Questions Answered!

1. Your favorite vacation place?

I love visiting family all over the country! Oh and Disneyworld is probably top of my list as well!:)

2. Your favorite author?

Hmm...Beverley Lewis is one of my favorites, but I also like Janette Oke and CS Lewis.


3. Your favorite scripture?

Right now it is my 2012 verse for the year:
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, present your requests to God. (Philippians 4:6)

4. Your favorite time of day?

Probably around noon- that's the time I'm most awake!


5. Your favorite thing to do when it rains?

Sleep:) I love the sound of rain while I sleep!!


6. What's your favorite [musical] artist?
Anthem Lights (who I will be MEETING in a few weeks!), Joy Williams, and Steven Curtis Chapman.

7. If you had to live somewhere other than the Houston area, where would you live?
Missouri- where we used to live. Or maybe China- that would be pretty cool.

8. What's your favorite picture that you have taken? 



I taught Mei Mei to do that with her fingers before she could talk, but this was taken more recently:) She still remembered it!


9. What is your favorite dessert?
Banana pudding by far.

10. Dream family vacation?
China!

11. Favorite God moment?
The four years of 'moments' that we've had with Mei Lynn. Adoption is pretty much the coolest thing ever.


12. Your favorite game?
I'm a big fan of the card game 'Spoons'! And 'Peanut Butter', which is similar.


13. Your dream job in 10 years?
I'd like to be a mom...with a blog:)

14. Favorite cartoon character?
We enjoyed watching some old Scooby-Doo episodes a few nights ago! Gotta love Scooby:)

15. What skill you wish you could do?
Sewing is something I really wish I were good at, or maybe cooking- I'm pretty awful at both!

16. Your earliest memory?
Probably playing outside with Ben in Missouri when I was 5 or 6!


17. Weirdest thing you have eaten?
Matoke in Africa- it's really just fried bananas, but it was pretty weird looking!


18. Movie that makes you cry?
Courageous. And I think I cried during Free Willy too!


19. Your favorite outdoor activity?
Swimming, or taking pictures:)

20. Your favorite x3 songs?
Circles by Anthem Lights, Long Way Home by Steven Curtis Chapman, Surrender by Joy Williams.

21. Your favorite boy & girl names (x2 each)
Keira, Lexi, Aiden, Seth.

22. If you could visit anywhere for a week, but never be able to go again, where would you go? (you can take your family;)
Hmm...this was a hard one! Probably a beach somewhere- I'm not a fan:)


23. What are some names you want to name your kids?
The four names from question 21, and Emma, Sophie, and Claire are some more favorites!


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Today is the last day of my blogging week! I posted everyday this week!!! I still have to do it one more time to cross it off my 15 before 15 list, so I'll do that this summer probably. 


Thanks for your comments and questions this week!

Just a . . .

paper-doll-coloring,

biology-studying,

card-making,

iTouch-playing,

crazy-hat-wearing,

house-playing,

flower-planting,

hole-digging, 

vegetable-chopping,

lasagna-cooking kind of day!

A-Z

This looked fun on other blogs, so I'm going to answer these A-Z questions about me!

A. Age: 14
B. Bed size: Queen 
C. Chore that you hate: Cleaning the bathroom.
D. Dogs: Golden Retriever- 'Gracie'. 
E. Essential start to your day: An alarm- otherwise I would never wake up:)
F. Favorite color: Purple (ACU purple, to be exact;))
G. Gold or Silver: Silver, for sure!
H. Height: 5.2"
I. Instruments you play: Violin, a bit of mandolin, piano, and mountain dulcimer!
J. Job title: Head of Sibling Activities at Fridge Kids Inc.
K. Kids: I've been asked "Where are your kids?", referring to my siblings, but no- not any kids of my own!:)
L. Live: Texas
M. Mother’s name: Jenny
N. Nicknames: Megam, Meg, Meggie Liz or Lu:)
O. Overnight hospital stays: I don't thinks so!
P. Pets other than a dog: A gecko, named Nick, and a lot of fish!
Q. Quote from a movie: Rapunzel: "Mother how did you find me?" Mother Gothel: "Well it was easy really. I just listened for the sound of complete and utter betrayal and followed that." i just love Tangled:)
R. Right or left handed: Right.
S. Siblings: younger brother and 2 sisters.
U. Uniform: I think I've spent the majority of my life in Pjs:)
V. Vegetable you hate: Asparagus. Eww!
W. What makes you run late: Sleeping in, doing my hair, schoolwork.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: I think just teeth.
Y. Yummy food: Lasagna- has to be the yummiest food ever!!
Z. Zoo animal: Giraffes! So cool!!



Also- leave your questions about me in the comments and I will answer them in a Q&A post on SATURDAY!

Spring Break Randomness

So here are a bunch of ramblings and tidbits of news that don't deserve their own post, but I feel like you all would really like to hear about.

1. We went shopping this week. I got some new shoes. They are super comfortable (and cute!). Thank you Grandy!! We also got potential Easter dresses. They actually do not match, but we're going to see if we can find anything else. If not, we will just have to avoid standing next to each other:)

My new shoes:)

2. I've made 3 scarves- red, green, and grey. I've worn them out a couple of times already!

The gray one may be my favorite:) 

3.  I'm reading Silent Tears by Kay Bratt. It's sooo good, though most people probably won't get into it like I do. I think I'm slightly obsessed with any and every book about China, Africa, orphans, and adoption.

4. The girls and I colored a cardboard house a few weeks ago. It. Took. Forever. My hand was so tired afterwards, but it was fun!

 5. A long, long time ago (like February) everyone went to the rodeo without me. Which was perfectly fine-- I can't stand the rodeo. Not sure why, I just don't like it:) Anyway, I found this picture and thought it was pretty funny! That silly cow:)

6. And finally, another picture from our photoshoot: 

Happy Wednesday!!

Today

We had a pretty fun day! We went to see The Lorax with our friends, the Smiths, in the morning. The movie was pretty cute! Afterwards, we went to work at Second Mile Mission Center for a couple of hours. We bagged lots and lots of noodles:) Later, Mal and I had a photoshoot near her house! Super fun:)

Just hanging out at the park:) I think she has a similar picture of me on the horse facing her!

Thanks Smiths! We had a blast!

Family Reunion

This weekend we went to the Fridge Family Reunion!

It was at a retreat center in Salado, TX, and we had a blast! It rained most of the time, so we were stuck inside and didn't get to enjoy the beautiful hiking trails, but it was still fun. 

We missed the other Fridges that weren't able to make it (ehem...MO and TN people- quit being so busy!)

We played so many board and card games because of the rain!

We had a little sing-along:)

The whole crew!

Our crazy family!!

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This week I am attempting to blog every day- which is one of my 15 before 15 tasks.

So your email will be blowing up from all the post notifications you'll be getting:)

We also completed another 15 before 15 task a few days ago....more on that tomorrow!

Our Fun Week With the Taylors!

We had a great spring break with the Taylors. Libby, Lee, Wes and Aunt Lissa came to visit for almost a week, and we had a great time. Some of us went to the Rodeo (not me, as I am not a fan of loud, crowded and busy places), some of us went to the Town Center (not me- I had some school to do!) and some of us went to Galveston (again, not me- someone had to stay home with the younger kids!) The more I type this, the more I realize that I really didn't do much this week...

But that's what Spring Break's for, right?

The Galveston girls

At the town center

I love Ben's face in this one! He's had a tough week with all these girls around!