in ice cold water, waiting to be sold. It was a very interesting and educational experience that I enjoyed immensely.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Another Weekend With the Hainline Family!
This past weekend, we have had, again, a wonderful time with the Hainline family! Here are a few pictures. (Sorry, they're not in order. Blogger isn't working too well.)
We had a lunch fellowship after church on Sunday.
We had a lunch fellowship after church on Sunday.
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