Monday Randomness

So to start out the morning, I had a cup of coffee. Because if usually if I don’t have coffee, I don’t have a very good day. It just doesn’t work very well in my favor.
Interestingly enough, if you know that we’re Disney fans in this house, you’ll know why I used this particular mug. But as I was drinking out of it, I realized just how weird it would probably look to a random person just walking by or who just happened to see me drinking out of it.

So then we did school, of course. I had a couple of things I needed to get caught up on and I did just that.

When Mom came home from the post office, she brought home this:
This book hasn’t even come out yet, but Mom asked for a review copy of it, so we got it early. I can’t wait to read this and see what happens! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Jenny B. Jones. I can only HOPE to be anything like her as an author someday!

Then later, Mom and I dropped Gracie off at her orchestra practice and did a little bit of shopping. Because shopping is just a lot, lot, lot of fun! I got a pair of jeans. I think that’s it.

Then I came home and decided that before we ate supper, I was going to play my guitar. I haven’t been playing it much but the last two days I’ve played it. My fingers hurt because I haven’t played enough but it’s nice to get back into the swing of things.

That’s my Monday.
And the rest of the week is going to be JUST as busy.

~Ashley

New Things On My Blog

I don't know if you noticed but I added pages at the top of my blog.

There's an About Me page, which pretty much speaks for itself. It's a little bit more about myself so that if you're just visiting my blog for the first time, you're not completely confused by me and my randomness.

There's also a page I called My Other Blogs.

I share two blogs with my best friend, Kylie. We have Ashen Sky Books and then we also have Beautiful in Christ.

Ashen Sky Books is where you can keep tabs on current writing projects that Kylie and I are working on.

Beautiful in Christ is a blog where we encourage teenage girls to stand up and follow Christ. We remind them how beautiful and valued they are by their Savior, the Lord, Jesus Christ.

The last page is called My Writing Projects.

I just redid this page this evening so if you have already checked it out, be sure to go back because I added a lot more and it's more detailed than it was earlier.

I have been a writer since I was about 10 years old but my writing has become more and more frequent in the last couple of years. I'm not great author but I do love to write as much as I possibly can.

Be sure to check out my new pages and let me know what you think of them! :)

~Ashley

30 Day Blog Challenge Day 5

Day 5: A Picture That Makes You Happy

30 Day Blog Challenge, Day 1

There are going to be about 7 posts up today, because I forgot that I wanted to do this, but I need to get caught up.

Day 1: Introduce Yourself

1. I'm Ashley
2. I'm almost 18
3. I'm a senior in high school
4. I love school, and hate to think that this is my last year. Sure, I complain about it, but I really do like it.
5. I'm homeschooled
6. I don't plan to go to college
7. I love reading
8. I love writing
9. I love watching movies with my family
10. I love hanging out with my friends who live in different states.
    

My Favorite Recipe!

Sheesh, it has been a while since I've written, but today as I was making pizza, I decided that I was going to post my pizza crust recipe. I took this from a recipe I got off a website, but changed it to be my own.

Ingredients:

3 Cups of Flour

2/3 Cup of Sugar

1 yeast packet (or 3 tsp. yeast)

1 tsp. salt

1 Cup milk

1/2 cup water

Mix all dry ingredients together.

Heat milk and water in microwave, until scolded.
Mix milk and water into dry ingredients.
Add more flour, until the dough is no longer sticky.

Set dough aside.
Cover with a tee-towel.

Let stand for twenty minutes.

Prepare two round pans, or two rectangular pans by spraying them with cooking spray.
After 20 minutes, take the dough out of the large mixing bowl.

Split the dough into two equal sections.

Roll dough out with rolling pin.

Put sauce on pizza. We are Ragu fans! :P

Cheese....

And any other ingredients you might want! :P We enjoy pepperoni.

Cook pizza at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Finished product:

And most importantly, enjoy your pizza!!!!

Pictures taken by- Ashley Strawser
copyrighted by - Ashley Strawser
Photo model - Heidi Strawser (hands! :P)

I can't seem to...

... be consistent about posting. I thought that moving over to blogspot would make me want to post more, but apparently, I was wrong.
I guess that nothing much interesting has happened lately. I've been doing a lot of writing, both for myself, and for Kids of Faith, and Beautiful in Christ. That has kept me busy.
Reading hasn't been something that I've been doing as much lately. Usually, I go in this phases, where I'll write a lot, and never read, or that I'll read a lot and never write. It's like I don't have time for one of them, when I'm doing a lot of the other.

