Maggie Monday!! :D

Hewooooo! Dis is Maggie! I is feeling much much better. In fact, i think I is all better now :0)

Unfurtunatly, Master is not feeling good now :0( everybody in the pack is not feeling good, except for masters daddy, who seems to still be acting normal. And me and my brothers, Booger and Fuzzworth.

Guess what! My Birf dey is coming up soon! It on janooary 14 i think! Or at least, dats da dey dat master fought me home :0)

So i heers dat today is "noo yeers eve". I don't reely know wat a noo yeers eve means, but i know it has somting to do wif noo yeers and grandma dogs hows. It's berry sad, but master and my peeples doesn't get to go to grandma dogs hows, cuz dey is all sick :0( well, maybee dey can make some nummy food at home and share wif small dogs!

Keep in mind Dow, i is a small dog. Fuzzworth is a tiny dog. Booger is a mediumish smallish dog, so dat doesn't count. So i guess I is da only small dog in my hows! Dat meens share wif me!! :0D

Well, i guess dat is all, but don't forget, share wif small dogs!

And happy noo yeer!

And don't furget to share!


-Maggie :0)

P.s. don't furget to always share wif small dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maggie monday

Hewoo. Dis, is Maggie. I is not feeling berry good today. I think i has jerms in my stomick. Last nite, i was reely reely cold, and master thinks i had a feever. Dat's not fun. Master's sisters is sick too :0( So i think today i is going to lay on da cowtch wif da mini masters (Master's sisters) and watch moovys. well, i mite do to sleep, but da mini masters are watching moovys. or i mite go downstairs wif master and sleep while she is making stuff.

But, da fun thing is, My brother booger has finaly been playing wif me! He is reely funny somtimes!

Well, I is maybe going to say somthing agin next week.

-Maggie :0/

And also, master just took dis picture of me. I is laying in my sickie been bag, and i has a blankit. I is berry warm and cozee.

Maggie Monday

Hewoo! Dis is Maggie! And i bet you don't even realiz what today is! To day is Monday, and that means Maggie Monday!

Well, i has some etciting noos! I gots a noo brofer! His name is booger. He is a boss apso. Dat means he is a mix of Boston terrier, and Lhasa apso. I keep trying to get him t play with me, but he doesn't seems to like to play very much yet :( but one day, i hope i will convins him to play with me!! His tail has a
Wite tip lik mine dos!


Also, dis week is thanksgiving. Dat meens, we is supposed to be thankful for All da stuff dat we has been given! So dis yeer, i is thankful for food, and my peeples, and sticks, and food, and my brofers and my friend Hammy the cat and my fur, and treats, and food, and outside, and squirells, and toys, and fetch, and food, and my other friend Mary the cat, and Jellybean the cat that i like, and my tail, and my bed, and food! Days a lot of stuff to be thankful fur!

Well, remember dat thanksgiving is also called turkey day, so you should always share your turkey with small dogs, so dat the small dogs can have more stuff to be thankful for!!

Here is a picture of me and booger, my noo brofer!

Well, maybe i will say so tiny agin next week!

-Maggie!!! :0)

Election day

I don't usually have two posts in the same day, but tomorrow is so important to Me, My family, and all of this country, so I am making an exception.

Who are you going to vote for? Who are you appointing leader of our country? Who are you entrusting our jobs, families, property, Religion and Freedom with? Are you even going to vote at all?

I believe this year's election is going to be one of the most important of my lifetime, and unfortunately, I'm not quite old enough to vote yet. Do you know why it is so important to me, and countless others? Because our Religious freedom is at stake. Me and My religion believe that contraceptives and abortions are wrong. The HHS mandate is going to start forcing all employers to provide health insurance to all employees. While i do believe that Health insurance is important, The insurance has to cover contraceptives. We are going to have to pay for what we believe to be wrong, or face fines. Who knows how much those fines will be, but I am sure it will be no easy amount.

This is wrong! We are being forced to go against our consciences and pay for what we know is wrong! If we refuse, we can pay fines, and if we cant pay? Who knows.

 Vote for what you KNOW is right. Is this right? Should we be forced to go against what we believe to be right, or face fines? Even if you do not believe that contraceptives are wrong, why should we not have freedom to practice what we believe?

Please, Please vote tomorrow if you can. Vote for freedom. Vote for your Family. Vote for your loved ones and friends. Vote for America.

If you are too young, like me, Pray.  Pray for our country. Pray for our freedoms. Pray for our leaders. Pray for our families, loved ones and friends. Pray for whoever gets elected, that they may have wisdom and compassion. That they may realize what a very large responsibility they have now been entrusted with. That they may do what is right for this country.

May God bless you, and this Country.

Maggie Monday!

Hewoo! Dis is Maggie! and it is also your faverit day of the weeeeeeeeeeek! "And what day is that?" you ask? "Why is today my 'faverit day of the weeeeeeeeeeeeeeek'?
Well, Because its MONDAY! that means me, Maggie, is going to say something!!!! YAY!

Hehe, someting kinda of funyy happened this week. My peeples put on reely weird clothes, and went outside with out me! :0( but then, when they cam bak, dey had bags full of FOOOOOD!
Hmm. . .. . .Dat makes me think. . . . .  Maybe next time me and master goes for a walk, i should put a blanket on my head, and see if a bag of treats apeers!!!! Probably not thow, cause master probably wouldn't let me tak a blanket outside. . . .  HEHE

oh yeah. . .  And master made me tak a bath . . . . >:0( I was out side in da bak yard, and i found somthing dat smelled really good, so, i did de only natoral thing to do wen you smell somting good! i rolled it in! but apparenly peeples and small dogs must have different nose cells or somthing, cuase my peeples did not lik dat one bit. Nope. I don't like baths. .. .

But, master also maked me a new bed dis week! it even says "Maggie" on it! it's reely comfy. . . . She maked it out of shirts and pants!

And  now it's time for. . . . (drumroll plees. . . ). . . . . . bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum (

Times to share wif small dogs

1.) Always!

2.)Wen ever you is eating somthing yummy

3.) Wen your small dog reminds you to always share.

4.) wen in dout if it's time to share wif small dogs, report back to nomber 1

Times to not share wif small dogs

1.) Never! you should always share!

2.) when you is eating somting dat your small dogs does not like ( i don't lik mushrooms, but dats about it!)

3.) When your small dogs is not wanting food ( In which case you should probably take dem to da vet, becuase dey are probably sick if dey dont want fooood!)

4.) Wen in dout if it is not time to share, report back to nomber one.

Signs dat your small dog wants to be shared wif

For all peepls who doesnt know how to speek dog language, here is a easy compliashun of da signs dats your small dog may display when she wants you to share. if your small dogs is not displaying dees signs, you should share anywyas, becuase she might just not know you have food!

