We watched Sense & Sensibility last night. I think I like Pride & Prejudice better.

Julia cried a lot last night before she went to sleep; I hope she gets used to sleeping in our room fast.

Ten out of thirty-one Christmas presents done.

Oh, I think Katherine and I are sleeping over at our friends' house tomorrow!!!

We got Julia's crib in our room yesterday, and last night she slept in there for the first time.

I went next door yesterday to watch TV, and Grandma B started showing me some things that Great Grandma had kept.

One thing that fascinated me was a locket and a baby ring that was Great Grandma's.
Grandma B hadn't opened the locket to see if anything was inside, so I fiddled around with it for a half a minute, and got it to open up. Inside, there was a picture of Great Grandma. (That's what Grandma B told me; I wouldn't have known) There is something about lockets that I love. Whether it's the mystery, secrets, or story it holds inside; I don't know, but I like lockets a lot!!!!!!

I started working on a present last night, so I wouldn't have to say that I didn't work on them at all. :)

We haven't gotten Julia's crib in our room yet. :( We have to take it apart to take it out of the boys' bedroom and then put it back together in the girls' room.

Nothing very interesting happened yesterday. Mom and Dad went out for supper for Dad's birthday and Grandma B watched us.

Yesterday after supper Katherine, Josiah, Mom, and I went to line-dancing. Sharyssa was there so we got to tell her 'Happy Birthday!'.

After line dancing we went to Culver's with Sharyssa and her mom, since it was her birthday. I had a concrete mixer with peanut butter cups and M&M's.

Then we went to Old Time Dance and Sharyssa and her mom went too. It was a lot of fun to have her there, and she enjoyed it.

I didn't work on any Christmas presents yesterday. :( Of course it's my fault)

I made blueberry muffins for breakfast, and Julia's having one. She likes it!!!

I didn't write earlier because I didn't get my work done yesterday, and I couldn't go online until I got it done today. (We can't go online unless we got our work done that day or the day before.)

We've been cleaning up more in our room so we can get Julia's crib in there. It's fun to have the babies sleep in your room, but then you can't get something out of there while they're taking a nap. :(

This is the first time we will have a baby in our room when our room is upstairs. I won't say it's going to be the last.


I picked more blueberries than everyone but Stephen-he eats hardly any while we're there plus being an efficient picker-which was surprising to me because people are always teasing me that I don't pick hardly any and am always eating them all. Altogether our family picked 25 lbs.!!!!!!!

Aunt Tonya and our cousins got lost going to the blueberry farm so that caused some excitement.

Aunt Tonya and the kids stayed at our house for lunch so that was fun!

Nine out of thirty-one presents done.

Happy Birthday to My Friend Sharyssa!

Today we are going to pick blueberries with Aunt Tonya and our cousins.

We had a fun time at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

I worked on my apron while I was down there. I gathered all the stitches for the waist, and pinned it so it was ready to sew.

Almost nine out of thirty-one presents done.

Here am I at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

We were driving here with the our friend's camper, so we could test it out before we went on vacation the first week of August. I thought at the beginning that I was going to have a heart attack before we got to Grandma and Grandpa's house because of having the camper behind us.

All of us slept in the camper except Josiah (and, of course, Grandma and Grandpa).

Yesterday for supper, we went to the Wesley Diner inside Wesley Village (where Great Grandma White lives). It's a fun place. I ate chicken strips and banana cream pie.
Yummy!

Eight and a half presents done.

We had a fun time in Normal. We played on the Wii, and Aunt Tonya made yummy banana bread!!

We are leaving to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house soon so I don't have much time to write.

I was working on Christmas presents in the van on the way to Normal.

Sorry, yesterday's post was really boring. Yawn!!
Today might not be any better...

We had a fun time with the Baffas yesterday!

Today we are going down to Normal to visit Aunt Tonya, Cameron, Kaitlyn, and Jacob!!!
After that, we are going to pick up our meat from the Chenoa Locker.

And Tomorrow, we are going to Grandma and Grandpa's house!!!!!!!

Right now, Mom and some of the other kids are going to a free 'garage sale'. I have to stay home and watch Julia. Oh, and Kristian. I put on Magic School Bus for him.

Eight out of thirty-one presents done.

We are babysitting the Baffa kids today; they just walked in the door.

My Interweave Knits Fall magazine came yesterday, so I have been looking at it.

Our softball team won yesterday by one run. I think we (our softball team) have the best record of everybody in the league. We've only lost once. That was when I stayed home with Grandma to sew my apron.

Katherine and I have finished all the days we needed to do our work to be able to have a sleepover with our friend. Yea!!!!!!!

Seven and maybe 3/4 Christmas presents done.

I didn't write on Saturday, because we slept at the Baffa's house.

We went to Khyrstyn's birthday party on Friday. It was at Feed My Starving Children, where we got to pack food for starving children. Our whole group-plus a couple other groups who did packing at the same time-packed enough food for a whole orphanage in Haiti for a year. (That's one meal a day). All the food we packed cost about $4,000.

Then we went to the Baffa's house where we all slept over.

Yesterday we went to see our new cousin Liberty Joy Kuhr. She is so tiny and cute!!!!!!

Seven and a half out of thirty-one presents done.

Sorry I didn't write yesterday. We had to go to swimming lessons before I could write a post.

Josiah, Katherine, and I all passed Level 3. Yeah!!!!!!!!

