1-2-3-Not it! ;)

I'm it!

Or something.....

I just got tagged by Graham. ;)

So I'm supposed to post 11 random facts about myself, then answer the questions he asked me, and lastly, tag 11 people and give them new questions. :)

Random facts:

#1. I'm getting alot of reading done on my Daniel's iPod, (Love and Friendship by Austen, The Laughing Cavalier by Orczy, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, and Dombey and Son.) though I still prefer real bound books. :)

#2. You can't believe how excited I am about this right now:

#3. This weather? My absolute favoritest!!!!!! The fall is just perfect that way. :)

#4. Our county fair was last weekend and I was able to go every single day! (seeing as the grounds are literally 5 min. down the road, it's quite convenient. ;)

#5. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that Septembers nearing it's close and October?! will be joining us soon! :P

#6. I'm hard at work trying to finish all my books so that I can graduate in December and be able to be in the Class of '12!!!!!!! xD

#7. Seeing as temperatures around here are dropping to the 60s in the mornings, I guess I ought to switch around my wardrobe......

#8. I want to dance very soon, and am excited about the prospects in sight. 

#9. I love that cozy, exhilarating sound of fallen leaves blowing across the pavement. :)
#10. My hair is in a sorry state right now, and I need to go put it under control.
#11. Homemade KitKat bars are the best. Just sayin. 

And now for my answers....

1. What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time?

Read books with exciting plots, talk with friends, or some craft like Smashing. :)

2. What is your favorite black and white television show? 

That'd be Andy Griffith or Leave it to Beaver probably......

3. What is your favorite song? 

I don't have only one, but here is one of the many:

4. What is your favorite Bible verse? 

I really like:

 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loves us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, angles, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus out Lord.

Romans 8:37-39

5. Where do you go to church? 

Well.....seeing as church is held in our home every week I really can't say I go to church.....;)

6. What county of what state do you live in? 

A small and pretty county in the Old Dominion State. 

7. What is/was your favorite school subject? 

Right now probably Biology. :)

8. What is one of the highlights of this year for you? 

Turning 18, and eventually graduating!

9. Cookie or cracker? 

Cookie if it's homemade, cracker if not. 

10. If you could go to any concert tomorrow, where would it be? 

You mean who? I'd really love to see Jamie Grace, Tenth Ave North, Celtic Thunder, or the big one coming up in the winter. :)

11. If you could visit any country in the world, where would it be? 

Can't pick country. ;) Continent? Probably Europe. :D

So now I guess I'm supposed to tag 11 of my peeps. Here goes nothing! ;)

Jo
Bree
RJ
Julia
The Keller Girls
Anne-girl
Matthew
Hannah Banks
Maria Elizabeth
Shi of Narnia
Hannah Grace

And give them 11 questions:
1. Country or Classical?
2. What's your fall comfort food?
3. Kindle or real live books?
4. Black or green tea?
5. Do you like where you live?
6. Are you a city or country person?
7. Trendy or old-fashioned?
8. Dancing or other art?
9. What song is stuck in your head right now?
10. Is your family more spontaneous or very planned out?
11. What artist would you love to see in concert?

Okay, there we go. :) Hope you all are having a great week, and we'll talk to you later!
~Sarah

The results are in! :)

 ............And the results are up! :) Here you go!

1. "Oh of course we live in the real world, as you say, where men of sense always reject a girl with a pretty face in favor of one with a well-informed mind!"
-Emma 2009 said by the heroine herself.
People who got this right: Joanna and Abigail

2. "This is...huge...Prison huge. You are gonna go to prison..you know that, right?" 
"Yeah, probably."
 "That would...bother most people."
-National Treaure, Ben and Riley 
People who got this right: Joanna and Abigail

3. "Percy. Fashionably late as usual."
 "Sink me, your highness. It was this demmed cravat. Simply refused to tie. I ask you. Sticking out like a pin-cushion." 
"I might have known it was something serious."
The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy and the Duke of Wales
People who got this right: Joanna and Abigail

4. "Rob? Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. That's a naughty word. We never rob. We simply borrow a bit from those who can afford it." 
"Borrow? Boy are we in debt."
-Robin Hood, Robin and Little John
People who got this right: Joanna, Leanna, Abigail, Katie, Shaina and Stephanie

5. "I don' want de girl....you don' want de girl...PO-lice! Maybe she want de girl!"
Roman Holiday, the taxi driver :D
People who got this right: Abigail


6. "A mother's love holds fast and forever. A girl's love is like a puff of smoke--changes with every wind." 
-North and South, Mrs. Thornton
People who got this right: Joanna and Abigail