1.) Looking at you, den looking at your food, den looking at you, den looking at you food.

2.) Doing incredibal triks (lik sitting, or waving, or standing up like a peepl on her back legs)

3.) crying while looking at food. Dis translates to "awww. I reely reely wants food master! its so nummy. pweeeeeeeeeeees"

4.) barking while looking at food. dis translates to "FOOD! YUM! CAN I HAVE A BITE!? OR MAYBE FOUR?! OR TEN?!"

5.) If you small dog growls becuse dey wants da food, dis is one of da only times when you should probably not share your yummy peepl food, because dey is being mean. Dey needs to stick to plain dog food, until dey learns to be nice. But make sure you is feeding dem enof dog food ;0)

Well, there you go! now you know wen you should share, when you should not share, and da warning signs of wanting to be shared wif! 

Always share,

Maggie :0)

Everyone is called to do something important.

Life is a wonderful gift that God has given us all. We are alive. It is true, there have been times of sadness and suffering in our lives. A relative passes away. An opportunity closes. A friend betrays us. We lose our Job. There are many times when sadness has entered our lives. There may have even been a time when you have asked "Why am I Alive?"

But There have also been times where we have been happy! Someone gets married. Someone is born. A friend shows how loyal they are to you. Someone tells you how much they love you. We find a job. A new opportunity opens. We discover a new friend. We find our talent. We celebrate someone's birthday. There may have even been a time when you have thought to yourself  "This is what I was born for."

We are all created for a purpose. Some discover their calling sooner, some later. I'm still unsure of my calling. Some people have callings that will make them stand out. Maybe make them famous. Some have callings that will just seem ordinary, but that does not make them any less of a person. 

Every calling is important. Parents, Teachers, Presidents, Scientists, Doctors, Friends, Helpers, Workers. They are all important. Our society Cannot function properly without each and every one.

If each of us has a calling, How will aborted children ever discover or carry out theirs? The answer is they won't. What if one of them was called to discover the cure for cancer? What if one of them was called to be the first person on mars? The next Bach or Beethoven? I am sure that many of them were called to be Parents. Teachers. Workers. Friends. 

Whatever the calling, Great or small, They will never be able to carry it out!  Thousands of little hands will never get to write. Thousands of little feet will never get to walk. Thousands of little eyes, will never get to see. Thousands of little ears, will never get to hear. Thousands or little hearts, will never get to love.

There are Thousands of little voices that cant speak up for themselves!

Will you be their voice?

A person is a person, no matter what you call them.

In the wise words of Dr. Seuss' Horton the Elephant " A person's a Person. No matter how small!"
This saying is already so true. They may be too small to recognize as Humans right now, but they are.
I believe you could even alter this slightly. "A person's a person no matter what they are called" could also be said.
Some people call unborn babies "Fetus" or "Embryo". Call them what you will, it does not change the fact that they are a human.

You can call a dollar just a sheet of green paper, but it is still a dollar.

You can call a blanket a piece
of cloth, but it is still a blanket.

You can call carrot an orange stick of vegetable matter, but it is a carrot.


Yet another variation!
"A person's a Person no matter what they look like"
We may not be able to recognize very young unborn children as humans yet, but does this mean that are not a human? No. They are a human.

And another
"A persons a person, no matter what they can do"
Disabled people are just as worthy of life as any "typical" person.
They may not be able to speak well. So what? They are still people! They may not be able to run as fast. So what? That does not take away the fact that they are human! They may not be able to learn as quick or as much, so what? They are still humans and that is that!
My little sister has Down's syndrome, ad she is amazing. She is seven now. She can read a little, she can sing, she can run, she can help with things like washing dishes and pet care. She will be making her first confession and Communion this year! She may never become a rocket scientist, but if anyone ever told be that she should have been aborted because she may not have the same capabilities as us, i don't know what i would say to them. I would be so flabbergasted. I would be mad. I would feel sorry for them. I really don't know what i would do.

I have read a quote (do not know who said it though.) that "The character of a man can be judged by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
Think about that. An unborn child, or a disabled person, and do much for you. Well they can, but that another topic. The point is, on the outside it seems they can't do much. Are you going to be a good character, or a bad one?


So, here is my full modification is Horton's famous quote.
"A persons a person, no matter how small, what they look like, or what they are called. Who cares what they may not be able to do, they are still people like me and like you!"

Adoption: the loving option

I know that some people have an opinion of abortion like "Well, it depends on the circumstances."
For instance, these folks may believe that, if a woman is a victim of a violent act and conceives, or if she cannot take proper care of the child, that abortion is ok under these circumstances.

To these folks, and all people who are considering abortion for these reasons, I have a suggestion.
I understand that you may not be able to take care of the child, due to the situation you are in, or for other reasons.
I understand that you may have been a victim of a terrible, horrible act, and that the conception of this child wasn't "Your choice".

But, why should your child be aborted? It is not his/her fault that you cannot take care of them, or were a victim of a terrible act.

Choose adoption! Through choosing adoption, you are making a wonderful, beautiful choice. You are choosing to let this child live! Yes, i know that they could end up in the orphanage for a very long time, or even until they are grown. But, it is better than never having a chance! It is better that never breathing, never dreaming, never having the chance to love, and care, and grow, and live!

Adoption is truly the loving option.
Adoption is beautiful.
Through giving this child up for adoption, instead of aborting him/her, you are saving a child's life, and possibly giving someone else the joy of raising a child.

Therefore, you are saving a life, making the right choice, and possibly even granting some one else joy.
Choose life.

Another Life topic: Euthanasia

Euthanasia is in no way humane. "Mercy killing" is wrong. It is still killing.

Even if someone is, say, in a comatose state, or even brain dead, and it is unlikely that they will ever come out of it, it is wrong. Miracles do happen, an if you don't believe in miracles, there are sometimes things that even our modern science cannot explain. Even if they never come out, it is right to remove their food/water supply so that they slowly, slowly, die from starvation/de-hydration? No. That, sounds like Torture. How do we know if they can feel pain or not? Would you like to slowly stave and dehydrate if you were in this situation? If you answered yes to this question, i truly feel sorry for you. Life is worth living and these people, like the unborn, cannot speak out for themselves. They can't cry out for help, they can't scream in agony, they can't defend themselves. We have to be Their voice.
They may never come out if it, I'm not saying that everyone will always recover. Even though miracles happen, that kind of miracle is kind of rare. Yes, i understand that these people may be suffering already. But who are we to take a life? It is God's job to decide who comes and who goes, when and where. Not ours. A quick example, your rose bush has gone dormant for some reason. Are you going to keep watering it and see what happens, or give up hope and toss it out with the compost? I have a little rose bush in my kitchen, and it will occasionally look dead for some reason or another (eg, usually because i forgot to water it, but that's not part of the story) and once j start giving it attention and care, it has always just come back! Right now it look dead, and í think it may actually be dead this time, but I'm not giving up on them yet. I know, plants are different than people. But, the moral of this story is, don't give up on someone because it looks like they will die soon anyway.

