News of Yesterday.

Hi all,

Yesterday, we all went up to Bismarck, to shop, do sessions, visit the grandparents, and to pick out Mom's big birthday gift from Dad, which I will let her tell about... We all had a good time, and were very tired when we got home.

Today, Dad and Andrew are outside working on the van, now that they have all of the parts that they need; Mom is typing the new year letter; Cora is helping Mom write the new year letter, and I am writing. :P

Here is a picture of the latest and most realistic mod for Farming Simulator 2011 that I have. It is a Case IH 2388 combine, and is very fun to drive!

Well, I had better get going, so I well see you all tomorrow.

Jacob

Wind and snow.

Hi all,
Last Saturday, it was Mother's birthday, and we all had a very good time, but I think that I will let Mom tell you all about that, seeing as it was her birthday and all... ;-) Happy late birthday to you Mom!

Anyway, today, Dad is outside pushing some more snow out of the way; Mom is writing to her blogging friends; Cora is working in town; Andrew is looking at videos and computer stuff; and I am finishing up my school.

Cora stayed in town last night, as it was REALLY windy, and there were quite a few big snow drifts in our driveway, so when she was pulling in, she got it stuck on one. So the guys went to the vans rescue after chores, and it is fine now. Anyway, gotta go.

Jacob

More Snow

Hi everybody,
Today, Dad and Andrew are outside working on changing some spark plugs on our van; Mom is doing a session on a client; Cora isn't feeling very good, so she is resting; and I am writing to all of my readers... ;-)

As I write, more snow is falling, and I think that we sould have more than a foot when it is done.
The wind is blowing quite strong, but it is twenty-three degrees outside, so the guys sould be kept nice and warm.

I just got done downloading some more mods for Farming Simulator 2011, but those will have to wait for tomorrow to test. :-( Anyway, I will have to go pretty soon, so you all have a nice day, and I will talk to you next week.

Jacob

What we did.

Hi all,
Yesterday, Dad, Mom, Andrew and I all went to Bismarck to work some more on Mom's room dividers, and so that Mom could do her sessions up there... And Cora stayed home and worked in town.

Today, we are all at home, and Dad is working on the computer; Mom is doing a session; Cora is making some cookies, along with some help with Andrew; and I am writing/reading the latest copy of Farm Show.

On Christmas day, or Saturday the 25th, it is Mom's birthday, and I just wanted to say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER!! :-) And right now I am running out of things to say, except for goodbye, and I will see you tomorrow.

Jacob

More Snow...

Hi all,
Not much going on today, Dad is reading the Farm Show magazine which came today; Mom is going to go do a session; Cora is working in town again; Andrew is working on website design; and I am finishing up my school.

Last night, it started snowing very heavy, and I think that we have about a foot and a half, got now it has stopped snowing, so hopefully we can go to Bismarck tomorrow and finish up Mom's room dividers that we are building for her.

Anyway, I am getting rather interested in the website that Andrew is building for us, and Mom just called me to go do something, so I had better go now. I will talk to you all on Wednesday.
See you then, Jacob

In the ditch!

Hello
Yesterday, and all last night, we were getting snowed on very heavily, and then on the way home from trucking, Dad and truck slipped into the snowy ditch because there was so much snow that the ditches were full, and it was snowing hard enough that he couldn't see the road...

So then Dad called Andrew on his cell phone, Andrew grabbed the loader tractor and went down the road about two miles where he found Dad all the way down in the ditch. Andrew and Dad started pushing snow with the tractor and found an approach out of the field that they were by.

They pushed enough snow out of the way with the tractor, and then they hooked up to the truck, and Andrew started to pull, while Dad helped with the truck... Well they eventually got it out and home, so that is the end of the story. Talk to you all later, and drive safe. ;-)

Jacob

What we have been doing.

Hi everybody,

Today, it is snowing very heavily outside, and we now have about seven inches now, but the temperature is twenty degrees, so it is fairly nice outside, as long as you are inside of a building, and are bundled up pretty good...

Today, Dad is driving truck, seeing as it is working now, Mom is going to go take a nap; Cora is baby sitting; Andrew is putting the finishing touches on the Seeds Of Honor logo; Cora's dog is asleep in her dog bed; and I am working on school.

Yesterday, Mom, Andrew, and I went up to Bismarck so that Mom could do her sessions that she had, and so that Andrew and I could work on Mom's room dividers that we are building for her. Here is my picture of the day, and then I have to go.

Bye, Jacob.

The truck is home!

Hi all,
Last Friday, Dad finally got the truck home, and it even works! ;-) And also, Mom and I went up to Bismarck with him, so that he would have a ride, and so that we could do some more shopping for Mom's new office.

Right now, Dad is playing cards on the computer; Mom is making supper; Cora is in bed because she isn't feeling well;(:-( ) Andrew is working on getting some more music, and I am just finishing up my school.

It has been very cold here lately, and last night got down to thirteen below, and we have quite a bit of snow on the ground now, so it really is starting to look like winter... Well, I had better get going now, so goodbye.

Jacob

random post

Hi all,
Today, we are getting a logo and some labels put together for our farm, so that we can sell our grain to the public... Actually, we really aren't doing much of anything today, except for school again, and like I said, a logo.

Dad is playing cards on the computer again; Mom is doing a session; Cora is baby siting; Andrew is looking at computer parts/computer part reviews/computer computer computer. ;-) Mom said that I should put some pictures on, so here they are.

;-) Anyway, I should probably get going sometime soon, seeing as I am getting rather distracted by Andrew's computer part browsing... I hope that you all like my pictures. I am running out of things to say, so I had better go.