7. *Gasps as needle goes in* "That wasn't so bad."
"That was the penicillin." 
-Captain America, Steve and Dr. Erskine
People who got this right: Joanna, Abigail, and Stephanie

8.  "Roz, my tender, oozing blossom, you're looking fabulous today. Is that a new haircut? Tell me it's a new haircut. It's got to be a new haircut. New makeup? You had a lift? You had a tuck? You had something? Something has been inserted in in you that makes you look... Listen, I need a favor."
-People who got this right: Joanna, Leanna, Katie, Shaina, and Stephanie
Monster's Inc., Mike Wazowski


9. "This is crazy. I finally meet my childhood hero and he's trying to kill us. What a joke."
-Up, Mr. Frederickson
People who got this right: Abigail, Leanna, Katie, and Shaina


10. "Forgive me, your Majesty."
"Oh don't waste my time with flattery."
"Not to seem rude, but I wasn't actually talking to you."
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The fox and the White Witch
People who got this right: Joanna, Leanna, Katie, Shaina, Stephanie, Taylor Lynn


11. "As a matter of interest, will the time come when I read them first?"
"You'll enjoy this. She has a real flair for description."
-Young Victoria, Albert and adviser guy
People who got this right: Joanna, Abigail, and Stephanie


12. " 'Strange treasures in this fair world appear, strange all, and new to me.' That is a poem by Thomas Traherne and I have absolutely no idea what it's about. But, when I was small I was made to learn it by heart so I don't see why you shouldn't suffer too."
-Amazing Grace, Thomas Clarkson 
People who got this right: Abigail
                                                           And we tally up points........
***Extra points were awarded for each character specified in the quotes***

 The Winner is............

Miss Abigail with a total of 44 points!!! :) 

Next in line were Joanna with 40, Stephanie with 12, Katie and Shaina with 10, Leanna with 4, and Taylor Lynn with 2. 

Great job everyone, and sorry it took us so long to post the results! :P 

Hope you all have been doing well---I'm gonna be doing a "regular" post sometime soonish...

~Sarah

Society: Blunders and Brilliancy Movie Quote Quiz Answers!!! :)

1. "It's just this new small-talk: You do it so well!" "Well, if I did it properly, then what was you sniggering at?"

Answer: Freddie Einsford Hill and Eliza Doolittle from My Fair Lady--people who got it right: Melissa, Abigail, Jo March, and Nana & KK

2. "Yes, the library is fine. I wish I read more....I prefer being out of doors....of course, I can read...and I'm not suggesting one can't read out of doors..."
Answer: Mr. Bingley from Pride and Prejudice (2005)--People who got it right: Melissa, Carrie, Nana & KK, and Abigail

3. "It's not.....so bad...." "Are you blind?! You look like a circus clown!"
Answer: Society girl and Eloise in Eloise at the Plaza. People who got it right: No one. :)

4. "You must give us either one thing clever, or three things very dull indeed."
"Three things very dull indeed...well, that will just do for me."
"Oh, but there may be a difficulty. You must limit it to only to three at once."
Answer: Frank Churchill, Miss Bates, and Emma Woodhouse from Emma -- People who got this right: Melissa, Abigail, Nana & KK, Jo March, Carrie, Maria Elisabeth

5. "Dancing is the ornament of every polished society."
"And every unpolished society--every savage can dance."
Answer: Sir William Lucas and Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (1995)--People who got this right: Maria Elisabeth, Abigail, Jo March, Melissa, Nana & KK

6. *Gun shot* "Boring conversation anyway. Luke! We're gonna have company!"
Answer: Han Solo of Star Wars (pardon my slipping memory as to the name of the first movie)--People who got this right: Melissa, Jo March, Nana & KK, Abigail, Carrie

7. "Oh hey! What are you doin' here? I mean, it is your house but...."
Answer: Riley Poole in National Treasure 2--People who got this right: No one

8. "Cynthia. If you must have the last word, please don't let it be a truism."

Answer: Mrs. Gibson from Wives and Daughters--People who got this right: Carrie and Abigail

9. "You may, like us, admire her hair from a distance without taking the liberty of touching it."
Answer: Richard Carstone from Bleak House--People who got this right: Abigail

10. "I can hardly believe my ears!"
"*We* can hardly believe your mouth!"
Answer: Lord Tarleton and MP (Member of Parliament) from Amazing Grace--People who got this right: No one. :D

11. "More at home here, than in Vienna? In all your glittering salons, gossiping gaily with bores I detest, soaking myself in champagne...."
Answer: Georg VonTrapp in The Sound of Music--People who got this right: Maria Elisabeth and Jo March

12. "No light propitious shone..."
"Edward, you have no passion. Read it like this: "No LIGHT propitious shone!"