Elderly people also deserve life. So they can't take care of themselves anymore. Maybe they can't have a job or drive any more. Maybe they do keep getting sick. Maybe they are weak in the body. Why should we take their life?
There is something about elderly people. They are so wise. So full of stories and advice. Even though they may be weak in the body, a lot of them are strong in the spirit. I know a few elderly people who are very devoted to God. I really look up to them for this. I know I need to work on putting more faith and trust in God.
The elderly deserve respect. They may not be able to do things anymore, but the are not worthless. Even if they can't even talk anymore, they are not worthless. Why should we kill them?
I once heard a fairy tale, i believe by the brothers Grimm, and in this fairy tale there was a young couple, Thier son, and the son's grandpa. Now, the old man was so old, that when he went to eat, he would spill his food all over, etc. The two young people were displeased with this, so they made him eat from a wooden trough in a corner. One day they saw Their son playing with some wood on the floor. One of them asked "What are you doing?" To which the little boy replied something like "I am making a wooden trough for mother and father to eat out of when they grow old." The couple then realized the error of their ways, and put the old man back at the table to eat, with the family, with the normal utensils.
Do we want to be like this young couple before or after Their son made them a trough? Is it going to take our children talking about euthanizing us, for us to change?

We were all unborn once, and growing old is inevitable. Who is going to speak up for us when we are old, if we don't protect the people when they are unborn? Who will speak up for the unborn when we are old, or passed on, if we don't teach people Now.
Now is the time to become the voice.
Now is the time to take action.
Now is as good a time as any other time to start speaking up for the defenseless. Will you?

Prolife: Green?

Well, I know that people are often concerned with "Overpopulation" of the earth, and that abortion might be a good choice to control this. (along with birth control)

I have a different opinion.
I don't really want to offend anyone,
But to be blunt about it, in my opinion, the world is Not over populated with people. I believe the world is over populated with greed. It's a sad thing, but I do believe it's true. Maybe if all of us could give up a little, we wouldn't seem overpopulated. We don't *Need* that snazzy new car. We don't *need* the fanciest house on the block. We don't *need* every fashion trend that rolls off the runway. If we gave up some of our extras, í think there would be enough for the people struggling with getting the necessities.

I have also thought that perhaps people think abortion is green because more people equals more waste right? And if the human race were to die off, the earth would become beautiful.

I think I have found a flaw with this theory. We already have so much here, that after years if us being gone, things would start to fall apart without care, which i think would cause even more pollution. For instance, we have oil and gas stuff. If someone did not maintain these facilities, they could leak, right? It's just my guess, but i think I am right. The trash that is all over the place now, would never get cleaned up. I think the solution to this issue is Education. In the words of that owl from the "fox and the hound", "eradication! Lack of education!". Perhaps these folks believe that the human race should die off, because we make too much waste, but maybe we could teach people, to clean up, don't litter, combine trips, care for the environment! There will always be folks who just don't care, but if we care, I believe we can make a difference without killing anyone!

So in my opinion, pro-life is the way to go when it comes to being "green"z teach the children about caring for the earth when they are young, and still have a sense of wonder. Seriously, what little kid isn't mystified by a giraffe? A giant tree that they can put their arms around? A peacock's bright feathers? Tadpoles? Fish? Dogs, cats, deer, butterflies, i could go on all night about the wonders of creation that need to be protected! The point is, teach them to love this earth we have been given, and i think it will pay off. Teach them to share with our fellow people, and i think it will pay off.

Maggie Monday!

Hewoo! It's your favurit day of the week! YAY!

Well, today, my peepls made up dis funny song about Dachshunds!!
it goos lik this,

Imma wittle dachshund! short and stout!
here is my tail and here is my snout!
when you heer me wimper, whine and pout,
you had better go let me out!

HEHEHEHEHEHE! that's a funny song!

Now we need a beegle song too, cause i am part beegle too. . . .  Snoopy might be my cousin!

Also, Today is something called "Columbus day" if you didnt know.
And i knows someting!
Columbus sayled the ocean boo, in foorteen million and sixty too!
oh wait. . . . . dats not rite. . . . .
Columbus sayled the ocean blue! in. . . .
sixteen thousand and eighty new?
17 hundred and fifty. .  coo?
ninety gazillion and seventy moo?
one one million and twenty flew?
a million gazillion and a billion too?
something else that rymes with oo?

OH WAIT! now i remembers!

Columbus sayled the ocean Blue (!) in. . . . .  Fourteen hundred. .. .  aaaaaaaaaaand. . . .  92!
YAY!

Well, there you has it folks, Columbus sayled the ocean blue, in fourteen hundred and Ninety moo-I mean two! HEHEHEHE!

Well, maybe i will say something agin next week :0)

-Maggie :0)

Top 5 reasons Why I am Pro-Life

1. God created life. Life is a precious gift from God, given to each of us. Some of us will live longer, some shorter, some will have a harder path, some easier. But we should not take it upon our selves to decide when someone should die. That is God's job.

2. I was raised this way.
I was raised Pro-life for as long as I can remember. It is so imprinted on my heart, that when I hear of abortion or euthanasia, I can sometimes get very passionate about speaking out against these terrible deeds.

3. I enjoy life!
Yes I do! I am glad to be alive! I believe that everyone should have a chance to love, thrive, grow, and live in this beautiful world God created!

4. Killing is killing, no matter how "hidden" it is.
This child is not a blob of tissue. They are not a parasitic organism. They are not a chain of cells or some chromosomes. They are HUMAN BEINGS! Just like us! We ALL started out like this once, tiny, helpless, almost not recognizable sometimes. But we were given that chance! We were given the chance we needed to grow, live, breath, love.

5. The fifth commandment is "Thou shalt not kill"
Abortion is murder! The murder of a small, innocent, defenseless human child. They cannot cry out for help.
They can not defend themselves.
It seems that these children are taken advantage of! They can't cry out, they can defend themselves, they can't survive the outside world yet, so this takes away their humanity? Not in my view. They are as much human as you and I!

These children need us to be their voice. They need us to protect them. Will you speak up for the voiceless? Will you defend the defenseless? Why should these children have their lives taken away from them as if they were some kind of monster?

October is Pro-Life month

Well, October is Pro-Life month. I have decided that during this month, I am going to start posting some Pro-Life articles, Hopefully at least once a week :)

Human Life begins at conception. That is that. at the Moment of conception, This child, though very small, and possibly not recognizable yet, Is a HUMAN. This child is Alive! They are not just a blob of tissue or a mass of cells. They are a Human. A person. One of us!