Jacob

Yesterday's News 2.

Hello everybody,
Yesterday, all of us, except Cora, went up to Bismarck to help Mom with a few things, and to check on the truck, which is still up in Bismarck because it is still not working right, and everybody, including repair people, are getting annoyed...

Right now, Dad is checking grain prices on the phone; Mom is doing a session on herself; Cora is working in town; Andrew is still working on restoring an old computer; and I am sitting here wishing that I didn't have to do school all the time.

We have got a lot of snow on the ground here, about five to six inches I would say, and the wind is going pretty good too, so with the temperature of nine degrees, it isn't one of those "nice" winter days... Anyway, I had better go, so bye for now.

Jacob.

I'm back.

Hello everybody!
Last Friday we all went up to Bismarck,to see if the truck was ready to bring home yet, because they had called and told us it was, but then it wasn't...; and we also went to help Mom move her office across the hall, but I will let Mom tell you about that.

Right now, Dad is playing cards on the computer; Mom is resting; Cora is baby siting; (I think) Andrew is listing a computer on Bis Man Online and working on some more video editing; and I don't think that I need to tell you what I am doing at the moment...

On Saturday, Andrew and I took the snowmobile out for another ride, and we had gotten some really fluffy, powdery snow, and we were sinking in pretty far... I just heard Mom come out from her nap, so I have to go.

Jacob

News of the day.

Hi all,
Today, Cora is working in town; Dad is outside changing the oil in our loader tractor; Mom is jumping up and down excited because she is expanding her Bismarck office; Andrew is still working on getting all his files on his new computer; and I am working on school...

How did you like my pictures yesterday? Dad still doesn't have his truck home yet... >:-( Now Andrew is examining his external hard drive that stopped working for some reason... It is really nice outside today, with a temperature of 21 degrees, and no wind.

Just to show you all that I haven't changed, here is a video.


:-) Anyway, I had better get going pretty soon, but just wanted to share that with you...
Gotta go.

Jacob

Faming Simulator 2011 pictures

Hi all,

Today, we aren't doing much of anything at all, so I don't really know what to write about, but Cora is going to go work in town this afternoon, and Andrew is playing around with the new custom-build computer that he just got... ;-)

Seeing as I don't really know what to talk about right at the moment, I will share some pictures from Farming Simulator 2011 with you. Here they are. These were all taken by me during one of my numerous games... ;-)

Well, I hope that those pictures were interesting to you... I just got the call to lunch, so I had better be going soon... Anyway, if you want to buy Farming Simulator 2011, you can just contact me , and I will show you were you can buy it.

Jacob

The news of today.

Hello,

Mom and Dad just left for Bismarck; (again...) Andrew is working on reviving a neigbor's laptop; Cora is working on dishes; and I am still working on the school. >:-( Dad might be able to pick up the truck today, but probably not... :-)



It still wants to snow, and I think that we have about 5-6 inches! It is getting cold enough that Cora has brought her dog inside, because she didn't want her ears to freeze off! It is all of eighteen degrees outside, so it has warmed up a little bit.

Andrew is pretending to die, and I am laughing so hard! Just to tell you, the Farming Simulator 2011 Multiplayer Stats page shows ow many people are playing in the multiplayer rooms at any time! Anyway, I had better go.

Jacob.

Our crazy life!

Hello,
Yesterday, Dad still couldn't get the truck, because it wouldn't let Dad speed up the engine past 1,500 RPM; cruse control woudn't work; and the check engine light was always on... >:-( So we have to wait some more until we can get that back home...

Anyway, today it is snowing again, and we are getting quite a bit of snow, which is fine, because our latest hobby, is pulling a circular sled behind the snowmobile, which someone rides... (see Andrew's blog for pictures)

One of the many new features of Farming Simulator 2011, is multi player, where you can play with real people! I have been enjoying that feature a lot here lately, and it is a whole lot of fun!
Anyway, I have to go, so bye bye!

Jacob

Yesterday's News.

Hi all,
Yesterday, Andrew, Cora, and I took out the snowmobile, and we tied a sled behind it, and I rode the sled while Andrew drove, and then he took Cora for a ride, and then I took him for a ride, but by then, we were almost out of gas, so we had to stop. :-(

Anyway, today, Dad is picking up his truck, because it wasn't ready the other day; and Mom has sessions in Bismarck today; Cora is going to go work in town this afternoon; and I don't really know what Andrew and I are going to do today.

So, I am almost done with school, (yay) and it looks like it is pretty nice outside, so we might ride the snowmobile some more today, but who knows what we are going to do today... ;-) Well, I have just gotten the call to lunch, so I had better go.

Jacob

Snow!

Hi all,
Today, Dad and Mom are going to Bismarck so Dad can pick up his truck, and so that Mom can do her sessions. Cora should be coming the rest of the way home from Bismarck today too, so we should all be together tonight, and we are excited!

When we woke up this morning, it was all of twelve degrees below zero, and now it has warmed up to four degrees below zero, so we are nice and warm. ;-) Dad is outside pushing snow with the loader tractor, and it looks like we got 3-5 inches!

Anyway, I have got all of my school ahead of me, and I am not very excited, but I have to do it anyway, so I might as well just do it cheerfully, if that is possible... ;-) Also, note to farm sim fans: tell me what is your favorite farming simulator for the PC in my new poll.

Gotta go,

Jacob

More News.

