a mandolin and its girl

Once there was a girl.



And she decided:

"HEY! Wouldn't it be fun to play the mandolin?"
 {but it was a few months later before her dream impulse came true}

And she got... a mandolin. 

It's so pretty, ain't it?

I believe that this color and style is called 'Starburst'.

Now the girl has lessons on Mondays. She is taught such hard concepts as strumming and tremolo. 

She soon expects to start a band and become an overnight bluegrass star. :)


Grace be with you,

Abby, the girl with the mandolin 

To explain my "absence"...

I have been on vacation! My last two posts were scheduled. Surprise! I'm sorry if I haven't commented on your blogs, I just got back yesterday. Anyway, we went to Florida and swam. And that's just about all we did. We swam every day. I also sunburned and (for the first time) my face peeled. Ugh. :P I looked like I had a skin disease. And we also visited with my pen pal Marelle. :D That was fun. So that explains any questions you might have had about my "absence". Right?

How have you been?


Grace be with you,

Abby :D

One Little Kitten, lost her mitten...

Please help the kitten find her other mitten! It is somewhere in this picture.

"Please hurry! I would like some pie!"

Grace be with you,

Abby :D

A choosy tag

Mattie tagged me!


You choose:

Cherries or blueberries?

Blueberries

Dogs or cats?

Dogs

Beds or Sleeping bags?

Beds

Hamburger or Hot dog?

Hamburger

typing or writing?

Writing. You can be more creative with writing (that's my opinion, anyway).

Day or night?

Night (although I get more hyper at night :D)

Neverland or Narnia?

Narnia! Narnia is my favorite fantasy world. I'd pay a lot to see it (If it was real).

Beach or lake?

Beach

Christmas or Easter?

Christmas

Math or reading?

Reading.

Tests or studying?

Tests (I hate studying)

Pens or pencils?

Pencils

Caterpillars or butterflies?

Butterflies

"hehe" or "haha"?

"haha".

Narnia or Harry Potter?

Narnia! (again, for the same reason)




I tag

Abigail
Joëlle
Hannah grace

Tag!

Here is a tag from Hannah grace. Thank you!


The rules are: Please tag five people and do not tag the one who tagged you. And if you would not like to answer a certain question, simply change it to one you like and answer that.

#1-What song are you currently listening to a lot?

I'm listening to 100 Silly Songs (my little brothers' choice)


#2- What books are you currently reading?

The Chronicles of Narnia. I love these books!

#3-Do you sing a lot?

Yes, mostly around the house.



#4-Sweet or salty?

Sweet.


#5-What is your favorite hobby?

Reading.

#6-What books have you read at least 3 times?

Too many to list.

#7- What sites do you always visit when you get on the internet?

I mostly read blogs. Sometimes I go on the online dictionary and weather.com.

#8-What was the last thing you bought?

Let's see, I bought a chain for a necklace, a charm for the chain, and some wooden beads.

#9-Which fictional character do you think you are most like?

I think I'm most like...well, actually I'm probably a mix of several characters.


#10-Favorite earliest memory?
My favorite earliest memory is when we went to a fair (I think it was a fair or maybe a carnival) with our friends. I got to pet a sheep and go on the Ferris wheel. Also we got some popcorn. That's probably not my earliest favorite memory, but my brain is still not quite awake.

#11. What do you do to change your mood?

I will usually read or maybe practice piano.


#12-What was the last meal you ate?

Breakfast-which was chocolate chip waffles. :D


#13-Do you want to learn another language?

I might want to- if I do it will probably be Spanish, or maybe French.


#14-Five things you can’t live without?

1. God
2. food
3. water
4. sleep
5. family
Boring things, I know.


#15- Find the closest book to you, and flip to page 54.What is the first sentence in the 2nd paragraph?

The book is Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The sentence is: "Uncover before Narnia, you dog,"
thundered the Lord Bern, and dealt him a rap with his gauntleted hand which sent his hat flying from his head.

#16-What is something you would like to say right now?

This tag is fun!


#17-What are you looking forward to?

Going to Monkey Joe's. (We're celebrating my twin brothers' birthday today.)


Now for the people I will tag. (I'm doing 6 people.)

Rachel
Mattie
Marelle
Elizabeth
Joëlle
Abigail


Grace be with you,

Abby :D

Ha ha ha....

