Rambles and A Recipe......

Busy, busy,.... I apologize for my lack of creative posts. You could say I have writer's block.
I have been busy as usual lately. :) I have been driving more frequently and I drove in our neighborhood on Sunday! FUN! :) I had another sewing class on Wednesday. (Maggie and I.) Very enjoyable as well. We have some home work. Fun homework that is.

Hey look! I don't even have to look at the road! Just kidding! The car is in park. :D ( This was just before I started driving in our neighborhood. I was a little nervous.)

My sisters and I are going to be in a recital two Sundays from now.
My friend and I are working on a duet. We almost have it done. Just a few touches and it will be ready for Sunday! I always feel nervous for recitals... really nervous. My body reacts and right as it is my turn to be on stage, all eyes on me, my whole body shakes. Thankfully with piano my fingers don't shake. But it is annoying. My heart races. Shiver. I wish it didn't happen. But that is part of who I am. I am a nervous person. :)

Well, I am sure I could go on and on and on and on........... ( I know I am a blabber mouth when writing or typing. ) but I will spare you and get to the point.
As I promised.... A recipe!

~Buttermilk Biscuits~

...Recipe from Homestead blessings

~ 2 cups soft white flour
~2 cups unbleached white flour
~ 8 tsp. baking powder
~1 tsp. salt
~ approx. 1 cup lard or coconut oil
~ approx. 1 1/2 cups buttermilk


Mix dry ingredients together in large bowl. Add small amount of lard or oil- mix with hands until mixture is crumbly. Stir in enough butter to moisten. Knead briefly. Roll out on floured surface. Cut out biscuits and place on baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 12- 15 minutes or until lightly brown on top.

Enjoy!! Another idea for any type of biscuit is to lay the batter on top of chicken pot pie before baking. We did it with some of these biscuits and it looked cute with all the shapes we had.

Another recipe coming up and tutorial for a craft, that I want to share, will hopefully be in the making soon! :)

Off to Joann's craft store! :D Write to you later. ;)

John's birthday...

Yet another birthday arrived, for one of my siblings.

It is John!
Silly smile.

Really silly smile.


Adorable.
Extra adorable.

John turned one year old yesterday.
He is a ray of sunshine in our lives, but also a reminder of how busy a baby can get.
John, absolutely, gets into to every thing.
He is very smart and observant.
He is babied by our mom. He is fun loving and cheerful almost all the time.
He is very mischievous and sneaky.
He can walk and -kind of run.
He does not talk very often, but he does know words in baby sign language. Such as more and please. (He can say hello, Dada, and no no. )
He is so chubby and a good eater.
John watches Sam and Joe's every move and copies.
He does have a bad temper. That he... doesn't control. But he is learning that screaming does not get your way. :)
John babbles a lot through out the day. He is always pitter pattering around smiling, learning, and exploring.

John is a joy to have around and adds smiles and laughs to our lives in every situation. :)


And yes, I think my baby brother is the cutest there every was. Who can argue? ;)

Sam+Joe= A double take of fun!

Yesterday was my twin brothers' third birthday!

My brothers are as fun as you can get. They have the biggest imagination and have a huge amount of energy. They are such a blessing and I don't know what I would do with out them. They have an amazing story that Mom wants to share on the family blog soon. :)

My brothers are now three years old. They are an amazing blessing and a joy in my life. Having babies in the house has sure helped my sisters and I in our mothering skills.

Here is a little about Sam and Joe personally:

Sam:
He is the oldest of the twins. Plumper, bigger, and heavier set. He is the shy twin and the quietest one I would say. And the funnier twin. :)




Joe:He is the youngest twin. Skinnier, smaller and lighter. He is more talkative and can memorize things better than Sam. (Including bible verses.)

They both love any kind of automobile or construction vehicle, cars, trains, planes, firetrucks, boats, tractors, earth movers, diggers, dump trucks....You name it!

They have a big imagination (as I said.) and would rather pretend doing things then really do them. They are both really observant and love to "work" like "big men".

They don't wrestle like most little boys, strangley enough. People keep telling me that will change. :)

They love learning. They know about half the alphabet, when looking at the letters and words.

