catch up

yes, another catch up. =P

We stayed at our friend's condo after Legoland =)

That weekend (after the condo), we stayed at our friend's house. It was tons of fun! =) Jenny is getting her hair done by our friend's little daughter adopted from China =)

The mother of the family has Jeremy!! =) 

Buzz says they are the "Star Wars people" considering the father loves Star Wars a lot. =)

I got to play soccer! You know, with the kids. =) I did get to see one of their soccer games, though! =D 

I think this picture is funny. *giggles* See the ball??

This is a soccer game where I was with my sister and the family's dad, and the other team was the mom and their oldest son plus a neighbor (sorry that there aren't any names. =P )

We did some dance thing. It was a lot of fun! =)

The younger kids 

Their mom and my mom

my dad and their dad

All the kids together! =)

Jenny lost her tooth while brushing her teeth LOL

We went to The Pirates' House on the way back to Tennessee =)

We also went to Rock City. That was pretty cool =)

Looking for the five states you can see (?!?!)

Everyone except me and my dad (Jeremy too) climbed the wall. Only my two brothers made it to the top and rang the bell. =)

I got this bracelet =) Rock Star...

Isn't this GORGEOUS??? 

THIS TOO???

My youngest cousin graduated Kindergarten 

Here he is with my mom, three of my siblings, two other cousins, his mom, and another aunt =)

He got chosen to "paint" on a brick inside of the school. He wanted to do minions--are they cute or WHAT???

ELISABETH, the next three pictures are for you!! Here is John with his red beanie

Here's me with my brown newsboy hat

And Jeremy with his minion hat! =) You can order some at Elisabeth's website

We went to see my grandparents one afternoon. This is my grandma talking to my siblings about her dog, Jake, i think

Me with Pa =)

John climbed a tree =)

Jeremy LOVED the dogs

This is the quilt I made three years before. My Granny did the cutting, and I did the sewing. I love those fabrics...

We ate at Cracker Barrel with my Pa after church =)

Jeremy started laughing with him! =) It was the first time he would go near him! =)

My mom (along with two of her sister, and her adult niece) took her mother out for Mothers' Day. They went to a JAPANESE Steak House (i think) BUT the chef was INDONESIAN. And my mom talked to him in Indonesian. And he spoke back in that language as well. =) I wish I had been there. =/

We went to the Memorial place in Downtown Nashville. It was really cool

Buzz "saved" a rabbit from the gutter thing that runs up the house (what do you call it??)

We went to the Nashville Zoo. First zoo in two years, first Zoo for Jeremy. Super cool

Looking at the giraffes. =)
BTW, DON'T LOOK AT THE NEXT PICTURE UNLESS YOU LIKE, UM, FOOD BEING EATEN

You looked at it didn't you? We watched the snake eat the, eeeleck, mouse until the tongue was the only thing left. It was really cool! And gross. =) (ohmygosh, i said tongue?! i meant tail. my youngest cousin saw it he said it was a tail)

My uncle came over for lunch on his birthday. This is my mom and him =)

Us with our aunt (look who has Jeremy)

First time he went to my Granny =)

Us with our Grandma =D

In Arkansas!! =)

With our friends, after about twenty minutes at their house, Mr. C picked up Jeremy and guess WHAT?!!! Jeremy liked him, he didn't cry or scream or any of that. He was HAPPY. =) It was cool.

Jeremy made this his bed (in other words dog's bed)

this is how we slept at their house.

it's been lots of fun recently! Now we're in Texas!! Yay!! =) We'll be here near Dallas for about five weeks. Then to Oklahoma for another week. =)
We'll get to see four families that we are friends with from PAPUA. I'm so excited!! =D Mary has already stated that I am funny when I'm excited. ;) And I am extremely excited. =)

it's been fun! =)

abrielle lindsay 

Beautiful People Link-up!!!