Every ten years, the monks in the monastery are allowed to break their vow of silence to speak two words. Ten years go by and it's one monk's first chance. He thinks for a second before saying,"Food bad." Ten years later, he says,"Bed hard." It's the big day, a decade later. He gives the head monk a long stare and says, "I quit."
"I'm not surprised," the head monk says. "You've been complaining since you got here."
-Reader's Digest

At a supermarket, I noticed a woman with four boys and a baby. Her patience was wearing thin as the boys called out, "Mommy! Mommy!" while she tried to shop. Finally, she blurted out, "I don't want to her the word mommy for at least ten minutes!" The boys fell silent for a few seconds. Then one tugged on his mother's dress and said softly, "Excuse me, miss."
-Reader's Digest

I thought these were funny. :D



Grace be with you,

Abby :D

Another Game

What are the differences in these pictures?

Grace be with you,

Abby :D

Another Riddle

What am I describing?



A cute, chubby creature who is not fully grown.


Can you guess?




Grace be with you,


Abby

"Remember... this conversation never happened."

These are from my friend Mattie's blog. I thought they were funny!


Things to do to make the Pizza guy feel nervous:

1. While you are you are making an order, randomly start pressing the numbers on the phone and tell the guy to stop doing it.

2. Make up a credit card name and ask if they accept it.

3. Ask for diet water.

4. Finish the order with: “Remember... this conversation never happened”.

5. Tell him you’ve got another pizza delivery on the other line and you’re buying from the one who offers the lowest price.

6. Just give him your address and say “Surprise me”. Then hang up.

7. Answer his questions with other questions.

8. Spell the ingredients.

9. Stutter every time you say something with the letter “P”

10. Ask him if they have pizza.

11. Say “Hello” and act as if he called you.

12. Make your order being very decided and secure, then when he asks you if you would like a drink with the pizza, act as if you were confused.

13. Change your accent every 5 seconds.

14. Ask for 56 pepperoni slices followed by an equation.

15. If he repeats the order to make sure, say “OK, it’s $17.90, please proceed to the next window to pick up your order”.

16. Explain him that you want to rent a Pizza.

17. Ask if you can keep the box. When he answers yes, make a huge sigh of relief.

18. Ask him if he wants to keep the pizzas that he delivered to you.

19. Tell him to make sure that your pizza is dead.

20. Imitate the voice of the guy taking the order.

21. Eliminate the verbs of everything you say.

22. Tell him that there’s a surprise party at yours and that you would appreciate if the delivery boy could hide behind the couch until the celebrated one comes in to surprise him/her.

23. Ask if you could see the menu.

24. Warn them that they have no idea of what they are dealing with by supplying this order.

25. Ask him which ingredient is better for a meal with a specific type of wine.

26. Burp and then tell your cat that he should be ashamed.

27. Ask only for one slice.

28. Act mad at the guy taking the order.

29. Complain about the service. Call again two hours later saying that you decided everything was fine and that you are sorry about what you said.

30. Tell the guy taking the order to tell the one in charge to tell the supervisor that he’s fired.

31. Randomly start screaming at someone who is apparently next to you.

32. Stop speaking every 10 seconds and start playing an instrument.

33. Tell a secret code to the guy taking the order and tell him to memorize it for orders you’ll make in the future.

34. Ask for mushrooms as the first ingredient, then before you hang up, say “No mushrooms please”. Then hang up before he can say anything.

35. when he repeats the order, correct him changing an ingredient, then correct him again, and again. The third time ask him if it’s his first day working there.

36. Breathe loudly.

37. Ask him how many whales/dolphins had to die to make that pizza.

38. Avoid using the word “PIZZA” by any means. If the guy taking the order says it, hang up saying “Please, don’t use that word”.

39. Make the order during a car chase on TV. When there are gunshots, yell “Aaarghhh”

40. If the guy taking the order doesn’t take any of the previous jokes, ask him if there’s any other who would take them.



Grace be with you,

Abby

Guess what?

Karis at Winsome Composition is having a giveaway!!! Click here to check it out!!

A Tag Just for Fun

Here is a poem I wrote when I was about six.


I Saw a Yellow Dog


I saw a yellow Dog
one day Floating
on a raft and another dog on it.
becuse they did see me
the cat did see me. so i
just left. A tree spred its
leaves becuse its leaves
were dry and i lookd at the
yellow dog the dog lookd
at me We loved each
other. becuse we liked
the look of each other.


My spelling and punctuation was horrible! The tag is that you have to post something that you made or a story you remember from when you were young. You have to tag at least five people.

I tag:

Leah
Karis
Mattie
Joëlle
Lizzie
Marelle



Abby

A few games

Here are some games.


Find the B.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEBEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


Find the N.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM


Drag your mouse from the H to the !

Hope you enjoyed the games!


Have a blessed week,

Abby