What I've been up to

So,  I don't have much time here, but I just thought I'd update the blog on what I've been up to while I have not been posting :)

First off, I graduated on Monday!!!!! I'm so very excited to see what happens next in my life. I already have a job lined up so I can work and save money for college, and it's a fun job, working with a friend raising and selling butterflies!!!!

I've also been getting ready for my (senior!!) prom. I don't have any pictures of my dress yet, but I can tell you this: I got it at a vintage store ♥ So now I've been stalking youtube and pinterest in search of the perfect hairstyle and makeup looks! If you have any suggestions, send them my way, and they will be much appreciated :)

Allison and I have also been working on a short film, which we showed at our homeschool achievement night. Personally, I think this is our best yet, but I'll let you be the judge of that..






Until next time.......
~Erin

On this Halloween night.....

So, I went to a harvest party yesterday at Allison's house, and we made a movie...shocker......what you should be shocked about is that we made a music video to "Thriller" by Michael Jackson :) Are you shocked? Hee, hee, just wait 'till you watch the movie!

a bee movie....

I went over to Allison's house today after Christmas Carol auditions{Oh my word! I didn't do a count down! I ALWAYS do a count down!!! Sorry, guys........}

Anywho, we made a super fun stop-motion short film, and it's so great and awesome, I decided that the whole world must see it :) So watch.....

A friend at the piano

This is Adam. You may remember him from a post I did a while back on an essay and a short story. Oh, you don't remember? Well, click here to bring yourself up to date.

O.K. now that you know all about what I'm talking about {ha!} I would like to share with you a series of videos. This past week, my friend Adam, who is an amazing piano player, was asked to help sell pianos for a local company at our county fair by playing for an hour. Y'all know me, so you know I brought my camera :) Below is one of the videos I took that day. You can watch this and the others at my youtube channel. Enjoy!




♪ Erin

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Don't really have anything to post, but my piano teacher introduced me to this song, and I fell instantly in love{as I do with so many things!} and I knew that it would be a crime not to share it with all of you.

So now I present "To a wild Rose" by Edward Macdowell

The Hobbit video diary 3

Here's part three of the video diary series Peter Jackson is providing during the production of "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit video diary 2

As I said in my last post on this subject, I am SOOOO excited for "The Hobbit"!! I also think it's really great that Peter Jackson, the director of the film, as well as for The Lord of the Ring trilogy, is making a video diary of the production of the hobbit. And here it is....part 2!

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It's totally bee, like, FOREVER since my last post. Sorry about that! I don't really have much time to do a big post right now, but I did want to leave y'all with a nice little tid bit of me. Ever since I first heard the song "keep your head up" by Andy Grammar, I was in love, and I haven't been able to stop listening since!! It only takes one click, and you'll be in love, too! See, aren't I nice?
**Just a little side note**
BEST. VACUUMING. SONG. EVER. try it, I'm not lying! It's great!

Rock on!

Some teens from the local homeschool "scene", including myself, started a band, and we had our second practice this past Saturday. before I show you a clip of one of the songs we're working on, let me introduce you to the group:

Adam- Lead keyboard

Zakk- Lead Guitar

Grace- Drums

Kara-Electric Guitar/vocals
Corey{that one buggy eye behind Kara}- Guitar

Along with myself, there is one other member, Katherine, who plays keyboard, but I didn't get a picture of her.

We're still a little rough around the edges, but we get better with each practice. And now, here's Kara singing "Forever" by Fireflight:

I think Kara got a video of me singing. I'll see if she'll send it to me, and I'll post it, if you'd like☺

Swing it!

Every spring, during the entire month of June, we celebrate our community, starting with a parade, and ending with fireworks on the 4th of July. Each year, our library hosts a band to play in the park next door, and this year, the style was Big Band!!

Looking for a diiferent way to wear your hair?

Why not try putting bows in your hair?

Scarborough Fair

This song has been stuck in my head all day. It would drive me nuts if I didn't love this song, and think it one of the prettiest ever written!



On a side note, it has been HOT here. I mean positively sizzling! What's the weather like on your end?

♪ Erin

Are you ready for your daily dose of humor?

