Under His Wings

crazy days

2012-02-13T10:42:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
On Friday, Cora had a very unexpected event happen to her on her way to work in town. She was driving down the road, and she saw a couple of deer starting to cross the road, so she braked hard, but she still hit the one, sending him flying into the ditch!

The deer wasn't in the ditch later on, so it must still be alive, but the van is in sorry shape right now. When it hit, it pushed back the whole front end, crunching the front quarter panel and hood, the right headlight got mashed, and the radiator is bad now. Cora is going to sell the van for $750 to somebody who needs the tranny.

Also on Friday, Andrew and Dad went up to Minot to buy another car to fix up... But this time, Andrew bought a brand new car trailer to haul his cars on! The new project is a 2002 Dodge Stratus with a bad head gasket...

This morning, Dad got up early and went on the road with the grain cleaner and went up to Harvey to clean some dirty grain for the flour mill up there; Mom is exercising; Cora went baby sitting; Andrew just got a package in the mail, and I'm working on school, and talking with my buddy. :D

Time to go again, Jacob B.

busy busy... ;)

2012-02-09T11:32:00.002-06:00

Hi guys,
Today, Dad went trucking again; Mom has been making phone calls to people, trying to dig up Ron Paul supporters; Cora has been dong stuff in the house so far; Andrew is listing another one of his cars; and I am getting going on school...

Yesterday, Andrew had listed our old 1985 Chevy Caprice Classic on BisManOnline, and that same night, we got a call from a guy by Bismarck who wanted to buy it, so Dad took it up, and Andrew went with another car for the ride home.;)

On Tuesday, I bought Andrew's iPod Touch, as since he got his tablet, he has hardly turned his iPod on, so now I have an iPod Touch again. :D I have been having some fun with some of the games on there already too... ;)

My latest extra-curricular activity is building a map for Farming Simulator 2011 that is a copy of our farm! :D So far, I haven't gotten a whole lot done, just working on a few roads and stuff... When I get closer to done I will post a picture or two;) Anyway, time to go again.

See you all later, Jacob B ;)

PS: A nice old picture for a change;) RED POWER! :P Don't mean to insult all you greenies by the way. :P :D

PPS: you can click pictures to make them a lot bigger. ;)

reading report.

2012-02-08T18:45:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Today, Dad went off to haul some grain, after a bit of trouble getting the truck started; Cora went to go babysitting at a daycare; Andrew worked on our neighbor's car (I helped a little too...) Mom has been working around the house; and I have my school to work on...

Today, for my reading assignment, I picked a farming magazine, and I started reading an article about what they think farming will be like in 2021! So far, we have read that they think that there will be verities of crops that will be drought; frost; and flood resistant! :D

Also, there have been some very interesting demonstrations in automonos farming recently, including a driverless grain cart, driverless corn planter, a system from John Deere that matches a cart's speed to the combines, and a system from Fendt that links 2 tractors together, so that the first 1st has a driver, and he controls the 2nd one as well!

Currently, even though people still have to drive stuff, it could be changing very soon! Now days, there are GPS guidence systems that well guide your tractor within an inch of accurate! Anyway, very interesting stuff! Time to go do chores,
Jacob B. ;)

Our News...

2012-02-06T09:30:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Today, Mom is working with a couple of clients; Cora is out doing goat chores; Dad is out doing cow chores; Andrew is messing around with some video stuff; and I'm getting started on my school for the week again.....

Last Friday, Dad; Andrew; and I got the second grain cleaner home, so no more running over 100 miles to go work in a very dusty grain elevator. YAY!! :D Now we just go about 100 yards to the shop and put them all back together again... ;)

On Thursday, O got my dirt bike fixed up most of the way, and now, I am just waiting for parts to come... When you kick the engine over now, it has a more distinct wump to it. :P I think that if my part were here, I would already have driven it. ;)

On Saturday night, Andrew and I got a very nice, and somewhat unexpected, surprise! It was the very nice gift of $250 to Andrew, and $200 to me, for our work on the grain cleaners. Thank you Dad and Mom! ;) Well, time to go again, so I will see you all later.

Jacob B. ;)

Random Ramblings

2012-01-31T11:17:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Today, Mom and Andrew went to Bismarck to do some errands up there; Dad is hauling grain I think; and Cora and I are staying home to work around here and do my school work... I have to do one hours worth of math today... :(

Anyway, Andrew is going to bring my dirt bike parts home today, so I should be able to get that on it's way back together again. Also, we got our neighbor's car out of the shop yesterday, so we can get that one grain cleaner in and start putting it back together...

I think we are going to start taking the other grain cleaner apart tomorrow. Let's hope that we don't get to dusty. :P We also got Andrew's latest car project running yesterday, and we drove it around a little bit, and it seems to run just fine!

Yesterday was a very weird day in terms of the weather. We had snow melting off again in the morning, and I think we got a little snow in the evening... Anyway, I should go get started on that huge math project, so I gotta go.

Bye, Jacob B. ;)

an update

2012-01-29T18:22:00.001-06:00

Hi guys,
We've been keeping busy with everything under the sun, so that's why I haven't been writing lately... Two days ago, very early in the morning, (about 5:00) Dad and Mom got up and went on the roads to go to the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture annual conference.

Yesterday, Andrew got up early in the morning, did his chores, and went on the roads to Minot, to go to an Appleseed shoot up there, as he is an Instructor In Training, or IIT for short. ;) Dad; Mom; and Andrew all got home last night, and Cora and I stayed home to do the chores.

Over the past week, we have been working on taking apart two grain cleaners and moving them home from an elevator over by Spiritwood, which is about 100 miles from here. One is just like three other ones that we have, and the other is a shaker mill like the one we took out of the Kintyre elevator.

We currently have the first one home, (in a bunch of little pieces, so that we could get it out the door,) and we are just getting started on the other one, which shouldn't take as long as the first one... Anyway, that's what we've been up to. ;)

Gotta go, Jacob. (almost typed my LS-UK user name, NDFarmer) :D

a new book in school

2012-01-23T16:52:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Today, Mom and I started reading a new book in school. It is written by the main speaker that we heard at camp. It is about the book of Proverbs in the Bible, and shares a lot of good information about raising a family.

Today, we read about wisdom, where it comes from, and what you need to get it... The book's title is The Book of Proverbs, God's book for Wisdom, and is a three book series. It is a very good family bible study series.

Now, on a different subject. We have been working in the shop on several projects in the shop. Andrew bought another car to fix, but is currently working on a neighbors '69 Pontiac Le Mans. A very nice looking classic car, by the way. ;)

Also, Dad has been working on that shaker mill that we took out of the Kintyre elevator. Yesterday, Andrew dug out the snowmobile, because somebody might buy it. Seeing how I am just rambling right now, I will say goodbye. :P

Jacob B.

