Thought I'd give you all a heads up on a few new things coming to my blog!
♥My Thoughts Column...
This is a weekly post that I'll be doing every Monday or Friday. It will just be some of my thoughts, on songs, bible verses, and other things in life like friends, family and activities. Watch for it's premiere next week! (if you miss one, I'll be tagging them Thoughts by Moi... just click on that and you'll get them all!
♥Monthly Movies...
This post will come out once every month. What is in these posts will vary as well. Sometimes it will have movie reviews and sometimes it will have videos that I've taken at home! Watch for it's premiere next month in October! (If you miss one, or just would like to look one over again, they'll be tagged wither Movie Reviews or My movies!)
♥Notice:
Please note that on October 12th I'll start writing on my travel blog (But only for a few days), please feel free to read up on my families travels and look at pictures and short video clips! (I'll be giving another notice post on October 11th, and will tell you on my travel blog when I'll be switching back to this blog)
I hope you all are getting back into your fall schedules!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
9-27-09:RIDING!!!!!!!!!!!
Last week I had riding, it was amazing! I rode Leo, my all time favorite school horse at the stable where I ride.
Anyway... I was super excited because I'd taken the summer off of riding, so this was my second time back on a horse in like three months!
My instructor, Jill had me try cantering again on a half arena circle, and guess what? It went amazing!!!!!!!!! 10 half arena circles! Best yet! It was just so amazing......
Hope you guys had a great week!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway... I was super excited because I'd taken the summer off of riding, so this was my second time back on a horse in like three months!
My instructor, Jill had me try cantering again on a half arena circle, and guess what? It went amazing!!!!!!!!! 10 half arena circles! Best yet! It was just so amazing......
Hope you guys had a great week!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
9-26-09:Another book clip
This is a clip from another one of my books, A Guarded Heart, leave me a comment and tell me if you like it!
“We’re now landing in Cheyenne Wyoming. Please be carful as you leave this aircraft and have a wonderful stay, in the Cowboy State.” Maddie rolled her eyes and stood. She grabbed her small, carry-on and then her purse. While letting a man in a dark brown business suit pass by, Maddie applied some lip gloss onto her thin lips.
“I could have sworn this was coconut.” After a few other strangers passed by, Maddie was finally able to step out into the long isle and out of the stuffy plane.
Maddie soon made her way to the luggage claim, remembering where it was from the year before and wasted no time finding her hot pink over sized suit case.
“Grandma?”
“Hello Madison. Have you arrived yet?”
“Yeah, I’m waiting with my luggage at the airport. Is Hank picking me up?”
“Not this time, his nephew is staying with him for awhile as well. And Hank had him drive out. He knows who you are, just look for a boy, about of 5’11 in jeans and cowboy boots.”
“Alright grandma,” Not saying that that described more than half of the people standing by her at the moment. But hoped her grandma was right, and her ride would know her.
“Miss. Parker?”
“Yeah?”
“Hi… I’m Derek Malone. Can I help you with your bags?”
“Uh sure, thanks.” Maddie stared at the boy, his blondish hair was barely visible with is large, cowboy hat. He had hazel eyes, just like Maddie’s grandma’s work hand and his skin was just as tanned as her own.
“So, my uncle tells me that you’ve visited ‘fore?”
“Uh… yeah, every year since I was seven.”
“Which would be… if you don’t mind my askin’?”
“I don’t and ten years.”
“So you know that it’s a three hour drive from here to your grandma’s ranch?”
“Four when Hank drives.” Derek laughed as they climbed into the old, rusty and well passed it’s time pick-up and drove out of the Cheyenne Airport parking lot.
“So, what’s your favorite park about commin’ here all these years?”
“Normally it’s been getting away from the large California crowds… but this year… I’m leaving painful memories behind, and hoping to forget them.
“I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be, like I said, I’m hopin’ to forget all about ‘em. Well, at least one.” Derek nodded as he turned down a familiar street. He’d driven in the capital many times before already that year. And nearly knew it like the back of his hand.
“Your grandma tells me you ride?”
“Oh yeah, I love riding. Out here I ride either Sugar or Diablo, and back home I ride my horse, Coco.”
“Wow, Diablo?”
“Yeah, does that surprise you?” Maddie suddenly put her guard on. If this boy didn’t think she could handle a Friesian stallion, he had another thing coming.
“No, well kinda. When your grandma said her granddaughter from L.A was coming for a visit, I just thought you’d be a city slicker.”
“Oh? And do I look like a “city slicker’” to you?” Derek had to admit, she didn’t looked like he’d imagined. Her brown hair was natural, not something he’d thought of, her tan skin was not something he’d expected and her boot-cut jeans and sweatshirt were defiantly not what he’d expected.