Hi all,
Today, we are getting some snow. I think that we have 4-5 inches already! And combined with the temperature of six degrees, it isn't very nice outside. Andrew just walked in with two packages, so I am going to watch him for a while. ;-)

Cora is still on vacation, but she is coming most of the way home today, and is going to spend the night with some friends in Bismarck. All in all, I think that she has had a very good, giggly time down in South Dakota. ;-)

Yesterday, all of us that were here, went up to Bismarck to celebrate Thanksgiving, and Grandma's birthday with Dad's parents. We had a good time playing games, talking, visiting, and eating. ;-) Anyway, I hope you all stay warm, but I gotta go. (lunch time!)

Jacob

Wind

Hi all,
Today, it is VERY windy outside, and the rafters that we have up on the building are wobbling quite bad. We put some more up this morning, and as soon as we got them past a forty-five degree angle, the wind took them up the rest of the way. ;-)

Anyway, Dad and Andrew are working on the building some more; Mom is writing on her computer; Cora is working in town one last time before her four day vacation to go see one of her friends in South Dakota; and I am doing school... ;-)

I just looked, and the temperature is exactly thirty two degrees. (brrrrr) But with the wind it is probably a lot colder. AARGH OUR TRAMPOLINE IS MOVING!!! ;-) I kinda wonder where it is going to end up. ;-)

Jacob

News

Hi all,
Today, Andrew is trying his hand at logo making, and right now it looks much like a blob. ;-)
Anyway, Dad has been having troubles with the truck here lately, so today he called the truck shop in Bismarck, and made arrangements to take it in.

I am just getting started with school right now; Mom is off doing sessions in Bismarck; and Dad and Andrew are outside working on the truck. We had snow yesterday, but now it is starting to melt off, but it is only thirty five degrees outside. :-(

Also, if any of my readers bought themselves a copy of Farming Simulator 2011, there is a wonderful mod site/forum with thousands of friendly people on it, and that is were I get all of my stuff. The site is: http://www.ls-uk.info/index.php Wonderful place to be, and just ask, there are many people to answer your questions.

Anyway, I have to go, so bye bye.

Jacob

Randomness. ;-)

Hi all,
It is snowing here right now, and I don't know whether to be happy or sad. ;-) I have to correct my last post: Cora did not work in town that day. (read comments) Anyway, Today, Cora is working on Andrew's computer, trying to come up with a logo for our farm right now, so I am trying to write and give suggestions to. :-)

Dad and Andrew are outside working on the building, trying to get some rafters put up before the sheeting on top gets wet. Mom is doing a session right now, (what's new) and I am working on finishing up my school.

Cora just locked up the computer, and we don't know if it will work itself out of it. :-S Oh, it just worked. :-) Anyway, yesterday, Dad's cousin, Jerome came to help us work the cattle, but I will let somebody else write about that. I had better go.

Bye,

Jacob

Events of the day.

Hi all,
Yesterday, Mom and I went to Bismarck to get my driver's permit renewed; to get our doctor's appointments; and for Mom to do her clients. Dad and Andrew got the rest of the corn combined, and I think Cora went to work in town, but I am not sure.

Right now Mom is with a new client, Dad is off trucking, Cora is working in town again, Andrew is working on his pickup, and I am stuck with the school. (what's new;-) ) This morning Andrew, Cora, and I finished the fence that we had started the other day, so now the cows are enjoying all of the corn stalks.

One of my birthday gifts from Andrew was a very nice wireless keyboard and mouse set, and I am typing with the keyboard now. Anyway, that's about all of the news that I have for you today, so I will go.

Jacob

Combining Corn.

Hi all,
First, I would like to tell all of my readers that I am now fifteen! Anyway, to the news of today. Andrew and I worked all morning on getting the combine ready to go, and getting a moisture test on some corn. Seeing as the corn was dry enough, Andrew started combining, and I came back to do my school.

As Andrew worked further into the field, he noticed that the corn seemed to be getting wetter. We took anther moisture sample, and this time it was almost too wet, so he went to the other side of the field. This side was planted a week earlier, and then he was good to go.

And then Dad came home, so Andrew made another round, and then Dad came out and took over so that Andrew and I could work on putting up an electric fence around the field, so that we could graze the cows later. It is getting to be chores time here, so I had better go.

Jacob

Moving Cows.

Hi all,

Last Sunday, we moved the cows home. I had a little bit of a cold, so I took our old beater, Mom took the van, Andrew had his bike, Dad had my bike, and Cora took the 4-wheeler. ;-)

I will post a few pictures somewhere here. ;-)

Anyway, Dad, Andrew, and Cora went to where the cows were, and Mom and I took a better road, and then a trail, in such a way, that when the cows came, we would turn them so that they would turn and take the trail. Then, as it was hard to go in the vehicles, Mom and I went back and around the pasture. We got up to the road that the cows would come out on, and the more able vehicles brought the cows.

When we could see the cows, Mom got in front, Dad took the left, Cora took the right, and I fell in the back to join Andrew in moving the slow ones. When we got them close to home, we turned them into the alfalfa field on the back of our farm, and Mom and I let the the lighter vehicles take them in the pasture where Dad had taken the fence down earlier.

That's about it, here are some pictures. These first three are everybody getting ready to go, and the other two were taken by mom on the road.

Gotta go,

Jacob

Only two more days...

