A fun Meme!

Shannon just posted this meme. It looked like so much fun that I considered myself tagged. :-)

Guidelines:

1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages): Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

2. Open to page 123.

3. Find the fifth sentence, which is: "'It must have been that,' said the King, 'unless it was written to nobody, which isn't usualy, you know.'"

4. Post the next three sentences:"'Whom is it directed to?' said one of the jury men."
"'It isn't directed at all,' said the White Rabbit; 'in fact, there's nothing writting on the outside.'"
"He unfolded the paper as he spoke, and added, 'It isn't a letter after all; it's a set of verses.'"

5. Tag five people.

I have way too many people to tag. If you like it, you're tagged!

Tiffany

btw, just in case you didn't figure it out, the scene is the court scene in the book.

Tag, You're It!

I was just tagged by Janna for the Six Random Things tag. Thanks, Janna! Now, down to business.

The Rules of the game are as follows:

• Link to the person who tagged you.
• Post the rules on your blog.
• Write Six Random Things about yourself.
• “Tag” six-or-so other people at the bottom of your post…
• …And leave comments on their blogs, letting them know they’ve been tagged.
• Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve written the post.

Six Random Things About Me (Tiffany)

1. I used to pretend to be Vanna White as my parent watched Wheel of Fortune. I used to dress up in my prettiest dress up clothes and stand to the side of the television and "turn" the letters with Vanna. I'm afraid my drama turn happened early. :-)

2. I have lived in 10 places in 26 years.

3. I adore drama. I truly and absolutely love everything about the drama process. I love the auditions (though I do get very nervous). I love the rehearsals, the costume fittings, the makeup, the hair. I don't know too much about the technical side of things, but I'm sure I would like them too.

4. I have a store on ebay that I just started, but I haven't put anything in it yet.

5. My dad loves the way I parallel park (hey, you said random!:-)

6. I took French in college.

There, all right, I tag:

Shannon

Emma

Lauren

Cheri

Not quite 6, but oh, well.

Tiffany

Thoughts

Thank you, Clare, for tagging me! I had so much fun with this meme, but I think I come across as a little psychotic. Don't worry though, I think I'll be okay. You, on the other hand, might want to watch out! ;-)

I am: a child of God, chosen by grace.
I think: therefore I am. Just kidding. I think in quotes. One of my students last year asked me if I had a song and quote for everything. I think I told him, "YES!" :-)
I know: that my Redeemer lives. There I go again. Why waste time trying to say something better than someone else has said before.
I have: more than I deserve!
I wish: that I had more time to prepare for the trip.
I hate: it when people use my Lord's name in vain.
I miss: the Chanceys.
I fear: the Lord. I feel like I have to qualify that statement. I use the term "fear" in the old English sense. Hence, my interpretation of that statement would be "I greatly reverence the Lord."
I feel: excited about the trip!
I hear: the fan going outside the room and Shannon's sewing machine as she tries to make a camera purse.
I smell: homemade bread. Hmmmmm!
I crave: becoming closer to my Lord.
I search: for truth and wisdom.
I wonder: at the miracle of creation.
I regret: nothing. I have made mistakes, yes, but I also know that the Lord is sovereign and He has used all those bad decisions I've made to bring me closer to Him.
I love: my Lord and family!
I ache: when the weather changes. I have a back injury that always lets me know when it's going to rain.
I am not: ready for the trip.
I believe: that through Christ all things are possible.
I dance: whenever I get the chance. By dancing, I mean, Scottish Country or Swing, if I'm dancing with my sister.
I sing: every week at lessons and with the choir on Sundays, and any chance I get in between. :-)
I cry: every time I watch I Am David. What an amazing story!
I don't always: exhibit Christ-like attributes.
I fight: for what is right. I have my opinions (on many things) but I don't usually openly engage in a fight about them, until someone says something against what I know to be true. Then I quietly try to tell them what I believe and why.
I write: screenplays mostly. I have a play written, but I have to produce it before I can send it to editors. It's not as easy to produce a play as it would seem.....
I win: nothing. Ask anyone in my family. I don't often win, but I still like to play games!
I lose: everything, just by logic from the previous question.
I never: willingly touch spiders.
I always: stay away from spiders if I can help it. Truly, I can't think of something that I "always" do. I usually deviate at least once in a while.
I confuse: almost everybody, especially when I try to explain myself (refer back to "I know") or try to give directions. Trust me, with directions, asking anyone else is always safer than asking me.
I listen: to people. I've found that I often hear what's going on in people lives, just because I listen to them.
I can usually be found: at home. This coming year, I'll be teaching K4 at the school I taught at last year, so I'm cherishing every minute I get to spend at home.
I am scared: that I will lose a member of my family. That is the only thing I can think of. I know they would be with the Lord, but I don't know what I would do without any of them.
I need: help!
I am happy about: our trip!
I imagine: little children running around my perfectly clean house in hand sewn outfits as I put the bread into the oven, take off my perfect little "baking" apron, revealing a perfectly coordinating 40s outfit that matches my pearls perfectly and my beautifully applied makeup and then going to sit with them and read until their father comes home, exactly on time, so the dinner is never burnt. Ahhhh! Well, at least let me have my dreams until reality smashes them! :-)
I am wearing: A Ralph Lauren skirt and knit top
I look forward to: the answer to "I imagine" with the reality put back in. ;-)

I tag Emma and Lauren Christine and anyone else who wants to join in! It really is a lot of fun to do!

Tiffany

Answers

I frequently visit Cultivating Home to get ideas and encouragement. I found this meme on her blog and decided it would be fun to do!

What were you doing ten years ago?