Back from camp.

2012-01-16T10:11:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
We just got back from a lot of fun at winter camp last night, and I thought that I would fill you in on what happened over the weekend. Friday evening, everyone, except Andrew who stayed home and did chores, left for camp, and got there around 6:00.

On Saturday, we got up and had breakfast right away. Also, Andrew came over Saturday morning. After breakfast, we went and listened to the speaker, which was Kevin Swanson. (a very good speaker by the way) After hearing his hour and a half talk, we went and had lunch.

Later on, us boys played some volleyball, and I played a little street hockey with some little kids... :P After that I played a little ice hockey with some friends, and then it was time for supper. After supper, Kevin gave another talk, Dad left to go do chores, and us children stayed up to 1:00 AM playing Risk and Apples to Apples... :D

On Sunday, there was a worship service after breakfast and until lunch. After that, we helped clean up and I played Monopoly and some more Risk. Later on I played ice hockey again. At about 6:00, we left for home so that Dad wouldn't have to do chores again.

Good to be home again, Jacob B.

PS. There was a new patch out for Agricultural Simulator 2012 when I got home, so it's a bit easier getting used to working again. :)

Random News.

2012-01-11T13:44:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Yesterday, we all went over to our friends place to help them work their calves, as they had about 80 to do, and they are only two people, and to make things worse, he had hurt his rib earlier and, even though it didn't hurt right then, he didn't really want to make it hurt again...

Today, Dad and Andrew worked on our JD 4020; Mom had a session this morning, and has another one later on; Cora just left for town; and I have been playing for a while, and started working on my school work again.... :(

Andrew has recently bought a tablet computer, so he has been having some fun tinkering with that. He is looking for a GPS app now, I guess. I've played a few games on it, and from what I can see, it looks good, except for the fact that it's way too big for your pocket. :(

I haven't found a place to buy Agricultural Simulator 2012 in the US, but I will keep looking and let you know if and when I find something... Well, I hear that mom's client is hear now, so I will be heading off now, I guess.
Talk to you all later, Jacob B.

Shop projects...

2012-01-09T12:14:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Yesterday, we finally got our IH 1486 out of the shop! We had taken the transmission all apart, and didn't find a bearing with pieces missing, so all that we can figure out is that a bearing had went out before, and they didn't get all of the pieces out. :(

But the time was not wasted. While we had it apart, we replaced some gears that had some pieces missing, and some bearings that were on their way out. We also got some of the gages to work again, as none of them worked before. :S

We also started working on our JD 4020 yesterday, after we got the 1486 done. We took the aftermarket cab off, and drove it into the shop, so that we can work on the park lock. Simply stated, you can put it in park, and it would roll down a hill, if not stopped!

On Saturday and Sunday, our family will be going to camp! It sounds like a lot of fun, with hockey, and all sorts of fun stuff to do! By the way, I won't be getting that snowmobile I wrote about, as it got sold before I got to it. :-(
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Anyway, time to go again. Jacob B. ;-)

Heat Wave!

2012-01-05T11:41:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Two days ago, everyone, except Cora who worked in town, weaned the calves off of the cows and moved them over into a pen away from their mothers. And the result is excessive mooing from all of the cows day in and day out...

The weather has been absolutely amazing for January here the past couple of days. Yesterday it got up to fifty some-odd degrees here! And, we still have not had any lasting snow here either, which is a bit of a shame, seeing how I might be buying a snowmobile! :D

That's right, I might, just might, be buying a cheap snowmobile! But I won't excite you any more than I already have, just in case it doesn't work out, and partly because I like making you wonder what it might be..... :-) :P

Anyway, this morning, Andrew went to Bismarck in his '08 Dodge Charger that he got working; Dad worked around here for a while, then went to Napoleon; Cora did stuff in the house, and Mom and I worked on my school. :S

Time to go, Jacob B. ;-)

Happy new Year!

2012-01-02T11:48:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,

Happy new year! Let's hope that this year is even better than the last one. Yesterday, we didn't do much work. The rest of the family finished watching a movie that they had started the night before, and after lunch, us guys went out to the shop and worked on a few things, and then played pool. :D

Last Thursday, Dad, Andrew , and I went to a farm near Spiritwood, which is on the east side of Jamestown, to look at another grain cleaner setup. After talking and looking for about an hour, we decided to buy it for $12,500.

We are going to get it home sometime this week, and then we are going to have to redesign it to get the cleaner that we took out of the Kintyre elevator onto this trailer... That will keep us busy in case we run out of things to do. :P

Well, that is pretty much all I have to write about for now, so I will leave you with a final picture or two. ;-) Here you go. My grass crew. ;-)

Back to school again..... :S

2011-12-21T12:08:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Today looks like a nice day to be outside, with a nice warm temperature of almost 40 degrees! :P Well, nice for being a day away from the winter soulstice, anyway. Let's just hope that it stays nice for a while longer...

Anyway, yesterday, Dad; Andrew; and I worked on Andrew's car some more, and then this morning, Andrew went up to Bismarck to pick up some more parts that he had orderd through the Dodge dealership up there.

Our current shop project, (one of them) is taking apart our Internataional 1486 tractor apart to find a bad bearing in there somewhere. You see, one day when Andrew was changing the hydraulayic filter on it, he found a roller from a bearing in the housing for the filter, meaning that a bearing went out, and the roller got trapped down by the filter.

After digging into it for a while, and not finding the bad bearing where we thought it was, we think we are going to have to split the tractor, and examine further. :S Anyway, it looks like it is time to go again, so here is a parting picture. :) As you can see, you could mow in there for hours... :)

Jacob B.

Agricultural Simulator 2012 screens. :)

2011-12-20T09:22:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
I just got my copy of Agricultural Simulator 2012 Deluxe on Saturday, so I have been playing that whenever I have a little free time. The game is very good already, and with more updates coming, it looks very promising! Here are some screenshots that I took.

Here I have a worker going ploughing.

Just finishing combining my wheat field, and you can see my worker in the background.

Baling the straw, as my worker cultivates.

I've got some bale collecting to do!

Spraying my corn. :D

Here I am taking a load of energy corn silage out to the Bio Gas plant!

Coming back empty, but just had to get a picture of this huge meadow.

Back to the farm!

Chopping another load!

Taking another load... had to get some pictures of the beautiful scenery on this huge map!

Dropping off the trailer...

And last, I used the built-in "flight mode" to get this cool shot of my farm yard and fields!

Hope you like my pictures. :D After playing the game for a while, I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes agriculture. The game quality is very high, the graphics are amazing, and it is the most realistic farming simulator type game that I have found.