Today is the last day of swimming lessons. Today is when we usually find out if we passed, but we asked our teacher yesterday after swimming the 'test'.

I didn't think I could pass because here's what we had to do: Dive (Not a standing-up dive, but half-kneeling) into the six feet; swim maybe ten feet? Then float or tread water for 30 seconds and swim the elementary backstroke to where we dove in.

Seven out of thirty-one presents done!!

Yesterday Katherine and I went to Joliet for my birthday shopping trip.

First, we ate lunch at Steak 'N Shake. I had a cheeseburger and a strawberry-banana shake.

Next, we went to Hobby Lobby and I bought some yarn for Christmas presents.

Then we went to TJMaxx to look for dresses, but we didn't find any.

After that, we went to Target. Katherine and I both got a dress. They're both the same dress just a different color. Katherine's is dark brown, and mine is purple.
I also got a book bag for co-op at Target!!!!! I need to take a picture of it so you can see what it looks like.

After that we went home. Katherine and I had a really fun time!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did get to practice diving, and our teacher says we have to dive twice every day until Friday when lessons end.

I finished a Christmas present yesterday. Six out of thirty-one Christmas presents done.

Yesterday we had a 'bye' for softball, but instead, we had the 'old' (or wise) guys play against the younger guys.

The younger guys won. It was really, really close. It was the last inning and the 'wise' guys were winning by one, with one out left. One of the younger guys hit the ball, and two runs were scored by the younger guys, and they won.

Who did I cheer for? Well, Dad was on the 'wise' guys team and Stephen was on the younger guys team. I went for the younger guys, and for Dad. At one point Dad was up to bat and I said "Go Dad, hit the ball!" and when he got out, I cheered. Aren't I so mean?

I've gotten my work done every day (including today) since last Tuesday. Go sleepover!!

I didn't write on Saturday because we went to a funeral.

Today is swimming lessons; I want to go early so I can practice diving.

I have been working on Christmas presents and playing "'Tis So Sweet...", and doing my work.

I have five days done on my work not including today.

Tomorrow I might go shopping with Grandma B for my birthday.

Yesterday was the 2nd month anniversary of my blog!!

We had a really fun time at Uncle Nick and Aunt Lydia's house.

Yesterday was deep-end-day (safety day, really) for swimming lessons. I like deep-end-day because we can go down the slide. I only went down once.

I've been working some more on Christmas presents. We were gone from our house almost all day yesterday, but I still managed to get my work done.

Katherine and I can have a sleepover with our friend if we get our work done for two weeks in a row. If we complain or don't do our work, three days get added to the end. :(

But so far Katherine has 4 days done, and I have 3 days done. (That's not including today because I don't have my work done yet.

Today after swimming lessons, we are going to go see Uncle Nick and Aunt Lydia!!!!!!!

Outside it looks cloudy and dreary and I hope it doesn't rain for swimming lessons.

I've been playing "'Tis So Sweet..." and working on Christmas presents.

Five out of thirty-two (I think) presents done.

The pictures below of are some of our Favorites on Etsy.

I've been playing "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" and working on Christmas presents.

Last night I was explaining something to Johnathan when Josiah corrected me.

"I can't say anything in this house without being corrected!" I exclaimed.

Johnathan spoke up, "That's not true!"

I thought that was pretty funny.

The pictures below are of some of our Favorites on Etsy.

Yesterday was the first day of swimming lessons.

Today's lesson and yesterday's went well. It's been fun!!!!!

Josiah, Katherine, and I are in the same class in Level 3; Johnathan's in his own class in Level 2, and Anna and Mary Ann are in Level 1 in the same class.

I've been playing a song on the piano: "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus".

My friend played it for her recital and I asked her for the music. She gave it to me on Sunday.

Our softball team won last night.

On Saturday some of us went to the fair, and we saw horses, sheep, goats, bunnies, chickens, and cattle.

We also went up in the grandstands and watched some car races. They probably were just practices because hardly anyone was watching.

We had supper with Grandma B and Great Grandma Witt, and then everyone except Great Grandma, Dad, Kristian, and Julia went to see the fireworks. I took some pictures of them on my 'Fireworks' setting on my camera.

I have 4 out of almost 40 Christmas presents done.

The pictures below are of some of our Favorites on Etsy.

Yesterday was a GREAT day.

We went to Bishop Hill, and ate at The Red Oak for Julia's and my birthday. I had a brownie sundae for dessert; It was yummy!!!

Grandma and Grandpa gave me a digital camera for my birthday. I love it!!!!!!!!

It has a navy blue front, and I like it a lot better than Josiah's camera which I usually use. (Josiah likes mine better than his, too :) It is a lot thinner than Josiah's and has a bigger monitor (where you look to see what you're taking a picture of).

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grandma also gave me a little box of four chocolates. Great Grandma gave me a cute bunny jar with saltwater taffy.

We are going to the fair, so goodbye!!

This morning we are going to meet up with Grandma and Grandpa at Bishop Hill. We are going to eat at The Red Oak for Julia's and my birthday.

I have been working on Christmas presents; I have two of almost forty done.

We are going VERY soon, so I better finish up.

The pictures below are of some of our Favorites on Etsy.

We finished Pride and Prejudice yesterday.

I finished Mom's sock yesterday, and I knit up past the waist on Julie's dress.

We are going to do devotion time, so I better finish up.