Blessed, Not Lucky

Picture post. :]]

2009-08-28T18:23:00.000-04:00

OK, here's the picture post. I'm late, I know. :P My days have been cram-packed lately.

Some of these pictures were taken quite awhile ago.

This is Jake, it was taken back in march, but I thought it was cute, so I included it. :]]

This is Jake and I on the 29th of May.

Not paying attention. :P

Megan and I in early June.

A necklace & a bracelet that I made for a friend. :]]

In mid June, we all went to Southern(well, it actually central, but it's way south of here.) Illinois to visit some distant cousins. Megan and I are standing on a bale, pretended to be scared. lol

I didn't know what to do with my hands. lol

Playing with the hay. :]]

Megan feeding the two two elk. :]]

Me feeding Elmo.

Out in some tall weeds.

Dad got a new dump truck while we were down there.

Micah feeding the girl elk.

A beautiful sunset. :]]

Twin calves were born 2 days before we came. That's one of them. The other one was hiding.

Taken just a few minutes after the previous sunset picture.

Abi looking at the cows.

She didn't want to get any closer than that. lol

Jake looking all serious.

He didn't know what to think of the hat.

Still trying to decide if he liked it.

Zarah holding one of the 5 week old kittens.

Micah kept climbing onto this trailor.

Then Zarah started doing it. I was having to help them down every two seconds. :P

Micah holding another one of the little kittens.

Micah drinking from a hose.

This was taken the day we were gonna leave. She was pretty tired from playing alot.

Our cousin, Linda(they lady we stayed with), and Jake. Jake had been sooo shy of her, he didn't let her hold him til right before we left.

On the way home

Abi has figured out how to hang off the bar.

A flower that I cross-stitched for a friend. TI is supposed to be a poinsettia, but I don't hink it looks like one. :P

She loves rubber bands. lol

I told her to make a silly face. :]]

A bookmark that I cross-stitched for a friend.

He loves kitchen utensils. lol

This was taken in early July, I think.

The Kosciuscko county fair parade was on the July 5th. Mom, Megan, and I went to it.

I loved the way the clouds looked. :D

There were soo many firetrucks in the parade!

And then on the 7th of July, we went to the fair. They had a Liger(lion/tiger mix) there. I'm pretty sure it's the white one.

Some duckies. :]]

The littles loved this chick!

We went on 2 different rides. Here Megan is on the swing ride, I can't remember the name for it.

Here I am on it. Strange pic, I know. :P

Dad went on the ride with Megan and I. He was seated right in front of me, and kicked me right after I pushed the shutter button. I had been smiling. :P

Dad decided to be a jerk and do it again. hahah My mom loves this pic. I ended up getting even with dad. When the ride slowed down and the swings were lowering, I put my feet on the ground, causing my swing to stop, which caused his knees to slam into the back of my swing.

Micah is sucha a character. :]]

Yum, yum. Hahah.

In the big boy car seat for the first time.

A blueberry muffin made w/ garden blueberries! *licks lips*

Megan in Dad's m35. I'm so very glad that she won't be driving for several years! hahah

This was taken over at Aunt Kendra & Uncle Derek's house. They invited us over so that the little ones could play in their sand box. :]]

Sandy hands. :]]

My youngest cousin, Hayden. He's just a teeny younger than Jake.

He's so cute. And he absolutely loves his Daddy. :]]

He is so cute. :]]

I started these two plants from seed! :]]

She loves eating corn. :D

Micah loves climbing. :]] Now, he climbs all the way to the top.

Micah munching on one of the doughnut holes I made. By the way, this picture was taken BEFORE I cleaned the counters, that's why their messy.

Random picture of Yours Truly. It's 2 or 3 weeks old.

This picture was taken the Sunday before last.

So was this one.

She is so pretty. :D

She wasn't looking in the right place. Oh well.

Those are all the pictures. There have been more taken recently, but I don't feel like uploading more. Hahah. Maybe I will in a couple days.