There are a few bugs though, lest you think it exactly perfect, but nothing too big. One cool feature, is that on the big Fendts, like the tractor that I am driving around in the pictures, you can actually put the dual wheels off by pressing a button, and by pressing it again, you have duals. :) I don't know if it makes any difference in traction or not though.

Another nice addition to the game from the previous editions, is that, if you are raising the right animals, you will get milk, wool, or eggs, considering that your animals are healthy. (yes they can get sick and die on you, if not taken care of) Love the game, and if anybody buys it, let me know, because I would love to play some multiplayer with you. :P :D

Gotta run, Jacob

A Book Report.

2011-12-15T13:25:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Mom told me that I had to write a book report on the book that I just finished, so here goes. :S The book is called "The War for Mansoul", and it is basically the story of man's soul on earth, and how we get tempted to sin. :( The book is set in the time of castles and sword fights!

It starts out with the devil, aka. Diabolus plotting in hell to take away God's greatest possession, the fictional town of Mansoul. In the town of Mansoul live many fictitious people like Lord Mayor Understanding and Mr. Conscience.

To make a long story short, Daibolus appears to the Mansoulians as a dragon, and after some fancy persuading gets let in and takes over the town's castle. After a while, Emanuel, (son of king Shadi who had possession of the town before) comes and reclaims the town as his own...

After reclaiming the town, Emanuel exposes Daibolus to the townspeople, and then sends him on his way back to hell. The people are all very happy now, but there are still a bunch of Daibolonains hiding in the walls of Mansoul.

These Daibolonains eventually send a messenger back to Daibolus, telling him that they have weakened the Mansoulians's spiritual strength, and that he should try to take the town again. He does return and breaks into the city, but never gets into the castle.

After some time of fighting, getting nowhere, they leave, thinking that the Mansoulians will let down their guard, but they actually go out after them, and with the help of Emanuel, kill all of the Daibolonains outside of the town, except for Daibolus and his executive demons, who escape back to hell.

After that there is a speech by Emanuel, telling his love for them, and that is pretty much the end of the book. On the whole, it is a pretty good read. I would give it a 9.5/10, just because some of the chapters were seemed like endless rants. :(

Well, I'm singing out again, Jacob B.

Long Time no Write. :P

2011-12-13T10:41:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
It's been a long time since I've written anything, but I have been very busy working on the shop project and a whole lot of other stuff. We actually have the shop finished, except for finding a place for everything again, so that is very nice to have done!

I think it was the Wednesday two weeks ago that Dad; Andrew; and I went up to Bismarck to pick up a few supplies, and....... a giveaway POOL TABLE!!! That's right, a pool table! We had to take it all apart to get it out of the guy's basement, but now we have a 8' pool table in our heated shop!

Last Saturday, everybody that was home, (Mom was at another body talk class in Calgary, Canada.) went up and played some ice hockey on a frozen lake up in our pasture! We had a lot of fun until it started getting dark, so we came home and played some pool. :D

Two days ago, I pulled my dirt bike into the shop, and pulled the engine out of it. I am going to put a new "top end" in it, which means getting the block bored out a little bit so that it is all smooth again, and then putting a new oversize piston and rings in... Well, time for me to go again, so I will see you later.

Jacob B.

PS: For those wanting to see pictures of Agricultural Simulator 2012, it hasn't come yet, but it should soon... *twiddles thumbs* :P

Shop Renovation. (and some other stuff)

2011-11-27T10:54:00.000-06:00

Hi guys, The past week or so, Dad; Andrew; and I, with some help from mom and Cora on occasion, have been working on fixing up our shop so that we can have it heated over the winter, so that we can work all day out there, instead of catching a chill.

So, to accomplish this goal, we have built a wall that divides the shop into 2 parts. The front is the heated work area, and the back is "cold" storage. :P After bilding, insulating, and painting the back wall white, (to reflect the light) we started on the side walls yesterday.

We got 8 rolls of insulation put up yesterday, and that is about as far as we can go until we rip out the shop bench and some other storage racks... So we started putting plywood up on the sides last night. We also got our stove put up yesterday, and it was about 20 degrees warmer inside then out, and with the walls about a third of the way insulated!

First video of Agricultural Simulator 2012 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE3xexkJJS4 Looks pretty good, and I am waiting for my copy to come from Germany somewhere..... :P I will get you all some pictures as soon as I can.
Jacob B.

Shop and School Work...

2011-11-23T10:38:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Sorry I haven't written in a while, but my computer is on the fritz, so I am writing from Dad and Mom's computer. Also thanks for all of the comments from my readers! I appreciate them all very much, and will try to give some out as well. :P

Anyway, I have been keeping busy with my school work, as well as working in the shop, and doing other odds and ends. Andrew's Intrepid is coming along nicely, and when we have that one done, he has another project car to start on!

For the past few days, Dad; Andrew; and I have been working on cleaning out a space in the shop so that we can build a wall across part of it. The reason for that is so that we can insulate the front part of the shop, and then we will set up a wood-burning stove, so that we can have some heat!

Just a little note to all gamers. Agricultural Simulator 2012 will be released this Friday, so if somebody wants to see some pictures, here is the official site link: http://www.agrar-simulator.de/ Go there and click on Bilder up at the top of the page.

Well, Mom wants some help to clean up the house a little, so I gotta go.
Jacob B.

Another driver in the family!

2011-11-15T13:43:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Yesterday, Mom and I went over to Linton so that I could take my road test to get my drivers licence! They were running a little bit behind schedule, but when I did get around to taking the test, I past! So now we all can drive by ourselves! :P

Last night, Mom; Andrew; and Cora all went up to Bismarck to see a play of Fiddler on the Roof... Dad and I stayed home and watched a movie because we don't like that kind of thing..... When they got home at about 11:45, Andrew said it was prety good.

On Saturday, we had a birthday party! :-) It was just us and Dad's cousin, (I think) Jerome. We had a nice time opening presents, visiting, and eating cake and ice cream! :P :D Jerome also dropped of one of our stock trailers that he had borrowed.

Today, Mom and Andrew are up in Bismarck; Dad is trucking again; Cora has been working on the carrot project; and I ave been doing my school work. We also had to go outside and chase a couple of cows back in the fence and then go around and check the fence...

Well, Cora wants some help with the carrots, so I will go.

Jacob B.

School; a trip to Bismarck; and a good game!

2011-11-07T15:40:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Today, I have been working on my school work and playing some; Andrew has been working on hauling the round bale stacks into the hay yard and getting the plow hooked up to the tractor to dig up the potatoes; Dad went trucking; Cora went to town; and Mom is doing a couple of sessions.

Yesterday, Andrew bought another '02 Dodge Intrepid that needs some work. I went with him to Bismarck to pick it up, and it is in pretty nice shape... From what we can tell, it appears to have some lifter noise...

