"Young Adult" Blog Party!!!

This blog part can be found at: www.scrapsfrommyworkbasket.blogspot.com Please go and enter it! It's really easy and very fun! (Plus, if you have ever been labeled as one of those teenagers who won't do anything but sit, eat, sleep, and talk back to the parents, I think you would really like doing this!!!! ;) )

Anyway, the rules are to list 10 things that you do instead of just sitting around being lazy and bored. So here goes!
1. I love to read!!! I especially like Christian fiction. It just doesn't get much better than diving into a story where you know that you aren't going to have to quickly jump back out of it because there were a few sharks roaming through it's pages, if you know what I mean. ;)

2. I like to write. One day soon I would love to be a published author. I am currently working on a story that I think I might like to have published, but I guess we will have to wait and see.

3. I listen to music. My family is very musical, and one of the things I enjoy doing is listening to music (most of the time while I am doing some other activity, but on some occasions I do love to just sit down, close my eyes, and just listen. :) ) Most of the songs that I listen to are contemporary christian.




4. I work on my dramas. At my church we have a drama team. I ADORE being apart of the drama team. It seems like I can speak to people so much better in creative movement than in actual 'speaking'.

5. Photography. My mother is a photographer, which means that she some very cool (not to mention kinda BIG) cameras. It also means that I can take these cameras outside and shoot to my hearts content.

6. Play some basketball. When I was in Middle School my life's purpose was to play college basketball at Virginia Tech. I have since changed my mind, but I still like going outside and working on my dribbling or shooting technique.

7. Make jewelry. I have my own little business, Katie's Kreations, that helps me to not be completely broke. But, making jewelry isn't a chore of course. I like making stuff with my hands!

8. Play the bass guitar. I am in the praise band at my church, and I play the bass guitar. I just started learning the bass a few months ago, but it is very easy to learn and I really enjoy playing the band!

9. Hang out with my family. Most 'teenagers' think that spending time with your family is totally a waste of time. But not me. I know that one day I am going to be gone off to college, be married, have a family of my own and that time will never again be the same as it is right now. So I cherish the time I have with my family while I can and I look forward to the memories that I am going to be able to look back upon.

10. Astronomy. This may sound incredibly dull to some of you, but to me it's awesome. And it's not just astronomy that I like! I also LOVE the sky. (Don't worry! I will stop there and not bore you with WHY I love the sky. Haha, just know that I think if you take some of your time and look astronomy {or even the sky} up on your computer, you would be AMAZED at what God has put there for us to see!)

So there you have it! Ten things that I do instead of being a couch potato. Oh, and if you enter this blog party, make sure to tell me! I would love to read your answers!

An award and I'm gonna be gone for a while

I was awarded by Tammy at www.tgteecher.blogspot.com

Thanks so much! I love getting awards!

Rules:

1.Thank and link back to the blogger who gave you the award.

2. Share 7 things about yourself
1) Someday I would love to be a photographer

2) I have a new photography blog ( www.snapping4him.blogspot.com )
3) I love to do creative movement

4) I would like to take dance lessons

5)I have a real sword that I am very proud of. :)

6) I am very excited about the upcoming weeks

7) I have a small jewelry business

3. Pass this award along to 10 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason!

Maggie @ www.foreverfindingmybliss.blogspot.com

Nancy @ www.nanctmehl.blogspot.com

Amber @ www.thecreativedaisy.blogspot.com

Abigail @ www.absartblog.blogspot.com

Jenna @ www.beyondthecoverbjj.blogspot.com

I am only going to tag 5 right now.

4. Contact the bloggers you've picked and let them know about the award.

Again, thanks so much for tagging me! I love these kinds of things! :D

And now for the slightly sad / slightly happy part! I am going to be gone for about three weeks. You see, these next few weeks are going to be full of mission trips, church camps, etc, etc... I will also have no Internet access. :/ Not that that is really a bad thing, but it does cause a few problems when trying to update a blog. So, anyway, please be praying for my youth group and I as we go and do a mission trip and such. Thanks so much everyone! :)

