*I Got Tagged*

I got tagged by Kay at http://lovejoypeace3.blogspot.com/  :) Thank you Kay ! I enjoy reading your blog too~


RULES:

1) Post these rules.
2) You must post 11 random things about yourself.
3) Answer the questions from the person you were tagged by to answer.
4) Create 11 new Questions for the people you tag to answer.
5) Go to their blog and tell them they've been tagged.



11 Random things about me!

1. I like Spring and Summer, best of all seasons.
2. I don't really like snow!
3. I like sunset and sunrise colors.
4. I really enjoy naming things :D
5. My dream is to have a dairy goat operation (business) ….it’s a dream…
6. I will be 16 in five months!
7. I love blue eyes!
8. I am 5 foot 4 inches.
9. I love dried fruit and jerky!
10. My favorite sport is Wallyball (which is Volleyball with walls).
11. I am home-schooled and love it!

 
The Questions (and my anwsers):

1. Polka dot or stripes? Well…definitely stripes!

2. Would you rather travel in a plane or a boat? In a plane, it’s so much faster!
3. If you would be given 5,000$ what would you do with it? *Well, first 10 % to missions! Then buy each of my family members a special present, and if there was money left over… get some quality *Nubians*
4. What your dream house would look like? Small and cozy ( I dream big) : )
5. Do you have pet? Yes, I have quite a few!
6. What do you feel to eat, now? …An apple…
7. What is your phobia? Snakes….eeeekkk! Also heights.
8. You do you wish to meet the most in your lifetime? God
9. If you could change one thing about you, what would it be? My height, I would love to be tall : )
10. Fruits or veggies? Fruits, my favorite foods.
11. What is your favorite candy(-: Oh, tough one! Maybe Butterfingers?



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http://ameliasflowers.blogspot.com/
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Now you have to answer my questions :)

1. Cats or Dogs?
2. What do you want to accomplish most in life?
3. If you could speak one other language, what would it be?
4. What color describes your personality?
5. Can you fly in your dreams?
6. If you could pick one thing to do all day, what would it be?
7. Would you rather read or write?
8. Do you like being inside over being outside?
9. Why?
10. Favorite school subject?
11. Can you whistle?




AZ pt 3 post will be coming...sometime this year! (Just kidding)


Bye-Bye,
Zippi

Book Review

The Book of Man

By: William J. Bennet  

(Author of: The Book of Virtues)

I was a little skeptical of this book…well mainly because it was called The Book of Man. But I was in for a surprise!  Even though it is centered on men, it is positively wonderful reading.

This book is filled to the brim with short essays, profiles, speeches and poems. I enjoyed them all.

I believe my favorite parts were the Profiles. They were about different men doing their duty in the job force and at home.  Basically short biographies!  Some of the men were: Alvin York, Red Falvey, Coach Ken, etc.   I found out about many new heroes that I never even knew existed!  All the profiles were very interesting, and I found myself wanting to know more about the person they were written about.

On the other hand, this book is rather large and if you are not an advanced reader you may find that it becomes monotonous! I therefore recommend this book for 13+. But if you enjoy reading *it is a couple thousand pages long* Go for it! I also will recommend that you read it in segments.

Thank you for reading my review J And don’t forget, reading is healthy for you!

Sincerely,

Zoe S.


I got a book for free by reading and doing a review on it! http://booksneeze.com/

AZ Trip {pt 2}

A few days after Harmony we went up to my cousins house in Mayer, AZ. That is where we spent the remaining days (minus 2) of our vacation.

We did so many fun things, like: Wallyball, two-hand-touch football, dodge ball, shipping books, four wheeler, hiking, board games and just talking!

View from the side of their house :) 

Another random picture view... 

Front view!

In Jerome (a mining town now hippie town) we went into this Kaleidoscope Shop!

It was really fun to look inside them all. (Serenity) 

Looking around ...

A Dream Of Childhood is what this is called... 

...and... the price tag says $7,500, sorry..... that's not a dream of my childhood!

Bethany; at the doorway of a old mine.

(The picture says it all)

Looking down into a mine shaft! 

Abigail 

Looking in... 

WOW! It was really deep.

In a mine elevator!

Wesley and Bethany (getting ready to go hiking) 

Sis Shelly and Bro Dole 

(Devils Bridge) 

Uncle Russell 

Uncle Russell and Bethany :) 

Justus and Lincoln 

Looking at the view! 

Lincoln 

Our little family (Papa was at home working)!

Abigail~ 

Wesley, being daring.

Bethany, Uncle Russell and Aunt Elisabeth. 

Us girls :) (this is at a diffrent place we hiked to)

Bethany, Wesley and Audrey 

Watching the sun~

--Later--

Lincoln and Justus, getting ready to play football! lol 

Auntie Elisabeth :) 

Abigail on the four-wheeler! 

Abs and Papa !

Having fun!

Okay, that is part 2! The next part (pt 3) is going to be really neat : ) It will be about our last 2 days!

I will try to get it out this week...

Sunshine and Lizard Tails,

Zippi

BLOG AWARD !

Guess what! I still haven’t done my part II post on AZ and…I got -the irresistibly sweet blog award!-


Yeah!!! (This makes number two) SO exciting :D  I recived it from:   Kelsey !