Ten years ago, I lived in Pennsylvania. I think the biggest thing that happened was that I fell from a horse and had a compression fracture in on of my vertebrae. Boy that's not really all that interesting, is it?

Five things on my to-do list today:

Finish the skirt I started yesterday (waiting for an invisible zipper)
Knit a scarf
Work on a script
Work on compiling Proverbs
Read

Five Snacks I enjoy:

Homemade whole wheat cookies
Homemade bread toasted with butter
Oatmeal and raising cookies
Fruit smoothie
Homemade bread and cheese

Things I would do if I were a millionaire:

After tithing, I would help crisis pregnancy centers by giving sonogram equipment and people to run them. I would save anything else for my future household one day, so that my husband and I can decide the best way to use it.

Places I have lived

Okay, this could get long:

Cochranville, PA
San Diego, CA
Guam
New Orleans, LA
Virginia Beach, VA
Buckinghamshire, England
Newport, RI
Key West, FL
Cochranville, PA
Gulf Breeze, FL

(My dad was in the military. ;-)

Places I have visited:

All of England, Scotland, and Wales.
Parts of Ireland
France
Germany
Italy
Austria
Holland
The East coast of the USA
PEI
Nova Scotia
Hawaii
Japan
China
Korea

Jobs I have had:

nanny, assistant kennel manager with a group that trains service dogs, babysitter, teacher, tutor, cashier and floor worker at WalMart.

This was so much fun! I'm just going to let anyone who wants to do this meme instead of tagging people. Just post your link in the comments.



Tiffany

Tag-You're It!

I just got back from a beach sleep-over with the ladies at our church. Well, I just got back about 5 hours ago. Let's just say that getting up at 6 in the morning, even if I did get to see dolphins and a gorgeous rainbow and go kayaking for the first time, isn't my cup of tea. But I came home took a nap and am now sitting at the computer wiping away sand (how does sand get everywhere?) and getting ready to play tag.



I actually got tagged twice! Once by my sister Shannon and again by Clare. It's a book meme and I'm so excited about that, I love books.



Rules

Link to the person that tagged you, post the rules somewhere in your meme, answer the questions, tag six people in your post, let the tagees know they’ve been chosen by leaving a comment on their blog, let the tagger know your entry is posted.



Who is your all-time favorite author and why?

That's easy, C. S. Lewis. I fell in love the Chronicles of Narnia when I was 7 and have loved him ever since. I love the way he writes. Every time I reread one of his books (and I do read more now than the Chronicles, my favourite "adult" book of his is Till We Have Faces) I find something new. Some of his books I have been reading for years, so it takes a great author who can still make it new for me.



Who was your first favorite author and why? Do you still consider him/her to be among your favorites? Well, I think this is also answered in the first one. It's hard to beat age 7 and obviously he's still a favourite. But to give a different author I would have to say Ruby Ferguson. You probably don't know who she is. She wrote a really delightful series of "Jill" books. They're about a girl named Jill (I know you were surprised by that!;-) who loves, owns, rides, and shows horses. I discovered them when we lived in England and positively devoured the books. Sadly I only own two of them and they are permenantly placed on my shelf because I have loved them almost to death. About the second part of the question.....I don't know. She is still among my favourites in that I have such fond memories of reading the books, but I don't usually list her among the favourites.



Who is the most recent addition to your list of favorite authors, and why?

Ooh, this is hard. I think I would have to say P.G. Wodehouse. I've known about him for a while now, but I don't like to branch out into new authors much. :-) I first saw the series of Jeeves and Wooster and then went on to read some of the books. My senior recital at college was "The Man Upstairs" which is my all time favourite Wodehouse. I still have a few more of his books to read.



If someone asked you who your favorite authors were right now, which authors would first pop out of your mouth? Lewis, Tolkien, Austen, Wodehouse, Wilkie Collins, and Agatha Christie (I've been on a serious Agatha Christie kick lately).



That was fun! I tag:

Laura at Quietude

Lauren at With Humility, Thankfulness, and Rejoicing

Cheri at A Joyful Handmaiden



This is very sad, but I don't read enough blogs to fulfill the quota of six. Even a couple of the ones I have tagged have already been tagged by Shannon. I guess that what you get when you all read the same blogs.



Tiffany

My first Meme

This is rather late because I haven't been on her in a while, but I was meme(ed) if that's a word by Mandy. Here are the rules (apparently):

(1) Link to the person that tagged you. (2) Post the rules on your blog. (3) Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself. (4) Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs. (5) Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

Okay, quirks...I've gots lots of those. Let's see if I can remember them.

1) I hate wearing things on my feet when I sew. I stayed with a family to learn pattern making and help with the children and every afternoon when we would sew, there would be two pairs of shoes along the wall because she didn't like to sew with shoes on either.

2) I have a habit of modulating if I sing without accompaniment. My sister says I don't sing out of tune, I just modulate the song into a different key and carry on from there.

3) I have lived 10 different places in my life. My dad was in the military.

4) I love collecting books for the sake of collecting books. I know it's not necessarily quirky, but I'm having a hard time coming up with things.

Oh, dear, two more....

5) I love being at home. I would be perfectly content to stay within the reaches of home for the rest of my life.

6) This would considered quirky in today's society: My highest aim in life is to be a true helpmeet to my husband one day, if God allows. I want to make sure his home is a place of warmth and comfort. A place where he can work in peace. A place where he feels safe to tell me everything. I want to create a home that welcomes others in. A home where hospitality is practiced almost to excess.

Well, there are six quirky things about me.

I tag Shannon if she wants to play. I know it's not six, but there you are.

Tiffany