Now, about the good game! It is a game called Automobile. You are a car manufacturer in the beginning era of the car, and you try to build more advanced cars and then try to sell them. It is very complexed and a very good strategy game!

Also, first Work In Progress pictures of the new Agricultural simulator 2012 can be found here: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005K4Q3HK/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d0_g63_i1?pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=147E6WFH6B1JYABAZH51&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463375173&pf_rd_i=301128

There is also a deluxe version featuring a more advanced map and a few more models here: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B005K4Q3KC/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d0_g63_i3?pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=147E6WFH6B1JYABAZH51&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463375173&pf_rd_i=301128

Well, Andrew wants me outside now, so I will have to go. Jacob B.

Shop work

2011-11-02T19:16:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
This afternoon, Andrew and I worked on "Peeley", Andrew's combine. A bearing had gone out on the feeder house, the part of the combine that takes the grain from the header up in to the thrashing components...

So, after fighting with the big electric clutch/gear, we finally got that piece off of the combine, to find two very chewed up bearings! You see, when one bearing goes out, it usually sends lots of little metal shavings everywhere, and in this case, they went into the other bearing and took it out too. >:-(

After examining the damage, we lifted up one of Andrew's cars to try to figure out if he had a warped brake roter, or if there was just a bunch of junk in behind the roter, causing it to be mounted a little off center. It turns out that it was just a bit of rust, and not a warped roter.

Well, time to go do the chores. Jacob B.

School...

2011-11-01T15:14:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
how ave you all been doing? We've all been doing fine around here... Well, except for the cows knocking the water hose out of the water tank and making a huge muddy mess, that is. :P At least almost all of the cows are staying in the fence now!

This morning, Mom left to do sessions in Bismarck again; Dad and Andrew both left for that farmer's farm; Cora worked around the house, and I worked on my school some; checked the cows again, and also played some too...

I am having a rather hard time coming up with something more to write rite now, so I will say goodbye.

It's that time of year...

2011-10-31T16:28:00.000-05:00

...for mysterious packages to arrive, only to be whisked away to Cora's bedroom. The reason for that is because my brother Andrew and my birthdays are just around the corner. In fact, mine is only five days away! And then I will be 16!

Anyway, yesterday we all got up and did our chores, and then we went up to our pasture to move our cows the five miles (roughly) home. That project took us a good three hours... When we got them home, we put them in our combined corn field, so they can eat on the stalks for a while.

We are working on school in full swing now days, so between doing school; checking the cows; and doing odd jobs around the farm, I have been keeping plenty busy... Andrew and Dad have been keeping busy too, as they have been gone almost every day of the week.

We have talked about building an ice hockey rink for several years now, but we never got around to building it, but this year I think that it might happen! Andrew has found a fairly inexpensive liner, but we are still looking...

Well, gotta run, Jacob.

Alas, the school hath started again... :-)

2011-10-24T11:06:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
Yes, I am back at the grindstone so to speak. Actually it's not that bad, just a little annoying. This morning, Mom is doing a couple of sessions; Dad went to haul grain; Andrew went up to the pasture to work on some fence; and Cora and I are staying inside as much as possible. :P

Last Friday, we got a phone call saying that our cows were all out in the same alfalfa field that they were in the last time, so Mom and I, being the only people home, went up to get them back in. We finaly got them in, but then we had to go around the fence to find any bad places and fix them...

Well, by the time we got home, it was about 6:15 and we had left at about 1:30! And to make things worse, Friday is the day that we clean the house on. Needless to say, the house didn't get cleaned very much...

Yesterday, we combined some of our corn around here! We had both of the combines going, and I was driving the white truck with the grain box. I think that Andrew is going to try to combine some more today when he gets home...

Well, time to go. Have a nice day today! Jacob B.

School goes on.....

2011-10-20T14:32:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
Yesterday evening, Mom and I went up to Steele for a meeting about the John Birch Society. We were there for about 2 hours, listening about how to take back our country... I think I will let Mom tell you more.....

This morning, Mom left for Bismarck to do sessions; Dad left to go haul some more grain; Andrew left to go drive grain cart for a farmer; Cora worked around the house, and , before Andrew left, Andrew and I worked on the rafters some more.

After lunch, I started working on school, and this is the last thing on my school list! YAY!!! :P I am also going to run up to the pasture to check cows pretty soon, as that has become one of my daily jobs, because they kinda like to jump out of the fence. >:-(

Well, I will talk to you all later, Jacob B.

Washing the baler...

2011-10-18T14:28:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
As the title suggests, yesterday I pressure washed the baler. The reason for doing this is to get rid of all of the old hay leaves and dirt and dist that had gathered during the haying season. I will try to dig up a few pictures that Mom took of me yesterday. Sorry, they don't want to load. :-(

Anyway, once Andrew and I had finished washing the very dirty baler, which took us about 3 hours, we "winterized" the pressure washer. To winterize it, we ran all of the water out, and ran some straight anti-freeze in until it was through all of the systems.

I have also been working on tearing apart the rafters that got blown over by the wind. We have to take them all apart so that we can figure out what is all wrong with them so that we can start rebilding them again...

News for my game fans: Giants software is releasing a special "Platinum" edition of Farming Simulator 2011 with all three of the DLC packs, as well as a new game; Ski Region Simulator 2012. Those two will be released on the 21st of October. Also, Agrar Simulator 2012 should be coming out on the 25th of November...

Gotta run, Jacob.

Busy with everyting but school. :-)

2011-10-13T09:52:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
as the title suggests, we have all been very busy around here for a while, and now is the first time that I can write. Mom has been talking some more BodyTalk classes in Bismarck, and along with going up for sessions, she has been home for 1 whole day this week! :-)

The other day almost all of the cows were out in our neighbour's hay field, so we spent two and a half hours getting them in and fixing all of the fence that they knocked down. By the time we were done, we had to ride back home in the dark!

We also worked on the grain trailer for the truck in the past week. We put in new brakes, bearings and oil seals on all of the main axles, as the seals were letting all of the hub oil out of the hub, and the bearing were not getting enough oil.

Andrew will be working for a farmer for quite a while, driving a grain cart chasing the combine! They have enough corn to combine to keep him busy for a while. ;-) Anyway, I need to get going, as I should go check the cows pretty soon. Bye
Jacob.

Busy as ever.

2011-10-05T13:21:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
Today, we are having some very nasty, windy weather, so we are staying inside as much as possible. :-) Yesterday, Andrew and I went up to the pasture and moved the cows to a different pasture, and then he finished combining the flax, and I disked the field right away.

This morning, Andrew went over to our rented land by Hazelton to bring back a loader tractor, and he just got home now. I think that we might be stacking bales this afternoon... Andrew also mowed the ditches over there.

