How I botched a perfectly good Birthday Present

Yep the title says it all. Unfortunately it had to be my mom's birthday. *sigh* Her birthday was on a Sunday this year, and I decided that for her birthday I would sing in church. And It was to be a surprise. I was able to practice and keep that a secret and get the date I wanted. Then like 5 days before......(guess what?) ...... I GOT SICK!!! Man I was NOT HAPPY. Part of that illness was a cough. It was mainly the cough....And you know how long coughs go on. It's endless. ENDLESS I TELL YOU!

Anyway, so Saturday morning comes and I pretty much better. I can sing . Not any more coughing.....yeah. I was excited. Then I got the cough back Sat night. Part of that is because
a) i could have drunk more water then the large amount I already was, and done a couple more things to ensure not getting sick again.
b)I live in a large family.

Oh it was distressing. I had to call up my pianist and the Music Coordinator and church and let them know I might not show my face. Then I hoped desperately (with a sinking feeling inside) that I would get better.

Alas, it was not to be so! For when I woke up the next morning, not only was the cough still there but my head ached. I was devastated, but not ready to let on why I could not go. I spent most of the morning in bed, waiting for mom to come home.

When they did come home dad came in. I had told him about the present. He said my name was on the program for the meeting and that mom had been like "What? Why is she on there." But she figured it out. Then later mom came in and you know what happens next...

And that is the story of how I botched the awesome birthday gift that I was really excited to do, since I had wanted to sing in church for a while. I'm gonna be singing in April. And maybe, just maybe I'll post of video of me singing. (Of course we don't take vid in church, but I'll do it outside of church.

It's a.........

Okay, so well u know we are having another sibling come July right? Well mom got the ultrasound and, it's another girl! No surprise there. Some sibs of mine were sure it'd be a boy, but nope.

So here I go, once again! Another little sister. Tons of people ask me if I want another one, and well all I have to say is, "What's one more?"

That's the news! Here we go again!

Moovies (recent favorites)

So, I know this is really weird, but I don't have that much to post about so I am going to share some of the recent movies that I've seen.

Secretariat
This is a great movie, that I saw like two days ago. For those of you who haven't seen this it's about the famous race horse Secretariat, who not only won all the Triple Crown races, but set the record for the fastest time in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes (fist and third races of the Triple Crown.). This movie is based on him as well as his owner Penny Chenrey who breed and raised him. This movie is very fun to watch. The races are amazing
unfortunatly not the original) and the story equally fascinating. I recommend this movie as a fun family film (well younger kids might get bored).

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Okay this movie is another great movie to add to your collection(when it comes out on DVD of course). It is full of action, thrill, and very fun! It follows the book fairly well. There were a couple twists, but what movie that is based of a book doesn't have one? (I challenge you to name one!) Narnia is literaly brought to life is this fun movie. I pre-warn those who have not yet seen this that there is a scene at the end (the big battle) where they do drag out a battle with a pretty disgusting sea serpent/centipede. Besides that, the violence level is pretty small, excluding a few things that are pretty minor. Overall, I loved this movie. Another great addition and honor to C.S.Lewis and his amazing series!

Tangled
Okay, I LOVED THIS MOVIE!!!!! Oh seriously, it was SO EPIC!! (Be forewarned I am known to overuse that word) I saw this with my BFFS in the theater. It was epicly funny, adventurous, cute and just fun to watch. The action was intriguing and thrilling, and the comedy lightened up the movie. There were some songs that were pretty fun. This movie now has first place in my list of favorite Disney Animations. It is in my opinion the best Princess story Disney Remake ever. The characters were so much fun. Mandy Moore (Rapunzel) and Zachary Levi(Flynn) did an amazing job. This movie is all together are very fun movie for the whole family to enjoy. IT's JUST PLAIN EPIC!!!!!

MY FAVORITE BOOKS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD

I guess it's time I do a post on my favorite books in the world. You may be surprised to find that they are both classics, seeing as I'm a LDS historic, historical novel and Fantasy fanatic.

AND NOW, the announcement you've all been waiting for..............the two books that tie for first place.......................................................

Lord of the Rings & Pride and Prejudice!!!!

And now, coming in third, and a book that I read recently...........The Heroic Comedy by Edmund Rostand...............

Cyrano De Bergerac!!!

I highly recommend all these books. Oh and BTW - The movies of the books that are first place are actually my favorite movies!

Halloween Costume

So this is the (Very Late, SORRY!)story of my Halloween Costume(above). So initially we had planned on doing a group theme. A baseball team. We all had matching plain baseball type shirts so we were just going to use electrical tape to put on names, number etc...... Yeah. Then on Tuesday we received notice that it was off. So I had like 3 days to pick a costume(a co-op party on Friday). I finally decided I would make a costume and be Robin Hood's Granddaughter (I'm writing a story, and that's the main character.) We have(or had) some green fabric that I could turn into a tunic type thing. So I set off to make my costume, I had no pattern. Just my skill, measuring tape, scissors, ( sewing supplies). And yeah.

PROCESS

1) Iron Fabric

2)Mark you measurements on fabric.

3)Sketch a rough pattern for tunic. ( add a few extra inches for space)
This took me forever. Like about an hour of redoing and so forth..

4) Pin fabrics together(tightly). Use props to hold in place for cutting - Laundry basket, chair, etc..

5)Cut out the tunic pattern

6) Pin both pieces together

7) Sew & Hem


8) Get extra accessories. This simple tunic can be used for tons of costumes with the right props.

