Christmas Collage!

Hi!

I know that this is my second post of the day, but I finally got around to finishing my collage of my December Photo Challenge pictures.  I'm sorry it took so long! But here it is anyway.  I think it turned out okay. =)

Happy January, Everyone!  =)

ps. My birthday is the day after tomorrow!!!!

Sunshine Award

Well, It happened that I got nominated for the same award twice in one week!  Which happened to be enough motivation for me to sit down and fulfill my nominations!

I was first nominated by EB, and then by S.  Which was really awesome.  Thanks guys!  (um, I mean Ya'll) ;)

The rules, apparently for the Sunshine Award, are not set in stone.  One says to share 11 facts about yourself, and then answer 11 questions.  But another skips the facts part and just does the questions.  So...sense I already have a "Fact About Me" link, I decided that I'm going to go with the rules that say to skip it.  But, you can always visit my "Random Facts About Me" link and indulge in a bunch of random facts that you probably didn't need to know! Also, you have to nominate 10-11 other blogs for the award.  So, here are the rules that I am following, laid out:

1.) You have to answer 11 questions asked by your nomination blogger

2.) You have to nominate 11 other blogs

3.) You have to set (or ask) 11 questions for your nominees to answer



So, after that very long introduction, I give to the Sunshine Award. =)

'For bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere'

*ps. These are Eb's questions.  But I'm pretty much following your rules, S, so I think it's even. =)*

Q1: How Long Have You Been Blogging:

      Well, the easy answer is since October.  That's how long I have been on this blog, (Almost) Perfectly Pink.  I have had others blogs on different sites over the years, but this is the only one that now exists.  =)

Q2: Why Did You Choose Your Blog Title:

      

      This one is rather funny, actually.  Those who have been with me since October know that my title changed quite a bit at first.  I think it had at least 4 or 5 names.  I have never been good at naming anything.  I have whole books (no joke) sitting on my hard drive and the poor things just have no title.  Anyway, how I finally came up with the name (Almost) Perfectly Pink is because a new clothing store came to our town called Almost Pink. And it got me thinking about how, first off, I love pink, but then also even though some peoples lives online, or even in person may seem "perfect" they never are.  It can be good, but not perfect.  =)  That is my very long answer.

Q3: What Is Your Favorite Color:

       This one is kinda self explanatory if you have laid eyes on my blog, and I mentioned it in my last answer, but pink! =)  I also like reds, violets, and light blues and greens.  =)

Q4: Do You Play An Instrument?  If So, What:

        I wish I could answer yes, but I can't.  I took piano lessons when I was younger, but that was when I was about 6 or 7.  I can play Mary Had A Little Lamb on the keyboard, and that is about it.. =(

Q5: What Color (American spelling, Eb!  ;) Haha!) Socks Are You Wearing:

        Um, white.  Besides fuzzy slipper socks, all I own is white socks.  My sister has all these crazy colored ones. =P  Haha

Q6: What Are Your Hobbies:

         Wow, a hard one!  Haha.  Um, writing and reading at the very top of the list.  Blogging.  Being outside is awesome.  Waking my dog/riding my bike down the road it one of my favorite things to do.  My sister and I visit and elderly lady down the road...She is super sweet...School....Um...Day dreaming? LOL

Q7: Write One Word, Any Word.

        Fictitious!  (Sorry, this makes this answer more than one word, but I love the word fictitious.  A book of fiction is fictitious!  I love that word! =D)

Q8: What's Your Favorite (Another British/American spelling difference!  Haha! =D) Book:

  

       Oh, Eb, how could you do this to me?  Oh, my, I can't even BEGIN to imagine choosing one...But as far as non-fiction, thee Bible, and a dictionary!  My dictionary is my best friend!  =D

Q9: How Many Books Do You Own:

       Oh, yikes...Me personally, like I bought them, or my family as a whole?  A room full, I suppose!

Q10: What Is Your Favorite Film:

      Yes, an easy one!  Haha   Beauty and the Beast =D

Q11: How Many Elephants Are Ther Underground:

      I think I can safely assume zero.  Living, at least.  Now, if your talking buried, that's completely different! Haha

Whew!  I did it!  Haha =D  Fun questions, Eb!  Now, onto the nominations:

 (I don't know if you can do this, but I'm re-nominating S. and Eb. I figured that I was nominated twice, so you could be too!  Haha.  Of course, you don't have to do the whole question/answer/nominate thing again.)