I got my straw baled up today in Agricultural simulator, and I tried stacking them 2 high on the bale trailer, but I accidentally dumped some of them off. :-) I also mowed some grass and collected it in a forage wagon... :-) Here are some pictures.

Well, I suppose I should probably get back to my school work, and/or go outside and see what Andrew is doing, so I will say goodbye for now.

Jacob.

I'm back. Again...

2011-09-30T11:34:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
It's been a little while since I've wrote, but I have been busy swathing with the old Versatile 400 swather, cutting down hay and flax. We also stacked a lot of 2nd cut hay bales here recently, so that kept us busy for a good day. I think we got about 250 stacked in one day!

As you might have heared, my Mom was away for a BodyTalk class this last week, and then just after she got home, Cora left for three days to go help some of our friends pack for a move. Cora just got home yesterday, so it's good to have everybody home again.

Also, here are a couple of pictures from Agricultural Simulator Biogas. I finally got around to doing my silage! :-)

Let me know if you want more pictures. ;-)

Well, Mom said that now that I am older, I have to write a little bit more than I did last year. :-S So I guess I am just rambling now... Well, seeing how I don't have much else to say, I will leave it at this, and say goodbye for the weekend. :-)

Til' next time, Jacob B.

A picture post for Hristiyan.

2011-09-22T10:03:00.000-05:00

Hello again,

Yesterday, my second cousin, Hristiyan, requested some pictures of making hay in the new add on for Agricultural simulator. Biogas! So here are some pictures with the whole process of making grass bales. I might get some more pictures of silaging and foraging later.

Note: that is a REMOVABLE frontloader!

Well Heristiyan, that will have to do until I can get some more screenshots... Hope you enjoyed it.

Jacob

School has started, and thus my blog is reserected from the dead! ;-)

2011-09-21T12:58:00.000-05:00

Hi guys!
It's been a long time since I've posted, but we have all been very busy on the farm, and I haven't had much time to write, until Mom made it part of my school again this year... So how has everybody been since I've posted? If anybody is reading this, I hope that you are all doing well.

So as you may have heard, if you read my family's blogs, my second cousin, Hristiyan, came here for a while, so we had a lot of fun when he was here... Here is a picture from the Bio gas add on that I told you about H.!

:-)

The other night, I was swathing down some wheat, when Mom came and said that our neighbor's horses were all out in our alfalfa field! Well, to make a long story short, Andrew and I were on our dirt bikes trying to get them in, and we started shortly after 7:00 PM, and when we were done, it was about 8:30!

Well, Cora just called me for lunch, so I got to go.

Talk to you later, Jacob B.

Nasty Weather. :-(

2011-04-21T17:01:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
Today it is VERY windy and it is raining a little bit too. It is so nasty outside that nobody wants to go outside, so Dad and I went to Wishek to pick up our quick hitch for the 7250, and then we drove around for a little bit looking through all of the dealerships.

We aren't doing much today, Cora went to work in town; Dad and I just got home from Wishek; Andrew is looking at computer parts and what not; and Mom is going to go take a soak, I think. When we came back, we could see the green house plastic bubbling severely. :-(

So how is everyone enjoying all of the slop? :P It is fun just getting in and out of our yard right now! From what I saw on the trip, everybody has a messy yard too. :-( Anyway, time to go, so I will say goodbye, and I will talk to you all later.

Bye, Jacob B.

Still Snowing :-(

2011-04-18T14:01:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
Yesterday and today, us guys have been busy working on Andrew's quad, and now this morning, we are finally finished, and Andrew and I took it out for a drive, but I will let Andrew tell you about that sometime, if he ever gets time...

We have been getting some more snow here lately, and now we have somewhere around 8 inches on the ground here, but it is melting off as it comes down, or at least the thermometer says that it should be anyways...

I just looked outside the window, and it is still snowing, but just a very little bit. This morning, Dad left to go get another load of hay home, so he should be getting home soon... Anyway, I had better get going, so I will say goodbye.

Jacob B.

Snow Again!

2011-04-14T18:17:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
I just looked out my window here, and I see that it is snowing again! :-( I thought that we were past that for good! :-( So much for cleaning grain for today, I guess. Andrew has been gone for the past few days cleaning grain, and he was doing a big job, and he is going to get home tonight, but only because of the snow.

Well, we have got the greenhouse built, except for the doors, but we have hauled in a load of compost and spread that out inside of there, so they are pretty much ready to plant now! Now we just have to build up some doors, and we will be done!

Boy, that snow is really coming down fast! And it has to come right in the middle of our calving/cleaning/field work season! :-( Well, I gotta go, as Andrew just called and wants me to guide him into the quonset in a minute, so bye bye.

Jacob B.

Greenhouse and Cleaning Season

2011-04-07T11:08:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
What have you been doing recently? I have been helping the rest of the family put up the greenhouse, and that project is getting close to finished. I think that we might get it finised today, actually! All we have to do is to build some doors, and put up the plastic!

The guys are going to be out cleaning grain pretty soon, I think they could go now if people's yards wern't so messy. :-( Andrew was having some problems with bearings in the motor for the big fan, but he got it fixed now.

It sure is nice to look out the window and see grass, although brown, it sure beats looking at snow! I have bween playing SimTractor for a little while now, and there are a few things that would be nice to have in Farming Simulator, but the really bad thing is that they give you all of the implements, instead of you aving to buy them. :-( Anyway, time to go.

Jacob B.

Crazy Days!

2011-04-06T12:00:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
Yesterday, Mom went up to Bismarck; Cora went to work in town; and Dad, Andrew, and I stayed home and worked on the greenhouse that we are putting up on the side of our building. We also went with Andrew to load up a ATV, but I'll let him tell you about that...

We have got all of the rafters up on the greenhouse, and it is actually starting to look like something now! We are going to be putting up the boards that hold them all together today, and probably build some end walls, too.

For all you Farming Simulator guys, (if I have any), I have discovered the original Farming Simulator! It is called "SimTractor", and it really does have some good functions, but the graphics are lacking. :-( If you want to download the demo, or read about it, visit the website here: http://www.simtractor.com/ Gotta go.

See you guys later, Jacob

Yuck, Mud!

2011-04-04T13:57:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
Yuck, we are right in the middle of the muddy season. :-( Now when we go out to chores, or go outside, we always put on those big, heavy overshoes, and then they get all covered with mud, and pretty soon you are carrying 5 extra pounds around!

Our latest project is making a greenhouse on the side of our building that we have been putting up. We have got the frame for around the bottom built, and now we have to stake it down. They we will start putting up the frame, and so on...

Yesterday, we built a pair of front fenders for our 4-wheeler, as the ones that came with were pretty much non-existent, and you always got mud thrown up into your face, so we took some old tin from an old dryer, and bent it into shape, and now we have some fenders! Anyway, gotta go.

Jacob B.