If you answered "yes", then watch this video! You'll be chuckling at the mere thought of it!

We're just two unsocialized homeschoolers, doing our thing

I would like to apologize in advance to Allison, for ruining her reputation, and to any friends or family members of myself or Allison who are about to get a shock. I must say, however, that I just HAD to post this music video, to show those previously uninformed masses that we homeschoolers are not as sheltered as previously assumed.........Brace yourselves. Seriously.

Songs that should imediatly be put on your ipod. NOW.

Pay close attention, because I am about to get you hooked on some great music.......


"Eet" Regina Spektor



"Dream" Priscilla Ahn



"King of Anything" Sarah Barreiles




That's all for now, folks!

♥ Erin ♥

Sewing project

Afternoon, all!

I am SUPER excited about my latest sewing project! So excited, in fact, that I have told you about it before I have even bought the pattern and supplies, ha, ha!

My inspiration picture:This is one of my favorite of Arwen's dresses. Arwen, for those few who don't already know, is one of the elves from "The Lord of the ring".


I'll be using this McCall's pattern:

Isn't this exciting?! I can't wait to get started! Wish me luck.

~Erin

It's the fabric of our lives

Cotton. You gotta love the stuff! It's magic! Seriously! cotton will keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It's the fabric of our lives.

The hobbit.......It's been a long time coming

Hello all! Yes, yes. It's been ages. And I know that I missed yet another Inspirational Monday, and I apologize. Long story short, I left the house Monday morning at 9:00 am, and did not return until around 8:30 in the evening, and did not feel much like doing anything.

And now, on to more interesting things! I'm sure you will remember the Lord of the Rig trilogy? I am not usually interested in films from that period{sort of medieval with a touch of the mystical} mostly because no one is EVER clean!!! :/ But I found the Lord of the ring to be highly entertaining, with a good story, great costumes, and fight scenes that at least stood up to my over-active imagination. And now, for all you Tolkien fans out there, "The Hobbit" has now begun filming! You'll excuse me while I fling my arms up to the sky and shout "Well, it's about TIME!!!"

O.K. All better. As a young child of about 11, I read "The Hobbit" for the first time, and have since read and re-read it another dozen times at least. A bit obsessive? Perhaps. highly enjoyable? Definitely.

And now, here is the very first vlog of the pre-production and first shooting days of "The Hobbit". Enjoy!




As one final note, For those of you who don't already know, but might be interested to discover, Richard Armitage has been cast to play one of the dwarfs, Thorin Oakenshield, I believe{If you don't already know the story and its characters, Thorin is king of the dwarfs}. All I can say is YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on, who's with me?

What's in the daily news?

I'll tell you what's in the daily news!!! A story about animals that can walk upright, like people! Interested? Then, by all means, watch to find out more!



O.K. So it's not a real story. Actually, this was last week's literature project on the book "Animal farm" by George Orwell. I found it to be very interesting and thought provoking. It's not a large book, only 10 chapters, and the wording isn't too hard to understand, which was a nice change to what we have previously been reading in that class{for example, we are currently reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis}

This video stars, well, me, and my two friends, Zakk and Adam.{Zakk is the "off-camera voice, and he was also our real camera man}

If you've never heard of Animal farm, here's a short summary:

Animal Farm is George Orwell's satire on equality, where all barnyard animals live free from their human masters' tyranny. Inspired to rebel by Major, an old boar, animals on Mr. Jones' Manor Farm embrace Animalism and stage a revolution to achieve an idealistic state of justice and progress. A power-hungry pig, Napoleon, becomes a totalitarian dictator who leads the Animal Farm into "All Animals Are Equal / But Some Are More Equal Than Others" oppression.

To be perfectly honest, the story is more interesting than this summary leads you to believe. However, it does give an accurate picture of the plot.

Happy anniversary

For this week's Inspirational Monday, I shall share with you a short video. This is my favorite scene from my favorite episode of the Cosby show, Starring Comedian Bill Cosby. Full episode upon request.

In this episode, called "Happy anniversary", Heath-Cliff Huxtable and his family are celebrating his parents' 49th anniversary with a very special{and entertaining} gift.