Honor your hero!

Hi everyone! 

I got this great idea!  Honor your hero on blogger!  I've got more than one hero......  But hey!  The more the merrier!!!!!!!!!!!!  I'll do the rest later:-D

The Rules: 
1.  Write some facts on your blog on the hero of your choice. 
2. Give one reason why you chose that paticular person. 
3.  Make up an award for your hero (Ex.  Honoring George Washington for the courage he had and standing up for the land he belived in.  Thank you.) 
4.  Tag 5 friends
5.  Tell them they have to do it with the hero of their choice. 
6. Have fun!

Okay!  My turn first!

Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.  He was brave to take that first step.  I get teary eyed every time I think of his first words on the moon, "It's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."  Here it is in his own words.

Sometimes I wish I would have been born in that great time for America.  The idea of the first man on the moon is still as amazing to me now, as it was the very first time I heard of it.
From right to left it's the brave and daring crew of Apollo 11: Armstrong, Micheal Collins, and Buzz Aldrin.

 

Michael Collins, President George W. Bush, Armstrong, and Aldrin during celebrations of the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 11 flight, July 21, 2004

 

 Here is a link that touches me from Wikipedia:

The landing on the surface of the moon occurred at 20:17:39 UTC on July 20, 1969.   When a sensor attached to the legs of the still hovering Lunar Module made lunar contact, a panel light inside the LM lit up and Aldrin called out, "Contact light." As the LM settled on the surface Aldrin then said, "Okay. Engine stop," and Armstrong said, "Shutdown." The first words Armstrong intentionally spoke to Mission Control and the world from the lunar surface were, "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Aldrin and Armstrong celebrated with a brisk handshake and pat on the back before quickly returning to the checklist of tasks needed to ready the lunar module for liftoff from the Moon should an emergency unfold during the first moments on the lunar surface.  During the critical landing, the only message from Houston was "30 seconds", meaning the amount of fuel left. When Armstrong had confirmed touch-down, Houston expressed its worries during the manual landing as "You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again".

 

Thank you Mr. Armstrong for being my hero.

 

Now for five people!!!! 

Storyteller

Alley

Aidyl

Madeline

Jenny

 

I don't have time right now to make an honor award, but I will!!!!!!

 

Love,

Maddie

Sadness~

Hello.

This is a slightly sad day...  At least for me....  My hero Neil Armstrong died:-( 
When I was 11, I was an Apollo 11 adict.  I LOVED the story of the first man on the moon.  Neil Armstrong was my hero.  I wanted to be an Astronuat for so long!  I wrote a 6 page report on the moon mission of Apollo 11... 
Neil Armstrong died at the age of 82, so he had a very full life:-)

Bye guys!  And I'm sorry about this not being a very exciting post.....

Maddie

Why do you read?

Books!  Some of my favorite friends and book characters:-D  I read to forget:-D  It's my way of escaping the world!!!!  What do you think?



 

 

HIIIIIIIIII!!!!

Hi everybody!!!!!!!!!

I'll get right to the awarding!!!!!



This blog award was made and given by Storyteller!!!  Thankyou!

The rules:

1. Thank the person who gave you this award and leave link(s) to their blog(s).

Thanks  Storyteller!!!!!!  And her blogs are:  Rubberboot Girl, Storyteller of Weston County, and Dragonmaster!


2. What do you like best about your own blog?

I like my followers!  I like that people take interest in my blog(s)! 


3. What do you like best about the person who gave this award's blog(s)?

Hmmmmmm.....  I like that she's friendly!  And I like how well she writes!


4. Who's the most active person on your blog?

Storyteller:-D


5. What's your favorite blog?

I don't know!  I like them all!!!

6. What's your favorite design (swirls, lines, etc.)?

Polka dots and flowers:-)

7. What do you think is the most flexible thing about your blog?

Um...   POSTS???

8. Award five people this award.

Okay....  This is the hard part:-D

Storyteller, Jenny, Hayden, Aidyl, and all my friends at The Story Club!  Phew!  That wasn't easy:-D

Okay.....   I promised the pictures I entered into our county fair.....   There they are:-D  What do you think???  The one on top is called, "Flowers for Jane Austen" because the book is "Pride and Prejudice."  I LOVE THAT BOOK! 
The 2nd picture is titled,"Brother and Sister."  That is a picture of my little brother (who isn't so little.  He's 5'9"!) and my baby sister:-)  that's down our driveway:-D 

Bye folks!!!!!!!

