Michael Jackson

Hey.

 I just want to put this out here.

I. Love. Michael. Jackson.

No, not like I want to marry him or anything. That would be really weird. And creepy. I don't want to think about that now... He's kind of attractive, but I don't like him in that way. Let me rephrase that.

I. Love. Michael. Jackson's. Amazing. Music.

Now that the awkwardness is cleared up, let me elaborate.

I'm sure some of you people like MJ. Maybe even as much as I do, who knows! Other than you... And I'm sure some of you don't. But that doesn't matter, because I'm talking about me. I hope that doesn't seem conceited or anything. So.. back to music.

I wasn't always a fan. It happened pretty recently, a few months ago. I remember in 2009 when he died. A bunch of kids in my RE group were talking about it. I recall saying that I didn't know if I liked him or not, as I haven't heard many of his songs.

Even now, I haven't heard all of his songs. But I have quite a few albums. Bad 25, Thriller, This Is It, The Essential Michael Jackson, The Definitive Collection... And I'm still working on getting more.

Some of his songs are inspirational and have deep meaning, such as 'Man In The Mirror,' 'Black or White' and 'Price of Fame.'

Other songs are beautiful love songs. They either want to make me cry, or make me feel super happy. Some of those are 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You,' 'Billie Jean,' 'P.Y.T.' and 'The Girl Is Mine.'

There are also some songs that are a mix of romance and partying songs. 'The Way You Make Me Feel,' 'Street Walker' and 'Just Good Friends.'

The party/workout songs are probably my favorite, though. 'Bad' and all of the remixes, 'Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough,' 'Speed Demon,' 'Thriller,' 'Smooth Criminal,' 'Al Capone' and 'Another Part of Me.'

There are tons of other songs by him that I haven't listed. I have all of those songs and more. But MJ has tons of songs that I haven't heard yet.

I hope I'm not creeping you guys out with my obsession.

Anyway, I hope you guys go and listen to Michael Jackson sometime, he's really amazing. If you can't figure out anything good to listen to, just send me an email or leave a comment. I'd love to help you out!

xx Purple Pixie

Liebster Award... Again!

Hey Everyone!

I was awarded by Emma Jane with the Liebster award! 

1) Each person must list 11 things about themselves.

2) Answer the 11 questions that the tagger has set for you PLUS you MUST create 11 questions of your own for the 11 people you will nominate with this award.

3) Choose up to 11 bloggers linking them to your post.

4) Go to their page and inform them of the nomination.

5) Absolutely NO tag backs.

6) Remember to ONLY tag bloggers with less than 200 followers

1. I just bought the 1D book!

2. I would LOVE to be a shape shifter.

3. Cats are the best animals, EVER!

4. I just went to Hershey Park. (I'll post soon!)

5. I'm obsessed with pictures of One Direction, even though I don't download them all to my computer! :-P

6. I love my church! (doesn't everyone!?)

7. I'd rather be sailing. Seriously.

8. I survived Skyrush. They don't have shoulder restraints. It's just on your lap. FREAKY!

9. I have a parakeet and a cat.

10. I'm really tired right now.

11. I like reading blogs. (that was random!)

Okay, now here are the questions that Emma Jane asked me...

1. Who is your favorite singer in One Direction?

    What kind of like? I think the cutest one is Liam and the one with the best voice is tied between Harry and Niall.

2. Do you play any instruments? If so, which one?

    I used to play piano and I might start guitar. Maybe.

3. Are you homeschooled or do you go to public school?

    I'm obviously homeschooled!

4. What are your favorite hobbies?

    I have so many but blogging, listening to 1D, reading, and eating. :-P

5. Have you ever been to the beach?

    Yes!

6. How long is your hair?

    Longer than anyone reading this.

7. Do you do sports?

    Swimming. I'm starting volleyball on Saturday. Wish me luck, guys!