Answer: Edward Ferrars and Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility--People who got this right: Melissa, Nana & KK, Abigail, and Maria Elisabeth and Taylor Lynn

So, without further ado, and counting in the extra points for correct character identification, the scores stand as follows:

Taylor Lynn: 2 points

Carrie: 9 points

Jo March: 9 points

Maria Elisabeth: 12 points

Nana and KK: 14 points

Abigail: 15 points

Melissa: 15 points. :)

So that leaves me with a tie! Melissa and Abigail have both won the Society: Blunders and Brilliancy Movie Quotes Quiz. So....do you gals want to try a tie-breaker quote? :) Here it is:

"Well, I'm sure he's a very good sort of man..."

"Yes...and I'm sure he kept a very good sort of shop before his elevation to knighthood!" :D

It's up to you two to break the tie or call a truce! ;) So, did you have fun with this themed movie-quote quiz? :)

Winners announced!

Okay! Thanks to everyone who participated in the Marvelously Mixed-up Movie Quotes contest! :)

The Winner is....................

The King's Daughter with 8 out of 10 points!!!!

(we can hand deliver your prize on Tuesday! :)

Tied for 2nd place are: Abigail, Shaina and Leanna with 4 out of 10

3rd place: Stephanie with 3 out of 10

4th place goes to: Jo March with 2 out of 10

We did judge by how many fully correct quotes you got. (Making sure you named *every* movie in the quote)

So did you think this was fun? Should we do one again? Please let us know in a comment! :)

The real answers were:

1. Pride and Prejudice and the Fellowship of the Ring

2. Cinderella and the Sound of Music

3. the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Robin Hood

4. My Fair Lady and Bleak House

5. the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Sense and Sensibility, and the Sound of Music

6. Emma, Pride and Prejudice and the Sound of Music

7. Little Women and Amazing Grace

8. Our Mutual Friend, Eloise, and Amazing Grace

9. Anne of Green Gables, Bleak House, and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader

10. Sense and Sensibility, the Dawn Treader, and Ratatouille

Some of these were pretty tricky, and you all did a great job! :)

-Sarah

Answers Are Finally In! :)

Hey Guys! Here are the answers to the Period Drama Movie Quote Quiz Rachie did.

#1"She won't even allow me to reapply the blacking to her hair! There is a great grey streak going right down her centre part!" Miss Pole from Cranford
People who got it right: Abigail

#2 "She seems to expwess herself vewy fwankly, Clare!" -Lady Cumner from Wives and Daughters
People who got it right: Abigial

#3 "I made money overnight? How very clever of me!" - Ms. Margaret Hale from North and South
People who got this right: Abigail

#4 "Roger Riderhood. Sometimes known as "Rogue" Riderhood. But that's a friendly name used by thems that don't know me well."- Riderhood in Our Mutual Friend
Nobody got that right!

#5 "...I encourage him in that, too."- Charlotte in Pride and Prejudice
People who got it right: Jo March and Abigail

#6 "What care I for a cold, when there is such a man?!" -Marianne Dashwood from Sense and Sensibility
People who got it right: Abigail, Jo March, Always Narnian, and Leanna!:)

#7 "I abhor the notion of being over-trimmed!" -Mrs. Elton from Emma 2009 version
People who got it right: Abigail

#8 "She says that Colonel Wallace says, that Mr. Elliott says"--"That's enough!!" -Ann and the widow lady in Persuasion
People who got it right: NOBODY!

#9 "Do you think he could be a captive like Smee in Nicholas Nickleby?" - Jo in Little Women
People who got it right: Abigial, Always Narnian, Shi of Narnia, and Leanna

#10 "People's ideals change sometimes." -Diana from Anne of Avonlea
People who got this right: Abigail, Jo March, Always Narnian, Shi of Narnia, and Leanna.:)

Okay! So the winner of this contest is:::::::::: ABIGAIL!!
Congratulations, and good job to everybody else, as well! :) Ya'll give yourselves a pat on the back! Thanks for entering.
-Sarah

Answers To Book Quotes Quiz, And A Reason To Celebrate! :)

Hey Everybody! Time to see who won our Book Quote Quiz! :)

Jo March won with 9 1/2 points!
Abigail Taylor was second with 6 points
And Stephanie was third with 3 points!