Stuck. :-(

2011-03-30T11:24:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
Yep, I'm back again, and I don't know what to write, so expect some rambling in this post... I was just on the Agricultural Simulator forum, and they said that the next patch is in testing now, so that shouldn't be very far away, now.

Anyway, yesterday, Mom left for Bismarck to do sessions; Cora left for work; and Dad, Andrew, and I went over to Hazelton to pull out the truck that got stuck the night before. First we had to fix a tire on the loader tractor that was over there, so we did that, and then we went out to the truck.

When we got out there, I found that the truck was high-centered on a thick snow drift, and under the snow drift was sheet ice. Well, eventually, the maintainer guy came along, and we borrowed his tow rope, and we pulled just the truck out, and then we dug more snow away from the trailer, and then we hooked the truck back up again, and then we pulled the truck and trailer out. That was yesterday in a nutshell. Anyway, time to go.

Bye, Jacob

The Circus

2011-03-28T17:41:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
How is everybody doing today? We are all doing fine. This morning, Dad said that we had four new calves! We had to get one of the cows in the barn this morning, as it was rather nasty out this morning, and the cow didn't really want to go...

Last Saturday, we had a pleasant surprise! Andrew and I were playing on our computers, when Dad came into our room, and said that we were going up to Bismarck for lunch! We went to our favorite place, and after that, Cora took us to the Circus!!!

It was a lot of fun, but I will let Cora tell you about it in detail. Anyway, is everybody ready for the muddy season? I know that I am not looking forward to it. Anyway, It is time for me to go now, so I will say goodbye, and I will talk to you all later.

Bye, Jacob B.

News and PC games...

2011-03-24T10:05:00.000-05:00

Hi guys, what's up?
Not much is going on right here, as Cora left for her friends house early this morning; Mom left for Bismarck early this morning; Dad is pushing some snow around; Andrew is heading out the door to work on the tractor, and I am doing school... ;-(
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This morning, there was a lot of frost on the fences and everything, and, although I don't like winter all that much, it was a pretty sight. Anyway, what do people think about the oncoming muddy situation? I know I am not looking forward to it.

By the way, if you are interested in Agricultural Simulator, here is a link to a video of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aw-pAU12A4 Be warned, it takes a fairly high-powered PC to run this game at any amount of quality. Note about video: really dumb music,so i suggest muting.

Bye, Jacob B.

Snow again. :-(

2011-03-23T14:57:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
How are you all doing today? We are doing fine, although we don't really like the weather. :P It was so nasty last night that Cora stayed in town. She got home earlier, but now she is going to go down to help some friends that just had a baby...

We got rain and snow yesterday, but the snow was more like miniature hail then snow. You could just watch it come down and bounce off the ground. :-( And then when we wanted to go out to chores, the door was froze shut. :P

Cora just came in and said that she is not going to go down to her friends today, as the roads are still too nasty, so she is going to get up early in the morning and go, so don't expect much from her blog for a few days. Anyway, I had better get going.

Bye, Jacob B.

Mud... :-(

2011-03-22T10:37:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
How are you all doing today? When I woke up, it was raining, and that means that we are going to be getting even more mud, and I think that everybody here would agree that we have too much mud already. :-(
Do any of my readers think that they have too much mud already?

Anyway, some more news about that game. It is actually unfinished now, but they are working on a new patch for it, and I think that should be the final patch. The game is actually set in the Swiss Alps, so a very pretty map, but all of the tractors and combines are made by Claas, a German brand, so that's not very American.

The game does still have some bugs in it, like not being able to buy the other farms, and grass stuff that was supposed to come with the game, but they say that will all be fixed in the new patch. All in all, it is a good game that still has a few bugs in it yet, but definitely worth buying if you have some spare cash... Anyway, I had better go.

Jacob B.

A new Game

2011-03-21T14:27:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,
I just bought a new computer game, but I have to write before I can try it out... It's called Agricultural Simulator 2011 Extended Edition. As the name suggests, it is another farming simulation game. You can visit the website here: http://www.agrar-simulator.de/

Don't let the website fool you, the game is actually in the English language, and uses American measurements, even though it says it is German...?! Anyway, it looks like it has some nice features that Farming Simulator doesn't have.

For example, the tractors and implements leave wheel tracks; you're vehicles get dirty; you have to buy your land; you can upgrade your garage, stables, and grain silos; and many other goodies. ;-) Anyway, time to go play some more. :P

Bye, Jacob

Home School Convention in Review...

2011-03-06T14:21:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
We just got home from the Home School Convention last night, and seeing as it was like 10:00 pm, we opened the seven boxes that had came while we were gone, and then we all went to sleep, and most of us slept in this morning... :P

As I had expected, some of the workshops were interesting, some not so interesting, and outside of that time, I was either talking with friends, or walking around the outskirts of the building talking with friends, which I did a lot of yesterday...

Anyway, I just got off of my Farming Simulator site, as I was getting cached up on all of the mods and news that I had missed... Andrew is looking at video of the convention right now, and I am getting interested, so I will talk to you all later.

Jacob.

Home School Convention

2011-03-03T10:03:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Today, Dad is going to be hauling hay home from our Hazelton ground; Mom and Andrew are going over to the Home School Convention; Cora is going to go work in Napolion; and I am going to stay home and do my school.

Right now, Andrew, Cora, and Mom are packing up all of our old school books to take to the used book sale, I think that Dad is outside feeding hay to the cows, and I am NOT looking forward to the two and a half pages of algebra that await me...

I just heard Mom say that they are done tearing apart the house looking for books, but now there is a huge mess all over the place... Anyway, I have to start doing my typing, and then I probably will start on algebra, so I had better get going.

See you later, Jacob.

Oops...

2011-03-01T14:49:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Today, Dad and Mom went up to Bismarck to do sessions, and to get our calf check released from the loan office... Cora went to work after lunch; Andrew just got in from outside and is working on his computer; and I am doing my school...

Yesterday, I accidentally deleted all of my Farming Simulator mods, and I didn't have a back-up copy, so now I am in the process of re downloading all of the mods that were worth downloading again... I am about three fourths of the way done...

I just looked, and Andrew is downloading a Swedish TV series called"Doctor Finlay". Has anyone ever watched this? Our family, except me, watched the first season, and now they can watch the rest... Anyway, I had better get going.

Talk to you later, Jacob.

Full Schedule

2011-02-28T10:38:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
We have been very busy here lately, loading out some of our grain that we have sold; doing BodyTalk and BETAR meetings; getting new camcorders; designing business cards and sales slips for the grain cleaning businesses; and getting puled behind the snowmobile in a sled... :-D

In case you didn't know, Dad, Mom, and I are going to a radionics class, which is going on in Blue Earth, Minnesota on the 9th through the 12 of March. We are all very exited, as things are getting close. We have on our schedule: Cora's B-day; HS convention; and Radionics class, and they are all pretty soon...

