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Thursday, 31 March 2016

March Highlights


Goodbye March, helloooo April! 
How has your March gone? What kind of memories did you make this month? :) 

Here are some of the highlights from my month! 

Picture taken from Google

For Biology, I had to do this Kingdom Project where my nature pictures finally got put to use :) But since I hadn't taken any pictures on fungus, I had to go out into the forest and find some.


And then that led to a nature walk which led to a visit to the pond...

Which led to someone falling into the pond. Yep! :D 

There have also been quite a few rainstorms lately. After one really dark, cloudy day I went outside and found everything sparkling. It was so pretty! 

Ah yes! And Mr. Robin decided to show up! When I first saw him, I said "Yes! Spring is finally coming!!" 

But then two days later, this happened: 

The day after the ice storm, the sun came out and melted away all the ice. But I could hear what sounded like glass shattering all day!



Picture taken from Google


I actually did a lot more baking this month than I usually do! But I do love baking - and watching people eat my baking :) Anyway, here are the results of those ventures! 

Making these cream puffs is so much fun! And filling them up with cream...ahhh, it was just SO fun! Watching the cream puff grow while piping cream into it was so mesmerizing, but I got a little carried away and put too much inside. There were a few people who bit into it and had cream exploding in their face :P 

Two toned cupcakes! Technique taken from that handy-dandy site called Youtube. 


Tiger Lily entered a Pi Baking contest and made these yummy looking cupcakes. Buttercream frosting and piped melted chocolate, mmm!


For Easter, we had our family over for dinner. Tiger Lily and I decided to make bread rolls instead of buying them and I'm so glad we did! The recipe came out better than expected and we made another batch today! :) The bread is really light and fluffy and oh-so-good!

I like birthdays, it gives me an excuse to bake something ;) Tiger Lily and I were trying to find a new chocolate cake recipe. So after looking through AllRecipes, we found this recipe called Perfect Chocolate Cake. Let me say now, we don't judge on the title of the recipe! ;) Do you know how many "Perfect", "World Famous", "Greatest", "Best", "Most Wonderful" chocolate cakes there are?!?! The way I usually try to judge whether the recipe is good is by visualizing the directions in my head. And also looking at photos of the results if there are any. What is your method of testing recipes? 

Anyway, we decided on this "Perfect Chocolate Cake" recipe and it turned out really well. The cake was really rich and moist and I'm definitely keeping the recipe! You can find the recipe here: Perfect Chocolate Cake
Tiger Lily and I were a little worried over having enough whipped cream in the middle since a few cakes ago, the filling was barely visible. But I think we got a substantial amount of whipped cream, don't you?  



Picture taken from Google

School has been going pretty well lately. We just finished our Easter/March break last week and getting back into the swing of things. Been a little bit more busy juggling lots of stuff, but we're all getting through :) 

In Biology, I've been studying Kingdom Plantae. My second favourite kingdom. My absolute favourite is Kingdom Animalia because it's so diverse and I love animals! What is your favourite kingdom? 

The two major projects that I did for Kingdom Plantae was dissecting a flower and growing lima beans. Both of which were really fun! 




It's so cool watching the beans grow. God is such an amazing Creator!! 


My Kingdom Project



Picture taken from Google

You all probably know this already, but... Tiger Lily got the highest score in her vocal class! :) She was super happy, but to be honest, I think I was happier than her for some reason :P 

And a SUPER special event; Spiderman turned 12! Happy, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :D 


We learned something really exciting this month. I'm really eager to share it with you, but right now it's being kept under wraps. I sort of feel like this emoticon here:
Picture taken from Google
Keeping it zipped but really ready to burst! :P But it's really, really exciting and I can't wait until I can tell you all what it is! 



Picture taken from Google

The books I read this month are:
  1. White Fang - Jack London
  2. The Call of the Wild - Jack London
  3. The Sea of Adventure - Enid Blyton
  4. The Hydrofoil Mystery - Eric Walters 
  5. 39 Clues Book 2 - Jude Watson
  6. 39 Clues Book 5 - Patrick Carman
  7. 39 Clues Book 6 - Jude Watson
  8. An Old Fashioned Girl - Louisa May Alcott
  9. The Last Ride - Susan K. Marlow
  10. The Princess Spy - Melanie Dickerson
  11. The Golden Braid - Melanie Dickerson
  12. The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Elizabeth George Speare
  13. Treasures from Grandma’s Attic - Arleta Richardson
  14. Spy in the Shadows - Barbara Greenwood
  15. Shiloh - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 
  16. Galatians 
  17. Ephesians 
My favourite from this list would have to be The Last Ride. I read it in one night and it. was. amazing! I've been bugging Tiger Lily to read it and she's finally given in. She's reading it right now while I'm typing, I do believe ;) 


While looking on Google, I found this:
Picture taken from Google

But really, do you ever have this problem? I do! Facing a bookshelf crammed with books and sometimes spending more than 15 minutes trying to find one to read! 

And that about wraps up the month of March! 

What did you enjoy reading the most? 
What are some of the highlights in your month? 

Saturday, 14 November 2015

Day #245 - #258

Alrighty! Here is the Photo-A-Day Challenge post....finally! So sorry for the looong delay in posting this, but it was a little hectic with all my school and all that good stuff...so yeah! 

But, here it is at last! )

Saturday, October 31: Fresh Baked Cookies

Sunday, November 1: Karaoke Time. . . I think! 
I don't think Mom and Dad would particularly like it if I posted this somewhat
crazy photo of them, so I just put a ? on it. But...I did take a picture that day! :) 
Monday, November 2: Ladybug Land

For some reason, there were tons of ladybugs flying all over the place. I couldn't step outside
without getting ladybugs flying into my face and hair. So I snapped a few photos and then rushed back inside
Creeping crawlies creeping down my neck are not a particularly nice sensation
Tuesday, November 3: Cup o'Tea and Toast

Wednesday, November 4: A Foggy Morning

Thursday, November 5: Hairstyles! :) 

Friday, November 6: DNA from a Banana


Saturday, November 7: Volunteering at the PCC Banquet
On coat-check! ;)
Sunday, November 8: Homemade Pizza

Monday, November 9: Dare Devil

Tuesday, November 10: Home Recording Studio 

Wednesday, November 11: Lest We Forget

Thursday, November 12: DNA Model
Question for all the scientists out there: What base does RNA have that DNA doesn't have? 
Friday, November 13: Happy Birthday, Mom! 






Hope you enjoyed the post! 
What was your favourite picture?