Paleontologist Fun

Whew! It's been a while since I posted on here, hasn't it? 

To be honest, I was kind of struggling for a while with what to write. I had ideas, but I kept wondering if it was really that interesting to others. But sometimes a little break is nice and you come back refreshed and revitalized--and that's the way I feel about this blog right now. Super excited to get back into posting, even if they're short little things like this one is going to be. :) The style of my posts might be a little different now, but...I'm not going to tell you what exactly I mean by that. You'll just have to wait and see. ;)

MK Spirit Week Followup

Hello Y'all!

I'm going to share some of our pictures that we took for MK Spirit Week back in March. It was a lot of fun and we can't wait for it next year. And it was really neat seeing other MKs' answers and pictures. If you want to see all of what we did and what the other missionary kids did you can click on the links below.
Monday: Sports Day

MK Spirit Week with Baptist Missionary Women

Howdy, my friends! :)

Guess what? It's MK spirit week. This is a week long 'event' that is organized and held by the Baptist Missionary Women blog for the missionary kids around the world. It's actually our first time to participate, and we have all been forming ideas on what to do and discussing our plans. 

New Year Resolutions

Hello everybody!! :) 

....Hello, blog...it's been a long time... ;) 

(No, this blog is not going anywhere, and there's really no excuses for why we haven't gotten around to posting. But... New Year... let's hope for a better adherence to the schedule. lol!)

Book Release! Wind Chimes, Christmas Story Collection

Hooray! 

I'm super excited to announce that my first book, Wind Chimes, a collection of Christmas stories, is now on the shelves!

I had originally intended for the ebook to be free, but unfortunately .99 was the cheapest price I was allowed to pick from the Kindle Publishing Services for this book. However, I have a 100% off for a limited time sale coming up soon--you'll hear more about that later. :) 

I would be so happy if you read my book! I'm really sorry the ebook can't be free, but I hope that you all will get it anyways and leave me a review. :D 

The print book can be found here: 

Wind Chimes, Christmas Story Collection

To buy on Amazon.com look here: 

Amazon.com Wind Chimes

And the e-book can be bought here:

Wind Chimes, Christmas Story Collection Ebook

Thanks so much everybody for your support! It's been a long process and I've learned a lot, but it's really just the beginning! :) I'm so thankful for everybody who's been behind me and encouraged me. 

You all have a lovely day!

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Victoria

Simply Sisters News Flash! :D

Hello everybody! It's time for another Simply Sisters update, because where on earth have we been? I truly am sorry for the lack of posts recently, but I have some exciting news to tell you, too!

Pictures Post: Picnics and Fireworks

I can hardly believe how the days have slipped by since our last post on here-- and it's even more awful realizing how long it's been since the last picture post. :( 

But here is a fresh post all about picnics and fireworks and summery things, so even though it's rather short, maybe it will make it up a little. 

My Website Announcement!

I'm so excited-- I have a bit of news for you all! 

And that is that my website is now up and running!

...without (hopefully!) any weird quirks. :) 

Bike Ride to Kenbuchi

Good afternoon, everybody!

A few weeks ago Abigail and I went on a bike ride with two of our brothers to a nearby small town, Kenbuchi, and back, which ended up being about a three and a half hour bike ride. Yes, we did stop for lunch part way, lol! It was a lot of fun, and I videoed during different parts to make something kind of like a vlog for you all! :) 

Yogurt Smoothies -- The Recipe

Afternoon, everybody! 

Do you remember that I wrote "Make yogurt smoothies" in the last post, where I made a list of what I would like to do before summer ends?

Well, we have made countless smoothies through the summer, so I decided to give you the recipe. 

My Summer Bucket List: Watercolor, bike rides, and ethnic meals

Hello! :)

While I have a few posts lined up to do (follow ups to the sneak peeks, lol), I wanted to take a minute to talk about summer!

Sneak Peeks of Summer

Everybody likes sneak peeks, right? So today I'm going to give you a sneak peek into the life of an MK in Japan around this time of year, a couple sneak peeks of things to come in blog posts soon, and a who knows what else? lol!

Week of Pictures: Chocolate Factory and Volcanic Lake

Howdy!
Hope you all are having a wonderful Father's day with your dad. :)
A couple weeks ago we took a family trip one Friday down to Sapporo where we explored a chocolate factory. It was a lot of fun, especially since the buildings and grounds were so whimsical and old fashioned! :)

Pictures: Spring Sunday Drive

Howdy!

Did you notice the change in the "Pictures" banner up at top? Yep, I thought I had better be truthful about it... because let's face it, the pictures are not getting put up every week, lol!
I already have pictures on my computer and on my camera for the next two picture posts, which is a good reminder to get this one up! 

Taking for Granted

I am working on getting the next picture post up, but I wanted to share some thoughts I had. :) 

Last Friday, we traveled to the big city on our island, about four hours south, to enjoy exploring a famous chocolate factory. 

A-Z from MKs in Japan

First off let me say that MK's in Japan will differ from MK's in other countries. And my family's MK life will probably vary from other Japanese MK's lives too.

Second, keep in mind that this is all just a fun compilation. Don't take us too seriously. lol. 

Week of Pictures Six-- And then Spring Came

Howdy! I'm here with my long overdo week of pictures. :) 

I'm feeling pretty excited with summer coming on! We actually broke records here in Shibetsu for hottest April-- it got to 77F here this week, which is crazy! Our summers are always mild compared to many places, so it came as a surprise to us all. :P 

Josiah's 10th Birthday!

Hello! :)

Another birthday has passed...this time it was Josiah's! He turned ten years old! 

Week of Pictures, Five-- Us and Life

Hi! How are you all doing? Sorry it has taken so long to get another installment of these posts up!

One More Step

Yesterday I finished writing my Revolutionary War book-- that monstrous little thing tried so hard to not end,  (I have landed with 50,000 extra words than I first expected), but finally, Praise the Lord, it's done. 

Or at least, the second draft is. :P