Christmas Pics

Here's some Christmas pics from last year:

This is Leah with long hair and bangs.





This is me.






This is us blowing out our Jesus' birthday cake.





This is my sister, Rebekah, with her friend, Alice.






This is our Christmas cookies from last year. We aren't doing them this year.

Christmas Post 2!

I am almost done with my presents! I just have 2 1/2 more to go! I've done my dad's, my Grampa's, my Grandma's, my siblings', my Grandmommy's, and my Papa John's! This is going to be a wonderful year! My Grandma, Grampa, and my Aunt Shelly are coming over for Christmas! I asked my parents for Heelys, but I'd like a fun Christmas morning with family, and a cool Christmas party with friends! We are doing a White Elephant (don't know why it's called that) gift exchange and a fun party at Co-Op (school for homeschoolers)! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Happy Birthday, Jesus! You are turning 2008 years today! Wow! I haven't even been alive for twelve years, much less 2008! Bye!

CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I'm so happy that Christmas is almost here and we only have one week of school left until Christmas break! The bad thing is (again with the bad things), I haven't finished my presents! I need to go shopping! Soon! But I should probably relax, after all, it is thirteen whole days away! I have plenty of time to make my stuff. The thing I want most is Heelys for Christmas. I tried my friend's Heelys (which are three sizes small I might say), and I learned how to use them really quick. Leah and Arthur want Heelys, too, but Rebekah doesn't.

So, again, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Cool Arm Warmers!

Crochet!

I have a crocheting pattern for you guys and gals out there.

TIP: Make the chain MUCH smaller if you are a kid. I made one that was WAY too big!

Arm Warmers:

Skill Level: Easy

Finished Dimensions:
Length: 12 (12, 12)"

Width at widest point (Rnd 1): approx 9 (10, 11)", but the fabric will stretch to fit a slightly larger width.

Yarn: Patons Classic Merino Wool, a 100% wool medium weight yarn packaged in 3.5 oz/100 g balls containing 223 yds/205 m: 1 ball.

Hook Size: 5 mm/U.S. H-8

Other Materials: Tapestry needle.

Gauge: 15 sts and 10 rows = 4" in dc

Directions:
First Arm Warmer:
Ch 32 (35, 38). Without twisting ch, sl st to first ch to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next ch and in each ch around, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Ch 3 do not turn. [32, (35, 38) dc]

Rnd 2: Dc into each st around, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Ch 3, do not turn.

Rnd 3: Repeat Rnd 2.

Rnd 4: Dc in each of first 10 sts, dc2tog, dc in each st to end of rnd, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Ch 3, do not turn. [30 (33, 36) dc]

Rnds 5-10: Repeat Rnd 2.

Rnd 11: Dc in each of first 5 sts, dc3tog, dc in each of next 15 sts, dc2tog, dc in each st to end of rnd, sl sst to top of beg ch-3. Ch 3, do not turn. [28 (31, 34) dc]

Rnds 12-14: Repeat Rnd 2.

Rnd 15: Dc in each of first 5 sts, dc2tog, dc in each of nect 10 sts, dc2tog, dc in each st to end of rnd, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Ch 3, do not turn. [26 (29, 32) dc]

Rnd 16: Repeat Rnd 15.

Rnds 17-20:Repeat Rnd 2.

Rnd 21: Dc in each of first 7 sts, dc2tog, dc in each of next 7 sts, dc2tog, dc in each st to end of rnd, sl sst to top of beg ch-3. Ch 3, do not turn. [22 (25, 28) dc]

Rnd 22 and 23: Repeat Rnd 2.

Rnd 24: Dc in each of first 3 sts, ch 4 (5, 6), sk 4 (5, 6) sts (thumbhole created), dc in each remaining st. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Ch 3, do not turn.

Rnd 25: Dc in each st and ch of rnd, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Ch 3, do not turn.

Rnds 26-28: Repeat Rnd 2. At end of Rnd 28, do not ch 3. Fasten off.

Are we done yet? No! There's MORE!

Second Arm Warmer:
Follow directions for First Arm Warmer through Rnd 22.

Rnd 23: Repeat Rnd 2. Ch 3, TURN.

Rnd 24: Dc in each of first 3 sts, ch 4 (5, 6), sk 4 (5, 6, blah blah!) sts (thumbhole created), dc in each remaining st of rnd. Ch 3, do not turn.