...until my birthday! Hi, yes it is only two more days until my B-day! I am typing at my computer now, Andrew is out working on the buiding, Cora is working in town, Dad is trucking, and Mom is working on two clients.
So how is everybody in Blogger world now? I am fine, as well as the family. The weather is nice here now, except for a little mud and snow. It is like 51 degrees here now. We are working on getting the sheating up on the building now, I think you can find some pictures on Andrew's blog. (don't know for sure, but I think He posted some)
Anyway, I am running out of things to say in a really big hurry, so I will have to go soon, but I went out on worked on the sheeting on the building yesterday with Andrew, and he is waiting for some help, so I kinda have to go.

Jacob

Snowmobile

Hi all,
Today, Andrew and I took out the snowmobile for the first time on snow! It was really fun, except for when we got tipped over into the snow, but we are still learning how to drive it. All in all, we got it stuck once and dumped off 3 times. ; -)

Anyway, Cora is working in town right now, Dad is working on the truck, Andrew is working on the van, Mom is sleeping, and I am slowly working on school. Andrew got his new iPod touch (4th gen) today, and he is playing with that whenever he can. ;-)

Some hunters just pulled in the yard, and Dad is out there talking to them now. Now they just left. ;-) Well, I hope that all of you readers will have a good day, I have to go pretty soon, so I will just say goodbye now.

Bye,

Jacob

New Mattress

Hi all,
Yesterday, I had a big surprise! Andrew and I got early birthday gifts of new mattresses and sheets!!! I had to go in my room, and Dad and Andrew got in them in, and laid mine down on the living room floor. Then, they went to my room and blindfolded me.

Dad took my shoulders, and Andrew took my feet, and then they played around, swinging me, and then they counted down, and dropped me onto my new mattress! It was really fun, and I think someone got a video, so I will try to find it.

Anyway, we got some snow here today, so we are all staying inside today, except for chores. :-( Cora is in town now, and Andrew is messing with the internet here, and my computer can't decide whether it wants to stay connected or not, so I had better go.

Bye,

Jacob

Today's News

Hi all,

Today, it is very windy and so we are all staying inside, everybody that is here anyway. Dad is off trucking, Mom and Andrew are in Bismarck, and Cora and I just got done with school.

Here is my favorite picture from Dad and Mom's trip. It was taken in the Jelly Belly factory.

That big picture is completely made out of jelly beans! Do you know who it is? ;-) Anyway, Cora made some pumpkin butter today, and I can't wait to try some! Today for school, Cora assigned a computer maintenance thing, and we both got some good advice.

If you haven't noticed, I am rambling now because I don't have anything else to say, but Mom said I have to do three paragraphs now, so I need a filler. Blah Blah Blah... ;-) Anyway, I have some other things to do , so I will see you tomorrow.

Jacob

Hockey Rink Fund.

Hi all,
Today, I made the Bornemann Hockey Rink Fund, which is for people to donate money to build a hockey rink on our place. It started this morning when Mom and I were milking the goats. I got started talking about hockey, and how I want a rink, so Mom suggested that I make a fund, and I did.

Anyway, we have been working on the building a lot here lately, and are now putting the flooring on the second floor. If you want some pictures, you can check other people's blogs. Mom just announced that she wants me to do more writing this year, so I am not done yet. :-(

If you want to donate to the Hockey Rink Fund, you can leave me a comment. ;-) I bought a copy of Farming Simulator 2011 the other day, and I would really recommend it to anybody that likes PC gaming. (see link on last post) Anyway, I had better go now.

Jacob

I'm back!

Hi all,
Yes, I'm still here. We have been very busy lately, working on the building, sending Dad and Mom on vacation to San Fransisco, and the usual work. You can check Mom's blog or Cora's blog for more info.
Pheasant season is on now, and we found out that as long as you hunt on your own land, or land that you lease, you don't need a hunting licence. So sometime, Andrew and I are going to go hunt some pheasants. :-) Anyway, I have to go now,

Jacob

PS. A note to all PC gamers, I highly recommend this when it comes out on the 18th. http://www.farming-simulator.com/overview.php

Late post.

Hi all,

I know that I haven't been posting in a while, but we have been really busy making hay; getting ready for Grandpa's auction sale; Prairie Days; and regular farm life, that I haven't had time to write.

Anyway, here are some pictures of Praire Days:

Anyway, I have to go now, so until next time, goodbye.

Rain and wind.

Hi all,
Yesterday, the wind was really strong here, and by really strong, I mean 50MPH gusts! And not only that, there was rain/hail somewhere in there too. Alright, enough about the weather. Yesterday and today, the railroad is taking more of our rocks! (yaaay)

Right now, Andrew is going out to pick some rocks to add to the pile, so that they get out of here too! Actually, Dad, Andrew, and I have went out pick rocks yesterday and the day before that, and that is always a dreaded job. :-( I am running out of ideas, so I had better say bye.

Bye,

Jacob

Crazy wind :-(

Hi,
Today the wind is blowing like crazy, and the swings are about as far up as I have ever seen them! Anyway, right after chores, we went out to look at the railroad tracks, and the waves on Goose Lake are quite strong. Here are some pictures:

Cora is making her supper now, and I am getting so hungry! OK, so that was irrelevant! Lets get back on topic. The railroad track is probably getting hit by the waves pretty bed in this wind, so they will probably want more of our rocks. Yaaaay! As you can see, I am running out of things to say, so I had better stop.

Bye,

Jacob

Big news!!!

Hi everybody,

After I wrote yesterday, I went out to the shop, and Dad had this wonderful deal for me. He said that if I would spend $150 on fixing up his dirt bike, he would pretty much give me his bike!!! The only thing is that I have to fix it. So now I have a project to work on! Here are some pictures.