“So, you say you have your own horse?”
“Yeah, Coco. He’s an Andalusian gelding. Almost completely white, a few grey speckles here and there, and he has one black sock.”
“Sounds pretty.”
“He is, my mom calls him pretty boy. That’s actually his real name. His barn name is Coco.” Derek laughed and Maddie joined. They talked about horses for the rest of their drive out to the remote town of Jester Creek… home of only one hundred and three people.
♥~♥
“Grandma!”
“Madison! Oh it’s wonderful to see you again. Come, give me a hug.” Maddie ran over to her grandmother, dropping her purse on the large brown couch as she passed by.
“I missed you.”
“I missed you too Grandma. How are you?”
“I’m wonderful. The Ranch is doing so fine with Hank and now Derek working on it.”
“I bet. Derek told me that he was doing his last year of school here in town.”
“Yup, that he is. And I’m so glad, Hank is wonderful… but he’s not a young colt anymore.” The two women laughed and Hank came in from the kitchen.
“I heard that you two.”
“Hank!” Maddie rushed over to the old cowboy and hugged him tight.
“Hey there girlie, I missed you. So did Sugar.”
“I bet, I’ll come out and see her as soon as I take my stuff to my room.”
“I can do that for yeah,” Maddie turned to see Derek come in the screen door. Maddie made a mental note that it was still as squeaky as ever.
“No thanks, I want to unpack some of it anyway. Is my stuff that I left last year still there?”
“Yup; and, there is a small surprise in there for yeah too.”
“Okay,” Maddie ran up the stairs, hot pink suit case in tow and rounded the corner to find her bedroom...
So that's all I'm gonna give you for now, have a great day!
“We’re now landing in Cheyenne Wyoming. Please be carful as you leave this aircraft and have a wonderful stay, in the Cowboy State.” Maddie rolled her eyes and stood. She grabbed her small, carry-on and then her purse. While letting a man in a dark brown business suit pass by, Maddie applied some lip gloss onto her thin lips.
“I could have sworn this was coconut.” After a few other strangers passed by, Maddie was finally able to step out into the long isle and out of the stuffy plane.
Maddie soon made her way to the luggage claim, remembering where it was from the year before and wasted no time finding her hot pink over sized suit case.
“Grandma?”
“Hello Madison. Have you arrived yet?”
“Yeah, I’m waiting with my luggage at the airport. Is Hank picking me up?”
“Not this time, his nephew is staying with him for awhile as well. And Hank had him drive out. He knows who you are, just look for a boy, about of 5’11 in jeans and cowboy boots.”
“Alright grandma,” Not saying that that described more than half of the people standing by her at the moment. But hoped her grandma was right, and her ride would know her.
“Miss. Parker?”
“Yeah?”
“Hi… I’m Derek Malone. Can I help you with your bags?”
“Uh sure, thanks.” Maddie stared at the boy, his blondish hair was barely visible with is large, cowboy hat. He had hazel eyes, just like Maddie’s grandma’s work hand and his skin was just as tanned as her own.
“So, my uncle tells me that you’ve visited ‘fore?”
“Uh… yeah, every year since I was seven.”
“Which would be… if you don’t mind my askin’?”
“I don’t and ten years.”
“So you know that it’s a three hour drive from here to your grandma’s ranch?”
“Four when Hank drives.” Derek laughed as they climbed into the old, rusty and well passed it’s time pick-up and drove out of the Cheyenne Airport parking lot.
“So, what’s your favorite park about commin’ here all these years?”
“Normally it’s been getting away from the large California crowds… but this year… I’m leaving painful memories behind, and hoping to forget them.
“I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be, like I said, I’m hopin’ to forget all about ‘em. Well, at least one.” Derek nodded as he turned down a familiar street. He’d driven in the capital many times before already that year. And nearly knew it like the back of his hand.
“Your grandma tells me you ride?”
“Oh yeah, I love riding. Out here I ride either Sugar or Diablo, and back home I ride my horse, Coco.”
“Wow, Diablo?”
“Yeah, does that surprise you?” Maddie suddenly put her guard on. If this boy didn’t think she could handle a Friesian stallion, he had another thing coming.
“No, well kinda. When your grandma said her granddaughter from L.A was coming for a visit, I just thought you’d be a city slicker.”
“Oh? And do I look like a “city slicker’” to you?” Derek had to admit, she didn’t looked like he’d imagined. Her brown hair was natural, not something he’d thought of, her tan skin was not something he’d expected and her boot-cut jeans and sweatshirt were defiantly not what he’d expected.
“So, you say you have your own horse?”
“Yeah, Coco. He’s an Andalusian gelding. Almost completely white, a few grey speckles here and there, and he has one black sock.”