We are memorizing about 7 bible verses. Two of them being Psalm 23 and Ephesians 5:1-13. They almost know all of them by heart. (Psalm 23 in particular.)

They are sweet, but they do have a quick temper.
Sometimes they have a fit when they don't get their way, but they are learning.

They do get into mischief.

Sam has stuck a whole roll of toilet paper in toilet, twice. But he did clean it up. :)
(Oh yeah. He paid the punishment.)

Joe put is tooth brush down the sink's drain recently. ( Naughty, naughty)


But the twos are over and the big boy threes are here to stay. No looking back Sam and Joe! You are big boys now!

Baking Fun...

My sisters, mother and I enjoyed baking together yesterday.


We made about 94 cookies because we are having company today and some yummy biscuits for dinner. It took us longer than it would take for most because our three brothers were being particularly needy. But we had a nice time as it was. :)



~Cookies before frosting~
~A heart!~

~Half of the cookies frosted~

~Yummy biscuits~



Also a Daddy Daughter Dance photo




~Blessings~

Give aways...

Three of my blogging buddies are having give aways.




Lindsay at content in Christ is having a giveaway for two hand made prizes!

and...

Grace at Grace's garden is having a give away for four lovely prizes three which are hand made!

and...

Rachel is celebrating her 100th post with a beautiful giveaway with three prizes, two of which are hand made!


My give away is still open for any one who is still interested in entering!
Thank you all who have entered! :-)

Blessings,

Leah

A lovely week

I have been having a wonderful week. I hope all of you have as well.

On Friday night one of our dear friends, Mattie, came to our house for a sleep over.
We stayed up really late, and didn't get too much sleep, but it was really fun. :)

On Saturday, I got my real learner's permit in the mail. ( The hard back card.)
I decided to ask my daddy, that day, that I was interested in getting behind the wheel for the first time, soon. He replied, "Really? How soon are you thinking." I wasn't sure. "How about today?" He asked. I hesitated for a moment. "Sure" I smiled. "What about right now?" he asked again. "Sure!" I said more confidentially. And that is what we did. :)

I did not start with our big 15 passenger van. But I tried out on our small mini van.
There is a big abandoned truck parking area near our house and we decided to try there.
My daddy explained all about the gears and other parts of the car. Then I got into the driver's seat, turned on the car, put it into drive, took my foot off the brake and started rolling 0 miles an hour! How fun!!

I started to get a feel for it as we drove around and made a couple turns here and their and I got a little more cocky with my speed. We drove around for about an hour and went home. I didn't really feel like going home, though. :) Yesterday my Daddy, Abby, Maggie, and I all went driving again. But Abby and Maggie got bored sitting in the car, (Going 0 mph is not the most enjoyable.) so they got out and explored a bit.
I love driving! :)

My sisters and I are doing secret friends, which is when you draw names and who ever you have, you secretly make gifts for them without them knowing who gave them to you. Since there are only three of us it is hard to not figure out who is your secret friend. But it is still fun. :)

We went the fabric store on Sunday. Maggie and I are each making a regency gown with the help of lady at our church. It will be really exciting and difficult! We are starting this Wednesday.


My weeks keep being pretty packed but very enjoyable. :)

I keep meaning to write some more interesting posts. But I just can't think of anything...

All I have on my mind are ramblings.

I hope you all are having a great week!!! :)

~Blessings~

What have you been up to?.....

Ramblings...

Hello every one! I hope you all have had a wonderful week! I know I have. :)

First off, what I have been meaning to tell you...

Last Thursday I was able to take my knowledge test again. My mother and I got up at 6:30 and went to driving center. ( The first time we went, it took four hours of waiting before I was able to take my test! So went really early!)

I was really nervous. The whole time we waited this time, I was nauseous. Then I finally got called up and I took my test. As I took it I strangely got I head ache. ( This was the most nervous I had ever been.) And..........I......................PASSED!!!

I was really happy. After it was all over, I finally realized how much stress all the studying and the actual test had given me. It was a great relief.

Anyway, I thought you might have been curious as what had become of all that studying business.... :)

I have not yet been in the driver's seat, but I hope to soon. :)

I have had some pretty packed weeks lately... But I hope that I won't be to busy soon.
We had a family from our church come for dinner last night, which is always a joy. Fellow shipping. :)

Having people for dinner is so much fun. I wish we could do it every night.