Oh, I have a prayer request. I would appreciate it if y'all would pray for the Erickson family. Their son/brother(and my friend), Drew, passed away a week ago due to injuries from a very bad car accident. He had broken ribs, pelvis, femur, and severe brain damage. It's so hard to believe he is gone! He was so young(17), I just never would have guessed. Three other guys were in the same pick-up Drew was in, and died instantly: Dan Firman(age 25), Christian Hunley(17), and Aaron Hunley(16). Dan was married, and has a little baby due in January. I know for a fact that Drew was saved, and that is very comforting. I am so very thankful for Jesus and the price He payed! This is not the end! I'm pretty sure that the others were saved too. Here are some news links about it : http://www.petoskeynews.com/articles/2009/08/23/news/doc4a8db8c1f0446183795097.txt ,

http://www.petoskeynews.com/articles/2009/08/26/news/doc4a9525372063e696406018.txt ,

http://www.gaylordheraldtimes.com/articles/2009/08/28/news/top_stories/doc4a943c7637f2d415103797.txt .

I would have used tinyurl on those links, but the last time I did, people had problems getting to the articles.

I hope y'all have a good weekend! Mine's starting off on a positive note. Tomorrow night we're all gonna head over to Memaw & Bepaw's house to celebrate Jake and Hayden's birthdays. That should be fun. :]]

Well, I'm gonna end this post.

In Christ,

Britta

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2009-08-25T23:29:00.000-04:00

Geeze, it sure has been a long time since I posted on here. :O FB steals the majority of my time. heheh

I can't believe that it has been almost a year since I last posted on here. So much has happened since then! I guess I'll just brief on whats happened since then, and maybe incluce some pictures. ;]]

Right around the time that I posted last, I majorly hurt my right big toe. I think I may have broken it. It was just starting to get a little chilly outside, so I was just starting to wear socks around the house again. I had went upstairs to my room to get my crochet stuff so that I could crochet and watch a Bonanza episode at the same time. Well, when I got to the stairway, I decided to run(MAJOR mistake!). When I got to the landing, my slippery feet went out from underneath me. I actually KICKED the door to the stairway open. It actually took my toe a minute or two to hurt. It bruised up really really bad, and hurt like heck. Ibuprofen was my best friend, LOL It still hurts at times.

Well, let's see... Dad turned 37 on the 8th of October.

Here's a picture of Micah looking at Dad's cake:

Here's a picture of Megan holding Jake:

I can't find the pictures of Dad with the cake... I must be blind. :P

Zarah turned 3 on the 26th of October. I think that the pictures of Zarah's birthday are still sitting on a disc. :P

We had a pretty bad ice storm move through on the 18th od Dec. Here are some random pictures I took the next day:

Abi/Abigail turned 2 on the 21st of December.

Here's Abi with a couple of her gifts (notice my awesomely cool converse shoes. hahah) :

And then after that was Christmas. We took alot of pictures of the celebrating, but none of those pictures have been re-sized/cropped. And I think that all of us kids have changed since then away. I'll make sure to attach alot of recent pictures. ;]]

I turned 15 on the 9th. It was right around my birthday that I got my camera ordered. It didn't get here til almost a week after my birfday. I ended up settling on a Fujifilm Finepix Z20fd in Wasabi Green. Here is what it looks like.

After my birthday was Mom's. She turned 33 on the 23rd. I don't think that we have any pictures of her on her birthday uploaded to the computer...

Megan's birthday was next. She was 12 on the 30th. And none of the pictures of her birthday have been re-sized. :P

In early July, July 7th to be exact, we went to the county fair. We all had alot of fun.

Jakey Boy turned 1 on the 13th of August. And the pictures of his birthday celebration are still on my parent's camera. :P

Here lately I've been pretty busy. I've done some canning, of salsa and dill pickles. I've also frozen alot of ground zuchinni, and also blanched and frozen quite a bit of green beans. I'm so thankful for our little garden! :D Here soon we want to go get some peaches so that I can can(lol) them. I would also like to can applesauce, but it'll be awhile before apples are ready.