8. Why/why don't you like to wear make up?

    Okay. I like to wear make up. Love it. I don't wear it in public because I'm too young and I would look crazy if I did. I like putting it on for videos (music videos) and to horse around with my friends. Every time I go to a friends house I bring my make up. Just ask Maddie, Amelia, and Daylily! I like it because it makes me feel special. Like, "Look at me, I'm wearing make up!" Awkward but true answer. :-)

9. What inspired you to start blogging?

    Well, my friend Amelia had a blog and I decided to start one too. Being homeschooled and wanting to tell the web about it also helped.

10. Favorite place in your house?

     Sunroom or bedroom.

11. What do you normally eat for lunch?     I never eat the same thing for lunch! Sandwiches, tortilla roll-ups, tofu and    more are just some of the things I eat!

Alright, now- here are the questions I have for all of the people I'm awarding to answer.

1. Do you like One Direction, and who's your fav guy?

2. How long have you been blogging?

3. Do you like my blog?

4. Do you like the San Fransisco 49ers? (that's not really a question! haha, jk)

5. What's your favorite sport?

6. Have you been to a dance of any kind? Explain!!

7. Do you like writing? Not blogging, but essays and stuff. (I do, sometimes)

9. What's your favorite mythical creature?

10. Who is your favorite singer?

11. Who is your favorite band?

People Who Get This Award:

• Daylily from Blooming! Growing Up Homeschooled
• Amelia from AGR Photograhpy
• Sammy from Sammys Space!

and anyone else who wants it! Comment if you do!

♥Purple Pixie♥

Sorry...

Hey Everyone!
Sorry I haven't posted in like, forever! I've been at camp, I've been lazy and tired, and I've been busy for the last few months. Now I'm going to try to post at least once a week on this blog.

Updates:

• I've been to sailing camp! Super awesome!
• You can e-mail me at purplepixieblogger@gmail.com! Yay!
• I'm going to Hershey Park on Wednesday! I'll post about that.
• The first Family Work Co-op with my friends is being held at my house next Saturday!
• And last but no where near least I'm going camping for about a week to get to the finale for Park Quest! Whoo-hoo!

So that's my update and very short post!
Purple Pixie

Colorful Blog Award!

 

1. Thank the person who gave you the award and leave a link

Thanks a bunch, Jenny!

2. Why did you get a blog?

I got a blog because my friend Amelia had one and I thought it was cool!

3. What is you favorite animal?

I love cats, birds, and horses. I can't narrow it down any more!

4. What inspired your blog template?

Summer. And my favorite flowers. :-)

5. What is/are your favorite color(s)?

  Definitely purple. Also yellow and blue.

6. What is your favorite thing about your blog?

Um...

7. What's your favorite blog?

I'm not sure. Probably Earbuds Are A Girl's Best Friend. But I like all of the blogs I follow!

8. Award 5 people this award:

Piper at Earbuds Are A Girl's Best Friend

Daylily at Blooming! Growing up Homeschooled

Maddie at I Write for Chocolate

Gianna at Randocology

Amelia at AGR Photography



9. Notify the nominees.

Working on it...

A Bird!!

I am getting a parakeet, and I'm so excited! I got the cage yesterday, and I will get the bird tomorrow! I have pics of the cage, and I will post pics of the bird when I get it. I'm going to train it to sit on my hand! Isn't that cool? Here are the pics.

I have no idea what I'm going to name my bird, or if it will be a boy or girl until I see it! I'll post more soon!
♥ Purple Pixie

37 Questions

Hey everyone! I am doing a contest (you can do it too, go here) and I have to answer 37 questions. Two people will be selected randomly and their answers will be posted on Ruby's blog. Here are her questions and my answers!

1. Introduce yourself: who are you? Give me a link to your blog(s) A photo of you?  
   Well, I'm a vegan, and I'm homeschooled. I like cats, birds, and horses. I have three younger sisters and a cat. (here is the rest) Links, just click on the names- The Unsocialized Homeschooler; Project 2012; From Stagefright to Spotlight. My photo is at the bottom of this post.
   
