Fun...

Well, there isn't any Latin today...even though it is Monday. Tonight Jonathan and I are going to a 4H meeting. Our Envirothon team is also a 4H group...except without all the animals and none of us live on farms. Today I'm going to go sew at the head costumer's house. Last Saturday I made funnel sleeves on two shirts and two crevats. Today we should be sewing hats. I can't wait...should be fun! 

National Novel Writing Month

Well, I've decided to do the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) which is where I write in one of my novels or start and finish a novel in the month of November. The goal is to write 50,000 words, which is approximately 175 pages. I'm either going to write in one of my three novels: Just My Life (pre civil war era), A Young Con (1870's Kansas State Penitienary), No-name novel (1620's-40's Indentured servitude in America). Please comment and tell me which one I should do!

Atlanta...

I had a ton of fun at the Amazing Grace 360 retreat in Atlanta, Georgia! On Friday my family and I just walked around Atlanta and I saw the Margaret Mitchell house where she wrote "Gone With the Wind". We didnt' go inside, but just seeing it was cool. I came to the conclusion while walking around Atlanta that I don't like big cities. There were too many people crammed into such a small place. I need fresh air to breathe and open spaces! Seeing all the large skyscrapers was cool. They were all so tall and we tried to go up in one, but weren't able to. Here are some pictures from the retreat:

Mom, Me, and Mrs. Gail...Mrs. Denise was sitting at another table.

Almost 2,000 women at the banquet on Saturday night.

Dessert at the banquet!!! Lemmon tart!!! Yes, it was very good.

Me...note the earrings from India that I bought at the retreat.

I had to add this one...This is the side of the Cobbs Performin Arts Centre. The front was even prettier, but I was unable to get a picture of it. This picture was taken from our hotel parking lot. I wish I could've gone inside it!!! I bet it was beautiful!!!

That was my trip to Atlanta!

Atlanta, Georgia

Yes, I'm going to Atlanta this weekend for the Amazing Grace 360 retreat. My family is leaving at 6am tomorrow! Ahh! That means today will be packed full. While my mom and I are at the retreat my dad and three siblings will be visiting museums and such. I will probably tell about it more once we get there. I can't wait! It's time for the world travelers to go on another adventure!

World Travelers: What my dad's coworkers call our family...even though none of us have ever been out of the USA!

Baking And Decorating A Cake

I started yesterday by making Marshmallow Fondant, which had to sit overnight before being used (my siblings experianced much agony and dismay due to this). I never thought making fondant would be so hard. Yes, there was only 3 ingrediants...Marshmallows, water, and powder sugar. What nearly killed me was the major upper arm workout that took nearly 15 minutes. Kneading that little devil actually brought sweat to my brow. Well, enough of that.

Today I made the cake (chocolate from a box) and decorated it. It took one try to cover the cake in fondant thanks to my brother Jonathan. The roses on the other hand took about 7 trys before I actually made one that looked worthy enough to be placed on my cake. The frosting is White and Creamy (Aldi's brand w/ added powder sugar). The frosting between the two layers of cake and also gluing the fondant on is Cream Cheese Frosting (also Aldi's brand). All in all it was pretty good for my first try. Although, afterward I was sick of snacking on frosting, fondant and cake. I think it's amazing that I didn't get sick. It was fun and I can't wait to do it again!