School has been going well since I started back up after the holidays, but I really don't like math. I never have really liked math - probably since around 4th grade, but I really don't like it this year. I'm doing accounting this year, and I really am not enjoying it. I thought that it would be something simple to take before I take geometry next year, but now I wish I would've just gone onto geometry.
Accounting really isn't easy. My dad is an accountant, so that does help a little, but it's pretty difficult, as well. It's hard for me, a person who doesn't like math, at all, to really understand it. Okay, enough of that. :P

So, this week, there isn't much going on. Tomorrow, we go to the dentist- oh joy! Haha. Other than that, that's about it.

Hopefully I'll have something GOOD to post about soon!
~Ashley

I'm finished

I am finished moving over my old posts- from my old blog- http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/01charger.

:)

Be sure to come back- because I will be posting on this blog regularly.

Day With Adam Harris (originally posted on June 5th, 2007)

A while ago, I wrote about my day at the capitol building. Well, we got our picture taken with the state reprisentative, Adam Harris. Well, that was in early April. My Aunt Sue, said that we should have the picture by early May. Adam Harris' secretary never sent it out. Well, my Aunt Sue got it from her, and now I finally have a chance to put it on here.

On the left is my best friend Hannah. She came along for the day. We had an awesome time.
Then in the middle of course is Adam Harris. He was really nice.
God Bless~
Ashley

My day at the Capital (0rginally posted April, 25, 2007)

I had a really good day at the capital. It was really good. I had alot of fun. We went with our representative to this really boring meeting right when we got there. It seemed like it lasted forever but it wasn't even an hour long. Then we went to another meeting at his office with people called " Big brothers~ Big sister". It was a really short meeting. Later we went to a place called " The Hall of the House". This was pretty boring also. But we did get anounced in front of all the people there!
Here are some pictures~

Here is me and Hannah at the Hall of the House~

Here is the ceiling of the Hall of the House.

Here is the wall of the Hall of the House.

Here is me and Kelly ( our rep's secretary).

Here is the ceiling of the Rotunda~ or the room you walk into when you go into the building~ it is really gorgous. Our capital is one of the 5 most beautiful capital buildings in the United States.

Well those are the pictures I took~ I hope you liked them.
God Bless,
Ashley

A Cool Tag and More pictures (orginally posted April 11, 2007)

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes~ My middle name was my one uncles first name
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?Sunday
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I like my handwriting but I don't write very neat.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? bolagna
DO YOU HAVE KIDS ? Nope I think maybe I'll wait like 10-15 years!
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Probably
DO YOU USE SARCASM ALOT? definitely~ Not very often
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yes
WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Yes~ but I am sure I would be scared but I like to try some new things
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? granola
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? nope but I don't like to wear sneakers very often and that is why.
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Well I have to say~ I do have some muscles in my right arm but I think that is only because I write alot!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? I like vanilla
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? I probably notice if they look nice or kinda mean.
RED OR PINK? red
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I dunno
WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? my great-grandparents
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? hot dogs
IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? dark blue
FAVORITE SMELLS? I like the smell of Ian when he gets out of the bath tub. MMMM... baby!
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My best friend Hannah
FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Well to watch Basketball~ To play soccer
HAIR COLOR? red
EYE COLOR? blue
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope glasses
FAVORITE FOOD? Pizza
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I hate scary movies so definitaly happy endings
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Charlotte's Web
SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer, definitely~ I hate winter!
HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? " Loves Follows the Heart" by June Masters Bacher
WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? the Brady Bunch
WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Florida
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Well I used to be able to walk on my toes. I know it is weird but now I weight to much and didn't keep it up so I can't do it anymore!
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Pennsylvania

Now for Pictures!
Here is Gracie (6) on Easter Sunday at my Mimi's!

Here is me and Ian!
Here is me and Gracie and Ian with our friend Eli

This is me and one of my good friends Suzanna! We were angels in the Easter play at Church

That is all the pictures I can upload at the moment~ it won't let me upload the one picture I want to~ that I want to~ That is ok!
God Bless All,
Ashley

Pictures of my baby brother Ian (orginally posted April 7,2007)

I am going to post some pictures of my Baby Brother Ian! He will be 1 year in 13 days!

Here is one that I took of Ian when he was sleeping.

Here is one my mom took of Ian on our couch!

Here is one Mom took of Ian in his highchair!

Here is one of Me, Ian and Gracie~