Eb // http://2-3oftheway.blogspot.com/

S // http://afreemindsw.blogspot.com/

Mikayla // http://thebubblegumballerina.blogspot.com/

Ty // http://life-of-ty.blogspot.com/

Sarah // http://trustinginthelorddaybyday.blogspot.com/

Julia // http://awesomecowgirl.blogspot.com/

(Two Different Julias! Haha)

Julia // http://writingforhisgloryblog.blogspot.com/

Jaime // http://diligentlywaiting.blogspot.com/

Maiya // http://maiyamac.blogspot.com/

Joshua // http://jlcblogshere.blogspot.com/ (This is my brother)

Paige // http://paigescorner99.blogspot.com/

And that's eleven!  =)   Now for the 11 questions! =D

1. What is your dream job?

2. If you could visit any foreign country, where would you visit and why?

3. What is you favorite food?

4. Do you like salsa and chips?

5. If you could travel back to any time period, what period would it be and why?

6. How many languages do you speak and what are they?

7. How many different countries/states have you been to?

8. How many siblings (includes even those moved out or adopted) do you have?

9. How long have you been blogging?

10. What's your favorite word?

11. How did you choose your blog title?

(Sorry, I forgot to add the questions when I first published the post!)

I hope you liked this post. 

 And if you want to be nominated and I didn't nominate you, let me know! =)

~J.











Tacit Tuesdays: Pro-Life ~Part 1~ (5)

Hi!  Once again I'm posting Tuesdays post at the very end of Tuesday.  Oh, well.  Next week will be more on time, I promise! =)  And I guess when I said that "not all of the (Tacit Tuesdays) will have a theme..." I guess I was wrong.  Now I should say "There will be a Tacit Tuesday every once in a while that does not have a theme!" Haha

Being pro-life is something that I hold very dear to me.  It is one thing that makes my heart just ache.  So, I have collected from my Pinterest page a total of 31 pro-life pins, which is too many for one post, so next Tuesday I will continue this same theme.  Please pray with me, first off for the mothers that are making or have made decisions that they will probably regret their entire lives.  But pray also for God's patience and mercy.  His anger is long-suffering, but as a nation we are sinning SO much, that eventually his patience will run out.  And finally, pray for the many people in our nation that need Christ.

That said, here is Part One:

<3 =')

Winnie the Pooh

Well, I didn't really know what to write about but I figured I should write something.  And I decided, after looking through Pinterest a little, that Winnie the Pooh needed a blog post done about him. 

    I know that Winnie the Pooh is a little childish, and maybe even silly, but I think that A. A. Milne has to be one of the greatest authors.  He packs so much truth into cute little stories, and frankly, the wording of some parts just makes your heart melt.  I wanted to share some to some of the heart-melting with you.  =') <3

   
         ~ After they had walked a little way Christopher Robin said: "What do you like doing best in the world, Pooh?"
            "Well," said Pooh, "what I like best-" and then he had to stop and think.  Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.  And then he thought that being with Christopher Robin was a very good thing to do, and having Piglet near was a very friendly thing to have; and so, when he had thought it all out, he said, "What I like best in the whole world is Me and Piglet going to see You, and You saying, 'What about a little something?' and Me saying, 'Well, I shouldn't mind a little something, should you Piglet,' and it being a hummy sort of day outside, and the birds singing."
              "I like that too," said Christopher Robin, "but what I like doing the best is Nothing." 
             "How do you do Nothing?"  asked Pooh, after he had wondered for a long time. 
            "Well, it's when people call out at you just as you're going off to do it, What are you going to do, Christopher Robin, and you say, Oh, nothing, and then you go and do it."
            "Oh, I see," said Pooh.
           "This is a nothing sort of thing that we're doing now."
           "Oh, I see," said Pooh again.
          "It means just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering."
         "Oh!" said Pooh.  And they walked on...

        ~ If you stood on the bottom rail of the bridge. and leant over, and watched the river slipping slowly away beneath you, then you would suddenly know everything there is to be known, and would be able to tell some of it to Pooh, who isn't quite sure about some of it.