The Rules:

1. Post these rules

2. Write 7 random facts about yourself

3. Award 10 other people



---now for the "nitty-gritty"----

7 Random Facts

1. I love apples!
2. Goat's are my favorite animal! Followed by: cat's, dog's, horses and bunny's.
3. Monkey's are my favorite jungle animal.
4. I am in 11th grade
5. I have 3 cats (Peek-a-boo, Captin' Frito and Killikey)
6. I like cinnamon buns for breakfast (which by the way, is also my favorite meal)...
7. I love chapstick!



For rule #3...award this to 10 other bloggers!  Here are their urls :
1. http://abigail-prairieprincess.blogspot.com/
2. http://pioneergirl-serenity.blogspot.com/
3. http://lovejoypeace3.blogspot.com/
4. http://ameliasflowers.blogspot.com/
5. http://daughteroftheking-lifeinspired.blogspot.com/
6. http://kpyat1photography.blogspot.com/
7. http://apyatskowit.blogspot.com/
8.  http://theyounglady96.blogspot.com/
9.  http://pearls-on-a-string.blogspot.com/
10. http://maid4him.blogspot.com/   
That was hard!




Alright folks, that's all for today...AZ post coming soon....


Farewell,
       ~Zoe

A Birthday!

As of today, Abigail is now 14 years old!


She’s my younger sister…and BFF : ) That’s not to say that we don’t go through the usual scuffles, etc… just that there are few of them !!! *Well, now that we are “mature” teenagers* lol

I really enjoy having her around, even though; we are pretty opposite!

-and- Because it’s her Birthday…I should tell you about all the marvelous quality’s she has!

1. She is a really funny person

2. She always knows what she wants (I really admire that!)

3. She is good at sports

4. Patience …with me

5. A great mind, she has the best ideas: )

6. Determination

7. Not to mention her way with animals!

8. She is very musical, she can pick up almost any instrument and play it *like* AMAZING!

9. Her eyesight…just had to say that! She can always spot something, when…the rest of us are still looking!

10. She is a great cleaner!

Now my attempt at a poem! :)





A- Abigail is awesome and

B- beautiful!

I- I love her

G- Great sister and friend

A- Amazing piano and cello player ;)

I- Interesting ideas

L- Love hanging out with her!

 
Now for some pictures :)
 

She has always had this nack for getting messy!!

Wanting to go home with Grandpa P!

With her cousins :)

(left to right) Me, Abigail, Hadassah, Lilly and Serenity!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABIGAIL!

Drawing Contest!

Tane is hosting a drawing contest...here is my entry!

I call it Black Hawk (I always like to name my horses)!
If you like it please vote for me when the time comes :) (click on Tane's name to see her blog)!

Arizona Adventure {pt 1}

I stood in the parking lot pinching myself; it hardly seemed possible that our vacation was already over!!! I mean, hadn’t we arrived like yesterday?! Actually it had been about a month ago that we had arrived in this wonderfully warm place! It’s so crazy how time flies when you are having such a awesome time….well least-a-ways realty had plenty of time to sink in, on the 60hour drive back home! lol


I am going to compose my posts of journal entries, pictures and little added footnotes. I won’t account for every day, but none the less… It will be a lengthy experience…so sit back and enjoy!

--Let us start with the beginning --

Dec 22: Today we saw oil wells and thousands of windmills; Sweet Water TX. Also passed through USA and Mexico. Had a tough time with  Mexico, because of some semi-trucks that had jackknifed on the black ice. That really held up traffic! We have been traveling for about two days and passed through the many states between PA and AZ.


Dec 25:Had the family Christmas dinner :) It is so nice to be with everyone.


Dec 28:

Today we went and visited Great Aunt Lily. She played in some of Bro. Branham’s meetings. We got to hear her play.. and us kids played her some music as well!! It really sweet to see her once again. The Wallace’s will be arriving this evening! Can’t wait, seems like forever since we’ve seen them …


 
Dec 29:  Serenity had a belated Birthday Party !!! (Happy Birthday, Girl!) Everyone went to Funtastic’s and we rode the go-carts, water bumper boats, and then (at the end) played golf! What a funtastic time :)

 Dec 31:
This weekend we went up to Uncle Russell’s and Aunt Elisabeth. We helped ship books out,  ride four-wheeler and played lots of board games. We also had a ton of fun with Wallyball and Racquetball! On the other hand … all of us got sick (with the stomach bug) ... except Lincoln.



Harmony In The Desert (Jan 4,5,7,8)

Us girls went down (on Thursday) with Zachary and Serenity. The rest of the family came later (because of the bug)! Each night we listened to hours of music and then had some wonderful fellowship afterward. On Saturday some of us went to the rec-center and played a couple games of Wallyball. It was so MUCH fun :D                           -Papa came back home for a few days- Wallace's left-


Jan 9: Went with the Shamels (?) to a park; played games and then had a picnic.

Jan 10 :Went with the Alderson’s to a different park and played Volleyball, then we went out to a pizza buffet.
Jan 11-12: Lincoln was taught welding by his Uncle Arne and cousin Enoch… He made a coat rack, shoe remover and a goat hoof pick. Totally neat looking! They all work really good as well.

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Okay...That is where this post ends, for now.... Keep tuned for {part 2} of this wonderful (warm) adventure!




Over an’ Out,

           Zippi