Everybody guess what!!! It's snowing down here in TN! It almost never snows! and better than that it's sticking! We're gonna play in the snow go out to a restaurant to eat and then..........Get our Christmas tree!!!! This is the best Saturday ever! I'm getting bundled up and I'm about to go outside( with my camera of course)!
A very excited,
Hannah

Hi everyone. I checked my Who's amung us stats and it looks like someones been copying my book. I don't remember copying the story but it's possible it could be me. I'm going to get Gwendolyn out of her grave predicament she's in right now but then I'm going to stop posting the story on my blog. Sorry everybody who was reading it but I work hard on my story and I don't want someone to steal it. I will give you little reports on how the book is going but I won't post any more of the story on my blog. I'm really sorry, but I don't want someone else to publish it and take what I've been working on. I'll probably put the last part of chapter one up next week.
Hannah

I have what will probably be come chapter one in my book The Libertad Chronicles under the post about my Christmas traditions, please read it and tell me what you think. So far part one and part 2 are out.

My Christmas Traditions

Rachel asked me what my traditions are around this time of year and here they are: We go to a Christmas tree farm and choose a tree to chop down and then go home and almost immediately start decorating it and the house!

We make lots of cookies, some to eat and some to give to my grandma. We have, have, have to do the ginger bread men every year! The candy cane cookies look cute but we all agreed that the look was better than the taste!

And our advent calender! We opened the first box last night! We've had this advent calender ever since I can remember, we do it annually and I don't think we've missed a year!




And last but not least(you'll have to imagine what this looks like cause I couldn't find a picture)
lefsa! Lefsa is a Norwegian dish and very delicious. My great grandmother had Norwegian heritage so our family has been doing lefsa since my mom was little(or possibly before that)! My grand mother and my mom usually get together to make the lefsa. Lefsa sounds very weird but it is absolutely delicious! Lefsa is a potato tortilla that you put a little butter, Some bacon and powdered sugar.
Merry Christmas~

Part Two, Chapter one, Book One of The Libertad Chronicles

Selena ran from the clearing in the direction of the scream,leaving the two girls alone in the clearing. She looked and looked but found no one there she headed back toward the clearing, when she got there she was met by a terrible surprise. Shadow Warriors had surrounded her two little cousins she felt helpless and weak, she didn't know what to do or if there was anything she could do. She knew exactly what to do she prayed a prayer for bravery and strength and hurried toward the Shadow Warriors, they slowly turned toward her and she suddenly felt something on her side. She looked down, It was a sword! Not just any sword though, she seemed to recognize it.
On the side was an engraving "The Sword of the LORD"! "Thank you Jesus!" she cried! She ran to meet the Shadow Warriors with her sword drawn and suddenly the Shadow Warriors shrank back exept for one who charged at Selena full force,and sunlight glinted of the sword as it sank into the black heart of the Shadow Warrior. She ran over to her cousins "Are you all right asked Selena both girls were sobbing uncontrolably and after what they had been through Selena didn't blame them she brought them back to the other girls quickly explaining what they had been through and about the sword. Selena showed them the engraving on the side and saw a verse her parents had taught her:" .....Take up the Sword of the LORD, which is the word of God. ".
"We should go back." said Gwendolyn "The Shadow Warriors always travel in groups. We wouldn't want to get caught with these kids after dark the Shadow Warriors will want to take back what they have lost." "Gwen's right, we can come back later but we need to get these girls home, they've had a big shock and we wouldn't want to upset them any further" said Isolina glancing back at Lydia who was trying to comfort the weeping girls. Selena agreed and they all headed back toward Tornal to return the girls home, Lydia was holding little Sonya who was still weeping and Selena holding Takara's hand and eying the shadows and undergrowth warily.
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As they neared Macawi's hut Lydia wondered what Macawi would say. Would she be angry?
As they grew closer Lydia found she too was searching into the undergrowth for hidden enemies, she half expected a Shadow Warrior to jump from the shadows and attack she often found herself praying silent prayers, she looked at the little girls "They're as scared as I am" she thought to herself. After what seemed like decades they arrived at the hut. As they entered the hut Macawi said "Oh, good you're back I made an apple p---" she stopped at the sight of the bedraggled girls and The Sword around Selena's waist "Okay, sit down this might take awhile. But something tells me that something happened and that it wasn't that you girls danced around in a rain storm." "Mommy, there were big black monsters!"said Takara. "You girls go to bed you too, Christopher." Takara and Sonya walked hand in hand to their bedroom with Christopher tagging behind. "Now" said Macawi "Can you explain what happened?".
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Selena carefully explained each and every detail about the walk, how Takara and Sonya ran off, how she was tricked by Shadow Warriors and how she had gotten the sword, "I prayed for bravery and I saw The Sword!" Selena told her aunt. she showed her aunt the engraving on the side of The Sword, and her aunt pulled out a Bible "That verse is from Ephesians if I remember correctly." Ephesians 6:17 I think" said Selena "Yes,"said her aunt"Yes I think it is.". "What do you think the Shadow Warriors wanted with Takara and Sonya?" asked Isolina, "Who knows? The Shadow Warriors do terrible things it could be a number of things." replied Macawi.
"We've got to go back and find out, Shadow Warriors haven't been seen for decades. The Evil One must be at work." said Gwendolyn.
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"Come on" said Selena "We need to get to Sigourney before morning, our parents are probably wondering where we are." "Do you think they'll believe that we ran into Shadow Warriors?' asked Lydia, " I don't know." replied Selena. " About a half mile more!" cried Gwendolyn from the front. Suddenly out of the undergrowth leaped a terrible Shadow Warrior, he had the head of a monster with huge fangs and sharp teeth and his face seemed like a huge pit wanting to swallow her alive he drew his dark sword and Gwendolyn thought it was all over she stepped backward and tripped over the root of an oak tree and was lying,helpless on the grass.