My First Award! :D :D :D

Today I was awarded my VERY FIRST award! Shaynie ( http://bookreviewsbymyself.blogspot.com/ ) awarded me. THANKS SO MUCH!
If you are tagged:
1. Post about the tag
2. Pick 10 bloggers who deserve this award
3. Leave a comment on the blogs of the people you tagged letting them know they were awarded
4. Answer the questions along with your post
1: Apples, Oranges or Bananas? Oranges!
2: How many siblings do you have? 3. Jackie (13), Joseph (11), and Benjamin (soon to be 5!)
3: How old are you? 15
4: Do you live on a prairie, woodland, swamp, city or other? Other. I live in the FLATLANDS....
5: Scissors or glue? Umm...scissors?
6: Describe your dream house. A medium sized house/cabin that is off in the woods, but isn't a far drive from the beach. Either that or it has a pool in the back!
7: Is your room clean? Umm... pass? :P
8: If you could be a movie character for a day, who would you be? 0.0 That's hard! I really have no idea which character I would like to be for a day.
9: Italy, Greece, France, Spain or England? Greece
10: What denomination are you? I'm non-denominational. though we are attending a Baptist church right now.
11: Do you sleep with a stuffed toy (BE HONEST!!!!) No, but I do have a body pillow that I like to sleep with.
12: Gum, chocolate, or jelly beans?Those are my three favorite things (as far as candy goes anyway)! I can't possibly choose between them!
13: What is your favorite book? I read WAY too many good books to have a favorite, but my favorite authors are Wayne Thomas Batson and Karen Kingsbury.
14: Favorite ice cream flavour? Death by Chocolate
15: If you had to eat one type of food for two weeks, what would that food be? Salad! The possibilities are endless with salads! :D
16: What is your favorite Olympic sport? Gymnastics
17: If you woke up and discovered that you had turned into Miley Cyrus for the day, what would you do ( note, I am NOT a fan)? I would get up, throw all of those immodest outfits in the garbage and write a Contemporary Christian song and sing it in front of the world.
18: Describe yourself in three words. The King's Kid
19:What do you hate? Finishing a series
20: If Elmo came into your room with a gun, what would you do? I would probably stare at him, wondering if it was a joke.

I tag:
Eldarwen @ http://thefaithfulelvenprincess.blogspot.com/
Kat @ http://beautifulelegantdesigns.blogspot.com/
Rachel B. @ http://bookshiddencorner.blogspot.com/
Abigail @ http://absartblog.blogspot.com/
Memzie @ http://absartblog.blogspot.com/
Jenna @ http://femininefarmgirl.blogspot.com/
Keilah @ http://photosbykeilah.blogspot.com/

On another note, I got highlights yesterday and a new pair of glasses today! I will have to get some pictures up soon, huh?

Look What I Found!

Guess what I found! I found a blog that is nothing but links to blogs that are giving away Christian books!!!! Is that not great, or what?

There is the link. I was on it last night and this morning looking through all the giveaways and entering the ones that I wanted to. Please check it out! I think you will like it! :)

This is my 91st post! Only 9 more posts before 100!!!

Tag From Kendra

I got tagged by Kendra @ http://www.puelladei.blogspot.com/

Rules: 8 books you'd like to live in (mine aren't in order) and why, then tag 8 people! Easy ;)

1) Well, I would really like to live in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. I just really like that part of the Bible and I think it would be awesome to be able to see all that went on in that book.

2) The Door Within Series by Wayne Thomas Batson. I LOVE those books. They have a lot of action in them and are Christian as well.

3) The Dragon Keeper Chronicles by Donita K. Paul. Can you imagine living with all of those dragons??? That would be pretty awesome. ;)

4) Dragons In Our Midst/Oracles of Fire series by Bryan Davis. These two series are a telling of one story and I really like them!

5) The Millie Keith series. I would totally be Millie's best friend if I could. She is AWESOME.

6)The Dreamhouse Kings series by Robert Liparulo. Xander is my favorite. Just saying. :P

7) The Berinfell Prophecies by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper. There is only one book in this series right now, but I can already tell you that I love these books!

8) The Inheritance Cycle wouldn't be a bad book to live in either. I mean DRAGONS! :P Hehe, I really like dragons. :)

I tag everyone with a love for reading!

BTW, I would like to note that this is my 90th post! In ten more posts I shall be at 100!!!!! Know what that means? Well, it possibly means another giveaway! :) So be on the look out!

Giveaway is over!

Yep, my giveaway is over. And you all know what that means! WE GET TO SEE WHO WON! :)
I had three people to enter my giveaway. They are:
Lindsay @ http://www.contentinchrist34.blogspot.com/
Fashionablylate (who doesn't have a blog that I am aware off. So sorry if you do!)
Shaynie @ http://www.bookreviewsbymyself.blogspot.com/

Thanks SO much for entering my giveaway guys! Anyway, I guess you will want to know who won? Yes? Okay, I will tell you! :P Haha...

I had my mother, sister, and cousin pick out the winners. The first person to be drawn out of the hat was....... FASHIONABLYLATE!!!! Congrats! Please leave me a comment with your address in it (I have comment moderation on, so no one will be able to see it) and what color you want your new necklace to be.