At just 18 days old, This child's heart will start beating!
At only 40 days old, Their Brain waves will be detectable.
Some ultrasounds have seen Babies at 2 months old, Sucking their thumbs.
12 weeks, They can hear.
4-5 months old they can kick, and they have Finger prints!
http://cincinnatirighttolife.org/site.cfm/Life-Issues/Human-Development.cfm

They are Alive.

We were all unborn children once. But our Mothers chose LIFE! Life is a Precious gift! Cherish it! You and I have received this Wonderful gift from God! Why should these children have this Wonderful gift taken away from them?

I love this quote from the Cincinnati Right to life website.

"Nothing magic occurs at birth which suddenly makes an unborn baby human. The baby is the same baby, whether inside or outside the uterus. Every unborn baby is a complete, individual living human being from the earliest moment of his or her existence at fertilization."

To see this quote and a Time line of Human development, (where I got info for the one above) Click here.

Maggie Monday!

Hewoo! Guess what today is!? Ok, it's two wurds. The first one starts wif M and the second one starts wif. . . . . M! Is you Guessing?
It's Maggie Monday! Yur favorit day of da week! YAY!

So, I is a rescue dog now. Well, Kinda. I isnt getting training or anything, but i did kind of rescue one of my peepls!

last week, we was coming home from that "Georgia" place, and we was in a place called "Tennisee"
Master and one of her sisters, "Charpie" was in a "Hotel" room next door, With Master's gramma and grammpa :0(
But anyways, eveybody was sleeping, And i was in my crate. And those things they call "clocks" said somefing like 2:30 or sometime around dat i think. All the sudden, i heers dis wierd noise! "hooooo hoohoohoooooo" It was reely quiet, but it sounded lik a peepl was sad. den i heers dis weird tapping noise at da door, and i thinks "INTROODER! AHH!" so i starts barking, cuz i think ther must be an intruder out there! and then the Master's Mom wakes up. and she heers da weird noises too! so den after a litle while, we keeps heering da noises, and Master's Mom get up and looks out da window, And nobody is dere! all the while, i am still trying to tell eveybody dat there is an introoder at the door! so den, she goes over to da peek hole in da door, and peeks out, And dere is Charpie! Charpie was walking in her sleep, and walked right out of Master's Gramma and Grammpa's room! And den da door closed, and she coudent get back in! she was trying to get into Master's Mom's room.
Master's Mom sayd dat if i hadnt barked, she probably woudnt have waked up! and den poor charpie woud be stuck out dere :0(
So now, I is a unofficial rescue dog, Cause i rescued charpie from having to stay outside all nite long!

And i also have some other fun noows!
Da other day, my peepls went to some stoor called "Jungle Jim's". And dey buyed some jerky dat was made out of allygaturs! And dey gave me some peices of it!
IT WAS REALLY YUMMY!!!!!! :0D it was kinda spicy. but it was reely reely yummy!

so, da moral of this story is, Share with small dogs, because dey might save you from staying outside all nite! :0)

-Maggie  :0)

Maggie Monday!!

Hewoo! Dis is Maggie, and Dis is also your favurit day of da week! It's Maggie Monday! Dat meens i is going to say something on masters blog!

Well, we is on a trip. I has to post from masters pod thingy. (Everyone's calls dem "iPods" so i guess it is theire personal pod thingies.)

Anyway, we is in someplace called Georgia. We had to ride in da car for like, yeers to get here!
Ok, maybe not yeers, but defiantly lots of owers. Day was not too bad. I got to sit with master most if da way. And sometimes she shared a peice of cheez burger or some other yummy stuff with me!

Dat was very nice to share with a small dog. Cause you no, you shood ALWAYS share with small dogs!

Anyways, we has been sleeping in someplace other than our house. Da peeples seem to call it "Hotel". It smells like… hmm…… peeples maybe… i don't know what it smells like, but it does not smel lik our territory.

Anyways, after da car ride, it has not been quite as fun as da car. I has had to stay in my crate most of da time :0( but master let me check da bed for moles! Dats where i goes under da blanket and makes sure there is no moles making tunnels in da bed like they do in dirt. And i am happy to say, dis hotel bed does not have a mole infestasion.

Also, i notice dat there is some small humans here that i know. They at our house in June! Well, i guess dat dis "Goergia" place must be where they lives at.

Well, me and Fuzzworth (my brother) is sitting here in da "hotel" room. Da small peeples and some of me peeples got on there "Swimsuits" and left da hotel. So i guess they went to do whatever they does when they gets in there "swimsuits".

Well, i guess I is going to say something agin soon! Dis is Maggie, signing off! Byebye!

-Maggie :0)

Never forget

On this day we remember that terrible day in 2001.
So many lives were lost.
So many families were torn apart, there loved ones lost among flame and rubble.
So many heart were broken, and will never be fully repaired. There will always be a small piece of their heart, broken.
I didn't just affect the people of  New York, Washington D.C, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the passengers of the planes.
It affected all of this country. All of us.
Not all of us lost a loved one.
Not all of us witnessed the horrible deed first hand.
But it affected all of us in someway or another.
 A gasp, A tear, a moment of silence.

It started as just a Tuesday morning, such as today.
The north tower was hit at 8:46 AM
The south tower at 9:03am
The pentagon was hit at 9:37
At 10:03 am another plane, probably Headed for the Capitol or the White house, Crashed into a field in Penn. after some courageous passengers fought back.

This wasn't just an attack. This was an attack on Our ground.
Our buildings were the ones that went down. 
Our planes were the ones that were hijacked.
2,996 people Died on Our soil that day.

Buildings can be re-made.
Planes can be re-made.
Lives cannot be re-made.

How many people's hearts were crushed?
How many Children were left without a parent?
How many parents left without a child?
How many Wives left widowed?
How many Husbands left without a wife?
How many Friends were lost?
How many people lost a Co-worker?
How many people's lives were forever changed that day?

Countless.

On this day, Just a normal Tuesday morning, Remember the lives that were lost on that day which started out as "Just a normal Tuesday morning" for most, 11 years ago. 
Pray for the Souls of the people who's lives were lost.
Pray for the Broken hearts that will never be mended.
Pray for the children left without a parent.
Pray for the parents left without a child.
Pray for the widows and widowers. 
Pray for the Friends and Co-workers. 
Prayer for all the lives changed that day.
Pray for all of the U.S.A.

Maggie Monday!

Hewoo! Gues what day it is!!!!! Your new favorit day of da week! YYYAAAAYYYY! Well, it's monday, and that meens it's Maggie monday! so now im gonna say somting on dis blog! sorry that last monday was not a maggie monday, master was gone like, ALL DAY LONG, so i had to stay in my crate, and i couldnt reech the computr.

