“Thy resolution may fluctuate on the wild and changeful billows of human opinion; but mine is anchored on the Rock of Ages” (345).
-“Ivanhoe” by Sir Walter Scott
This is one of my favorite books! I flipped through it yesterday and read all the things I’ve underlined–and then some. All its faults taken into consideration, I’d forgotten how much I love that book!
If I tell you you’re hopeless, it’s a reflection on my limitations, not yours.
When every time you watch “My Friends: Tigger and Pooh” you’re three-year-old says in an it’s-a-good-day-all-of-a-sudden voice: “They’re singing in ENGLISH!” you know you must truly have a Chinese sister! 🙂
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Yes, we found it in English. Two episodes on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARc0zBrj6cc
I feel inclined to apologize about the low quality because we just bought the crazy, super clear, expensive, version. 🙂
A very creative mama set out to meet some requests for costumes the other day:
And, of course, we had to make a bouncing machine.
I finally know what’s it’s like to have your little siblings go crazy about a movie! 🙂
Though, actually right now it’s “Cinderella.” Yes, both of them. Little brother cried when it was over because he wanted to keep watching. I love ya, Michael!
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We went outside to play in the snow again yesterday and made a dozen little snowmen because a big one wouldn’t hold together with the “kind” of snow we got this time! 🙂 Mom made hot cocoa again! She’s wonderful!
So: this is the exciting thing I promised you all yesterday! 🙂 I’m going to be posting a story I wrote a while ago on here, chapter by chapter. Below is the prologue. I will try consistently post every Tuesday (I think they’ll be 6 parts), but if I miss a day I’ll fudge and post it late (or early, if I see it coming). I thought you guys would appreciate that more than my skipping a week for the sake of regularity. 🙂
This story takes place in 2012, which was current when I wrote it! I think my writing style has improved: at least it’s more emotional; this seems a little dry when I read it now! 🙂 (which I did last night–yes the whole thing… at one time. I’m afraid you guys will have to be more patient.) They’re also longer now–don’t worry though, the story parts are longer than the prologue! 🙂
This book is dedicated to Spencer, who gave me the inspiration for this story while he and I were having an adventure in the woods. We were actually geocaching and I happened to be holding the G.P.S. so he called me his “navigator”–which you’ll see later in the story. Which I guess would make me the tech-savvy one–which is a great joke, as I’m helpless around computers without Spencer or Dad.
Thank you, Spencer; for inspiring a great (if a little dry) story and for all the tech-support you give us girls while Dad is at work. You’re awesome!
Special thanks also to my readers Savannah, Ariel, Skylar, and Jaidyn. I came up with this idea on my own, but their stories motivated me and gave me inspiration. Thanks, girls!
Now without further ado and probably-boring-for-the-rest-of-you acknowledgements, here’s the story:
PROLOGUE:
The year was 1866 when grandfather Rothfuss found a gold and diamond mine only a mile from his home. But in 1867 a very large and terrible dragon called Grizzled stole all the gold and diamonds, and flew away with it to a place in South America called Bolivia. Traveling was very hard back then, and Bolivia was very, very far away, so the Rothfusses thought they would never see their treasure again, and Grizzled would lose it in the jungle, and it would never be seen or admired again. Were they right?
Here are a few pictures I got of the snow! It was so pretty when it started falling: great big, peaceful flakes drifting down. I took some pictures, but you can’t see the snowflakes. 🙁
It wasn’t sticking very well, and I was hoping so desperately it would get real deep…
Wish granted!
Look how deep that drifted up!
Just look at that! I love how this turned out! Couldn’t this so totally be Narnia or something?
You know me: off in raptures again.
Happy February!
P.S. Come back tomorrow: I’ve got something exciting to post! 🙂 Hint: I know I’ve talked to some of you about it already, but maybe not all of you. Don’t forget to check in!
I actually got 26 comments on my last post! That might be a record! Thank you for your in-put!
Most people said that they liked hearing about China, Michael and Lucy–which is what I post about the most anyway, I think. Someone said they liked the quotes I post; and I got votes for my tags “Adventure,” “Middle Earth,” and “Frozen.”
Thank you all for your help, I’ll keep this in mind as I post in the future! In the meantime, I received a request recently for a quote from “Searching For His Name”; and, as I’m never tired of dumping things I wrote on people, I thought I’d give you all a whole list of quotes from things I’ve written. Here goes:
This shows that the King… (though a very wise king) did not have much experience with dragons: for all of them are greedy and none of them are likely to go away when they know there is something left to get if they stay (8).
-“The Captured Princess Series: The Great Battle” 2013
In it he now kept the dark, eastern sword… this sword was strong and deadly, and Joshua had decided not to use it for practice or for play-fights (31).
-“The Ebony Sword” 2013
(This is one of my favorites of all the things I’ve written.)
And I just finished writing one of my favorite parts of my work-in-progress:
They all had their hair down now; and it was flecked with shimmering pin-points of white, like snowflakes on a black mitten or stars in a dark sky (103).
-“Searching For His Name” 2015
Sorry, guys; I know this is kinda’ girlie. The whole book’s not like that. Honestly. Just read these!
Hmm… 2013 must’ve been a good year for writing! I started S.F.H.N. that year too! 🙂
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We got a TON of snow last night. All seven (SEVEN!!! Whoot whoot!) of us went out this morning to play in it; and Mom made hot chocolate when we came inside! It tasted SO good! 🙂 You can see pictures here, and though I didn’t get any of us outside, I’m hoping to post some I took of the snow soon!
Random: have any of you noticed that when we say this morning (see above, which is why I thought of it) we say it like “thi’ smorning” not this_morning. Weird.
Yes, that’s the kinda’ thing I think about. Call me crazy.