My Siblings

Hello my peoples!

I have told you guys about my siblings but I have never shown you them. Well, here are some photos of them! The order is oldest to youngest.

Here is Zoe! She is with a cousin.

This is Wil!

He loves catching lizards! :)

Here is cute Charlie! He is holding a plush toy Toad from Super Mario Brothers wii.

Here is Lily!

And lastly, Poppy!

She loves playing dress up!

So now you know what my siblings look like! I hope you like their pictures! 

~Sammy

An Award??? For Me?!?!

Hi guys! 

Wow! It has been a long time since I have posted anything! Meanwhile, my good friend Maggie has nominated me for the "Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award"! Yay!! Thank you, Maggie!

Along with this award comes five fun rules! They are:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and link back to their site.

2. Put the award logo on your site.

3. Answer the ten questions they asked you. 

4. Make up ten questions for your nominees to answer.

Now you know the rules. Ok, Maggie, time for your questions!

1. What's the best book you have read recently? 

That would have to be the Lord of the Rings series. I really don't know which book of the series I like most!

2. What's your favorite song of all time?

Definitely "Me Without You" by Toby Mac!

3. What is a hobby or interest of yours that no one would expect?

Interestingly enough, raising money for myself! I am always trying to find new ways to raise money. Also buying many things for the Fourth of July (which most of them I never use!) 

4. What is currently stressing you out?

That I am writing this post all over again (I accidentally deleted it.) :( 

5. What is a reason not to be stressed out about that thing you answered in #4?

It is fun to write to my fans!

6. What is your favorite memory?

That would be my tenth birthday surprise party. I was really surprised! 

7. Who is your biggest role model and why?

That is definitely my mom! It amazing that she is able to take care of all six of us and also take care of the house!

8. Biggest pet peeve?

I have a DEEP fear of tight places (claustrophobia). 

9. What is a misconception that you are learning to overcome?

That being a mom will be easy. I mean, just babysitting is hard!

10. Finally, what are you currently  eating/wish you were eating?

I wish I was eating Saltwater Taffies!! I have recently fallen in love with them!

Now that I am done with the awesome questions, I would like to recommend some awesome blog to look at! 

1. My mom's blog at "Life's Little Miracles"

2. My Aunt Sandy's blog at "Joy in the Journey" 

3. Claire's blog at "The Journey is Love"

4. Maggie's blog at "Blenders and Phobias"

5. Faith's blog at "Secret Agent Unicorn"

6. A group's blog in China at "Little Flower Projects"  

These guys have great blogs! And if there are some of you out there who haven't been nominated for the award, go ahead and answer these questions on your blog or have someone ask you some questions and answer them on your blog. You don't have to have an award of some sorts to answer fun questions! Have a blast! :)  Oh and Happy Valentines Day! 

~Sammy 

14 YEARS!?! And AWESOME Movie!!

Hi guys!
        Today is my 14th birthday!!  I can't believe it!  I am so grateful to God that he has let me live these 14 years.  Some of you would ask the question, "How does it feel to be 14 years old?" and I really don't know.  When I was younger and it was my birthday, I would be so happy and jumping around the place.  But now that I'm older, I don't feel that anymore, which is kind of sad. :(  Instead I feel a sense of duty!  I mean, every year for my birthday, I didn't do any chores.  And now this year I'm doing chores!!!  Of course I'm trying to do little bits of chores, but I''m still doing it! Why I feel this way I have know idea.  So that is how I feel.  Long way to say it, but oh well! :)
          Last night Zoe, my parents and I watched "Pride and Prejudice" and I am loving it!  We are watching the old version and they do it so throughly!  Mr. Bingly is so jolly and at the beginning Mr. Darcy was so cold and mean!  Elizabeth is a beauty and so is her sister, Jane.  It was so funny how Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth kept on running into each other!  And I can't believe that Mr. Bingly left Jane!  I mean they were meant for each other!  Even after he left her to go back to London, you could tell that he was still in love with Jane.  It is also the most romantic movie I (and my sister) have ever seen!  Actually it is the only romantic movie we have watched.  Oh, I almost forgot about Mrs. Bennet!  Such a whiner, and always complaining about her nerves!  And she has no problem about speaking her mind! And what a mind she has!  I hope you guys haven't gotten tired of me talking about "Pride and Prejudice", but now I have to go.
Blog you later!
~Sammy      

How Time Flies!