Well, Last night i was trying to convins my peepl that turkey and cheese go togever. Because, if you are going to share your cheese with a small dog ( which you always always always always shoud! ) you should also share your turkey. Cause cheese withowt turkey? Ahh! that's. . . .  That. . .  That shoud be illigul! dats like. . . like Peanut butter withowt Peanuts! Like. . . . Fishes withowt water! it's like prezels withowt salt! like  toast withowt butter! its like a dog withowt a nose! a tree withowt leefs! its like bigfoot withowt any feet! like a nut withowt a shell! like a bed withowt a blancet! fuzzworth (my bwother) withowt any fuzz! (he's verry hairy.) its like dirt withowt no moles! it like a tree with no squirel! its also like a day withowt a walk! (or at least playing fetch!) like a bird with no fethers!
its like a bacon with out. . . Well bacon is good by all by itself. . . . Yummy. . . .
its like a steak withowt!. . . .  withowt. . . . umm. . .  well i guess steak is good by itself :0d
yum. . . . . .steak. . . . . . Bacon. . . . . . . . . . .

Anyway, Cheese without turkey is just not rite! you shoud always have chese wtih your turkey, and turkey with your chese! and you shoud always walways always always share with small dogs! not just big ones, not just tiny ones, not just medeyum ones. . . .  SMALL DOGS. Cuz small dogs (like me!!!!!) cant hav any enerjey without yummy food. We might wither away! or. . or we might not be able to lick you! or chas a squirel! GASP! you woodnt want dat woud you?! Of course not!

so to conclood my speech, Always have your cheese with turkey, and always have your turkey with chese. And Always always alway always always SHARE your yummy food with small dogs. It's crooshil to are survival!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;0)

Dis is maggie, Maybe i sayting agin next week! and remember, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS share with small dogs! (like me!!!!!)

-Maggie :0) <------------ I am a small dog! always share your nummy stuff with me!!!! :0D

The great misadventure of attempting to find a Color wheel!

Well, a few days ago my little sister decided she wanted to maybe take art class. I told her that I would teach her art class if she wanted to to that. So I decided to get my little brother and another one of my little sisters in on it. The first class is today.

The lesson for today was going to be the color wheel. I believe it is extremely important, and I also think it was my first lesson when I started taking art. We still use it for reference after Years of taking art, and I am now is a pretty advanced class working with oil paints.

"Oh, that will be easy!" I thought. "I'll just draw up a few and have them paint the colors on!" Sure. . . .  Easier said than done!

 After somewhere between 30 mins to an hour of trying to make some color wheels. .

"Ok then, I'll find some color wheel printables on the internet!" That too, is easier said than done! There is like a TON of different variations, and None of them were exactly was I was looking for. I wanted one like the first one I made, and could not find one.

After about 30 mins of trying to find a color wheel printable. .
"Ok, I will try Paint on my computer!" Yeah, that one didn't work either.

so for a little while i went back and forth between attempting to create one and trying to find one.

Then i remembered it. . .
GOOGLE DOCS TO THE RESCUE!!!!!!!!!!
It has a drawing tool! and Guess what? IT WORKED!
So to save you the trouble of trying to find on or make one, Here it is!

Yellow goes in the top circle, Blue in the right circle and Red in the left. 

Secondaries go in the squares.

Tertiary colors go in the triangles.

Well, there you go, In case you were looking for a color wheel, I hope this one will help you!

-Fianna

Maggie Monday!

Gues wat today is! Its MAGGIE MONDAY! your favorit day of da week!!!!!! now i am going to get on master's blog and say somefing!

well, da hole "birfdey perty" thing wasnt too bad! a few girls came over to are hoose and played with the masters, but other than that nofing else realy happend. except dat ther was peepl coming up and down da steps sometimes in da night and going to dat room i have to get baths in! (yucky baths. ) i thought dey might be intruders, so sometimes i barked at dem. but i think it was just the masters and there frends. but just to be saf, i barkd anyway. you never no if dows intruders is going to snek up on you in da midle of da night!
I did get some preztels at da birfdey perty, so dat was nice :0)

well, other than da birfdey perty thing, nofing really happened very big dis week! i do think i saw a squirel today outside. . . . .

well, i gues dat is all i is going to say today! maybe i will say something agin nex week on your favorit day!!!!!!!!!

-Maggie :0) 

Maggie Monday!

Hewoo! Guess wat! are you guesing? are you? ITS YOUR FAVORIT DAY OF DA WEEK AGIN!!!
yep, dats rite! its monday! and wat hapens on monday? I get on dis blog and say someting!

wel, nofing much has been hapening here laytly. But, i keep heering da peepl talking aboot samfing called a "Birfdey perty". I dont no wat this hole birfdey perty ting is, but i keep heering dem talk abbot somting called "Redwal" and and friday. I am guessing dat dis perty thing has something to do wif redwal, and is hapening on friday. dey also keep saying dat somon is going to be somfing called a otter, and somebody else is being a hare, and a hedhog, and a squirel. Unfurtunatly, since dey is just pretending to be a squirel, i cant chase dem :0( But i decided somefing! i is going to be a squirel too! dat way, wen i chas my tale, i is chasing a squirel! maybe i shood do dis pretend squirel thing moor often. Cause when i is chasing my tail, master thinks its funny! but wen i is chasing a squirel she goes "Maggie! leev it!" like dat. . . . . .   so i think i will start pretending dat moor often, cause den i can chase squirels and hav fun, and master wont go "Maggie! leev it!" like dat! i alredy started to. Da mini master had a basket of acorns dat she brang in da howse, and squirels like eating acorns.Well, da basket spilled, and i been eating da acorns like a squirel! well. . . kinda. . . . I dont know how to clim trees. I is too short to reech da branchs. .  . . hold on a second. . . . . .  Squirels is shorter dan me! how can dey reech da branchs! dats not very fayr. . . . . .

Well, maybe i say somting agin next week, and report back aboot dis hole "Birfdey perty" thing. . . .  Its very suspisious.

-Maggie :0) <----- AKA, birfdey perty squirel!

Is it "one of those days?"

We all have 'em. Those days when you wake up Feeling like you have been sucked of all motivation and just want to stay in bed. But then again you don't want to do that, because that would waste the day. But then again you don't want to get up because, well, you just don't want to! You finally convince yourself to get up, and it seems like the world is out to get you. Even the tiniest thing could set you off, the dog barking, the computer running slow, kids squabbling, the list could go on FOREVER! You either feel depressed, angry or just low on energy, and you may not even know why, Maybe something happened to put the day like that, or maybe you just woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Either way, it's a bad day. Luckily, I didn't have one of them today :) but I have had em before, just like everyone else. So for all those days where taking a deep breath isn't enough, here is what I sometimes do. Keep in mind, you will probably not "want" to do any of them, because you would rather stay in bed. But non the less, they sometimes help me, even if I don't realize it.