Happy first day of December! We are looking forward to using are advent calender today for the first time this year!

Part One, Chapter One, Book One of The Libertad Chronicles

Gwendolyn waited for her friend Selena to come. It was a beautiful fall day and Gwendolyn and Selena were going to babysit for Selena's Aunt Macawi.Finally Selena came rushing down the old path. "I made it!" she cried "I thought I'd never finish my chores in time!". Gwendolyn hugged her friend and then asked "When will your aunt be here?"
"Exactly five minutes!" said Selena excitedly. "Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean neither of us have ever done this before." said Gwendolyn, "You can't back out now, we already committed to it." said Selena " Look if it makes you feel any better we can go ask the other girls to come help us." Gwendolyn was very relieved , her friend Selena often bit off more than she could chew, she immediately replied saying: "That sounds good, I know from experience that being in a house with even just three kids can be crazy with or without an adult." Selena could relate, in her family she was one in ten! "Okay." said Selena "But we better hurry, my aunt could come any minute now!".
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"We made it!" said Lydia, "Exactly on time!" said Isolina. "We should pray to be responsible and for the safety of the kids we're watching." said Gwendolyn. "Gwen's right, let's pray right now." Lydia said. "Father God, please help us be responsible and know what to do when we need to, please help us keep the kids safe and be worthy of Selena's aunt's trust in Jesus' name, Amen." "Amen" said all the girls. "Let's go!" said Selena.
"Well hello there!" said Macawi, she was washing her family's clothes in the brook next to their hut. "Hello Aunt Macawi!" said Selena, "Why if I'd known you had brought friends I would have made a pie!" said Macawi "Now what are all your names?"
Selena pointed out each of her friends and told her aunt their names "This is Isolina, This is Lydia and this is Gwendolyn." Macawi smiled, "Selena told me you all live in Sigourney, is it nice being near each other?" "Yes, it is." said all the girls at the same time. "Well, I better call Takara,Sonya and Christopher, They're playing in the hut." said Macawi, Selena quickly objected "No,we can get them we wouldn't want to bother you, we can go find them they're not that great at hide and seek." "Well... If you insist." "We do insist,we don't want to be a bother." said Lydia.
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"Takara,Christopher,Sonya" called Lydia and Gwendolyn. "Yes?" giggled Sonya and Takara,"Where is Christopher?" asked Gwendolyn. "He's hiding and I bet you can't find him!" they giggled again, "I think I can." said Lydia "Come out from under the table Christopher we're going to go on a walk!" "Really!" came a sound from under the table cloth, "Yes!" replied Lydia. Takara,Christopher and Sonya were overjoyed and soon shouts of "Yippee!" and little giggles filled the hut, the other girls came running and were impressed with Lydia's skills in talking to the little ones. They started on their way with Lydia holding Sonya's and Takara's hands, Christopher walked alongside Gwendolyn. They reached the edge of Clyde Woods and started to turn back when Takara saw wild flowers in a little clearing a few yards away, she took off in the direction of the clearing and little Sonya ran after her.
Selena ran after them and soon caught up by that time the two little girls were happily playing in the clearing. "Now girls you can't---" she was interrupted by a piercing scream.