So, that is my new project! Also, update from last post, Cora's fish,(pleco, sucker fish) died. :-( It is really foggy and muddy here now, so you have to watch your step out in the yard. :-( Well, it's lunch time now, so I have to go.

Bye,

Jacob

It's muddy again. :-(

Hi all,
Today we woke up to rain and SNOW! :-( Anyway, today Mom and I worked on my math realy hard, because a week from today we'll have the test done! Cora is gone at her job today; Dad and Andrew are working on Andrew's cleaner; and I am finishing my school for today.

Mom brought some more new fish home the last time she was in Bismarck, and she brought home a fish that goes on the sides and sucks the alge off. Well, this fish is really shy, and there are these holes in the bridge that we have in there, so this fish cimbed in the bridge! So, that night, Cora set the bridge up on end, and the next morning the fish had cimbed out a hole, so now we have our fish back. ;-)

Gotta go,

Jacob

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Hi everybody,
Well, this week is/has been very hectic, with Andrew taking his new grain cleaner out for the first time on Monday; Cora passing her CNA exam; and me restacking some bales over at our rented ground so that the local stackmover could bring them home.
Today, Dad and Andrew are both cleaning grain; Mom is up in Bismarck for some meeting concerning BodyTalk; and Cora and I are both here at home. This morning after chores, Cora and I went out to fix some fence in the pasture ( :-( ); came in for lunch; and then I started on school. So, that's about all that has been happening arould here.

Gotta go,

Jacob

And the rockpiles are diminishing!

Hi all,
As I speak, the people from the railroad are taking our rocks! They have one dump truck, and one pay loader here, and they are loading the truck; then taking the rocks down to Kintyre; and just stockpiling them there with another pay loader to load they're machine that goes on the track and distributes the rocks.
Well, Mom is of in Bismarck; Cora is at her CNA training again; Dad and Andrew are outside working on Andrew's grain cleaner; and I thought that I had better do some school today, or else I would be in trouble with Mom. So, the house is quiet, except for the beepers on the railroad's equipment.

Gotta go,

Jacob

Rockpiles Be Gone!!!

Hi all,
As the title says, we are getting rid of all of our rock piles for free!! Here is how it happened. Yesterday, a man from the railroad pulled in, and asked to see Dad. I told him that Dad was down in the quonset, and he went down there.

Later, Dad came in the house very happily, and told me that the railroad wants all of our rock piles! And today, with all of the wind and the rain, the rocks over on the railroad bed over on the lake are washing out, so they need our rocks now!

I will post pictures later,

Jacob

A late post.

Hi guys,

Yes, I know that this is waaaaay late, but I have been so busy out in the shop; helping Grandpa and Grandma move; working on Andrew's cleaner; and so many other things; that school has been postponed (didn't hurt my feelings any ;-) )

So, Dad, Mom, and I just got in from tagging seven calves out in the pasture; and now Mom is resting; and I am writing to you (surprise!). Also, Cora got hired at the Napoleon Care Center, so now she is out at her CNA training, and Andrew is out grain cleaning, so now it is just Dad, Mom, and me here at home.

Gotta go,

Jacob

Hi all,
Cora is playing piano right now, so it is kinda hard to think. Okay, she stopped, so now I can think. ;-) Dad and Mom went into Napoleon right after lunch to sign some papers, but I'll let mom tell you about that later,
Cora gave Mom a brand new piano duet book this morning, so now they will be playing from that a lot I think. Anyway, it's a little cooler outside today, and the wind is a little breeze, but at least we don't have snow, yet! Happy April Fools Day! :-)

Gotta go,

Jacob

I'm home alone

Hi all,
I have been doing a lot of my school in the morning today, so now I just need to write to all of you. :-) Now I will give you a quick overview of what is happening here in Kintyre. To start with, I am working on school, and we were working on Andrew's cleaner before lunch.

Now Andrew is leaving to replace dad at a grain cleaning site, because dad went earlier to a different job, and now he wants to come home. Mom and Cora went to Bismarck this morning, as it is Mom's day at the office, and I am just staying nice and peaceful at home. ;-)

Gotta go,

Jacob

News

Hi all,
This is one of those posts where so much has happened and you don't know what to write about so you don't write about anything in particular. ;-) Anyway, we have been doing some more work on Andrew's grain cleaner; have been helping Grandpa and Grandma get ready to move, and assorted other stuff.

The weather is SO nice now that it actually feels like spring, I mean it is like (let me go check) 63.5 degrees outside now, and all of the snow has pretty much melted off, so now we just wave mud. :-( Mom and Cora went down to Eureka again today to help Grandma pack, Dad went out grain cleaning, Andrew is working on his cleaner, and I'm writing to you, and doing the rest of my schoolwork. ;-)

Gotta go,

Jacob

(Late)Puzzler Answer

Hi everybody,
Yes, I know, this is late, but we had to go down to Eureka on Saturday, and I didn't feel like posting yesterday, so I will do so now. Anyway, here is the question from last Thursday, and the answer to it too. ;-)

RAY: A few weeks ago, Tommy calls me up and tell me that our sister Lucille is sick. He says, "I'll make her some chicken soup if you will deliver it to her." So, after work, I show up at Tommy's house.When I get there, Tommy's pouring chicken soup into a plastic container and mumbling that he can't find the right cover for it.We try one, and it pops off. We put another cover on. It pops off. I tried to put tape on the cover, and the tape won't stick to the plastic.So, I very carefully carry the chicken soup out to my Dodge Colt Vista... TOM: Is this the automotive part of the puzzler?RAY: You bet. I put the soup on the floor. With great trepidation, I pull away from the curb.I realize as I'm driving that my house is between Tommy's house and Lucille's house, and I should stop off at home, see the wife and kids and the hounds, and maybe have supper.So, I stop at home. I have supper. I sit in front of the TV, and I fall asleep watching TV. Hours later, I wake up - TOM: Remembering that our sister is probably knocking at the front door, looking for the chicken soup. RAY: Right. And I go back to sleep. I wake up again at 1:30. I hurriedly grab a few old National Geographic magazines and some fruit that we were going to throw away. I jump in the car and drive to her house, which is several miles from my house-never once concerned that I'm going to spill the soup. And, in fact, I don't spill a drop of it. TOM: But, you were concerned when you left my house. RAY: Right, but why wasn't I concerned this time?