Here are the answers:

1. "An Old-Fashioned Girl" by Louisa May Alcott (Tom Speaking to Polly)
2. "Mary Poppins" by P.L. Travers (Uncle Albert speaking to Mary Poppins)
3. "Heidi" by Johanna Spyrie
4. "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgeson Burnett (Dickon speaking to Mary)
5. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain (Abigail! You were off by one book! :)
6. "The Silver Chair" by C.S. Lewis (Puddleglum speaking to Jill and Eustace)
7. "Betsy-Tacy" by Maud Hart Lovelace
8. "Pollyanna" by whats-her-name? (Pollyanna speaking to Aunt Polly)
9. "The Long Winter" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
10. "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott (Meg and Marmee)

Yay! Do you guys want to do one again sometime? Jo, your prize will be choosing something for Sarah to post about! :) Do whatever, as long as it does not require pictures of us to be put up here! :P And another piece of news: I will officially and forever and ever-until-I-am-homeschooling-my-own-children be done with algebra tomorrow!!!! YAY! If you remember from a post away back last year, I promise to dance a jig on top of my algebra! I will! I promise! It required me getting up early when Leah milked all but one morning for the past several weeks, and doing 4 pages of the evil subject, but I have nearly conquered it! Huzzah! Someone get out the confetti! :) -Rachel

Oops!

Hey Everyone! We forgot to post the winner of our contest about a week or so back! Sorry. Here are the results: ( we didn't have alot of people leave answers so...:)
Abigail: 6 wrong
Hannah: 9 wrong
Shaina: 10 wrong
Jo March: 10 wrong

Here are the real answers:
Likes putting honey on her mashed potatoes: Sarah :)
Popularized using the word "blast" in our circles: Rachel
Has had a vacuum cord plugged into the top of her head: Rachel :P
Her nickname in volleyball is CeCe, the Viper Server: Sarah
Thinks that if you name your kid "Chase" or "Hunter" that's what you'll always be doing.(Chasing or hunting for them:) : Rachel
Hates slugs passionately: Sarah
Sings constantly while she works, to the point of irritation to some people: Rachel
Closed her eyes the whole time on the Griffin: Sarah
Screamed the whole time on the Griffin: Rachel
Is not scared of people choking: Sarah
Would rather go barefoot than wear any kind of shoe:Rachel
Is always commanded to sit as a model for a profile for the other sister's drawings: Sarah
Likes the Casting Crowns song "What this World Needs": Sarah
Is the flip-flop queen: Sarah
Can get online and check the comments on blogs in 25 seconds, much to the other sister's glee: Rachel
Cannot for the life of her draw men: Rachel
Can't ever keep a straight face when asked to: Rachel
Used to climb any tree she could get her hands on: Sarah
Thinks ice plants look like lizard tails and wants to squish them: Rachel
Frequently gets charley-horses at night:( or used to ) Sarah

Whew! There you are! So you've learned a few random things about each of us, and yes, honey is very good with mashed potatoes. How did I find out? I was at a friend's house when I was little and we were eating dinner. I saw a bottle of honey and hadn't seen that there were rolls to go with it, so used it on my 'taters! :)
So the Walkers are officialy moved out. Tonight they are sleeping for the 1st time at their own house on their land! Hurray for them!:) But we are gonna miss having them around to stay up late with us and fun around with! :'(
Well, that's all I have for now.
-Sarah

6-word descriptions, valentines, and various musings of Rachel (which should be enough for most of ya'll to come see what I've come up with!)

Hey guys! Okay! I will post the 6-word descriptions of two people, and later, when she's around, Sarah will do the other two. Right-O!

Abigail: spunky, dancing, dramatic, giggles, considerate, enouraging

Joanna: my-girl, stylish, SINGING!!!, hugs, smiles, homemaker

There seems to have been a fifth person, but he already described himself. It is none of our business to refute one's own opinion of oneself, but I shall only say, all six things were redundant, and so did not fit the quota of 6 words describing the person.

Okay! So today we got just enough snow to make it nice and silvery-filigree on the trees! I wrote a poem about it, but I'm not sure if anyone cares to read my poems on here. If you do, leave a comment, and I'll tell you about it. Let's see.....

