Oh, it's the most wonderful time of the year....

Hello!

   I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ours was really nice. I love holidays.  ☺

   Mama took Nanny, Mary, and I Black Friday shopping with her! I'd never been before, but I had a lot of fun. I want to go again next year. ☺ We picked up my friend Laura and her mom on our way to town. Even though it required getting up very, very early, it was nice!

   Laura came home with us for a few hours, then Daddy took us both over to her house, and  I spent the night. That was lots of fun, as usual!

   I got a "Frost & Glow" kit at Walgreens, and Mama put the dye in my hair on Friday afternoon. It turned out nicely. Not a extremely noticeable difference, like, "Oh my, your hair looks awful!", or anything like that; just a few different shades of reddish- and blondish-brown running through my hair. So now my hair doesn't resemble its usual dirt-like self.  ☺  Now if I can go get some bangs, my hair transformation will be complete..... hint, hint, Mummy......  LOL

   Our cows got out this morning. So Daddy, Thomas, and I put them back where they belonged. My job generally isn't hard; I just have to stand somewhere to keep them from going the wrong way. It only gets interesting when the cow wants to go that way, despite your standing there. Then you have to kind of bounce around, and make them go the other way.


   Our house is about halfway decorated now. There's a few more boxes to dig out of the attic, and Thomas gets the job of putting lights up on the house. We bought 5 red pointsettias at Home Depot, and one is for my room, so that it won't look bare and gloomy.

   I'm going to change my blog; now I can make it look festive!!  ☺

Hugs,
Rebecca

"Like a thief in the night, like a runaway train"

Hello!

   Today we had our Keepers/Contenders of the Faith meeting. The boys made wood models, but I was more excited about the girls' projects: homemade peanut butter cups, rock candy, and chocolate covered pretzels! I made the last two before, but I'd never tried making peanut butter cups. They turned out soooo yummy. I ate two, and they didn't help my sweet tooth one little bit! If I could, I'd probably eat three more. Thankfully, there's only one left of the five I made, and I'm saving it for Daddy. I'll force myself to be good.  ☺

   I ordered two shirts from Abort73.com on Tuesday, and they arrived today! One says "Love Lets Live", but my favorie says this: "Would It Bother Us More If They Used Guns?" On the main site, the guns one was sold out, but I found it in the clearance section. I'll happily wear them! I hope that it makes people go look at the website, ("Abort73.com" is printed underneath each slogan.) The website is great. There's an article rebutting every "reason" for abortion. Since abortion is a subject that I care deeply about, I want to spread the word.

   We found out that Granny, Aunt Penny, and Sushi won't be coming up until Easter. But that way, they won't freeze, since they're Florida people and all....... mainly Granny freezes.....  LOL  (Love ya, Granny!)

   But Grammy, Pappy, and Aunt Nina are definitely coming! YAY!!   ☺

   My current favorite band is Third Day. Their lyrics are awesome, and Mama and I both love the lead singer's voice.  ☺  They were in concert a few months ago, with Switchfoot and Jars of Clay, but I never looked at the dates or ticket prices, and so we didn't go. Also, Shadowfeet, by Brooke Fraser is really good. It's on my playlist.  ☺

   I need to go now.

Hugs,
Rebecca

La di da

Hello!

   Today was so much fun! My friend Anna came over yesterday evening and spent the night, and then she and I went over to our other friends' house this morning. I ended up spending all day with Anna, Cami, Becky, Charlotte, and Nanny, which was great.  ☺  Cami made a skirt from a pair of jeans and had everyone sign it. She made one for Nanny awhile ago, and she said she'd make me one too. Yay!  ☺  It ends up looking really cool, covered with signatures and drawings.

   Do y'all like my new template? I wanted something holiday-themed, but not necessarily Thanksgiving or Christmas. Just a theme to celebrate that the holidays are coming.

   I'm playing with the Hair Makeover Tool. I'm growing my hair longer, but in the meantime, I want some layers or something. I can't decide. I think my problem is that I really want it longer again, but I don't want to wait for it to grow five or six more inches. My hair grows fast, but.... still... that's awhile to wait. So I want to get it cut differently, but I don't know how.

   My goodness, I sound so shallow! All I can talk about is visiting with friends and my hair. I promise, I did do something productive since I posted last! Not that spending time with friends isn't productive, but... I don't want my life to ever be just fun and games all the time, shallow and fickle, because there's way more to life than that. Plus, people who never work or do anything hard drive me crazy. They just annoy me. ☺  It's like, "Go do something! Help someone, think about something other than having a good time!"

   Anyhoo, I'll write more later.

Hugs,
Rebecca 

Third time's a charm ☺

Hello!

   This is the third time I've tried to post. The computer is obviously deciding that my posts aren't important, because it keeps closing everything right when I'm in the middle of a post! Needless to say, this is going to be short, because I don't feel like re-typing everything.

   First off, I'm not going to post about the election. I'm not scared to say what I believe, or how I think America has messed up. I'm disappointed because things didn't go the way I wanted. However, I know that God has more control than any President ever dreamed of having. But so many people are writing about the election that my thoughts would just get lost in the midst of everyone else's prayers, opinions, and rants. My Mama wrote a terrific post and I agree with everything she said, wholeheartedly.

   I'm so ready for it to get cold! I could've worn shorts today, if they're weren't all packed away! It's ridiculous. How am I supposed to go into full holiday mode when all the windows are open and there isn't any nip in the air? ☺

   I checked out Casablanca and Breakfast At Tiffany's when I was at the library. I've wanted to see both movies for a long time, so I'm happy to have them, even if it's just for a week. ☺  I was going to watch one tonight, since Thomas and the girls have friends over. But Thomas wanted to watch a movie with Charles. So instead, I'm going to start a new book. The trouble is deciding which book to read...

   My friend Becky invited me to go riding again! Thomas wants to try it too, which means that he'd ride Jasmine, and I wouldn't get to ride that wonderfully slow horse. I'll let you know how it goes.

   I have to go. My beautiful, long post cannot be, because my time is all gone. More later! Au revoir!

Hugs,
Rebecca

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