Love,
Maddie

SORRY!

Hello folks!

I'm sorry I haven't been blogging!  I'm a slacker.  We've been super busy!  You know...  Summer stuff... 

I want to thank those who have been awarding me!!!  I'm sorry to say that I won't be able to post those for a bit... 

It was my sister Sadie's birthday on the 12th!  She is now 9 years old:-)   She got a doll with red hair, blue eyes, and the dolls name is (drum roll please)....... Sadie!  Ha ha ha:-)  It's Sadie's dolly twin:-D

Yesterday we went swimming with a few friends we don't hang out with very often.  It was super fun!  Our friend has a boat so we got to do a few water sports!  My dad went Wake-Boarding.  It's kinda like skate boarding except the board is wider:-)  The wife of the guy who owns the boat tried water skiing, and then did the knee-board:-)  And my siblings and I (and a few others) inter tubed!!!  does everybody know what a barrel looks like when it's rolling down a hill?  Well,  when you crash on an inter tube, you roll across the watter.  Like a barrel!

Okay.  Today was the first day of our county fair!  I entered 3 necklaces and 3 photos.  I got 3 blue ribbons for my necklaces and for my best piece a "best in class" award!  I was freaking out because I couldn't stand the suspense!  Well...  I did okay in the beading division!!!!  And then came the photography:-D  Now, I couldn't wait to see if I did good in photography....  BUT.  I was scared because if I did so good in beading, how would that effect my pictures?  As it turns out, it didn't effect my photos that much because I walked away with a 2nd place ribbon!!!  YAY!  This has been a really good year! 

I'll try and post the pictures I entered on here sometime!!! 

Bye!

Maddie

How Many?

Hi everyone! 

I'm just doing a really boring quick post.  How many followers do I have?  Will everyone following please leave a comment???

Maddie

OLYMPICS!

Hi!

Do any of you guys watch the Olympics?   My family sure does!!  So we stayed up and watched the opening ceremony.   They had James Bond *Danial Craig* skydive into the stadium.  I think (maybe. It might have been a double) that the Queen did to.  I keep going back and forth between "She did" and "She didn't".   Okay just checked she did have a double!

My brother's Olympic hero is Micheal Phelps.  Do any of you know who he is??  I'll give you a hint!  He's one the gold medal 14 times:-D

Who is YOUR Olympic hero?

Maddie

P.S.  Look for new posts on the games!

AWARDS!

Hello people!

I'll start with the awards first:-D

I got awards from Storyteller and MajorAGfan!

#1. Thank the person who nominated you and give the link.

I got this one from Storyteller:-)

#2 Tell us how the idea of having a blog popped up and why you continue it.

Some of my best friends had blogs:-) And being some-what a copy cat I started one. I continue it because I want to meet new people:-) And to make friends:-)

#3 The most active person your blog?

That'd have to be Storyteller!

#4 The least active person on your blog?

Well.... I'd rather not say.... Some followers are just busy:-D

#5 Explain what having this blog means to you.

It's a way to open a door for ideas. To me, it's like my life story. It gives a peek into my world!!!

#6 Now nominate 5 bloggers for this award.
Alley from From Here To Womanhood
Storyteller from Storyteller of Weston County
Willow from In The Words Of Willow
Hazel Ann from The Radical Measure
Aidyl from Aidyl Ewoh



AWESOME! ONE AWARD DOWN! Sorry.... Just had too!!!


And now..... A "Your Blog Is Great" Award from MajorAGFan!!!!




The Rules!

1. Put a link to who gave you the award.
2. Put the award on your post.
3. Choose 5 blogs to receive the award.
4. Let them know you awarded them.
5. Make sure to post this set of rules in your post!



Five blogs....  Hmmmmm....