              Hi followers!  I bet some of you guys agree with me that time really does fly!  Today is October 19th and it seems like October 1st!  Well, at least to me it does. :)
               I have a heart for missions and I am hoping that one day, I will become a missionary too.  The question is, "Where?"   About a week ago, a missionary couple visited our church.  The Foremans minister in Turkey.  It sounds like a place in need, but is it the place that God wants me to go?  Today a missionary family of four visited our church.  They, the Havenga family, minister in the Solomon Islands.  They are helping write a Bible in the several languages of the islands.  It sounds like another place in need.  As you have read in my "About Me" section, I have two younger sisters who have been adopted from China.  I sometimes wondered if I should go there.  There was one time when I thought that I was being called to Haiti.  And another time when I thought that I was being called to Africa.  But who knows?  I might just become a missionary in my home state!
               Well, just today, I relized that my 14th birthday is in about a month!  I can't believe it!
~Sammy
                 
    

Sick Family

       Hi everyone!  Unfortunately my family is sick with some sort of virus.  Basically, we are coughing a lot.  It started with Charlie, then Wil got sick, then me, then Poppy, then Zoe, and then Mommy, and then Lily, and last of all Dad.  Poor Wil has been the worst of us all.  Mom is second and I am third!  I can tell you that it is not fun!
        Oh!  I forgot to mention that on September 15th, Poppy turned 4 years old!  She loved the cards. We learned that we should always give her a card on her birthday!  We love our little pumpkin!

~Sammy      

Happy Birthday, Charlie!

      Hi guys and girls!  Today is my little brother, Charlie's, BIRTHDAY!!  He is now 8 years old.  I love my little brother and am glad that he is my brother.  He is cute, funny, has the cutest voice, loves doing tickle fights with me (when he's getting tickled and not me, I don't like getting tickled:) ), makes the funniest words (like words that you've never heard of in this world), and in the end he's just plain neat-o!
       We decided to start school early this year and we started on the August 12.  I am officially in 8th grade!  Last year was a jump for me, with all the extra school and such.  And I knew that this year was going to be tuff to, but it was still a jump.  I'm starting to wonder, "How many times am I going to be jumped on?!?".  Zoe and Wil are now both in 6th grade, Charlie in 4th, and Lily in Kindergarden!  She really likes school, though she has plenty of troubles.  On the second day of school, something hit me.  Zoe, Wil, and I are all in middle school!  So I did some math and found out that we will be in middle school together for one year, until I go into high school, and then be with me in high school for two years!  You all are probably thinking, "Well, Sammy, what are you going to do when you get to college?".  Well, the truth is that I'm not sure if I will go to college.  I'm thinking of getting married, having kids, and just being a mom!  But, I have been thinking very  seriously about getting a college education so that way I can become a missionary.  I feel like God is calling me to become one, but I don't know where.  I'm all so thinking about becoming a photographer. :)
         This past month we have been remodeling our kitchen and it is pretty much done.  We need to paint some doors, do a little touch up painting, and some other things.  While we were doing this weren't able to have any families over for supper, lunch, or any thing else.  Well since we are basically done we have had one family over and on Saturday we will have three families over!
           Sorry that I haven't posted in a long time.  It has been a little on the crazy side.  Hope to post to you soon!

~Sammy  

An Update

      Hi!  Sorry that I haven't been "blogging" as much as I should.  Lately Zoe, Wil, Charlie, and I have been playing soccer.  Which for us homeschoolers, it is good for us since we don't have a gym class (except for 15 push-ups, 20-30 sit-ups, which I hate, and 50 jumping-jacks).
      This Thursday is Charlie's 8th birthday!  Which means no school!  He is so excited!
       Please pray for my little sister, Poppy.  She has a small fever and she has been a little squirt.  Pray that my parents will have patience in taking care of her.  She can be difficult when she's not feeling well.

~ Sammy