Here is the plot for The Libertad Chronicles: Lydia, Isolina, Gwendolyn and Selena have always been best friends, but when danger strikes will they be able to save their friendship and their world? Join their small group as they make new friends and grow stronger in their friendship and in their faith. But is it enough to stop Lynnette, the most evil person in all Libertad? To save their world they must have faith in Jesus to get through each trial the Evil One throws at them. In this story they will learn that their fight is not against the flesh and blood of this world but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world and against spiritual wickedness in high places. Will they find their God-given talents in time to defeat Lynnette?

I think I know what I'm calling the book,The Libertad Chronicles. I have to think about posting it on blogger because someone might steal it, So I might just give you a little of the book to read. I will probably post some drafts of the story and you guys can tell me if they need any work. This is what my book will be about: This is a tale of Libertad, Of Knights in shining armor, Bold Princesses, Adventure, Secrets, Danger waiting around every corner. Are you brave enough to lift the covers of this book and journey into this land? If so come with me as we hear about marvelous feats and daring quests. This is a completely different world, a different time and place ... So do not expect anything.

I'm working on writing a book but I need to pick names for the characters. This will be a midevial time and a whole different world. I don't know what I'm going to call that either:p If you have any ideas please comment also vote on the poll. Your suggestions are appreciated.
Hannah~
p.s. I plan on calling the villain Lynnette.

My teacher is having her baby tomorrow morning!!!!! His name will be Paul Thomas!

Happy Thanksgiving! Please pray for my teacher who is having a baby tomorrow!

I got a lot done on my Indian dress but I can't finish in time because all the stores will be closed tomorrow so my mom won't be able to buy the beaded fringe(I'm sorry but I'm not that disappointed. I love my Pilgrim costume!Which I will post pictures of.).
I'll be able to decorate my dress very nicely since I'll have a whole year;0)! There is a picture of me in my Pilgrim dress last year on the top of this post.Happy Thanksgiving!

This is my Indian dress.

As you can see I have a lot more work to do, And I'm not doing a good job at getting myself to work on it.

:-(

I have laryngitis, I also have a big load of homework to do before Monday. I can't get my self to do it. I got to get to work on it. I'm also working on sewing a Indian dress, the sewing's done but I still have to do the bead work and that's taking forever!

Hi.
I added a RCFRAP(a.k.a recent comments from really awesome people)! If you want to get your name up there leave a comment!

Happy Birthday Quinlyn!
Quinlyn's birthday is today please check out her awesome blog! It's called Quinny & Co.

Annette's costume!

Vitali's costume!

Ivy's costume!

Max's costume!

Misha's costume!

My costume!

It's Halloween! I'm going to show you my costume in the next post.

Field Trip!

We went on this awesome field trip with our school(co-op) Quest.
That picture is of Mikhail on the tire tower.

there was a hay ride which was really fun because it was so bumpy!

I did not know the man had a beard! But Ivy's face is so cute!

There were cute donkeys and not as cute lamas that you could feed!

In case you don't know what that is I'll tell you, it's a "corn box"!And, No I don't mean a sand box!

We also got to milk fake cows.

Me waiting in the "school room".

A much better one that doesn't make me look like a man!

Chickies!