Heres what I find to be the "Do's"

1.) do something you are good at.
This one seems to help me the most, even though I usually want to do it the least. Usually for me it's drawing something, or picking up a project I've been working on, writing a poem or playing music on my Violin. Not always cheery sounding music at first, but once I get the sad emotions out, by the time I'm done I'm usually playing "the battle hymn of the republic" in an upbeat tone, probably playing faster than its supposed to be played, adding in a few fancy extra notes and enjoying myself, even though I've never had a violin lesson in my life, and my Bowing is probably crooked, I'm probably not holding the violin right, and some of the notes are squeaky or raspy as can be! Now I've really gone and got off track ROFLOL! (actually just writing about that made me feel good!)

2.) Climb a tree and read a book.
Ok, ok, you don't have to actually climb a tree LOL (sometimes I do though, sit in a tree and read :) )
This helps me a little when I'm in a really depressed mood. Read a book that you really enjoy, even if it's for a younger age group. When you are done reading for a while, you might still feel "blah". it might help take the "sharp pain" but the "dull pain" might still be there if you know what I
mean.

3.) Pray
You don't necessarily even have to pray about the thing that's bothering you. You can, by all means pray for God to give you strength, patience, help you with this burden, ask for guidance, etc. But you could also just pray about something unrelated to your bad day. Maybe a prayer for a family member or friend, maybe thanks and praise. One thing in must warn though. I think (though I'm not positive) that if you Only pray when you are upset, then praying may trigger upset. (like a pavlov's dog response) so really you should pray at all times, happy sad, so-so, etc, but that's a different topic.

And here are the "Donts"

1.) Sit around and do nothing at all.
Even though it's the very thing you want to do the most, i think it makes it worse (even though I often do it )
The way I look at it is like Tea. Your mind is the teacup. The problem is the tea bag. The longer you let the tea bag sit in the teacup, just brewing there, the stronger the tea is going to taste. This is nothing against strong tea (I rather like it actually) its just the only good example I could come up with ;)

2.) Totally give up hope.
Don't do it! Where ever you are, whatever is wrong, when ever it happened, however it happened, who ever you are, as long as you are alive, there is hope. Even if it doesn't feel like there is. Put your trust in God, and take heart knowing that there is hope, and dwelling on whatever the issue is going to make it worse.

3.) try doing something you are not very good at.

Oh yeah, this one gets me alot!
Course, sometime you have to, but sometimes you can avoid it.
Example: Maggie is not the best at walking on a leash yet, she is getting there, but I'm not the best trainer in the world. So, almost every morning a take her for a walk, and when im in a bad mood, and she starts straying in front or something, Snap! There goes my last bit if patience. Goodbye, my last bit of sanity! (bit of exaggeration…………maybe. ;) ) the whole walk turns into a bad experience for us both!
It's true, you have to get your dog exercise, and If you don't want your arm pulled off, you have to train em too. But maybe in those days I should just take her out in the backyard and play fetch. If its something you have to do, try doing it a "less strict"way. Or if possible, try one of the Do's. If you can't do either, then At least try to look at it a different way or calm down.

Keep in mind that everyone's minds are different. What works for me, may not work for you, and vice versa. But it's worth a shot if it means you might have a chance of fixing the rest of the day and not being in misery. :)

Happy feast of the Assumption!

Happy feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven! This is the day where Mary was taken up the Heaven by God. A few things I would like to share with you, that you might find interesting :)

First, I read something strikes a very good point. It told the difference between Mary's assumption and Jesus' Ascension.
Ascension: Jesus rose up to heaven by his own power.
Assumption: Mary rose up to heaven by God's power.
I never really thought of the difference before, so it was good to see this.

Next. I know that alot of Non-Catholic religions may think that Catholics worship Mary. Sadly, you have been misinformed. We do not Worship Mary, we pray differently to Mary than we do to God. When Jesus was during in the cross for us sins, gave Mary to us as our mother. So alot of times we are talking to Mary like we would our mother. We ask for her prayers for us to God, and for her to intercede for us and to help us gain virtues. Yes, we do thank her and honor her for what she did here on Earth, but it's not worship.

So there are a couple of good facts for you. I hope you had a blessed day.

Maggie Monday!

Hewoooooo Agin! Dis is Maggie, saying somting for your new favurit day of da week! My master keeps tryin to tink of somting to say, but she keeps gettin riter blok. But, i no wat im gonna say somting abowt!
Dis weekend we went to a plays dat da peepl call "Turtle Ridj" I dont no wai dey call it dat, cuz i never saw any turtls dere. . . . But anyway, we have to driv in da car for YEERS (ok, ok, maybe only a cupl owers) to git dere! Den wen we git der, my peepls brings lots of boxs to dis little tiny howse. Den, i gits to have sum fun dere sumtimes! On saterday, me and master went fur a walk in da feeld! i was runnin al arownd, and sniffin stuff, and you will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever guess wat i fownd, EVER! ok, ok, try to guess! come on, you can try! i bet you didnt even try! it was. . .. . a little pees of. . . . . (drum rol pweese). . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .  SOMETHING DEAD! YAAAY! den i got reely happy and i rolled in it! i was just rollin arownd, and den master said " MAGGIE!" lik dat. kinda lik wen i try to chas a sqwirrel. I dont no wai she didnt lik da dead ting. it smeled prety good to me! So, we went bak to da tiny house den, and den she wiped all dat yummy smel off me! :0( and i tink i heerd sombody say da word BATH! NOOOOO!!!!!! I DONT LIK DOWS BATHS!baths is yucky. dey get me all wet and den i smells lik. . . . lik. . . . . . . .lik. . . . . . I dont no but i dowsnt smel bery good to me. da peepls liks it. . .

luky me, i didnt hav to tak a bath yet. . . .  Hehehehehe! maybe dey wil furget abowt dat hole bath ting, and i wont have to tak one! YYAAAAAYYYYYYYY! so im gonna pwetend dat i didnt rol in dat, and den i will go lik dis when somebody says somting abowt bath. " Bath? wai? wai tak a bath? i dont smel bad!" cuz its troo. i dont tink dat ting smeled bad!


Ok, wel, dis is NOT STINKY maggis, siyning off for da week! maybe i wil say somting agin next monday, your new favurit day!

Not stinky,
Maggie!