Rnd 25: Dc in each st and ch of rnd, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Ch 3, do not turn.

Rnds 26-28: Repeat Rnd 2. At end of Rnd 28, do not ch-3. Fasten off.

*clap clap clap* You are done! You are done! Hooray for you!

Hey! I'm back! And my dad's painting and fixing my room!

Hey! It's me again. I'm so excited that my dad is making a wardrobe for my sister (we share a room) so I get the whole closet! And the bookshelf! (The top and bottom shelfs are empty so we put cubbies in them!) We have a Sunset on the Beach themed room, so my dad's painting the Wardrobe dark blue; the big wall, sandy; my little cubby dark blue; and the rest is light blue! I'm so lucky because blue is my favorite color! We never have enough storage so I'm glad he's building it! But, the bad thing is, (isn't it funny how there is always a bad thing?) that we hav to get rid of a drawer type thing. That's where we keep some of our stuff.

On blogs are we supposed to go on and on and on? Or should we only talk about important things? Like grandparents coming from across the USA? Or maybe it's just semi-important and important things. Like having your July birthday party in August, or going to the mall for the fifth time in my life... Isn't that what's on everybody's minds? What they should write about? It's very confusing. For the writers out there, don't some of you have a hard time thinking of what to write, and when you do, it seems like that wouldn't make a good story, and throw it away? Some of us think of idea's in a three seconds flat, but then they finish it and it's so bad, they throw it away? The people like that are lucky? No... they have no patience. They need to revise their stories, and finish their stories... Then they are stories that we can look up to, and respect.

Ciao for now!

The Texas Trip

            Hey, guys! I'm writing here to tell you about the TX trip we are going on. We are going to College Station to visit our friends. And we are leaving this Wenseday to inform you. We are going to stay with Mrs. I'mnotgonnasayhername. She has four kids, so does my mom. Except we have three girls and one boy, and they have three boys and one girl. The only person my age their is Ben, but he never let's me play with him. And I'm going to visit my friend, Halle, and probably sleep over at her house. Yesterday I bought a game for the car ride. It is called Mario Party DS, and it is very fun. I'm glad I bought that instead of My Sims. Since I already have the Sims for the mac.                                              

                  Good-Bye!

I don't quite know what to write...

I don't really know... I guess I could tell you that I hope to become a great writer, and that my other choices are: Artist, Vet, Mother(probably), Psychiatrist, art teacher, Violin teacher, or I could be in an orchestra. I think that is all, it's sorta long, but I like to keep my options open. Oh, wait! One more thing: missionary. I realize I forgot to tell you that! Heh, heh, heh! My last thing to tell you is this: My laugh sounds like this: hehehehehe *zebrabray* hehehehehe *zebrabray* Yep! That's how I laugh! (Pretty embarresing, right?)

My Family

Hello! I'd like to introduce you to my family!

Dad: David

Mom: Laura

Brother: Arthur

Big Sister: Rebekah

Lil' Sister: Leah

Me: Jessica

Crock-Pot Granola

For those of you who want to make granola out of a Crock-Pot, then you have come to the right place! I have a recipe that will be so good, the whole family will love it! (Mine did.)

Crock Pot Granola:

5 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup honey and maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
Optional 1 cup unsweetened coconut shavings

Stir into crockpot, put lid on but leave it cracked (This is VERY important!), turn it on low until brown. Stir every hour.

Glasses!

Hello! I came to tell you that I have glasses! They are pretty wire rectangle ones with light blue ear peices. I got them about three weeks ago. The reason I got them was because I am slightly nearsighted. About a year ago I went to the docter for a check-up. When I did the eye-check, they told me to go to an orthadontist. (However you spell it.) So I went to the orthadontist, and they said I didn't need glasses. And so about five weeks ago I went to the docter again, and on the eye-check, I could only read the third row! So I went to the orthadontist again, and they said I needed glasses, so we got the glasses, and I have them now! Bye!

Hey, guys! This is my very first Blog!

Hey, guys! This is my very first Blog! My name is Jessica, and I am ten. If you guys want to tell me anything, you can just give me a comment! I like animals, drawing, writing, and, of course, my pet cat! (Well, she's not actually mine, she's my family's.) Her name is Daffy Duck, but we like to call her Daffy, and Kitty! (Pretty "original", right?) Thanks for listening!