I'm doing lots of things...

 Here another list of the things I've been doing lately. Hope you enjoy! I'm still trying to get into a regular posting schedule, so sorry if the posts I post are boring with no pictures.

 1. We went to my cousin's high school play, Bye Bye Birdie. They were really good, especially the two main character, Albert and Rosie. Albert's mother was hilarious, too. I don't know if I would recommend it, because there is a definite feminist theme, but it was entertaining. My cousin had a smaller part where he didn't talk too much, but what he had he did really well.

2. Easter! We dyed eggs with beet juice and onion skins (all of our are eggs are pink and yellow) and went to an Easter breakfast at church to celebrate Christ's Resurrection. The pastor preached about what the world would have been like without the Resurrection. Then we had some family over with yummy food like corn and rolls. It was a lovely day.

3. My birthday. I'm now seventeen! When I thought of seventeen when I was young, I thought it would be an age when I had everything figured out. I would be beautiful, popular, and always know what to say. Well, that didn't happen... But God has blessed me with so much, that I can't really feel bad about the things I thought I would have. Sixteen was a great year.

4. We're doing a book study with some friends. It's called Passion and Purity, by Elizabeth Elliot. It's good so far, and I'm learning more about what relationships are supposed to look like. We're studying it with some really sweet friends, so the fellowship is fun, too.



What have you done in the past few weeks?

Grace be with you,

Abby :D

Exciting Things (a list)

The Exciting Things That Are Happening To Me ~a list~

1. Puppy. My family and I are getting a puppy!!!!! I'm really excited! It's going to be a yellow lab, and I'm reading training books to figure out how to train it. Any suggestions? We already have two dogs, but my parents decided that my younger siblings should grow up with a puppy. Plus, we recently had a break-in almost right next door, and since both of our dogs are medium-sized, we wanted a nice big dog to scare away criminals. :)
2. Mandolin. My current teacher is not quite what we want, so tomorrow I'm taking a trial lesson from a new teacher. I hope, hope, hope she'll be a good teacher!
3. No more. I've already told you about no dessert. Yep, it hasn't been too hard to have no dessert, because of clementines and grapes. Yummy. But I haven't told you about no Pinterest! I've decided it's too much of a time waster. I've been doing it since Thursday and it actually hasn't been too hard. Are you spending too much time on Pinterest? Maybe you should join me. :)
4. School. I finished my math book The Accounting Game. And now I'm not sure what to do for math. I've been learning Latin, which is pretty fun, I guess. And writing class is still going strong. I like it a lot. Our first speech was last week, and it wasn't so bad. I only had a few nightmares about it. And I wasn't shaking that much. Almost no one laughed at me. ;)

What are some exciting things happening to you this week?

Grace be with you,

Abby :D

p.s. thinking back, Valentine's Day is coming up soon. i didn't mention it because we're not doing anything to celebrate. are you?

On Hold

Ahem... well... I'm so not winning the Blogger of the Year award.

I'm sorry, everyone. But you know, it's summer, and I'm busy. And to tell the truth...

I'm not sure if I want to blog anymore.

There, I said it. I just don't feel inspired. I'm not sure why, but it's really hard to put a post together. I don't like finding pictures for posts, or trying to put together clever sentences so that people will read my blog and follow it. I'm just tired of the popularity contest, the constant thought, "Hey, I should blog this!" and then not feeling like it, and the comment war. I'm just tired of blogging.

Maybe I'll come back someday. But for now, for the rest of this summer, I'm putting it on hold.

Grace be with you, and have a great week,

Abby :D

Busy with everything but blogging...

{via Miss Raquel}

1.The rain. It's been raining all day. Everything is wet and soggy. And I love it. :)

2. Writing. I've gotten stuck at a certain point in my novel (if you can call it that) and I'm going to have to do a complete re-write. I need to give my characters more definition, methinks.

3. Reading. We've been reading a lot of classics in school. Like Jane Eyre, Treasure Island, and Oliver Twist.

4. Party. We went to a birthday party on Friday, ate cake and ice-cream and pizza, and played games: Capture-the-Flag (♥), Ghost in the Graveyard, and Killer. Those last two are sort of grisly names for such fun games.

5. Recital. Piano recital is next week. I'm doing The Swan (or Le Cygne, I believe is its name), All I Ask Of You, which is a song from Phantom of the Opera, and Irish Air, a duet with my sister. I might be doing El Risoluto, as well.

6. Bible reading. Last night, it was Philemon and 1 Peter. What have you been reading?

7. Hats. I really like redecorating them and wearing them, even though I don't do it often.

8. This blogger. I wish my writing was like hers. 


And with that, I bid you adieu. Adieu!