Maggie Mondays

Hewooo! dis is Maggie! i has desided that on some mondays, i is going to hack my owners blog, and say somfing! some peeple dont lik monday becuz day has o go bak to wurk, so now you has somfing to look foward too on monday. not to menshun monday starts wif m, and so dows maggie :0) first i wood lik to say, you shood always share wif small dogs! I am always trying to convinse peepl dat they shood share wif small dogs, becuz its troo. Big dogs eat too much food, and tiny dogs dont eat enouf of it! Small dogs however, lik me, eat da perfekt amownt, *bark* which is almost all of it *bark* so you shood always share wif small dogs! :0)
anyways, heer is a little bit abowt me.
i is a daschund beagle mix. dat means snoopy might be my cuzin, cuz hes a beagle.
i likes to eat pretty much everyfing. especially cheez stiks! dey is my favorite ever! and hot dogs, and pizza, and chips, and apples, and bread, and pretty mutch everyfing else!
i likes to try to chase squirrels, but my master doesnt let me :0(  she goes "maggie! leev it!" lik dat. . . . .
i also likes to play wif other dogs. dey is fun!
i liks chasing stick and balls, but then peeple say "Bring it bak!" and im not wreely sure wat dey wants then. . . . .So i just wuns off wif da stick! hehehehehhehehe :0p

well, dat is all fur today. maybe i say somfing agan next week!
                   
-Maggie    ooo
                    O<------ dis a paw print

Arm yourselves.

A time is drawing near where our Religious freedom, along with a few other rights are at risk. Already our consciences are being torn, and innocent children are dying everyday. So, arm yourselves, warriors of God! Arm yourselves with Prayer, Faith, Sacraments, Truth, Hope and charity, Arm yourselves with goodness, righteousness, chastity, and courage. Take heart, warriors. Your Prayers are not in vain. For The Lord hears them all. You may not get the answer you want, or when you want it, but have faith, He hears you. Have hope, dear friends. For as long as we live there is always hope. Hope for peace, Hope for goodness, Hope for this world to turn away from its dark paths, to the true paths of light. I heard it said somewhere ( don't know by whom or when) that all it takes for evil to triumph is for Good people to do nothing. So take action, dear warriors! Take action with haste! Pray as you have never prayed before, Live and Love as if there is no tomorrow, for you never know when the day shall come that you shall be called by the Lord,
Steer yourselves away from sin and evil. Walk in the light always, and do good works. We must prepare ourselves for the time coming, when we will have to take a stand for our faith, our freedom, our families. So arm yourselves in virtue, arm yourselves with prayer. Do not forget two of your greatest weapons, the Rosary and the Bible.
Stand firm in your faith friends, and trust in the Lord always.

Happy late fourth of July!

Sorry it's late, but Happy Fourth of July!

Me and Mom's new art studio!

We just got this wonderful L shaped desk! We found it in someone's trash and Mom couldn't pass it up. I didn't know how cool it was till we got it home! Now my art/ craft stuff wont have to be cramped into a drawer anymore! I think my favorite part is the little rotating pencil holder thingy, which is now my brush holder :)

It's got enough room for all the stuff that used to be in my drawer, and even room for hammy! LOL
Thanks Mom!

(p.s. plus there's a preview of my latest project, octopus in acrylics. No where near done mind you ;) I like oil paint more, but don't have the right brushes or a canvas on hand, and wasn't quite in the mood for water color even though I love those too.)

Finished room :)

Well, we actually got done with the painting on Thursday, and finished putting in things in Friday. I haven't had much time, because our Niece and Nephew are staying for about a month. Anyways, here are the pictures. I am uploading this from my iPod, so I will have to just give the captions in order.

Picture one: the shelf in between the bunk beds, so that everyone has a place to put things like flashlights or iPods.

Picture two: our chalkboard closet doors. A long time ago, we painted the closet boards with chalkboard paint, so now we can doodle on them. Here we have Scooby doo and Peter rabbit, both of which I drew because my nephew likes Scooby doo, and my Niece likes Peter rabbit.

Picture three: Hammy taking a nap in one of the beds

Picture four: Bunk bed one.
Picture five: Bunk bed two.

Picture six: our everyone has a "wall pocket" to put things like books in.

Picture seven: view of the inside of the shelves from bunk bed two.
Picture eight: our two curtains that act as doors. I can't remember if we took the door down due to slamming, or it was broken, or both, but now we have curtains and a gate there.

Picture nine: chalk board closet door.

Picture ten: our cool curtain rods that open up. It a lot less hassle to open the rod than it is the try to scootch
The curtains over. And probably less risk of breaking down the Ross by accident.

Picture eleven: chalkboard closet doors.

Well, I think some of the pictures do a pretty good job of telling the colors. A light purple and a bubble gum pink.

Painting our bedroom!

Well, we are *finally* painting our bedroom! At the bottom is a picture of the before print. The white spot is were we had to fill in a small hole. It hasn't been re-painted for…… probably 8 years at least……Now we will have two walls pink, and two walls purple! Will post an after picture when it is done.

Maggie

I have been so distracted, I haven't posted about our New Dog, Maggie!
Here's Maggie's story.
My Mom and I were walking through Petsmart on a Saturday after noon in January. Apparently, That's the day when Petsmart has adoption, and a shelter brings out a bunch of dogs and some cats, and lets people look at them and adopt them. So, Ussually when they have those and we just happen to be there, we go and look at all the adorable little animals, With no  Real intention of actually adopting them. :) This Saturday was no different. So we were walking along. There were some cute dogs. Some really cute little Australian shepherds, but they did'nt seem to take any interest in us. A really cute little pup, I think he was a Chihuahua mix or something. And a Really Really Really cute little Beagle Dachshund Mix, Named, Little Maggie. There was just something about her that made me very interested in her. She seemed a little shy, but sweet and quiet. None of the other dogs really stood out to me as much as Maggie did. Me and My Mom both liked her alot. But, we eventually continued our shopping. I just couldn't stop thinking about that cute little dog! So you know how you kinda drop little hints like " Oh, that dog was just so cute." " Oh, that little Maggie seemed like such a good little dog"  While we were still in the store. But I think my Mom already kinda knew. So on the way home we talked about it, And then She discussed it with my Dad, And Later that day we were going back to petsmart to make sure she got along with everyone, Including our Yorkie, Fuzzworth. And it seemed like she did! So we Decided to foster her for a week, and if everything worked out, the Adoption would occur next Saturday! So we took little Maggie Home! During that week, we found out why she was so quiet. She was coughing, and just wanted to sleep on the couch. She ended up having Pneumonia and two different types of worms! Luckily, Since we were Fostering her at that time, The shelter Payed for the treatment! She started getting better, Little by Little, and that Saturday we Adopted her. Today, Maggie is Not the quiet dog we thought she was! She is very talkative. When you've got food, " bark! Bark Bark! " When she's gotta go, " Arooorooroo bark bark!" When your'e making her wait, " Arooo Whine" LOL She's so cute. And she's really sweet too. She is a Skittish around people she doesn't know, But once she gets used to them, she wants them to pet her,         " Bark! Bark! Arooorooroo Bark!" LOL

The funny thing is, the nickname we gave her is " Maggie Moo". I think she took it a little too seriously, Because sometimes, She eats grass! LOL
The above picture is from the other day, when we were chilling out together on the front swing after some Training time.
Like any dog, or Person, She's not perfect, But she is a Really Really Great dog to me :)

Happy memorial day!