Here is the answer. When he went home, he left the soup in the car. During the time that it took for him to have supper; fall asleep; wake up at 1:30 in the morning; gather the National Geographics and fruit, by the time he got to her house it was probably around 2:00, and by that time, the soup froze, so that it couldn't spill.

Pretty tough, huh?

Gotta go,

Jacob

Another Puzzler!

Okay, here is another Car Talk puzzler for you from the Car Talk site(Tom and Ray are the hosts of the show)

RAY: A few weeks ago, Tommy calls me up and tell me that our sister Lucille is sick. He says, "I'll make her some chicken soup if you will deliver it to her." So, after work, I show up at Tommy's house.When I get there, Tommy's pouring chicken soup into a plastic container and mumbling that he can't find the right cover for it.We try one, and it pops off. We put another cover on. It pops off. I tried to put tape on the cover, and the tape won't stick to the plastic.So, I very carefully carry the chicken soup out to my Dodge Colt Vista... TOM: Is this the automotive part of the puzzler?

RAY: You bet. I put the soup on the floor. With great trepidation, I pull away from the curb.I realize as I'm driving that my house is between Tommy's house and Lucille's house, and I should stop off at home, see the wife and kids and the hounds, and maybe have supper.So, I stop at home. I have supper. I sit in front of the TV, and I fall asleep watching TV. Hours later, I wake up - TOM: Remembering that our sister is probably knocking at the front door, looking for the chicken soup. RAY: Right. And I go back to sleep. I wake up again at 1:30. I hurriedly grab a few old National Geographic magazines and some fruit that we were going to throw away. I jump in the car and drive to her house, which is several miles from my house-never once concerned that I'm going to spill the soup. And, in fact, I don't spill a drop of it. TOM: But, you were concerned when you left my house. RAY: Right, but why wasn't I concerned this time?

Think you know the answer? I will tell you the correct answer in two days again. ;-)

Puzzler answer

Okay, the question was:"My wife was always forgetting where she left her car keys. One day, I heard her about to tip over our chest of drawers. Bursting into our bedroom, I saw her car keys, and using a simple four word phrase, I calmed her down, and showed her where her keys were." The tricky part is that the words were all homonyms. (words that sound alike, like: to, two, too...)

And the answer is: There there, they're there. The first two "theres" are to calm her down, and then there is a contraction of they are to they're, and lastly, there, pointing out her keys. Hope all of you like it, I might put some more of these up later.

Gotta go,

Jacob

A puzzler for you!

I don't know if any of you listen to NPR Car Talk, but every week they have a puzzler, and answer last week's puzzler. Anyway, I am going to see if any of you can answer this one, quoting right from them. (If any of you have heard this and remember the answer, please don't post the answer. That would be cheating.)

I will give you the answer in two days. Here it is, as I remember it. "My wife was always forgetting where she left her car keys. One day, I heard her about to tip over our chest of drawers. Bursting into our bedroom, I saw her car keys, and using a simple four word phrase, I calmed her down, and showed her where her keys were. The tricky part is that the words were all homonyms. (words that sound alike, like: to, two, too...)

So, leave me a comment telling me what you think the answer is, and I will tell you the correct answer in two days.

Bye.

Random Ramblings

Hi,
I have been thinking about what to write to you about today, and now I just forgot what I was going to write. :-( I just got in from helping Andrew and Dad on the cleaner, and now it will probably be time for math when I am done here.

Dad got home a little while ago with some electric motors, pulleys, belts (the wrong ones), advice, and a whole lot of other assorted goodies! So, that should keep all of us guys busy for a while, but when we're all done, it should be quite the rig!

Gotta go,

Jacob

Fish

Hi,
Today, I will tell you what I know about keeping fish. (With Cora's advice) You feed them 2 or 3 times a day; change a fourth of their water every other week; add some "biological filtration booster" stuff every week to maintain good bacteria; install a filter, heater and thermometer at the beginning and change the filter inside the filter every other week; and maintain water temperature of 70 to 80 degrees; and watch your fish forever. ;-)

Anyway, that's all I know about keeping fish, except that, you can only add 5 new fish every week, up to a maximum of 1 inch of adult fish per gallon of water in the tank. Oh, today i finished my math book, and will be going on to algebra tomorrow. :-)

Gotta go,

Jacob

My 50th post.

Hi all,
This is my 50th post! I know it doesn't seem like all that much, but for a person who doesn't like writing, it is a lot. Well, I will be starting algebra on Thursday, so I am wondering if that will be as bad, better, or worse then what i have been doing now.

So, today has pretty much consisted of chores and school for me, but i will go out to help Andrew and Dad on Andrew's cleaner when I am done, and hopefully, everything will go good out there too. Millie, our dog, just started a cat fight, which resulted in two very hissy cats, and one very happy dog, but it sounded pretty funny.