Hopeful of a better blog post next time,

Abby :D

Update

Were you expecting a boring "I'm-still-alive" post when you clicked on this link? Well, too bad. I'm sure you're disappointed to know that it won't be that sort of post. :)
I spent my (mostly) week-long blogging break at the beach. Hilton Head Island has a great one. It was real, real fun. We rented bikes and rode them to and fro, up and down, in and out. You don't know how powerful you feel zooming down the beach on a bike until you try it. 

Just a glimpse of how truly lovely it was there. I don't see how you could doubt God's majesty while looking at the ocean.

A cute bird, one of the many seagulls we saw there. They're much cuter in person. :)
It was a good vacation, with lots of Oreos and peanut butter Cap'n Crunch cereal, which is the epitome of vacation for us.
And now for a list, because lists make any post better, right?

~Unusual Things to be Thankful For~ a list

• for washing the dishes, because that means you have food to put on them.
• for vacuuming, because you have a house to vacuum. 
• for schoolwork, because that means you are able to get an education.
• for annoying little siblings, because that means you can build patience.
• for laundry, because it means you have clothes to wear. 
• for a bed to make, because that means you have somewhere to sleep. 
• for gloomy days, because you have something to compare the sunny ones to. 

  With that, I will leave you, to the sadness of all who read this blog. :( 

*weeping and mourning* 
*sighing and sadness*


Don't cry! I'll be back soon! 
Bye bye...





*photo credits to my sister Leah*

A whole week...

Has it been that long? I haven't posted for a whole week? Sorry everyone... *sheepish smile* I'll probably get into a regular schedule soon. We've been busy, even though we're having a 3-week long break from school. Working on our transcripts, watching little siblings, and making new curtains can do that to you. :) On Mondays, we also have handbell choir! It's so much fun!
Summer is the best time for fruit! I love it all, especially grapes. :)

Pineapple...

Mango...

Strawberries...

Cantaloupe...

 

And grapes! Mmm...

So colorful, and yummy too! What are your favorite summer fruits?

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Galatians 5:22-23



Grace be with you,

Abby :D

Of shoes and ships and sealing wax... well, sort of

Yep, that's right. Another piano recital. It's on May 1st. HELP!!! I'm not ready!
 The songs that I'm doing are Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid, Piano Concerto Theme (above), and a duet called Fanfare Royale, by someone I've never heard of before.

Esther's home and she's doing great! The MRI was completely normal, and she also had a doctor's appointment today, nothing wrong there either. :D She's adorable. I know you're all begging for a picture, so here's one to satisfy your curiosity. ;)

Isn't she cute? My sister Leah made the hat she's wearing.

 So there's a little peek into what's going on in my life. How is yours going? What did you have for lunch? Mmm, sounds delicious. :)
It's sort of stormy looking today, but later we're hoping to go to the dog park.

Grace be with you,

Abby :D

Music tag + other things

 I was tagged by Marelle. Thanks!


1. If you had to pick one favorite genre, what would it be?
I like country/bluegrass. It has a nice beat. :)

2. What is your all-time favorite song? (This may be hard, but try your best to pick only one!)
 Oh! So, so hard! Hmm... I love all the Peasall sisters' songs.(they are a country/bluegrass group) I also like the song Indescribable.♥




3. What's the best concert you ever went to and why?
I've never been to a concert. :O The closest thing I've been to was the Rebelution Conference. It had some pretty loud music.




4. In your opinion, who are the 5 best singers in the world? (In no particular order.)
Well, I don't listen to that much music. So I'm not sure.




5. What's your favorite song that you've heard a million times, but you still can't get enough of?
Hmm... I like a lot of hymns. But there's a lot of songs I've heard that I can't get enough of. :)




6.What singer would you describe yourself to be and sound most like?
 Uh... like I said, I don't listen to much music. :( So I'm really not sure.


I will tag:

Lulu 
Shelley
Skylar
Christa Moriah


Hopefully you've listened to more music than I. :)


So, I'm sorry I haven't been posting lately. I could say that I was busy (which is true). But that's an old excuse, don't you think? I had a good Valentine's Day. :) I didn't get any flowers or even any valentines. But I didn't mind at all. :) Did you get any?


Today it was a balmy 60 degrees -- it really was balmy, especially for this time of year! It was so pretty out. :)

We've been taking lots of science classes, mostly Biology or genetics. It's been pretty fun, although I seriously doubt I'll be a scientist. :D
 
How was your week?

Grace be with you,

Abby :D

P.S. My 200th post is coming up. :) And y'all know what that means.