Journal – Page 38 – All That is Gold

Rides from Our First Day in Florida

Sunday, December 21, 2008 by Sarah 1 Comment

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On our first day in Disney World we visited Magic Kingdom, the park were the famous Cinderella Castle stands. This post shall contain pictures of us in some of the rides we rode.

Most of our days in Disney World were sunny.

This Aladdin’s carpet ride was the first ride we saw.

We went on a Pirates of the Caribbean boat ride next, which scared Maria and Johnathan to tears. So we opted for a calmer, happier ride next and went on ‘the happiest cruise that ever sailed’, the It’s a Small World ride.

The different dolls were fun to see.

Later in the day we went on Cinderella’s carousel.

Here we are on the spinning teacup ride, which was very fun.

Florida Wildlife

Friday, December 19, 2008 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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When I got home from Florida, the first thing I did was look up birds and butterflies native to Florida, for I had seen three types of birds and two types of butterflies and a moth that I had never seen before. I successfully identified five of the new species. The moth I didn’t get close enough to see enough identification marks. Two of the birds I have pictures of, but the others where to fast for me to shoot, (with my camera). I have pictures of these that I did not take so you can see them anyway.

This is the moth.

These are American White Ibises. These birds were almost tame. They walked around Magic Kingdom Park and begged for food from people. I almost got one to eat out of my hand when I was holding imaginary food, but he wasn’t fooled after he got close.

This is a great egret. They also are everywhere around Magic Kingdom. They stand around in flower beds and on poles near to people. They are very still for long periods of time, so they look like well made statues.

This is a summer tanager, a bird I have always wanted to see. This is one of the pictures I didn’t take.

This is a cloudless sulphur. One landed very close to me, and I almost caught it in my hands, but I didn’t think of taking a picture, so this picture isn’t mine. When I saw it, I knew it was a type of sulphur because we have a very similar kind in South Dakota called a clouded sulphur.

This gorgeous butterfly is a zebra longwing butterfly. I saw three of them flying around during our stay, but I wasn’t able to get any on film, so this picture is not mine either. I was able to identify this butterfly when I saw it. When I got back, I read that it is the state butterfly of Florida. I lake that I can say I saw Florida’s state butterfly. More on our great trip to Disney World later.

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Hello

Friday, December 19, 2008 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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Hello, it has been a while! I am going to start posting some pictures from the trip we took with Grandma and Grandpa Frederes. There are so many pictures I won’t possibly be able to post them all, so I will begin a series of post with those pictures I think the most worth looking at. I shall start with some pictures of our family in the airport and arriving in Florida.

When we arrived at the resort, Grandma and Grandpa met us and helped us take our luggage to our rooms.

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Goodbye

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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The reason I have posted nothing in the last two weeks is because we were preparing for a trip to Disney World with our Grandparents. Today is the day we are leaving, so goodbye for a week!

Mom’s Shirley Temple Birthday

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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This is definitely a late post, (Mom’s 33rd B-day was on the seventh), but I just remembered I had these pictures on my camera. Mom went to the hair salon on her birthday, and she had her hair done up in temporary curls. Naturally, I was taking pictures of the it as soon as Mom walked through the door. Clover decided to fly to Mom to get in the picture as well.

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Winter Comes to Sioux Falls

Friday, November 7, 2008 by Sarah 1 Comment

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Last night, the first snowfall covered everything in a thin layer of snow, transforming the appearance of the landscape. The reaction that John, Alexander, and Joseph have to the snow in the yard is amusing. For example, Joseph has been perpetually opening the front door to grab a handful of snow and look at and occasionally, eat. Also, when I went to get some frozen blueberries to eat earlier, I was discovered that John and Alex, who had been making snowballs galore, were also saving them inside the freezer.

Though I will come to hate winter later, for now I welcome the beauty of the snow. Just two and a half weeks ago, our yard was decorated by little flaming red trees, now it is dressed in white.

Now that it has snowed, I get to bring out one of my favorite pairs of earrings.

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Halloween

Monday, November 3, 2008 by Sarah 2 Comments

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It is the tradition in our family to go to the St. Margaret’s Homeschool Group all saints eve party, but this year, it was cancelled, so at the last minute we decided to go trick or treating for the first tim in our lives. Joseph and I had costumes from the store, but Landon, Maria, John and Alex were wearing homemade costumes.

Joseph is dressed as the High King Peter from the Chronicles of Narnia. (I love the books and the movies so I told Mom to get that costume for him. Isn’t he cute?)

Maria and I put together this bride costume.