Megan and I started school on the 17th of this month. I'm officially a junior now. :D 6 days down, 173 to go! :]] So far, my favorite subjects are vocabulary, business math, and Rosetta Stone spanish. My days are sooo crammed full right now. I'm trying to figure out how I can squeeze in an hour of weightlifting. I may have to get up earlier.

Well, I don't really know what to talk about now, so I think I'm gonna end this for now. I'll try to get some recent pictures of us up tomorrow. :]]

~Britta

A little Quiz =]]

2008-09-24T19:03:00.000-04:00

I saw this quiz on Emily's blog, and I thought it looked like fun. =]]

How City Are You?

[x] I've drunk Starbucks more than once in my life (before I found out they support gays)

[] Sometimes I link arms when I walk with someone

[] I shop at AE, A&F, or HCO

[x] I own 4 or more dress shirts/dresses

[] I will never be caught without my cell phone

[] I blow dry/straighten my hair on a daily basis

total: 2

[] I will wear flip flops no matter what the weather

[x] I own an over sized pair of sunglasses

[x] I own 1 or more pairs of ripped jeans (I didn't buy them that way... I have worked in them alot, so I've worn knee holes into them.)

[x] I layer my shirts (If one shirt is cut too low, I put another one under it.)

[x] I have/had a "Myspace mirror pic" (I am actually using a mirror pic on myspace right now.....

total so far: 8

[] When I'm not drinking starbucks I prefer water

[] I get annoyed with tom-boys.

[] I own an over sized bag or purse

[ ] I have seen every episode of Laguna Beach

[ ] My new fav is the Hills

[x] I say "lol" in online chat (I probably say it waaaaayyy too mcuh...)

[] own straight legged jeans

total so far: 9

[] I walk across the street when cars are there or not

[x] I wear necklaces

[x] I own an iPod/mp3 player

[x] I have the internet

[x] have more than 1 screen name

total so far: 13

[ ] I own/have owned a small teacup dog

[] I have said "lol" or "OMG!" accidently in a real conversation

[] I love shopping

[] I shop whenever I have a chance

[] I have watched the Simple Life.

Total so far: 13

multiply by 3 and put "im % City" in title I'm 39% City

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------How COUNTRY Are You?

have you?

[x] ridden a horse

[] owned a horse

[x] owned land

[x] been 4 wheeling (When I was visiting family over in IL, my cousin took me 4 wheeling.... it is sooo much fun! Too bad it can be dangerous. =[[)

[x] said "ain't" (I've said it a few times, accidentally)

[] been cow-tipping

[] been deer hunting

[x] been swimming in a lake

[x] caught a fish

[] seen a deer get skinned (I haven't seen a deer get skinned, but I have seen a pig get skinned and gutted... does that count?)

total: 6

....You....

[] have worked on a ranch or on land

[] Have lived in a house in the middle of nowhere

[] have been duck hunting

[] have/went swimming in a river

[x] driven in a truck

[] own or owned a rebel flag

[x] have said i dont like it... i love it

total so far: 8

[] have a funny accent or people have told you that

[] own or owned a pair of cowboy boots

[] own/owned a cowboy hat

[x] own/have owned a big dog (used to have Linus the Greyhound.... I sure do miss 'im.)

[x] say "y'all".

[] have been made fun of for sayin "y'all"

total so far:10

You also...

[]swear when you're mad

[x] go/have gone to church on Sunday

[]have riddin' a horse to somewhere in town

[] have gone on a field trip to a farm/ranch

[]made deer jerky

[x] have eaten deer meat (surprisingly, it isn't too bad!)

[x] have shot a gun before (an air rifle, and a .22 pistol.)

Total so far:13

multiply by 3 and put "im % Country" in tile I'm 39% Country

It looks like I'm equally city and country. =]]

Well, I think I am gonna get off for now.....

~Britta