We went to a birthday party today and tomorrow we are having a friend sleep over.

My two sisters and I are going to be in a piano recital in May. So I have been practicing a lot.

We have 4 more April birthdays in our family. Including our cat. ;)

I still have not posted pictures from the Daddy Daughter Dance. Phooey.
We had our pictures taken. But I am not sure when we get them...

I have also been hoping to participate in an art fair that they have in our county each August. But I don't think I have enough time to make things people would want to buy. :)

I have to think up some good things to make...

Have any ideas? :)

Spring is offically, offically, here. We had some spring showers today. Hopefully it will wash away all of that pollen.

Sigh. I love spring and I really do like busy weeks. There is never a bored minute. :)


I hope you are having a wonderful, Thursday!
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What have you all been up to? :)




~Blessings~

My Daddy's birthday

Here is my Daddy, with his birthday waffle. :)

My dear Daddy's birthday was on the 5th of April. I will not tell you how old he is turning but I will say that, as my daddy grows older, he also grows wiser. :)

~Daddy is a wonderful teacher who has trained all of us with much time, effort, and love.
~He is a hard worker, and a really great and organized man.
~My daddy can make any one laugh. His is so funny and clever. :)
~He loves every one around him.
~Daddy is very bold and strong in his beliefs and faith in Christ.
~He can articulate every thing that he believes.
~My daddy is the best man I know, and the best daddy ever!!

I hope you had a great birthday Daddy!!!!!

Easter...

I hope you all had a lovely Easter!!

We enjoyed attending the Easter service at our church and fellow shipping with our family at our house for dinner.


Our savior has risen!!



Happy Resurrection Day!


May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation. Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, even to the Israel of God.

Galations 6: 14-16

Abby's birthday...

Today is my dear sister, Abby's 14th birthday. She is a wonderful young lady who has a big imagination.

She is filled with humor and fun. She can almost always cheer someone up. Although she is quite private around most people and on her blog, she has a very big personality.

Some of her expressions are quite funny, but she can't stand acting with other people and especially around other people.

She is a great writer and a very dedicated reader and filled with facts and knowledge.

When holidays come around, she always has an idea on what to buy or make for a person. And most of the crafts she makes, she gives to someone.

Amazing
Brilliant
Inspirational
Generous
Ambitious
Intelligent
Lovely and Loving

Abby is a sweet sister and one of my dearest friends.

I hope you have the best birthday ever, Abby!

My 100th post...

Hello dear friends,

I would like to announce my 100th post!

I am so grateful to each and every one of you who take the time to read my posts and write such sweet, encouraging, comments. It is really so cheering get comments as most of you know. :)

And the long awaited give away is now to be revealed to you for this occasion....


A lovely vintage fedora made by the hat company Geo W. Bollman & co. inc.
It is made of 100% wool, with cute black ties that wrap around your chin.








If you would like to enter for this hat you can:

-Comment saying you would like to enter.

- And for a second entry, either write about this giveaway on your blog or for those who do not have a blog, comment your favorite verse in Proverbs 31.


My giveaway will end on April 27th, and I will be announcing the winner on April 30th.

Once again, thank so much all friends and readers for your kind support and comments. :)

~Blessings~

Spring ponderings...

They smile and they sway,
going through a happy day,
I play and hum to the whistle
of the birds, and see the glory of the lovely sunny words,
on which the flowers are dancing with
the breeze. My feet glide freely and sway with the
buzzing of the bees and I feel that God has rapped
his hands around, every creature, every sound,
making every sight renowned. The small timid buds
and bold bursting blooms. Here looms the wonder of our God.
His artistic creation, He shares with us always, till the end,
And He pens every picture,
with His awesome powerful hands.

The season of Spring is such an inspiration to many types of artists and people all around.
Can't you just see God in every flower bloom you touch?

And as I said before, I might.... will be quite busy, especially since this is Easter week. But I will try my best to post my give away tomorrow. :) There are six April birthdays in our family including the cat's. So, I will have some busy days in April. Sorry for such a indecisive plan. :)

I hope you are having a peaceful day!