Gotta go,

Jacob

News at 10:00, with your host, Jacob. ;-)

Hi everybody,
I decided to tell you, more or less, about what has happened in the past few days. Starting with the old news, Cora got some fish last Wednesday, Dad ordered a generator for his grain cleaner, I got my guitar, Cora had her birthday, got an aquarium and other stuff too.

Now for the recent news. I have been making good progress in school these past few days, I have been helping out on Andrew's grain cleaner, which is coming along nicely. (for more info on grain cleaner progress, visit Andrew's blog at :http://andrewbornemann.blogspot.com/)

Now for next week's forecast. Dad's generator should be coming soon, I will be starting algebra in a few days, Andrew's cleaner should be getting close to done, and, as always, chores will continue. :-)

bowling ball cannon

Hi,
I have found a video for you about a bowling ball cannon! Please don't try this at home. I wonder what the ground looks like where it hit. :-) They should try this for structure testing in modern buildings and cars.

Anyway, we have got some fish in our fish tank now, and it is very exciting to watch them, as they are rather wiggly and pretty funny to watch them attack their food as soon as you feed them. I will let Cora expound on the subject, so I will get off of it. We are making good progress on Andrew's grain cleaner, and Dad just bought himself a generator so he can get his going now too, but all in all the cleaners are coming along nicely.

Here is the video! (I suggest muting it, though the guy does say it goes across a river!)

Beware of flying bowling balls! I hope you have a great day.

Jacob

News

Hi,

I have got some big news, concerning myself. I have just bought myself a brand new guitar and accessories!! (see pictures) Anyway, I will try to get back to my story soon, I have not come up with an idea yet, but I should get back to that soon. :-)

Well, life has been going on not written about for awhile, so I will tell you about what has been happening. Cora is turning 23 this Sunday, and dad and mom are giving her an aquarium for her birthday, I gave her my old guitar, and she has received many other gifts already. for more info check out her blog on my sidebar.

A poem.

Seeing as my story has reached the intermission, I decided that I would share a poem with you instead.

THE TONGUE
"The boneless tongue, so small and weak, can crush and kill" declared the Greek.

"The tongue destroys a greater horde," The Turk asserts, "than dies the sword."

A Persian proverb wisely saith, "A lengthy tongue-an early death;"

Or sometimes takes this form instead, "Don't let your tongue cut off your head."

"The tongue can speak a word whose speed," Says the Chinese, "outstrips the steed;"

While Arab sages this impart, "The tongue's great storehouse is the heart."

From Hebrew wit the maxim sprung, "Though feet should slip, ne'er let the tongue."

The sacred writer crowns the whole: "Who keeps his tongue doth keep his soul."
Philip B. Strong

Well that's all for now, see you tomorrow,

Jacob

Shaun White

Hi,
I have found a video for you about the man who won the Olympic half pipe gold medal, and this is not from this year, nor from Olympics at all. I do not know what year this was taken from, but this guy is unbelievable. I will give you what I know about his history, and he has been doing this since he was 2, so don't try this at home. ;-)

I think that his mother died when he was about 2, and his father worked on the ski lift at some snowboard facility, and so instead of hiring a baby sitter, he just bought him a snowboard, and he has been snowboarding ever since, and just look what a LOT of practice can do.

Time to go,
Jacob

Story Chapter 10

That night they camped out in the woods, and in the morning they continued their ride into town. When they arrived in Clark, they went straight to the sheriffs office to report their arrival, as Frank was appointed to find Billy, and was told to report the local sheriff upon arrival.



"Hi, I am Frank Smith, and I am here to find Billy the Kid, and this is my new friend, James Larson." said Frank to the sheriff. "Glad you could come. He is causing a lot of trouble in this part of the country." said the sheriff, whose name was Sam Rogers. As they would be working together to find Billy, they each told each other what they knew.

Story Chapter 9

As Frank and James were riding towards the closest town, Clark, they came across this dead bear, fallen right in the middle of the road. Being rather hungry, and in need of provisions, they decided to stop, skin it, cut it up, and take it along with them.

As they were cutting it however, they found the bullet hole and, finding the bullet, they noticed that it was a 50. caliber bullet, the only size Billy the Kid uses. Concluding that Billy must be in Clark, they decided to sleep that night out in the woods, and then go into town the next day.

Story Chapter 8

Frank was riding towards Clark, looking for anybody that he could ask for any details about Billy's position. As he was riding closer to Clark, he stopped at a man's house, who just happened to be James Larson, and asked him if he had seen Billy The Kid.



James said that he had, and that he wasn't supposed to tell anybody about their meeting, but seeing that he was the law, he would risk it. James told Frank all about how Billy attempted to rob him, and what direction he had left in and that he would like to go with Frank if he was looking for Billy, so Frank deputized him and let him come along.

Story Chapter 7

Once Billy knocked, there was a little pause, and then someone opened the door just a crack and , seeing Billy, opened the door, pulled Billy in, shut the door and locked it. "Where have you been" said the man who was at the door, whose name was Larry Wolf. "I've been on the road into town" said Billy jokingly while taking a good look at his companions who were all laying around with their feet on the table.


Billy's plan was to use his miner disguise every time he went into public, so that nobody would know that it was him, and when he was done robbing the bank, in his miner disguise, he would junk it on the way out of town. But as Billy was sitting tight in the hotel, Frank was riding on Buck ever closer to the small, sleepy, little town of Clark.