We were supposed to go to an ice-skating party, but bad weather cancelled it. (Boo-hoo-sob-sob. I've never been ice-skating before!!!) But that is alright, because at least we didn't have to be the ones cancelling it. The hostess did herself! I made three valentines today. I can't show pictures of them here, because they are for some of the gals that read this blog and so that....would be no fun at all! :) I will only say that I watercolored them and used hand-crocheted lace I had never found out what to do with after I made it, and had a load of fun! At the top, in case you were wondering, is the picture I watercolored for Alaina's 18th birthday. (The hostess of the aforementioned ice-skating party.) I am in love with the 1800's fashions and life, only I wish that there wasn't the whole industrial-revolution, feminist movement thing! Tell me how you like it! I can see several flaws in the painting, but over all, I think it turned out nicely. We leave for NY on Friday! Yay! The Laundry-fairy has paid for Sarah, Daniel, Matthew and myself to fly up their for 8 days! It is now a yearly tradition. This'll be my 3 time. We feel so rich going through the airports.... ahhhhhhhhhh......*sighs happily*. The first time I was the teensiest bit scared, mostly that I'd be sick. But then when we got to the lay-over in Baltimore, I was wanting to go walk around the airport. They have the best Mexican resteraunt there! Has anyone ever noticed that airport food is pricey? 3 of us shared a latte or something from Starbucks, and it was like 9 dollars!!! Oh! Mama had a brilliant idea the other day! If we start saving our money now, then when Sarah turns 18 (2 and a bit years) then she'll take us two to Prince Edward Island in Canada! I am wild with delight! I know I must get there someday, somehow. If not then, perhaps on my honeymoon? Or if not then maybe for my 50th wedding anniversery? And if not then..... this sounds like that segment on UP when they keep breaking that money jar doesn't it? And I'm sure it's really boring to read!

Oh! At Matthew's surprise party last night we did skits, and I played a part I'll never live down.

WAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH!!!!!!

Okay! Talk to you all later! -Rachel

p.s. Matthew may post videos of it so stay tuned!

Later:

Alright! This is Sarah and I'm doing Kelsey and Matthew's 6 words thingy.

Matthew: good-friend, athletic, fun, sincere, responsible, my-cousin :)

Kelsey: friendly, funny, giggles, creative, tall, energetic

Okay, there you go! I hope I did them well. I don't know Kelsey very well but I did my best!:)

-Sarah

Answers to Sarah's Master of Me Contest!

And the winners are: Maddie and Katie!! *Woot Woot!* :)
So here are the scores of everybody:

Katie and Maddie-2 wrong (ya'll know me well!)

Matthew-3 wrong(And he's me own cousin! SHOCKING!;)

Elisa-5 wrong (And You did very well considering that you've only seen me one week of my entire life! and the rest of 'em have known me all my life!:)

So there you go and if You 2 winners want a prize, help Morgan decide on our next poll!:)

-Sarah aka. Reepicheep, aka Louisa Joy Popplewell, Aka Noodle Blond, aka, Lesslie Kehn, etc...
Oh yeah! And make sure you look at the post underneath this!

And The Winner Is....!

Hey Everybody! Wow! Ya'll did a great job guessing about me since many of you have only met me a couple times! As I predicted, Miss Morgan did a wonderful job and guessed every swingin' question correctly! (clap, clap, clap) I am glad you didn't fail in this test of our 17 year long friendship! ;) Hannah and Melissa came in close second, each only missing one question! The rest of you did a wonderful job! I only frown upon Katie, Elliott, and Abigail who thought I would stoop low enough to paint a chia pet! (I shudder at the mention of those strange and unworldly things. Terra Cotta gives me the shivers when I touch it! :) So, Morgan, what should we do a poll about? Okay! Here are the real answers!

1. "What is my favorite kind of tootsie pop?
Answer: raspberry

2. "What is my method to memorizing scripture?"

Answer: reading it over and over again until it is familiar and easily called up.

3. "Do I like rainy days?"

Answer: depending on the day (usually I like them)

4. "If I could pick one group of three things to do on a December Saturday I would..."

Answer: Write a letter to Mrs. Foster or another friend, laugh with Daniel, Sarah, and Mama late at night, and read an enthralling book that captures my imagination like Duncan's War or Little Women. (The first dozen times I read it)

5. "Yesterday my creative accomplishment was?"

Answer: writing 4 new poems in a short time span

6. "If I could order my first wee bairn (s) as a baby it would be:"

Answer: A pair of red headed twins (a lad and a lass) that are chubby and rosy and laugh alot and have blue eyes


So there you have it! Morgan is the Master of Me, and by the way to answer Kelsey's questions, I NEVER make prank calls (I blush to answer the phone when anyone from church calls much less call a perfect STRANGER! No one believes me when I say I am shy when I meet someone new.) And, yes, the mud did come out of my Civil War skirt nicely.
The nursing home singing went well! The people really liked Gracie! All the elderly ladies wanted her on their lap! Then we went to sing at two other houses. Yay! Sarah will do her questions tomorrow! :) Oh! And thank you Mr. Donahue (everything rhymes with your name! Sorry!) for following our blog! -Rachel