2. What is your favorite color? Why?
   My favorite color is purple not only because it is the color of royalty :-) but also because I think it's a cozy color!
   
3. How old will you be this year? What month and day were you born?
   Well, I don't really want to answer this question because it's personal, but I'll say I'm born on the 9th.
   
4. Do you have an Etsy shop? What do you sell? Can I have a link?
   Um, no. But I might get one when I'm older if my hemp bracelets sell!
   
5. Can you list all the pets you had/have?
   Yikes! Um, before I can remember my parents had a dog and two cats. They are all gone now. Um, I have a cat named Sox, I've had about a million fish! (JK) And I have secretly adopted my grandparents' dogs! (JK!)
   
6. Are you the oldest, youngest, or middle child of your family?
   The oldest and proud of it!
   
7. What is your favorite movie? why?
   Ooh, that's a tough one! I'll say I have a million and one of them is Harry Potter and another is The Muppets! (muh-nohm-u-nohm!)
   
8. Have you read and/or seen "The Hunger Games?" Team Peeta, or Gale?
   Uugh, no way!
   
9.  Random: What do you think about Nutella?
   Er, I don't know how many people will feel about this, but EEEEW!
   
10. Ever seen Kids React? What YouTube videos have you seen that you recommend others watching? Give a link to them.
    No. Um "Baby Monkey On A Pig" and "Groundwater"!
    
11. What is your birthstone? What is your favorite flower?
    Ruby, and um... a Black-Eyed-Susan
    
12. Your middle name? What was your "Almost Name?"
    Um, no answer and I don't know if I had an "Almost Name".
    
13. When did you first start to know the Lord?
    I'm a UU, not a Christian.
    
14. What do you have to say about my blog?
    It's really cool and I like the way you make your own header and "posted by" thing.
    
15. Show me a photograph you are proud of.
    Um... I don't have one but I added a cool picture next to my picture at the bottom of this post.
    
16. Do you think you could get me 50+ followers?
    I don't know, but I can try.. "HEY, EVERYONE READING THIS POST PLEASE FOLLOW RUBY'S BLOG!"
    
17.  What is your favorite quote?
    I have lots but this one is from Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt.
    
    
    "Know what that is, all around us, Winnie? Life. Moving, growing, changing, never the same two minutes together."
18. Who is your role model?
    Probably my mother. :-)
    
19. Favorite T.V. series?
    Gilligan's Island and the Munsters, all oldies, my faves!
    
20. Favorite book?
    Lots, but I'll put Harry Potter, Fablehaven, The 39 Clues, The Familiars, and more!
    
21. What is your favorite animal?
    Cats. And birds. And horses.
    
22. What was the awesomest/scariest animal you ever pet?
    Other than my cat, a horse named Butterscotch and two cats named Adam and Jamie! :-) Scariest... um I don't really pet scary animals, but probably a crazy guinea pig that climbed up my shirt! (On the outside)
    
23. Name all the albino animals you have seen.
    Two rabbits.
    
24. What was a time when you wanted to disappear?
    Lots, but one time was when I snorted while a person was giving a speech! OMG, so embarrassing!
    
25. What is your dream vacation?    
    I have many, but one is in the Amazon rain forest because I really want to hang glide over the forest!!
    