Story Chapter 6

Upon arriving in Clark, Billy went to the hotel, as this was his gang's meeting place. Before he got into town, he disguised himself like a gold miner, as there were lots of gold mines around there. Once inside the hotel he said to the clerk that he was staying with friends in room 24 and that he would like the extra key.
The clerk gave him the key, saying that he wanted it back, and that his bill was $47 because his friends were there for a while already. Billy paid the bill, and soon disappeared up the steps, and as he found room 24, he gave a knock, paused, then gave two more, knowing that he really didn't need the extra key, but it was extra security against snoops.

Story Chapter 5

Notice: I have made some changes to the story, so you can go to the beginning and read it over again for it to make more sense. ;-)

When Billy left, he was actually heading towards a different town named Clark. Here he was going to rob the bank, and as he had the rest of his gang in the town already, he should have no trouble being protected.

As he was riding towards town, he was thinking about his plan to rob the bank, but his thoughts were interrupted by a big grizzly bear, looking at him from the middle of the road! Quickly, Billy brought his gun up and shot at the bear. He dropped about ten feet away from Billy, but seeing that the bear was dead, he continued to ride towards his destination.

Story Chapter 4

As Frank was trying to find him, Billy the Kid was out trying to find someone or something to rob. He found this someone in the form of a man named James Larson. Mr. Larson and Billy the Kid both lived near the town of Springdale. Mr. Larson was a man who had thought about being a sheriff, somebody who knew all the tricks of the bad man's trade.
As Billy approached him, James knew he would have a hard time with Billy, so he readied himself for a fight, knowing that they would be found if a gun was shot. "Give my all your money" growled Billy, flashing his gun. "I don't have any" replied James. Now, as Billy saw that he was right, he decided to leave him be, after a good warning to keep quiet about their not-so- pleasant meeting.

Continued tomorrow,
Jacob

Story Chapter 3

Once Frank finished his meal, he washed his dishes in the nearby brook as the sun was rising over the distant hills, then he pinned on his badge, as he was the sheriff, searching for Billy the Kid.
As soon as Buck finished munching his feed, he was saddled and bridled by his owner. Once Buck was ready, Frank checked his revolvers and rifle, then lept into Buck's saddle and rode off to scout out the position of Billy the Kid.

Story Chapter 2

Continued from last post...

After a good nights rest, Frank came out of his tent and went over to take care of his horse, Buck. Now, Buck was a very pretty horse, buckskin, and expertly trained for riding and roping. Buck had such powerful muscles, that he could outrun almost any horse that Frank and Buck came across.
After feeding his horse, Frank rekindled the fire, and started to cook up some breakfast, consisting of biscuits, baked on an open fire, coffee, and jerky.

Continued on Monday,

Jacob

Here is my story. Chapter 1

I started writing this a while ago, so it might seem like there are two different styles of writing here, but I will try to make it interesting. This is a FICTION story, so do not think that these characters are real people.

The Capable Sheriff of Cactus Ridge.

Once in our country's great history, in the town of Cactus Ridge, Arizona, there was a man by the name of Frank Smith. Now, Mr. Smith was young, strong, and handsome. He came from a good family; was a hard worker; and was handy with a horse, rope, gun, and knife.

Frank was a tall man, broad, thin, and his white cowboy hat covered black curly hair. He knew every part of the land by heart, and, as we step back in time, Frank is now eating by a crackling campfire. After finishing his meal of freshly shot turkey, jerky, and fresh spring water, he lies down in his tent and goes to sleep.

Continued tomorrow.

Jacob

Writing

Q. Tell me why you do NOT like to write?

A: It's just annoying for everybody to try to figure out everything about me. I mean, it's not that I don't like writing, but I don't like what I have to write about.

Q. What would you rather write about?

A. I would rather write about our daily life and what we do, or my opinions about books and other things. I could write a story to put on here. Anything that would get me away from repetitive questions that get nowhere.

Time to go,

Jacob

Hockey party

Q: Describe the highlights of your hockey party.

A: My favorite part was just playing hockey with friends and having a good time. The highlights were when we were skating (Dagleys & us) and the Geigers came to join us. Basically, I just liked the whole thing and hope to do it again sometime with a whole bunch of friends, and get better at hockey.

Q. Describe how a game of hockey is played.

A. Official hockey is played indoors on ice rinks. There are 6 people with hockey sticks on the ice all the time, and they are trying to get a puck into the goal. A puck is hard, round, black, and about 3" in diameter, and a goal is a steel box with one open end that is 6' long and 4' high. Here is a hockey stick fact, Players used to curve their own blades by heating them in boiling water, with a torch or a blow dryer and then jamming them under a door and pulling up on the stick.

Time to go,

Jacob

Critique

Q: What features of R. M. Ballentine's writing do you enjoy?

A: He wrote in a fast and exiting manner that is very interesting. Mr. Ballentine was very graphic in his writing, and made very exiting, captivating stories. However, his heros were good, honest people with good qualities. This has made his books a favorite in our family, and we will continue reading his books for a long time.

Time to go,

Jacob

Favorite movie

Q. What is your all-time favorite movie? Name 3 things that makes it special to you.

A. Hot Lead & Cold Feet.

1. I like the big race.
2. I like when everybody thinks that Eli is Billy.
3. I like the sheriff.

Time to go,

Jacob

2009 in review

Q. What were your three most favorite days in 2009? Why were they special to you?

A.

1. Bartletts' Appleseed Shoot. Because I like being with the Bartletts and shooting.
2. Prairie Days. Because Prairie Days is a good time of fun with the family
3. The first day of hockey. Because hockey is a good game that I enjoy.

Time to go,

Jacob