9) Extra(for Robin Hood/forest costume, or if u want it) - Make a zig-zag hem. (Make a big hem then cut out ziz-zags(hope that's understandable))

So that's how I made my costume. If you know how to sew it shouldn't be hard to make. What do you think? Please comment!

Books of the Last Month or Two.......(yeah I'm late!)

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

A delightful book in the form of letters. Set after WW2. LOVE IT!

Christmas Jars Reunion by Jason F. Wright

Totally Awesome sequel. Amazing. Christmas Jars is a wonderful Christmas Tradition that we have adopted. I mean I think it's a great way to bless others. Okay, so I should probably explain the tradition. So basically at the beginning of the year. Your family gets an empty Spaghetti sauce jar, or any other kind of jar. And whenever you have spare change or you just want to donate, you add money to the jar. So you are collecting all year. Then right before Christmas, preferably Christmas Eve, you give it anonymously to someone who you think needs it. It can be a ding-dong-ditch, or any other form of delivery. We did this last year and had a good time. It can really bless people. This is an amazing story. I defianatly recommend this book and it's Prequel, Christmas Jars

A Banner Is Unfurled by Marcie Gallagher and Kerri Robinson

This is an AWESOME SERIES. It's another LDS church history series(I'm addicted to the stuff), but what makes it unique and cool, is it is about a specific family. The Johnsons. What is even cooler, is they are MY ANCESTORS(mom's side). I have been so engrossed. THEY ARE AMAZING. Compelling, and fun. AND TRUE!

Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites: Sorcerers and Seers by Chris Heimerdinger.

Another smash hit in the Nephite series. But, Another HORRIBLE cliff hanger. WHY DO YOU TORTURE US SO?

For those unfamiliar, it's about these LDS families that go back in time. Right now, there are 3 groups. One in Jerusalem during Jesus's earthly mission, another during the time before the great Cumorah battle, Nephite massacre. And another during the time of King Omer of the Jaredites. Most from the Bo. ok of Mormon. Believe me, it didn't start this crazy. It was only a Book of Mormon adventure back in book 1.

Abish: Daughter of God by K. C. Grant

A n amazing novel about Abish, the amazing woman in the Book of Mormon we hardly know about. Most was fiction about her earlier life. I LOVED IT. Well written and I was caught up. I am dying for book 2 coming in March.


So that's most of the books. If I think of any I've missed I will post.

Girl Names

So I just wanted to share some thing random. So my dad says that girl names are just boy names with "fluffy" things on the end. Let me give a few examples.

Hannah is 'derived' from the boy name Hans or Han.
Shauna comes from Shaun.
Roberta comes from Robert.
Jamie from James
Mackenzie from Mack
Samantha from Sam

Announcements, Announcements, Announcements!

1) In July I'm gonna be a big sister times 7!
Yep, we are having another sibling! July 10th is the due date. The family is pretty excited.

2) I cut my hair!
I did it. After years of progress, my golden locks, are GONE. I chopped my hair on our New Years Trip to Arizona. My Aunt cut it. It's now shoulder length. I am donating my hair to Locks of Love (LOL). It is strange. Still getting used to short hair.

Pictures coming ASAP

Thanksgiving 2010

I know this is really late, and I am SORRY! I'm really behind on posting. Amazing I know, but I've been busy.

Thanksgiving this year was really fun. We had our good friends, the VanDams over. A couple other families in our ward and stake also joined us for dinner and pie. The Van Dams have 4 girls that match to most of our ages and we get along really well. We had fun putting on a play, and doing a couple other fun things. One was as special song. This song originated about a week ago. I thought it would be really fun to put together some lyrics that talk about Thanksgiving and put them to a familiar tune. So over the week, Mackenzie and I work with it and came out with a very cool ending. We sang this for the parents as a surprise. It was very fun. I would like to share the lyrics with you.

Thanksgiving Song (Tune “Angels We Have Heard On High”)

Lyrics By

Hannah and Mackenzie Taylor

Verse 1 - Every year it comes to town, Celebrated all around. Started 1621, Held in Plymoth, Lots of Fun!

Chorus – Yu-ummy food. Lots of yummy food. Gra-ateful hearts. Thank him on Thanksgiving Day

Verse 2 – Thanksgiving's known for lots of food, It gives me a happy mood.Turkey, tatoe's, pumpkin pie. Every year I think I'll die.

CHORUS

Verse 3 – God gives us a lot of stuff. We should thank him every day. So we have this holiday. That is all we have to say.

CHORUS

To see a video of the performance see here: http://taylorites.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanksgiving.html

Irony

My friend shared this with me.

"If the pen is mightier than the sword, why do actions speak louder than words?"

Landmarks, or should I say Blogmarks!

Hi , this might be stupid, but I had to throw a few blog marks out there.

I have been Blogging for a year now! Yeah!!! My Blog is one Year Old!!

And...................

This is officially my100th post!

Yeah!

Christmas Videos

Hi. I would like to share some fun Christmas songs, that I really like.

Christmas Must Be Something More by Taylor Swift

Christmas with a Capitol "C" by Go Fish

12 Days of Christmas by BYU Vocal Point

Believe by Josh Groban (from the Polar Express)

Some of these are traditional and fun medleys . Others illustrate what Christmas is all about. It's not about the ribbons and bows. I really like these alot. They are some of my favorites and I hope you enjoy them to.

Metal Mouth

It's Happened.

I got braces.

Pictures Coming.

Good bye.











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Pictures

These are some old pictures that I never got around to putting up. Most are from this summer.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope it's full of happiness and gratitude!