I haven't posted in a while so I thought I'd show you how they've grown. I can't believe Pinochio made it but he found a clever way to eat, and he's getting so big(all we have to worry about now is the other chicks trying to fix his beak).

Houdini found a cozy spot to take a cat nap and enjoyed it tremendously!

Ivy (pink dress) and Annette (orange shirt) holding Toe-white (brown speckles) and Whitey (black).

Annette trying to hold on to Cheetah while Whitey's being a little angel.

I heart faces photo challenge

I was tagged!

I was tagged! O.k. here's the silly story : My little brother Vitali is super proud of being in kinder garten and so one day My little sister in pre-k broght out the garbage cans one by one and mom said that that was smart. Vitali goes up and says I am smarter than Ivy because I know what 1+3 is 6, and mom says Vitali 1+3 is not 6 and he says oh. 5 then.
I tag:
Grandma
Hannah
Quinlyn
Rachelle
Kelli

Guess what!!! Crafty Crow is having this awesome giveaway I can't believe I found it before it closed you should go check it out!

Show and Tell Friday

Show and tell is hosted by Kelli

My show and tell is my grandma's birthday crown.
She made it for her kid's birthdays and we still use it including the adults.

Me on my eighth birthday in the crown.

Me fourteen days ago on my tenth birthday(The eleventh of September).

Annette doing a very bad job of the coronation(it's usually my job).

Favorite story contest

I am doing this thing on my blog which I will probably do once a month where you tell me your favorite story and if it's under copy right. Just because it's under copy right doesn't mean I won't do it.If you want to enter click here.

A few random pictures of my american girl dolls

I just started a story blog and I've got my 1st story up! It's Little Red Riding Hood. Please come over and suggest a book or kind of book you would like to listen to and I'll try to play it I can not do books under copy right though:(

25 chicks!!!

25 adorable,cuddly chicks at our house I am so excited!!!

Poor little Pinochio has a deformed beak so I have to feed him.

Ivy with one of the chicks.

This little guy is extremely cute and cuddly!

They had been shipped from Iowa all the way down here to Tennessee so they were very hungry and thirsty.

Houdini

The chickens kept a close eye on Houdini our new cat every now and the crowing to show him who's Boss....If you ask me it didn't really work.

Indiana Jones kept a very close eye on him because he's the boss chicken and because Indiana Jones likes tuna fish!

Houdini is a very nice cat he lets Annette hold him upside down by his feet!

He is also a very fast cat he gets all blurry when he goes down hill or up a tree.

Show and Tell

The boys got their hair cut like grandpa for his birthday!

Grandpa's birthday was yesterday! Happy Birthday Grandpa!
Show and tell is hosted by Kelli.

Fairy House

This is Annette's fairy house. She likes to get it all decorated so I decided to help!

The finished Fairy House.
The table is made from half a sand dollar and an oyster shell.The table cloth is the same fabric as the bed and the vase is an acorn cap with some sweet peas in it.

The bathtub is made from a sea shell we found in Florida.

The bed is made from a piece of fabric from my collection and feathers that Annette had been collecting and some moss and two pieces of grass to tie the pillow together,The decoration pillows are flowers that Annette found across the road while picking black berries.

The buffet table is a big piece of bark,The bowls are acorn caps there is Mint salad,Corn with rice, and also a black berry pie with a cookie crumb crust and a tootsie roll top with a little bit of star burst. I think these fairies are going to have a great time!

John Quincy Adams....The chicken?

This is John Quincy Adams our new rooster.

He puts up with so much but you got to admit he does look very presidential in that flower necklace!!!

Indiana Jones (Misha's rooster) with John Quincy.

After:

Before:

Operation: Clean my room

this is my room when it is not messy now put lot's of blankets,clothes,fabric and some towels on the floor and you've got my room while it's messy.Right now (not in this photo) it's messy so I rented a book from my church library on cleaning up your room it's called Making my room special and it's written by Emily Barnes.It has helpful ideas and hints and even crafts to make your room clean and organized. The ideas in this book really work so if your room is as messy as mine you should check a library and see if you can find this book!

SWIMMING!

We are going swimming today!

I have redecorated my blog again. Do you like it?