The second person to be drawn for the earrings is.............. LINDSAY!!!! Of course, then I realized that she had said that she didn't have her ears pierced. SO, what I am going to do is switch the earrings out for a bracelet or anklet (you can pick). Please leave me a comment with your address and if you will please measure how big your wrist is so that I don't make it to big or small. Also, I need to know what color you want it.

But guess what! I have decided that SHAYNIE will receive the earrings that I said I would giveaway! :) So, Shaynie, please comment on here with your address and what color you want then to be!

Thanks SO MUCH for entering by giveaway guys! I will post pictures of the jewelry that I make for these ladies so that everyone can see what they got! :D


Also, I have a question for all of you. I am thinking about starting a photography blog once my own computer is up and running again. What do you think? I will put a poll over there --> somewhere about this. Anyway, I wanted to say thank you to all of you who are following my blog! I HAVE 30 FOLLOWERS! That is a A BUNCH, yall... :P

A GREAT Giveaway

Erin over at The Vintage Pearl (http://thevintagepearl.blogspot.com/) is having an AWESOME giveaway! She is giving away TWO $50 gift certificate to there online shop (www.thevintagepearl.com) . Her jewelry is BEAUTIFUL.

Also, be on the look out for a possible giveaway of my own. My two year blogging anniversary is coming up and I want to celebrate it some way.....

Tag! :D

This tag is from Rachel at www.bookshiddencorner.blogspot.com . All you do is grab the closest book to you, flip to page 123, go the fifth sentence on the page and then post the next five sentences.

"A badge swung from a striped lanyard that hung around his neck. Robert ignored him and spoke directly to Harlan.
'One hundred and thirty-four people,' he said.
Harlan blinked.
'We confirmed that number right?...' "

That is from 'Burn' by Ted Dekker and Erin Healy. I haven't actually finished this book yet, but so far it is great!

Okay, I tag:

Mac and Kat @ Beautiful Elegant Designs

Kendrabelle @ ~Carpe Diem~

And anyone else who is a Ted Dekker or Erin Healy fan!

Tag from Eldarwen

If I were a gemstone, I would be a Blue Topaz.

If I were a scent, I would be fresh cut grass.

If I were a shoe, I would be a... Sandal.

If I were the weather, I'd be that rainbow that come right after a heavy rain.

If I were a facial expression, I'd be one of those funny faces that you make at you best friend.

If I were a car, I'd be on of those really old orange trucks.

If I were a time of day, I would be the time of day I would be dawn.

If I were a month, I would be June.

If I were a place, I would be a book store.

If I were a drink, I'd be ice tea.

If I were a taste, I would be sweet.

If I were an animal, I would be a horse.

If I were a food, I would be Greek salad! (YUM.)

If I were a color I would be orange.

If I were an instrument, I would be a stand up bass.

If I were a flower, I would be a hydrangea.

If I were a song, I would be "We Shine" by Stellar Kart.

If I were a planet, I would be Saturn.

If I were an object, I would be an old book.

If I were a fruit I would be a kiwi.

If I were a sound, I would be rain hitting your roof while you fall asleep.

If I were a day, I would be Thursday.

Okay, just so you know, I listed all the things that I really like. I have no idea how to compare myself with a smell, so I just decided to list things that I like. :P

I tag:

Miss Me @ http://electriccave.blogspot.com

Allison @ http://allisondaughteroftheking.blogspot.com/

Lindsay @ http://contentinchrist34.blogspot.com/

Michelle @ http://galyeanbattalion.blogspot.com

Just so you all know if I didn't tag you and you still want to do it, go ahead! Tell me you did it in a comment and I will come read it! Oh, and you don't have to put picture with all the answers, I just did it to make it a little more interesting. ;)

Giveaways!!! (Don't you love them???)

The first giveaway is happening over at Content In Christ ( http://contentinchrist34.blogspot.com/ ), Lindsay is celebrating one year of blogging by giving away this bag that she made herself! Congrats, Lindsay!



Second, Emily at (:My World:) ( http://myworldea.blogspot.com/ ) is giving away some awesome jewelry (just one piece pictured below!) as well as a blog makeover.

Now, this right here is an homemade iPod case! I have made one of these myself, however I just recently got a new iPod and my old case doesn't fit the new iPod... :( Anyway, Cassie at Inside My Mind ( http://insidecassiesmind.blogspot.com/ ) is handing out one new case every time she gets 50 more followers! Cassie is giving these away because she now has 100 followers! Congrats, Cassie!

And last, but TOTALLY not least is Eldarwen at The Faithful Elven Princess ( http://thefaithfulelvenprincess.blogspot.com/ ) . She is giving away these two scarves for her one year blogging anniversary! Congrats, Eldarwen!