I've been excited about this for awhile now, and it's FINALLY HAPPENING!!! *screams* I'm ridiculous, I know. But, anyway, you can find out more about this fab link-up that is happening EVERY MONTH, here at the Notebook Sisters. (thank you SO much cait for agreeing to do this!!!!!) =)


Let the fun begin! =D

1) What is their full name and is there a story behind why they got it? 
Catrinity Tally Kalcastor. Catrinity means 'the one that is loved'. Her father named Catrinity this ancient name because of the love he and her mother had for her

2) How old are they, and when were they born? 
Catrinity is 25 and she was born in 3227 on earth

3) Describe their physical appearance. (Bonus questions: 1. What is their race/nationality/ethnicity? 2. Do you have a picture of them? If so, include it!)
Catrinity is, uh, white. When she is in Maxter while the color is gone, her hair is green dreads. While outside of her city, it's blonde hair (no dreads!) that stretches down her back. She has chocolate brown eyes. She's kind of short. Here's a pix

4) Describe your character's personality first in one word, and then elaborate with a few sentences. 
Capable. 
Catrinity has always been capable. And she becomes more and more so throughout the novel she's in (Painted Skies). She has to be capable of more than one person can think.

5) What theme song(s) fit their personality and story arc? (Do you want to reword that or does that work? I'm not sure...) 
Oh gosh, I have absolutely NO idea. Sorry. =P

6) Which one of the seven deadly sins describes your character? 
"Feet that are swift to run into mischief

7) If they were an element (fire, water, earth, air), which one would they be? 
Probably earth

8) What is their favourite word?
Love. She often thinks about her mother, and later finds out that her mother loved her. But she decided to obey Jose.
 
9) Who’s one person they really miss? (It could be someone who’s passed away, or someone they’re not close to anymore, or someone who’s moved away.) 
Her mother--she died before Catrinity could remember her

10) What sights, sounds, and smells remind them of that person?
Seeing people dance can remind Catrinity of her mother.

This was tons of fun! =) You can join too by clicking THIS LINK (or the button above)!!!!!!!!!!

abrielle lindsay

Monday's Minutes Challenge

I am doing the picture prompt this week, which is:

here it is:

My shoulder is bare. My hair is ragged. Tears start to fall. I hold his letter.

His letter has come at last. But it doesn’t hold the news I so long to hear.  

I drop the letter. If it doesn’t hold the news of his returning—why should I bother to keep it? If all Michael does is go on and on about how much he is enjoying himself in the army—why should I continue to long for his return?

I stand up and purposely walk away from his letter, but can’t help to come back and pick it up, cradling it like a baby. I miss Michael.

I tell the stupid voices inside my head to shut their big mouths—and they obey. I study the letter. I study the envelope.

I sit straight up, the date it was sent strikes me in the face like a fist.

June 27, 2193.

I repeat the date in my mind, counting how many days have passed since then.

I breathe harshly, my throat clogs, tears fall even more.

June 27, 2193.

June 27, 2193.

I repeat it again and again. That can’t be right.

June 27, 2193 was 2 years and 47 days ago.

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204 words. =) Hope you like it. 

abrielle lindsay

Because of Papua

I thought this would be a fun little post to do about things in Papua, me, and America. =) Enjoy!

--I have a phobia of milk

--I have a phobia of having a mothball taste in my mouth when I eat noodles

--I have a phobia of cheese

--I have a hard time going to sleep at night because I can't hear my fan

--It's strange I don't hear dogs barking all of the time

--There is no real rice in America

--Electricity and Internet are absolutely AMAZING

--I CANNOT STAND the cold. You know, like 70 degrees.

--I LOVE soccer

--I've grown so much, and am much older (get that one?)

--I love working in nursery!

--I have awesome online friendships with you guys!

--Even Florida is cool! (as in cold!)

--I've been to many beautiful beaches

--I get to see God's work done! =)

--I have amazing friends!

--I HATE the ACs

--I can't even work a dishwater 

Here's just a couple Because of Papua facts. I might do some more later on. =) Hope ya'll liked this! =)

abrielle lindsay