Author Archives: Kelly

I am a feminist! I believe in rights for women everywhere. I don’t think women should be oppressed or downtrodden. That’s wrong. I am not, however, a feminist in the colloquial sense of the word. I am painfully girly. Modern … Continue reading →

So Dad is reading aloud the social-skills book again, and I have to admit that I’m getting a lot out of it.  I’m inclined to think that my people skills are immaculate (far, far from the truth) or that even … Continue reading →

Driver’s Ed was a blast! I took it at the local private Christian school with 20 other kids my age. Most of them were a year younger, but there were 5 other sophomores, and one of them was homeschooled like … Continue reading →

Here are the long awaited pictures!! We had lots of fun cooking with Grandpa Milo while he was visiting.  We made chicken cordon bleu, berry trifles, baked apples, fancy pasta, and Cornish game hens! : Chicken Cordon Bleu cooking in … Continue reading →

Oops sorry!!! The redone post is above

We had a few of our friends over the night before Halloween for a party. We roasted marshmallows, sang hymns, played sardines outside, played parlor games inside, ate hot dogs, ate candy, carved pumpkins and had a blast! Here are … Continue reading →

Please forgive the lax posting as of late!  It has been a very full month in the Chapman household. In addition to school, work, gym time and visitors, we have had PSATs, parties, more visitors, eye exams, rescheduling of music … Continue reading →

Everyone born during or before March, 1994 has their driver’s permit.  Everyone except me.  A driver’s license is a necessary tool of survival in the United States.  Driver’s permits are the necessary step to obtain the necessary tool.  In North … Continue reading →

Autumn is such a beautiful season. Here in North Carolina the leaves haven’t fallen yet, but they are beginning to develop just a tinge of color and brittleness. The sky is blue and the wind is blowing. It’s not cold … Continue reading →

Several things have happened in the past couple of weeks that merit serious thought and gravity.  In a way, the fact that these things happened is good. It is difficult to stress how easy it is for me to fall … Continue reading →

Well Dad’s gone for the day so I’m taking over the blog for a bit. Christian and I are going to start our videocast up again now that we don’t have anything going on during the weekends.  The floodlights in … Continue reading →

Top 3 questions I get asked about Betty Blonde 3. How did you come up with the characters?Answer: A condensed version of this) 2. What’s the website address? Answer: H-t-t-p colon, slash, slash, w-w-w, dot, bettyblonde, dot, com 1. How … Continue reading →

The other day I received a handwritten letter in the mail from one of my best friends in Oregon.  It wasn’t very long and it’s contents weren’t particularly exciting, but I loved it. I read it three times. I felt … Continue reading →

I am sorry to say that I’m not a big fan of non-fiction.  I like it when Dad reads aloud non-fiction books and I will occasionally pick up a practical non-fiction book. But non-fiction just for fun? Never. Why read … Continue reading →

Christian and I are doing weekly video-casts now! Here is the first one. It’s about the origins of Betty Blonde: We will definitely be working on the professionalism and quality of the videocasts. We’re very excited to see how this, … Continue reading →

Some differences (and some similarities) noted while vacationing on the west coast. North Carolina lacks sidewalks, soda can eating machines, gas station attendants and Douglas Fir trees. Oregon lacks sweet tea at convention, accents and y’alls, churches, and square rocks. … Continue reading →

Today my schedule was very vague on what I should write in the blog. It said: Craft, Fashion, or Girl Stuff. I get the feeling that Dad thinks that those three words sum up all of my extracurricular activities. He … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning we got up very, very early and went to the Portland airport to get on a plane back to Houston and Raleigh. The plane ride was uneventful, except for the awesome little breakfast they gave out and the … Continue reading →

Here are a few pictures of our time here in Oregon (so far) There are descriptions below the pictures if you click on them!

We have picked the winner of the first monthly Betty Blonde t-shirt giveaway!  We will tell you who the winner is as soon as she or he responds to our e-mail.  If we don’t get a response within a week … Continue reading →