Anyway, are people looking forward to the Home school convention? I think I am going to get very bored... (zzz :P) Well, I had better get going with some other school/farming simulator mod browsing, so I will talk to you later.

Jacob

We got a new vehicle

2011-02-21T17:00:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
If you didn't know, on Friday, Dad and Mom went to Napoleon to dump a load of grain in the elevator, and they left with the old white Chevy truck. Several hours later, which was way longer then it should have taking to just dump the grain they came home with the white truck, and this...

It is a 2007 Chrysler Pacifica that is loaded with almost all of the options. Overhead DVD player; sunroof; satellite radio... :P On Saturday, we all went and took it for a drive around Braddock. Here are some more pictures.

Anyway, that is our big news. We also got some of our wheat and oats sold recently too, and so that got cleaned and loaded out onto trucks on Thursday and Friday... Anyway, I had better get going, so I will talk to you all later.

Jacob.

Mud?!

2011-02-14T15:13:00.001-06:00

Hi guys,
I was just reading in the new Popular Mechanics that came here today, and was looking at the interesting article about the nuclear missile silos, and how they work, and saw that there are three places were they are based, and one is Minot Air Force Base!

Anyway, I was playing Trainz Simulator for a while, but then I crashed my train, and Mom had told me to write earlier, so that is what I am doing right now. Rambling. :P It has been very nice temperatures here, but yesterday's wind was a little bit much.

Is everyone ready for spring? We are starting to get some mud from a lot of snow melting. I just looked at the temperature, and it says that it is thirty six . nine outside, so more snow is melting and making more mud... :-( Anyway, time to go, so I will talk to you later.

Jacob

Yesterday, we went to Bismarck...

2011-02-11T11:00:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
I just got started with my school, after cores and helping in the shop for a little while. I am also looking at my Farming Simulator site, so this post is taking a little bit longer then it should... :-P I have found that it is very hard to concentrate on writing when you are looking at Farming Simulator mods...

Yesterday, we all went to Bismarck to buy some cubicle panels, and to set them up in a certain way so that we now have two rooms in the one big room... We also picked up an air compressor head , and I think that Andrew and Dad are putting that on a tank right now.

After we were done working, Mom took us out to the Texas Roadhouse for super, and, to put it simply, our chores took a little bit longer then they usually do.., :P Anyway, I have to go help clean the house now, so I will talk to you all next week.

Jacob

This morning...

2011-02-09T10:53:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
Right after I got in from chores, and Mom pounced on me for school, so I guess I might as well do it and get it done with... I did my typing already, and after my writing, I think that I am going to go do my math with Mom.

Right now, Dad is outside feeding the cows and pushing snow; Mom and Cora are working on the dishes out in the kitchen; Andrew just sold a computer on BisMan Online; And I am looking at what Andrew is doing on is computer...

This morning, Cora and I moved an old chicken nest down to the barn where all the chickens are, and we fixed it up a little bit, and we put some straw inside, so now, maybe, we will get some eggs... Well, I had better get going, so goodbye.

Jacob

A new School Week. :-(

2011-02-07T11:57:00.000-06:00

Hi guys,
we just got started with school, and with lunch just around the corner, we didn't dig into algebra, so I did my typing class, and then started writing on here, after browsing my Farming Simulator forum "LS-UK" for a while.

Right now, Dad is looking at tractors and combines on an Internet auction site; Mom is reading an e-mail; Cora is working in the kitchen; Andrew is working on an ancient, very loud computer; and I am working on my school...

We have been getting a little bit more snow every now and then, and I think that we have got somewhere about two feet now, but at least the weather is nice. Well, I just got the "come set the table" call, so I had better get going. Talk to you later.

Jacob

Yesterday, we went to the Capital...

2011-02-04T14:18:00.002-06:00

Hi all,

Yesterday, all of us, except Dad, went to the home school day at the capitol, and Dad went to the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society annual convention. We all had a good time at the capitol, but I got a little bored...

So for those of you that don't know, I have been working on an entry for the North Dakota Teen Drivers Safety video contest, and to enter you have to make a 30 second video, and hold a traffic safety event, which I did yesterday at the capital. Here is the video of me giving my speech at the capital.

So how many of you got to the Home School day at the Capitoll? And of those, how many sat with your Representatives? I sat with Senator Erbele, and had a good time. Anyway, I have to go clean the house, so I will talk to you all next week.

Mom went to town...

2011-01-27T11:05:00.002-06:00

Hi guys,
This morning, Mom hurriedly got ready to go to Bismarck, as she has sessions to do, and was going to go meet some friends. Also, Dad left early to go over to our rented land over by Hazelton, to get a load of hey home.

Right now, Dad is on his way home with a load of hay, Mom is probably getting ready to do a session; Cora is getting some lunch put together; Andrew is taking apart his broken laptop again; and I am working on my school.

This morning was one of the nicest mornings that we have had in a long time, with a temperature of 24 degrees, and no wind. Anyway, I have to get going with some math, so I will talk to you on Monday.

Jacob

Nice weather!

2011-01-26T11:00:00.004-06:00

Hi all,
I just got started with my school, and decided to write quick, as Mom is on the phone talking to one of her friends, after getting interrupted right in the middle of our school's morning opening exercises.

Right now, Dad is working on the main computer; Mom is talking on the phone; Cora is on her computer; Andrew is writing a blog post about a still/video camera that he has been looking at for a while; and I am getting started with school.

It is really nice outside this morning. Right now, it is twenty one degrees, (above) and no wind, so chores were pretty nice this morning. Anyway, I had better go see if Mom is off the phone yet, so I will talk to you all tomorrow.

Jacob

Another Usual day...

2011-01-25T09:52:00.003-06:00

Hi all,
Today, Mom is going to go up to Bismarck to do her sessions, and to do some more errands, and I think everyone else is staying home. I hope to get more done on my short video for the Teen Driving Contest today too.

Right now, Dad is outside feeding the cows; Mom is getting ready to go to town after lunch; Cora is working on her computer; Andrew is looking at computer parts and stuff; and I am working on my school. :-(

Just looked over at Andrew, and now he is looking at selling his broken laptop on Bis Man Online. Anyway, I have my video to work on, and all of my school work to do, so I had better be going.

Jacob.

Dad and Mom went on vacation.

2011-01-24T15:36:00.003-06:00

Hi all,
Yesterday, Dad and Mom left to go to a friends wedding, and to visit with some old friends that live up that way, and when they were done with the wedding and visiting, they decided to visit some more and spend the night with their friends.

Also, as it was really windy and cold outside last night, Cora decided to stay in town, as she had to work today, but now she is home, as well as Dad and Mom, and Andrew and I had a good time at home.