Happy memorial day everyone! And a extra special thank you to all our service members, past, present and future. You put your lives on the line to protect your family, your community, your country. Some died fighting for us. Some are/were MIA. Some are/were POW. And still, people are fighting for us today. So here's just a little reminder, on this beautiful memorial day, we are having Grill-outs, Pools are opening up, We are having fun. But let's not forget the true meaning of Memorial day. To Remember our service members. Let's keep them all, Past, Present and Future, in our thoughts, our hearts and most especially in our prayers.

Thank you to all our service members! Past, present and future! Happy memorial day!

Animal poster

Hi everyone! Today, when trying to organize some stuff, I ran across an old match game from a nature magazine. A little idea sparked. So I painted a cartoon-ish tree, and cut some of the animals out of the cards (along with a few from an old trail map) Stuck the animals to the tree and surrounding area, and then gave them some speech bubbles, and something to say. so here it is, along with a few close- ups

one of my favorites in the picture is the female cardinal  saying "Hey hun, could ya bring home dinner?" and then the male cardinal (picking berries) says "Sure hun" LOL i just thought it was kind of funny for some reason. . . 

"Come on dear! it's time for dinner!"  if you look of the other side of the tree there is a fawn saying "OK!" ( yes i know, this is a male deer. )

"IM STARVING!" "OH! I AM FAMISHED!" " HURRY! WE'RE STARVING!" "Hold on darlings!"

"Who woke me up?" "peck peck peck peck peck peck Oh, Sorry sir!"

                          

Printed Nails!

So, I decided to try something new with my nails :)

I saw a picture of something my friend had done with her nails, where she had transferred magazine print to her nails! Here is her tutorial  http://whimsyhive.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-do-magazine-nail-art.html

So, instead of print, I decided to do Flowers! :) The result was not exactly what I expected, but I think they turned out pretty good.

   So, here is what you need.

1.) A white, or light colored nail polish (for the base coat.)

NOTE: the color of the base coat will affect the color of the flowers. I used the pink sparkly nail polish shown above, and my blue flowers (also shown above) are now a lovely shade of purple (I expected it to turn purplish.) So, if you use, say, a green base coat, and red flowers, the result could be brownish flowers. I'm not sure. ( mixing all three primary colors usually results in brown or black. Since red is a primary, and green is a mixture of yellow and blue which are primary colors, it could turn out not what you were wanting.)

2.) Flowers, cut out from a magazine.

I used a blue rose of Sharon, cut out from an old "Michigan bulb co." magazine.

3.) Rubbing Alcohol (you will need the cap too.)

4.) Clear top coat 

In the picture, it looks hot pinkish. The bottle is tinted pink, so that's why.

5.) A hard surface, like a bathroom counter (what I used )

6.) Something absorbent like a papertowel, napkin or toilet paper.

so here we go.

Step 1

apply base coat and wait for it to COMPLETELY DRY!

Step 2

Pour the rubbing alcohol into the cap, and place on a paper towel, napkin, or toilet paper.

Step 3

Dip your finger into the rubbing alcohol. (nail side down)

Step 3

quickly place one of the cutouts on you nail, print side down. Press firmly and hold for about 30 seconds. 

Step 4

gently peel off the cut out. 

Step 5

repeat steps 1-4 with your other fingers

(picture before top coat)

Step 6

GENTLY apply first top coat.

if you don't do it gently, The ink might start coming off! ( I did it too fast the first time, and now that finger's picture looks kind of faded to me. It also looked like there was a purple tint to the brush, so i think it may have come off a bit.)

Step 7

apply one or two more top coats, just to be on the safe side ;)

DONE!

Lenten Pretzels

Today I made my very first batch of homemade pretzels! I needed to bring a snack for my American Heritage Girls unit, so since it is Lent, I decided to make pretzels, which are a traditional Lenten food. I used this recipe http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Soft-Pretzels-II/Detail.aspx

I also included a little bit of information on how pretzels became, and how the name originated. I got the information here http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0535.html

Here are a few pictures :)

Altoilds catapult!

Today I made an Altoids catapult using these awesome instructions! http://craziestgadgets.com/2009/07/13/altoids-tin-catapult-curiously-childlike/
Click on the little thing that says "Instructibles" at the end of the little description thing. It takes through step by step instructions on how to make it. I used a peppermint altoids tin, while the instructions used an altoids gum tin. I also used a half teaspoon, where as the instructions seemed to use a teaspoon.

The range isn't perfect. I think I can only get it to go maybe five feet, but that's not bad considering it's made of a few simple things that are probably already lying around your house. Just make sure you wind the rubber band up real good.

Anyways, this little bugger can shot any thing from marbles, to hairclips, to dog treats! (yes I tried that. That's what happens when you are sick and can't really do any other fun things. LOL)
And, if you take the little spoon out of the holder and place the handle part under the holder, (or push it real far in the holder) you can close it up and voila! You have a mini catapult disguised as some altoids! There is even some room for small ammo to hide in there too!

Appreciation

If it weren't for the Rain, the Sun would not be special.
If it weren't for the Noise, the Silence would be loud.
If it weren't for the loneliness, Friends would not be appreciated.
If it weren't for the tension, Peace would not be so refreshing.
If it weren't for the cold, what would be so great about warm? If it weren't for the sadness, why would happiness have a name? If it were not for the clouds, there would never be a rainbow.

Happy valentines day!

Happy valentines day! We were thinking about going to Ihop today for pancakes, but sadly, some of us are sick today :( so Ihop came to us! Well, not really. but Heart pancakes, homemade pink whipcream and maple syrup is pretty close!

Wildlife birthday cake :)

Here are some picture of my Little Brother's Birthday cake.

Here's the bird's eye veiw. The animals are all plastic. It would have been cool to try sculpting them out of fondant, But I've never tried it and that would have taken a long time i think. I used Icing tip 233 for the grass (Wilton)

Here is the mountain. I made a much smaller cake and cut some pieces off of it, Put the cake on top, and arranged the pieces to look like rocks. Then out the icing on. The Cougar is Stalking the Deer. (it might be a young elk, we can't tell.)

the Wolf is thinking about going after that elk (at least that's what we think it is LOL )

And here is Mr. Beaver, Working on his Beaver dam, Made of pretzels.

Here is the River

The Mountain.

The bear has a fish in his mouth, but you cant really tell in the pictures because it's a green fish.

The goats. actually i think the brown one is a big horned sheep or something

the whole cake, almost bird's eye view.

Mr. Moose is feeling a bit peckish. he's looking for food in the river.

and the bear :)