Johnathan made this costume out of boxes all by himself. Later Mom puts tin foil on his costume.

I am dressed as a Japanese geisha.

Alex is Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier.

Landon made this Obi-wan Kenobi costume.

Here is John being outfitted in tin foil by Mom.

This is my candy pile after coming home from our trick or treating. Much of the candy was things that will give me a headache so I ended up giving most of it away.

Maria had more candy than any body.

Landon’s candy.

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Pie Business

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 by Sarah 2 Comments

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I have loved baking things, especially pies, ever since I was little. Each and every time I made a pie I changed something just a little. Finally, one evening in early October, I was satisfied with the filling of three different pies: pumpkin, apple, and pecan. They were so delicious that they inspired me to go into a little pie selling business. I mentioned the idea to my Dad and he liked the idea. He even said he would help me make a website with pictures of my pies and an ordering system. It isn’t quite finished yet, but you can look at it at www.sarahskitchen.biz. So far, the pie business has been a lot of fun and I have sold eight pies. Here are some pictures of me making them.

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Echo

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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Mom was leaving to take Maria and Landon to ballet and tap. Joseph was protesting strongly, as usual. Mom walked out the door, and he began to cry. Exhausted, I pleaded with him, “Don’t cry, be happy, please.’ Joseph looked up with a puzzled look on his face. I had used a new phrase and he just had to try it out. With the reason he had been crying gone from his mind, he asked slowly, “Be-e-e, ha-a-appy-e-e?” I smiled, thinking to myself, I will use this trick more often.

Sleepy Head

Thursday, October 9, 2008 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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This boy falls asleep fast, and then sleeps hard.

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New Ballet Slippers

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 by Sarah 2 Comments

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I was badly in need of new pointe shoes. My current pair was too small, so I was tugging at my shoes and my toes were curling at the end. Not only that, but my shoes still had a broken shank, (the shank of a pointe shoe is the wooden sole that makes it easy to get up onto full pointe, with the toe box, which is the hard wooden tip of the shoe, flat on the ground), so I was at a disadvantage with the rest of my class, who had full shanks. So, Mom, my ballet teacher, and I went down to the store called the dance line to get pointe shoes fitted. I tried on three different pairs of shoes and tried to pairs on twice before I found the shoe that fit me right. When trying on a shoe, My teacher and the woman who worked at the store observed me on pointe and picked out a shoe that helped to keep my left foot from curling into what is called a sickle. I was told that the shoes that worked for me are really stiff and painful until they are broken in, but when they are broken in many good dancers choose them above other shoes.

I don’t care if they are a pain until I break them in. I have been looking forward to this day for three weeks. Another bonus is that they are my favorite color and style of shoe. They are a light cream and the opening comes to a stylish V in the front of the shoe. Here are some pictures:

These are my feet in fifth, or cinquième position. It is the easiest position to hold in pointe.

This is fourth, or quatrième position. In my opinion, it is the most awkward and hard to hold position in ballet, on pointe or otherwise. I also think it is a beautiful position.

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Pictures of Joseph and Mom

Monday, October 6, 2008 by Sarah 1 Comment

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The shirt says it all!

Clover has found somewhere to nest. She flew to Mom’s head herself with her newly grown-in flight feathers.

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Scattered Tidbits

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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It just seems that nothing around here has happened that is worth writing a whole blog post, so I’ll just mention them all in a breif summary of the last few weeks. On September twenty seventh, Landon, John, and I slept out in a tent in the backyard. I peeked out the tent window and saw the constellation of Orion, which is only visible during the cold months of the year, gleaming in the South-East sky. This, along with the fact that I just pulled out my first long-sleeved shirt today, is a sure sign that winter is coming.

Landon turned twelve on October 1st, and he got a radio controlled car for his birthday. He couldn’t make up his mind about what kind of cake to have until the last minute, so Mom had to pick him up a cheese cake from the grocery store.

Tuesday I am going to get a pair of new pointe shoes, because i have grown out of my old shoes. I can’t wait to dance in the new shoes, the satin outside of the shoes is so shiny when they are new. We are now doing exercises away from the barre (without holding on to anything) in my pre-pointe class.

That’s all the things I can think of, so I shall close this post.

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First Day of Autumn

Monday, September 22, 2008 by Sarah 1 Comment

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Happy first day of fall everyone! I really like this season, with the colors of red, orange, and brown, the taste of pumpkin, pecan and apple pies, and the feel of sweaters warm and soft against my skin. Winter is not my favorite season, but fall, though it signifies the coming of winter, is lovely.