“Sounds pretty.”
“He is, my mom calls him pretty boy. That’s actually his real name. His barn name is Coco.” Derek laughed and Maddie joined. They talked about horses for the rest of their drive out to the remote town of Jester Creek… home of only one hundred and three people.
♥~♥
“Grandma!”
“Madison! Oh it’s wonderful to see you again. Come, give me a hug.” Maddie ran over to her grandmother, dropping her purse on the large brown couch as she passed by.
“I missed you.”
“I missed you too Grandma. How are you?”
“I’m wonderful. The Ranch is doing so fine with Hank and now Derek working on it.”
“I bet. Derek told me that he was doing his last year of school here in town.”
“Yup, that he is. And I’m so glad, Hank is wonderful… but he’s not a young colt anymore.” The two women laughed and Hank came in from the kitchen.
“I heard that you two.”
“Hank!” Maddie rushed over to the old cowboy and hugged him tight.
“Hey there girlie, I missed you. So did Sugar.”
“I bet, I’ll come out and see her as soon as I take my stuff to my room.”
“I can do that for yeah,” Maddie turned to see Derek come in the screen door. Maddie made a mental note that it was still as squeaky as ever.
“No thanks, I want to unpack some of it anyway. Is my stuff that I left last year still there?”
“Yup; and, there is a small surprise in there for yeah too.”
“Okay,” Maddie ran up the stairs, hot pink suit case in tow and rounded the corner to find her bedroom...
So that's all I'm gonna give you for now, have a great day!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
9-15-09: Book Clip
Okay, some of you know that I luv writing. It's total therapy for me. And, I just thought that maybe you all would like to get a glimse of some of my writing! I'm giving you a small section of my first book in a series I've been writing for almost a year now. Here you go......
A few people had arrived, the Sheppard’s were all there along with Teddy, Paul and his family were there, and the rest of Talia's family, were also there.
"Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Is that Talia?"
"Hey daddy! You like?"
"Are you kidding? I love your outfit! I didn't buy that for you."
"Nope, Courtney is letting me borrow it."
"You look nice too Jenna."
"Thank-you Mrs. Richards. Your daughter does wonders with hair and make-up."
"Hey sport, is that you under all that girlie stuff, or Katie?"
"Justin... don't push it."
"I'm sorry, you look really nice."
"Thanks cowboy, didn't think I could wear a dress?"
"Never said that."
Justin walked over and gave his sister a big hug that lifted her off her feet.
Soon almost everyone in town was there and all the women were setting out food and putting some away for later. Courtney, Talia and Jenna had walked down to where almost all the horses had been set out in the pasture. The sat on the rails and watched them run after each other.
Courtney's mom had snuck away and took their picture. It was a very picture worthy moment. They never saw her which she was glad of.
"Hey, there's Kale!"
"And Cobalt."
"I think that's Francesca. I placed her out there when I got here."
"Yeah, that's her."
"Hey guys."
"Oh hey Rachel! You look pretty."
"Not as pretty as you three. You're the talk of the party. Everyone keeps saying that you look like angels."
"Well, your white Capri's and red halter make you look like a princess."
"Thanks, have you seen my brother?"
"Right here sis, wow. You three look amazing... I mean very pretty... I mean... uh."
"It's okay Tyler, we knew what you meant."
"Okay good. Someone was asking for your Courtney, I'm not sure who it was though."
"Oh, okay. I'll go right up. Can you give me a hand down though, I don't want to jump."
"Sure, here."
He held out his hand and let her hop down. She winced but walked up to the house.
"She doesn't show emotion very easily does she?"
"Nope, never has. I've known her almost my whole life and she never gave into anything."
They followed her up to the house and saw that it was her youth pastor.
"You didn't know Paul?"
"No..."
"He has shoulder length brown hair... how do you forget him?!"
"Idk."
"What?"
"I don't know. Don't you text Jen?"
"No, I don't have a cell."
"Oh, sorry." Courtney rolled her eyes and walked over to Paul.
"You look very pretty today; I haven't seen you in a dress since... you were two."
"Ha, yeah it has been a long time. I wear skirts mostly to church and other things."
"But you look very pretty. My sons all said you were the prettiest girl at the party."
Courtney laughed, Josh and Luke were four year old twin boys. They had a younger brother Arthur but, he was only one.
"Tell them thank-you, I think I'm going to get something to eat."
"Okay, bye!'
Courtney got in the long food line behind Brandon who was behind his older sister Ashley.
"Hey Bandon."
"Oh hey Courtney, have you met my older sister Ashley?"
"No I haven’t, hi."
"Well, hello. How old are you?"
"Fifteen."