     ~ Them, suddenly again, Christopher Robin, who was still looking at the world, with his chin in his hands called out "Pooh!"
        "Yes?"  said Pooh.
        "When I'm---when------Pooh!"
        "Yes, Christopher Robin?"
        "I'm not going to do Nothing any more."
        "Never again?"
        "Well, not so much.  They don't let you."
        Pooh waited for him to go on, but he was silent again.
        "Yes, Christopher Robin?"  said Pooh hopefully.
        "Pooh, when I'm--you know---when I'm not doing Nothing, will you come up here sometimes?"
        "Just Me?"
        "Yes, Pooh."
        "Will you be here too?"
        "Yes, Pooh, I will be, really.  I promise I will be, Pooh."
        "That's good," said Pooh.
        "Pooh, promise you won't forget about me, ever.  Not even when I'm hundred."
        Pooh thought for a little.  "How old shall I be then?"
        "Ninety-nie."
        Pooh nodded.  "I promise," he said.
       Still with his eyes on the world Christopher Robin put out a hand and felt for Pooh's paw.
       "Pooh," said Christopher Robin earnestly, "if I--if I'm not quite----" he stopped and tried again--      "Pooh, whatever happens, you will understand, won't you?"
      "Understand what?"
      "Oh, nothing."  He laughed and jumped to his feet.  "Come on!"
      "Where?"  said Pooh.
      "Anywhere," said Christopher Robin.

~

So they went off together.  But wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the Forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.



~



Tacit Tuesdays: Disney (4)

Hi!

I completely forgot about TT!!  I was busy today, and then I went to a friends house.  Anyway, I was just looking through my blog stuff and I looked and was like, "Oh, yeah, Tuesday is coming up pretty soon."  Then I was like, "Wait a second...TODAY is Tuesday!"  So, I'm very sorry, but it is being posted one Tuesday, even though most of you won't see it until Wednesday or even later.  Anyway, today's theme is Disney.  Because who doesn't want a little Disney magic every once in a while? =)

If you can't see some of these very well, or if you would like to see more like this, the link to my Pinterest board with them is: http://www.pinterest.com/dogs4jj/disney-3/

=)
~J.

New Year Happenings

Hi!

You may have noticed that I changed the format of my blog a little bit!  I just felt like a change.  What do ya' think?  I also finally got my blog button figured out! =D  YAH!!  Haha

I don't really have that much to say...My dad is really sick...My grandparents left yesterday...I stayed home from church today, and tonight I set up plans to go to a friend's house on Tuesday to have salmon stew...That's about it.  Oh, and I need to go to bed!  Haha

The goats are doing good.  It's cold...like, 20s...brrrrr.....

Well, that's all for tonight! 

~J. =) 

Sorry for the short post!

December Photo Challenge: Day 22-31

   Sorry everyone, it's a day late!  But really, it's just December plus 17 hours, right?  Anyway, here are the last pictures of 2013!  Ahh, I can't believe that it is 2014!  Julia and I stayed up for the New Year in our room, and we prayed together going into the new year.  But then, by accident, (hehe) we remembered that our internet has free download (watching videos, playing music, viewing pictures, etc) after midnight.  So...we kinda stayed up until....1:30......yeah...But it was fun and we watched some parts of some movies on youtube, so it was nice.  I made a New Years Resolutions list last night, and it has 44 things on it.  I don't have it right now, but maybe I'll post some of them later.  Happy New Year!  =D


Day 22- Tradition:

A big tradition for our family is playing Mexican Train.  It's a domino game, and it's really fun.  =)

Day 23- Scarf:

This one was easy.  I actually crocheted this scarf myself.  Sorry about the green shirt not matching!  =P

Day 24- Favorite Part of Christmas Eve:



I hadn't known what I was going to do for Christmas Eve

because we never really do anything special. 

But assisting the birth of two wet-hardly breathing baby goats 

was definitely the highlight of that day. 

(By the way, both babies are happy, healthy, and eating A TON!) =)

Day 25- Morning:





Okay, I kinda cheated on this one, because I don't have a picture of morning, and Christmas was nothing special this year, so I don't have pictures of us opening gifts or anything.  So, here is the view I get every MORNING when I wake up. lol

Day 26- Grateful:

I'm most grateful to my very, very best friend, Julia. 

One of the most awesome things about having your best friend as your sister, is that you live with her, so you get to do everything together.  It's like having a sleepover and spending the day hanging out with your BFF every.single.day!  AWESOME! =) <3

Day 27- Night Time:

This was our sky last night.  Yeah, I'm getting desperate! =) 

But it really was, trust me!

Day 28- Words:

I think this is a pretty cool picture.  Just saying. =)

Day 29- Sky View:



Day 30- Your Winter Wonderland:

Real winter-y.  Haha

Day 31- Fun:



Being with this girl is about as fun as it gets!

Plus, check out my cool rollers!  =D

Haha, that night I got out my crocheting and my brother said that I looked like an old lady!

Whew!  I finished it!  A day late, but I did finish it!  Whew! 

=D

Happy 2014 everybody!  =)

~ j.