26. Do you want me to make you a FREE blog button?
    Um, not for this blog but for Project 2012. Thanks!
    
27. Are you thinking "When is this EVER going to end?!"
    Now I am!
    
28. Are you shy? or more of a blahbalhbalhbalhrandomrandowtalktalk.... or both?
    Both.
    
29. What do you want to be when you grow up?
    A vet.
    
30. What do you think about the color pink?
    It can drive me crazy, but it can be cute if used in petite amounts!
    
31. Is there anybody in your life you just can't stand? 
    Tons, are you kiddin'? :-)
    
32. What is something unique about you and your family?
    We are vegan/vegetarians and we are homeschooled.
    
33. Where is the farthest place you traveled?
    California. I have never been out of America. :-(
    
34. What is a good memory of yours?
    Um, I have many but one is when I got my cat Sox!
    
35. Will you share a baby photo with us?
    If I can find one, I'll post it on this blog!
    
36. Do you know what LOL means? ... lol.... :)
    Laughing Out Loud, LOL!
    
37. Anything else?
    Nope! Actually, I really want everyone to follow Ruby's blog and I want everyone to post more on your blogs (if you have one) and comment the most on all of my blogs! (I'll post more, I swear!)

Purple Pixie

A Picture of Me!

My Sister, Tuki. It's a good picture, but her eyes are red. (they are really blue!)

Orlando!!

Hi Everyone!
I have so much news!! My parents surprised me in December, and we went to Orlando! Here's how it happened:
   I was sleeping when my mom came in with a bag about 3:00 am. She woke me up and told me to get dressed in the the clothes that were in the bag. Then she left. I got the clothes on and went into the hall. After all my sisters were in the hall, my mom did our hair. Then we went down stairs. And to our surprise there was four suit cases! Our initials were on them! After breakfast, we got in the car and went to the airport where we met up with our grandparents! It seemed to take forever to get on the plane, but once we were on it the ride there seemed to take forever! :-P We went to Universal Studios, and we stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel!! Two of my favorite rides was The Incredible Hulk and Harry Potter: The Dragon Challenge!!! I also liked:

• The Spider Man Ride
• The Jurassic Park Rides
• Fear Fall
• THE FORBIDDEN JOURNEY!!!!!! (HP) (So cooool!)
• The Hippogryph! (HP)

We had a ton of fun at Universal! There was a pool with an awesome water slide
After four fun-filled days, on Christmas Eve we were packed up, ready to go home, thinking about setting up our Christmas tree. But when we were in the hired car, we noticed that we weren't headed toward the airport, but...............

DISNEY WORLD, ANIMAL KINGDOM!!!!!

 We stayed at the Animal Kingdom from Christmas Eve (24th) to the 27th! We had so much fun! Our favorite restaurant was The Tusker House. The food was great!! My favorite rides there were:

• Expedition Everest
• Hollywood Tower of Terror!!!
• Rockin' Roller Coaster!!! (Aerosmith!)
• Dinosaur
• Epcot Center Ride
• Mission to Mars
• Test Track

All of the parks and places I went during our stay were totally awesome, and I think that you should go to Disney World (or Disney Land) and Universal someday (soon!!;-))

§ Purple Pixie
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Halloween Questions and Answers

Hello Everyone!
I hope that your Halloween was a ton of fun! I have some questions and answers for you to read, and I have some questions that I would like YOU to answer! I'll start with my questions and answers.

1. What was I for Halloween?
      I was a flamenco dancer. I will post a picture!
2. Where did I go Trick-or-Treating?
      I went Trick-or-Treating at my grandparents neighborhood.
3. How much candy did I get?
      Enough!
4. What was your favorite candy?
      Wonka Bottle Caps!!!!

Now the questions for you!

1. What were you for Halloween?
2. How was Trick-or-Treating?
3. Did anyone/thing scare you?
4. What was your favorite candy?

Happy Halloween!

Purple Pixie

Sailing Camp!

(This was meant to be posted on the sixth. Sorry!)

This week I had sailing camp! It was a lot of fun, and I'm glad I'm going back next week! (I'm already planning how to pay for next summer! ;-) So, that week was Harry Potter week, and we were split into the houses. I was in Gryffindor (Sunfish), and my sisters were in Hufflepuff (Opti). There was another group, Slythenclaw! there wasn't enough people to make the other two houses, so they combined it! They are the Lasers.
Here's what we learned in my group:

• We learned how to rig (set up) a Sunfish, and to de-rig it (take apart.)
• Rules of the Road (or River!)
  The Right-away
  Leeward and Windward
• We had a capsize drill, and I'm glad that we had it!