MajorAGfan of Cuteness
Kathryn of Chatty Kathy
Jenny of Artsy Peacock
Madeline of Slipping Through My Fingers (I know!  Another Madeline!)
And (I am awarding her again...) Storyteller of Rubberboot Girl


There you go!!!! 

Maddie

The Story Club and randomness

Hi folks!

I'm sorry I haven't been posting......  I've got lots to catch up on don't I? 

First of all I want to thank Storyteller and MajorAGfan<3 for awarding me!!!  I don't have much time to post......  So I'll continue on.....  (Sorry girls I'll do a post on the rewards soon I promise!)

Are any of you writers???  Are you interested in writing?  Well I'm part of a blog just for being a writer!  It's called..... (Can you guess???)  The Stoy Club!!!  Click on "The Story Club" please!

Tomorrow I get to go to a place FULL of beads!!!  The place it called "Shipwreck Beads".   And I've been wanting to go there.....  It's one of the biggest bead stores in the WORLD!  If I remember I'll bring my camera! 

The newest blog I follow is called "From Here To Womanhood" by Alley.  It's pretty cool!

As soon as I get over my stage fright I want to be part of the musical theater!  (I can dream can't I?)

Later!
Maddie

A dream come true

Hello everyone!

Your probably wondering about the title...  Well, I would too:-)  'Splaination: It has been a dream of mine to see a profesional play.  And last night I got to see one!!!!!!!  

A P.A.L.O.A. production play of Rogers and Hammerstine's musical, "South Pacific"!!! 

Why I wanted to got to this peticular play:  I've got a friend, his name is Conner, and he is around 10 years old.  His mom told me that he was is "South Pacific" and that she really thought that I would enjoy it.  Being his friend of course I would want to go, secretly knowing that this was one of my dreams, I asked my parents if I could see it. 

Summery: Things weren't looking promising untill my mom (and aunt) suprised me with telling me I could go.  So yesterday I got the tickets and I got to go with my aunt, uncle, cousin, and two of the best grown-up friends I've got:-) 

I knew I would like it.  But I didn't know I would LOVE it!!!!!!  The lighting. Beautiful music.  Lovely dancing.  Breathtaking singing.  Adorable costumes.  Wonderful characters.  Friendly actors.  And realistic seenes!  It was so neat!!!   

Later!

Feel free to ask questions!

Maddie

Please Vote!

Hi!

A quick post asking a favor!

I entered in a writing contest at Aidyl Ewoh's blog here, and I need you guy's to vote for the best story!  Just to let you know....  You don't have to vote for me if you don't want to!  The other 2 contestants have super good stories on there!!!!  Please go check it out!!!!!  You need to check out Aidyl's blog while your there:-)  She's lot's of fun to follow!!!!

Sincerely,
Maddie

Thoughts and Dreams

Hi friends! 

Here's just some random stuff!

Dreams: Last night I had a dream. In the dream I had a blog called,"The Cuteness of Angery Cupcakes."

Thoughts: When I woke up, the first 2 thoughts that came to mind was,"I like Greek Yogurt." and "It's pouring down rain." when it was actually really sunny.

Dreams:  I want to be a singer and actress, but I've got really bad stage fright and can't do it easily.

Thoughts: I think everyone should keep a diary or journal.  I do.  I've got one for everyday life and one for my writing atempts.

Dreams:  I want to be a big time writer.  I want to write a Sci-Fi saga kinda like Star Wars, but don't have that kind of imagination.

Thoughts:  While I was helping my siblings get firewood, I realized that it was part of God's plan.  The circle of life:  God grows trees, my dad chops tree down, we stack it to dry, we burn it, then more seedlings grow from the seeds of the tree we choped down. 

Dreams:  I wish I could read stuff out of books....  That probably sounds odd but if you had one wish, what super-power would you wish for?

Thoughts:  I'm probably posting one of the most boring posts ever....  So I'll blog off in another direction:-)

The way I think is the way I go.
Thoughts are the way I think I know.
What if the thoughts I think are wrong?
I'll need to stop and listen to natures song,
What if the thoughts I think are true?
Than I would be standing near by you.
What about my hopes and dreams?
They both work together as they would have to it seems.
But what if they didn't work together?
I'd be as clueless as the thought of never.


Madeline