"Ah, I'm twenty-two. I'm just home for this week from college. I have a condo closer to it. I'm studying to be a vet."
"Really? SO is my brother. What college are you going to?"
"I'm going to U of Tennessee. I have been for awhile now and I only have two years left."
"You’re kidding,"
Courtney placed some tuna salad on her plate before she said anything more.
"My brother goes there and he only has two years left too! Maybe you know him? Justin Richards?"
"Oh yeah, I know him. We're in the same classes."
"That's so cool."
They finished going through the line and found places to sit down. Courtney was joined by Rachel and Jenna. Talia was sitting across from them with her mom and step sister.
"So, you like the party Jen and Rachel?"
"Lovin' every moment of it."
"I can't believe we have to leave in four days."
"I know, I'm gonna miss you."
"Promise to write."
"How about email?"
"Works for me. Here, this is my address."
A few people had arrived, the Sheppard’s were all there along with Teddy, Paul and his family were there, and the rest of Talia's family, were also there.
"Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Is that Talia?"
"Hey daddy! You like?"
"Are you kidding? I love your outfit! I didn't buy that for you."
"Nope, Courtney is letting me borrow it."
"You look nice too Jenna."
"Thank-you Mrs. Richards. Your daughter does wonders with hair and make-up."
"Hey sport, is that you under all that girlie stuff, or Katie?"
"Justin... don't push it."
"I'm sorry, you look really nice."
"Thanks cowboy, didn't think I could wear a dress?"
"Never said that."
Justin walked over and gave his sister a big hug that lifted her off her feet.
Soon almost everyone in town was there and all the women were setting out food and putting some away for later. Courtney, Talia and Jenna had walked down to where almost all the horses had been set out in the pasture. The sat on the rails and watched them run after each other.
Courtney's mom had snuck away and took their picture. It was a very picture worthy moment. They never saw her which she was glad of.
"Hey, there's Kale!"
"And Cobalt."
"I think that's Francesca. I placed her out there when I got here."
"Yeah, that's her."
"Hey guys."
"Oh hey Rachel! You look pretty."
"Not as pretty as you three. You're the talk of the party. Everyone keeps saying that you look like angels."
"Well, your white Capri's and red halter make you look like a princess."
"Thanks, have you seen my brother?"
"Right here sis, wow. You three look amazing... I mean very pretty... I mean... uh."
"It's okay Tyler, we knew what you meant."
"Okay good. Someone was asking for your Courtney, I'm not sure who it was though."
"Oh, okay. I'll go right up. Can you give me a hand down though, I don't want to jump."
"Sure, here."
He held out his hand and let her hop down. She winced but walked up to the house.
"She doesn't show emotion very easily does she?"
"Nope, never has. I've known her almost my whole life and she never gave into anything."
They followed her up to the house and saw that it was her youth pastor.
"You didn't know Paul?"
"No..."
"He has shoulder length brown hair... how do you forget him?!"
"Idk."
"What?"
"I don't know. Don't you text Jen?"
"No, I don't have a cell."
"Oh, sorry." Courtney rolled her eyes and walked over to Paul.
"You look very pretty today; I haven't seen you in a dress since... you were two."
"Ha, yeah it has been a long time. I wear skirts mostly to church and other things."
"But you look very pretty. My sons all said you were the prettiest girl at the party."
Courtney laughed, Josh and Luke were four year old twin boys. They had a younger brother Arthur but, he was only one.
"Tell them thank-you, I think I'm going to get something to eat."
"Okay, bye!'
Courtney got in the long food line behind Brandon who was behind his older sister Ashley.
"Hey Bandon."
"Oh hey Courtney, have you met my older sister Ashley?"
"No I haven’t, hi."
"Well, hello. How old are you?"
"Fifteen."
"Ah, I'm twenty-two. I'm just home for this week from college. I have a condo closer to it. I'm studying to be a vet."
"Really? SO is my brother. What college are you going to?"
"I'm going to U of Tennessee. I have been for awhile now and I only have two years left."
"You’re kidding,"
Courtney placed some tuna salad on her plate before she said anything more.
"My brother goes there and he only has two years left too! Maybe you know him? Justin Richards?"
"Oh yeah, I know him. We're in the same classes."
"That's so cool."
They finished going through the line and found places to sit down. Courtney was joined by Rachel and Jenna. Talia was sitting across from them with her mom and step sister.
"So, you like the party Jen and Rachel?"
"Lovin' every moment of it."
"I can't believe we have to leave in four days."
"I know, I'm gonna miss you."
"Promise to write."
"How about email?"
"Works for me. Here, this is my address."
Saturday, September 12, 2009
9-12-09: Disney channel logo
I thought this was cute...
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