On Wednesday, there was no wind, so we had contests. We were split into groups, and we had little races.

Park Quest Week!

Oh wow. I was gone for six days, five nights camping, doing Park Quest We had already eight Parks that I didn't post about, though. I have a lot of pictures and things I would like to post about, so many things actually, that I will have to do a separate post for each park, or else I will have written the longest post in the world! (Well, maybe not! =D)  Here is a short summary of the parks we went to.

Day One:
Sandy Point
Day Two:
Pocomoke
Assateague
Day Three:
Janes Island
Day Four:
Smallwood
Greenwell
Cedarville
Day Five:
Seneca Creek
South Mountain
Day Six:
Cunningham Falls
Gunpowder Falls

We slept at Janes Island for two nights, days one, two, and left on three. We slept at Cedarville for two nights, days three, four, and left on five. We slept at Cunningham Falls (stink bugs ruled the bathroom, there were millions in the woman's room!!) for one night, days five and we left on Sunday! We have done 19 out of 24 Quests so far, and we're doing more this weekend!

That's about all for the intro post! I saw some cool things on this trip, so get ready to see some cool things!

♥ Purple Pixie ♥

Address Labels

This morning my mom helped me make address labels on Microsoft, and they turned out really cute. Here is the picture I put on them.

I love cats, so I decided to put one that looks like my cat Sox on my labels. 

I'm thankful to my Mom for helping me with this, and letting me have one of her label sheets. The sheet has thirty labels on it, so I won't be running out anytime soon! I'm also saving my money to buy a pack of 100 so I can have my own! I think the price is $5, but it is a good deal because I get 100 sheets! 30 x 100 = 3,000. Three thousand  labels! WOW!

This was a really random post, but I wanted to post it because I love the labels so much!

♥ Purple Pixie ♥

New Photo

Hi Everyone-
If you didn't notice, I just put down a new blog photo! My glasses were getting new lenses, so I didn't have them on. I really liked this outfit, so I got my Mom to take a picture of me. I hope you like it!
♥ Purple Pixie ♥

Tri-State Bird Rescue

Today I went with my RE group to a bird rescue place. We didn't see any birds, just the places where they kept the birds.  We were helping them get ready for the spring "rush."
One thing I did was make meal-worm substance. Yes, it might sound gross, but the only thing in it that might be gross is ground Guinea-Pig pellets. The fact is that we need to feed the worms special food because the people need to know what they are putting into the birds. The birds eat the meal-worms, who eat the substance. If you ever have to feed meal-worms (which probably won't happen!) here is the recipe.

Meal-Worm Substance

1 cup ~ Wheatena

1 cup ~ Oat Bran

1 cup ~ Yellow Cornflower

1/2 cup ~ Ground Guinea-Pig or Rabbit pellets

1 ~ Ziplock bag (per all ingredients)

Pour the ingredients into bag. 

Grind the pellets until there aren't any chunks.

Add that to the bag and mix the bag up until thoroughly mixed.

Feed to meal-worms!

 To the meal-worms - enjoy! 

I enjoyed my trip there. I really learned a lot. One of the things I learned was that even though humans have a good intention of feeding baby birds, it isn't a good thing. The birds won't migrate, because they think that they can get food from the fishers. When the fishers leave, the birds would die from hunger. =( That would be a shame. 

At the bird rescue, the people help the birds a best as they can. And they try to release them where they found them. If they can't, they try to find a similar place. 

I hope I gave you some interesting information!