My two year blogging anniversary is in March... Maybe I will have a giveaway as well... What do you think?

Some Cute Gals

Go on over to http://femininefarmgirl.blogspot.com/ to see some really cute girls!

Also , I will have some pictures coming soon! However, my cousin is up for the weekend and we got SNOW last night! Needless to say, I'm just a bit busy. :D

Anyway, keep checking back because I'm hoping to get the pictures up by Monday!

(By the way, if you want to know my opinion on something, feel free to post what you want to know in a comment! I will do my best to answer!)

Teen Girl's Daybook #5 and a tag

I remembered today!!!! :D Haha! Date... 2-8-10
Starting time... 3:22 pm
Mood... Glad
Outside my window... is a beautiful sky
I'm thinking... about basketball practice tonight
I'm reading... I'm back to reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
I'm listening to... Psalm 40
I'm wearing... warm clothes!
Yesterday, I... went to a Super Bowl party with the rest of my youth group! (Go Saints? Haha..)
I'm excited for... Amanda coming to my house sometime in the next month I think
I'm sad because... I miss my mountain friends
I'm hungry for... chicken and rice
The song stuck inside my head is... "Tootie Tot" (At least, i guess that's what it is called.)
I want... to be rid of math...
I love... my old basketball team, the Panthers
I loathe... when people make fun of other people
This week, my goal is... to start memorizing the books of James
Did I meet last week's goal?... On Monday yes, but Saturday, not really....
Ending time... 3:29 pm

And now, I was tagged by Elrania at http://awesomehorsestuff.blogspot.com/ ! Thanks, Elrania! Sorry for taking so long to get it up!

Do you like Chocolate?
Yes!!! I like it plain, but if you put peanut butter on it, I LOVE it.
Can you climb trees?
Yup, but I haven't in a while.
What continent would you like to visit?
Europe or Africa.... Both really! ;D
What Chinese year were you born in?
Dog
Are you a terrible artist?
Well, I guess it depends on who you are asking! ;)
List three movies you can't stand watching:
Oh, well I watched "Shorts" a couple of nights ago and I thought it was AWFUL. It made no sense whatsoever. Ummm... Also I really dislike the movie "Labyrinth". Can we say CHEESY?!?!? Err.... Well, I haven't actually watched this, but Twilight! Ick...
Do you like to get up early or sleep late?
Sleeping late is one of my weaknesses... I should really start waking up earlier... :-/
What are some of your favorite books?
Wow! I have so many I can't list them all! But, pretty much anything by Bryan Davis and Wayne Thomas Batson. Donita K. Paul is pretty good too, as well as Robert Liparulo.
Have you seen the Star Wars movies?
Yup! All of them.
List your three favorite Star Wars characters:
The Ewoks (I have NO idea if that is spelt right...), R2-D2, and..... Yoda!
Do you like to play music or listen to music?
Both!
Are you big on sports?
Depends on what kind of sport it is. Football, not so much, but basketball is GREAT! I really like watching basketball too.
Do you read a lot?
Oh yes!
Do you like fantasy?
YES. A lot of my favorite books are fantasy.
Have you ever had a Caption Contest on your blog?
No, but I would like to...
Do you sing a lot?
No. I don't really sing, unless I'm praising my Lord! (Or kidding around with my siblings... :D )


I tag:
Mom at http://www.galyeanbattalion.blogspot.com/
Jackie at http://www.mermaidmaniac.blogspot.com/
Joe at http://www.indianajoe1.blogspot.com/

Giveaway

Alright, a blog that I have recently found is having a 100th post giveaway! Above is a picture of the wonderful scarf that is to be the prize. To enter in the contest, go to this address:

http://morganofmiddle.blogspot.com/2010/01/100th-post-giveaway.html

15... WOW...

Yup! Today is my birthday and it's my 15th. I can't believe I'm 15. I know, I know! Most of the time the one having the birthday isn't supposed to be the one saying 'I Can't believe I'm that old!!!'. That is supposed to be your parents, aunts, grandmothers, and (in my case) little sisters. But, hey! Give me a break! I'm going to be driving soon! :0





Speaking of driving! I have had two driving sessions with my driver's ed teacher so far! It's going pretty good! Tomorrow is my 3rd time, so please be praying for me!





I found an AWESOME blog the other day and want to share it with you!





http://www.visitingwithdragons.blogspot.com/

(The picture is just for looks... you can't actually click on it! ;) )

You really need to check this blog out!

Well, that's all for now! I got to go clean my room and great birthday stuff! ;)