I just looked out of the window, and it is snowing again. This morning, Andrew had a fun time pushing his way to a new bale stack out in the snow-covered field, but he got the bales! Anyway, I will go for now, see you tomorrow.

Jacob

Forgot what to write!

2011-01-20T13:03:00.004-06:00

Hi all,
Today Mom and Andrew went to Bismarck to do sessions, and do all of our other errands. Right now, Dad is working on his computer; Mom and Andrew are in Bismarck; Cora is baby siting; and I am doing my school.

Right now, I can't really think of anything to write, and it is very exasperating, as I knew everything that I was going to write about before I started writing this post, and now, I seem to have forgotten them!!!

Was just surfing my Farming Simulator site, trying to come up with something to write, but it didn't work. :-( Well, I had better get going with some other piece of my school work that I have to do, so I will say goodbye.

Jacob

A Usual day...

2011-01-19T13:08:00.006-06:00

Hi all,
Today, we are all at home, doing all of our usual stuff. Dad is going to start working on his bookkeeping that he starts this time of year; Mom is getting ready for a client; Cora is gonna head for work in a while; Andrew is helping Dad; and I am writing.

Yesterday, the guys worked on fixing the loader tractor, and now it is working fine again! It sure is nice to have the farm parts store just a mile and a half away! ;-) Aargh, I can't come up with stuff to write! :-(

We have got about 2 feet of snow on the ground now, and we enjoy driving the snowmobile around! Anyway, I had better get going with someting else, so I will say goodbye to you all for now.

Jacob

Stuck!

2011-01-18T11:38:00.003-06:00

Hi all,
This morning after chores, us guys stayed outside to get the loader tractor out of the snow, as it got stuck last night, and the 4020 couldn't pull it out. I see that they got it out with the Case Magnum 7250.

Right now, Dad and Andrew are outside working on the 9030 loader tractor, as a hydraulic cylinder broke; Mom is feeling better, so she is working in the kitchen; Cora is helping in the kitchen; and I am writing... ;-)

So how is everyone doing with all of the snow that they have gotten? We are doing fine, as we have the loader tractor to push snow with. (when it works!) Anyway, I had better go do some other school, so I will say goodbye.

Jacob

Catching up.

2011-01-17T14:16:00.003-06:00

Hi all,
Yesterday morning, an oil hose broke on our 9030 loader tractor, and right now, Dad is down at Titan getting the hose fixed, as He does not really like feeding with the JD 4020 and the bale fork. ;-)

Today, Mom isn't feeling very good, so she is in bed right now; Cora is working in town; Andrew is listing some computer parts on eBay; and I am working on my never-ending pile of school work... ;-(
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We have been very busy working on getting Mom's office perfected, and now her room dividers are in place! Anyway, I had better get going with some other part of my schoolwork, so I will say goodbye.

Jacob

Snow...

2011-01-11T13:24:00.003-06:00

Hi all,
Yesterday, we all went up to Bismarck to finish up Mom's room dividers, and so some other things, and now, Moms office looks a whole lot different, but I will let Mom post pictures of that on her blog.

Today, Dad is off hauling grain; Mom is up in Bismarck doing sessions; Cora is working in town again; Andrew is working on his computer some more; and I am working on my schoolwork. (and hating it)

We have got a lot of sow on the ground here. It looks like two feet. How is everyone else doing with all of the snow that you have? We are just working around it... Anyway, I had better go do some other school.

Jacob

Yesterday, we went to Kiester's...

2011-01-09T14:32:00.003-06:00

Hi all,
Yesterday, we all went down to visit the Kiester family, and we all had a good time playing games, and watching a movie. Tomorrow, we are planing to go up to Bismarck, to finish working on Mom's office.

Right now, Dad is trying to get out of the yard with the truck; Mom is doing a session on a neighbor; Cora is off working in town; Andrew is outside helping Dad; and I am still working on my school.

We have gotten a lot of snow here lately, and we are getting some more as I write, and I think that we have got about one and a half feet of snow already. Anyway, I had better get going, so I will say goodbye.

Jacob

100th post!

2011-01-06T18:02:00.003-06:00

Hi everybody,
This is my 100th post! As I am writing, I am listning to Andrew' s banjo playing, which is going on right behind me, and it is sounding very good. I am sick as of right now, and that is why I am writing at this time of day.

Right now, Dad is playing cards on the computer; Mom just got done doing a session; Cora is working in town; Andrew is playing his banjo; I am finishing up my school for the day; and the dog is asleep. ;-)

Yesterday, Dad, Mom, and Andrew went to Bismarck, Cora went to work, and I stayed home alone for the afternoon, except for when the car stopped working right for Cora, so Then Cora took Andrew's pickup to work and I brought the car home... Anyway, I had better go.

Jacob

News of Yesterday.

2010-12-29T10:31:00.004-06:00

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.

2010-12-27T16:23:00.002-06:00

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

2010-12-23T14:05:00.003-06:00

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.

2010-12-22T16:04:00.002-06:00

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...

2010-12-20T15:27:00.003-06:00

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!

2010-12-16T15:03:00.002-06:00

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.

2010-12-15T15:37:00.005-06:00

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!

2010-12-13T17:40:00.003-06:00

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

2010-12-09T16:41:00.004-06:00

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.

2010-12-08T15:40:00.006-06:00

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.

2010-12-06T15:18:00.002-06:00

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.

2010-12-02T13:41:00.003-06:00

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

2010-12-01T12:14:00.003-06:00

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.

2010-11-30T12:31:00.003-06:00

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!

2010-11-29T10:06:00.003-06:00

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.

2010-11-28T11:33:00.004-06:00

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!

2010-11-23T09:47:00.003-06:00

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.

2010-11-22T10:59:00.005-06:00

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

2010-11-18T14:34:00.004-06:00

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

2010-11-16T09:51:00.004-06:00

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. ;-)

2010-11-15T16:13:00.003-06:00

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.

2010-11-10T12:58:00.003-06:00

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.

2010-11-08T19:11:00.001-06:00

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.

2010-11-04T10:34:00.005-05:00

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...

2010-11-03T15:18:00.001-05:00

...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

2010-10-28T14:54:00.002-05:00

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

2010-10-27T18:19:00.003-05:00

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

2010-10-26T14:25:00.005-05:00

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.

2010-10-25T12:14:00.003-05:00

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!

2010-10-13T14:59:00.003-05:00

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.

2010-06-24T17:58:00.001-05:00

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.

2010-05-05T11:07:00.003-05:00

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 :-(

2010-04-28T10:49:00.003-05:00

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!!!

2010-04-27T12:37:00.004-05:00

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. :-(

2010-04-26T15:26:00.003-05:00

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!

2010-04-21T17:03:00.001-05:00

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