♥ PP

My Wonderful and Awesome Daddy-O :)

 This Post Is Dedicated To my Wonderful Dad :)

I have the best ever father. He made our awesome basement-playroom, just for us (my sisters and I)!!!! It is really cool, because it has

• A small room under the stairs (that is finished as well!).
• A heater (an extra one in addition to the built-in).
• All of our Barbies, toys, American Girl Doll things, and other things!
• A dress-up chest with a mirror on the wall and hooks.
• A closet with tons of games, legos, etc.
• A table with a shelf above it.

I bet I have the best dad ever! He is wonderful, silly, fun, hard-working, playful, helpful, loves to build things, he knows lots of math (that's a great help in school!), and millions of other things I can't write down. They are too wonderful to describe! Even with lots of detail and pictures. You would have to be with him yourself. But best of all, I love him, and he loves me!
♥ + ♥ = ♥♥

♥ Purple Pixie

9-1-1 Commendation

Guess what?!? Last July my mom had a gallbladder attack (but we didn't know that's what it was then) and I had to call 9-1-1 from the car. I was very scared because my mom was in a lot of pain, but I stayed calm as best as I could and told the dispatcher the information she needed to get help to us. Today I went to the Department of Emergency Services in our county and I was awarded with a certificate and special coin for doing such a good job. Later my family and I had a tour of the dispatch offices where they take 9-1-1 calls. It was really cool and there were a LOT of computers! The lady (Captain Holly) was very nice and answered our questions. It was a really cool and special day with my family!! ♥PP

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

I have been reading two chapters a day for my language arts (LA). This book is an epic masterpiece! It is called The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and I just adore it! The author is Elizabeth George Speare, and I also love one of her other books, The Sign of the Beaver. Here are some pictures of the covers of The Witch of Blackbird Pond. And
<-- this one is The Sign of the Beaver. I hope you read The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and like it!!
The book has been published lots of times and I wanted to share some of the cool cover art for it. Check it out!

This is the edition I'm currently reading.

Swim Meet!!

I just got back home from our team's last meet of the season! I do swim team at a Boys & Girls Club. I love to swim soo much!! I wrote a list of swim terms in case you don't know them all! 25 - 1 lap 50 - 2 laps 75 - 3 laps 100 - 4 laps. So a 250 would be ten laps. I.M. - Individual Medley - Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle, in that order. A medley relay is back - breast - fly - free. I did a 200 free relay, a 50-Free (individual), a 50-Breast (individual), and a medley relay.I don't know what places I got, except that I know I got one 2nd place!

 Thanks For Reading! :)

Cross Stitching

This is a ladybug I cross stitched. It is the first cross stitch I ever made, and I am very proud of it!
I got my cross stitch kit for Christmas and just last month I decided to take a look at it and make something. The ladybug was the first in the book so that's the one I did. I took out the red floss and started stitching. After a few days this came out! The back is a mess, but the front is a beautiful lady bug! :) Thanks for reading this!

The Unsocialized Homeschooler... Is a KID??

You're probably wondering why my blog is called The Unsocialized Homeschooler when I'm a kid and I don't homeschool anyone! I got that name from the bumper sticker on our car. It says, "Warning! Unsocialized Homeschoolers Aboard!" and has a bomb going off! :) That's how I got my idea!
Thanks for reading!

~Purple Pixie~

A New Blogger

Hello, I'm Purple Pixie. I am new to this blog thing, but I know a lot about it. One thing about myself is that I love to write. My friend and I love writing stories together! Since I'm a good writer, I'll try my best to write on this blog almost every day!
 Another thing you should know about me is that I'm homeschooled. You probably knew that because my blog is called The Unsocialized Homeschooler! :) I love doing homeschool with my three little sisters! Little Sister 1 (LS1) is very goofy and fun. She loves football and she plays the violin. Little Sister 2 (LS2) is quiet and likes to paint, draw, color or sketch anything from the outdoors! She plays the piano, like me. Last, but not at all least, Little Sister 3 (LS3)!  She loves to play with her toys and color, color, color! She plays the piano and is very cute and sweet!
 I hope you enjoy my blog! Thanks!
                              ~Purple Pixie~