Oct. 8, 2008 What Would You Do?
Or rather, What Would You Buy?
I recently read a book called Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. (Thanks, Robyn!) In the book, a 13 year old boy named Brian gets in a plane crash and lives. The only thing he has is a hatchet and he has to survive for months before being rescued.
So, now I figure a hatchet would be a pretty handy thing to have. I've been keeping my eyes open for one lately.
But yesterday, Dad took Donut and me to a feed store. I was walking around with Donut, just looking at stuff. (I love feed stores!) So we were walking around the asiles, when we came to these little toy tractors. Donut, who just turned THREE and got a toy tractor for his birthday and now loves them, was so happy to see all these cool "cars" as he calls them. So he picks one up and looks at me and says, "Me, home?" He wants to take the tractor home. I tell him he needs to talk to Daddy about that. Daddy is on the other asile so we keep walking. Then I see this Buck BB gun for $20. Now, I'm stuck. I can't decide if I should get the BB gun, or the hatchet. I don't have the money for both.
Tell me what you would do!
BTW, Donut didn't end up getting the tractor. Poor Donut! 
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Sep. 29, 2008 20 Questions
Hey everybody! I made a tag just now. Feel free to steal it. Hee hee, hee hee, hee. :D I'm feeling very goofy today. Funny type goofy. Not the weird type of goofy. So anyhow, here's my tag.
20 Questions
1) What time is it? 10:32
2) How many siblings to you have? I think you all know that... 11
3) What is your middle name? Marie
4) What is your favorite subject? Reading
5) What are your 3 favorite animals? Horses, dogs and cows
6) Do you have any of those animals? Our dog Sara and our calf, Domino.
7) How many animals do you have? Ummmmmmm............ like 10 cats, a dog 30 or someodd chickens, 3 goats and 3 pigs. I know, the pigs are new and nobody told you about them. Naughty us.
8) Do you live in the country or the city? Country!
9) Do you prefer country or city? Country all the way!!
10) What is your favorite outdoor sport or activity (hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, etc.)? I like camping, hiking, fishing and all that stuff. I went squirrel hunting with my dad, my dad's friend Jay, and my brother Jacob. Didn't shoot anything. We did tree one, though.
11) What is your favorite outfit? My good ole overalls and a long sleeve button-down shirt.
12) What are your favorite pair shoes? My rubber boots. You don't have to tie them. Easy on and easy off.
13) How long is your hair? A little past my shoulders. I need a trim.
14) Was that last question weird? Well, I don't think so... I'm the one that wrote it.
15) What is your favorite movie? Ummmm... I like Bonanza and the Cisco Kid. Black Beauty... I'm not a huge movie person. I do like Facing the Giants and Flywheel, though.
16) Do you like this tag? Yeah, I do. :D
17) Have you ever eaten a hickory nut? Not the whole thing, I just had a nibble of Jessica's.
18) If so, did you like it? Yeah, it was pretty good. Tasted like maple syrup, sorta.
19) Now what time is it? 10:43
20) How old are you? 13 now. Wow, I'm old!
Tag that many people.
Okay, I tag:
Dad
Mom
Aunt Jenn
Grandpa B.
Grandma Heidi
Wellsnation
Samiam
Camtheman
Lifesong
Sparkles
Bstrongandcourageous
Jacobsladder
DanielLovesJesus
Have fun everybody!
Leave me a comment and let me know if you did it. :D
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Sep. 11, 2008 I'm still breathing...
Hello!!! I was just goofing around in Photoshop when I thought, “Hey, maybe I should blog! Just to let all my adoring fans know that I’m still alive.” So now you all know that I’m still breathing. I just haven’t had nearly as much time on the computer as I did when we were back in Ozark. Oh yeah, we moved. Though I doubt that there are many of you that read my blog and not read my mom’s… I’m just making sure. (Heehee. I like that little winky guy.  ) So yeah, anyway, we moved to Mansfield, MO. Way out in the country. Well, not WAY out there but we are more out there than we were’d. Wait, that’s not a word. Is were’d a word? I don’t think so. So anyhow, we now have (in addition to our 33 chickens) 28 acres, a calf, two goats, 10 more little chickies, lots of stray cats and I THINK that’s all. I THINK. I might have missed a mouse or two, but I figger that’s fine. They don’t matter much unless they start eating our food. I don’t think they’ve started doing that yet. I don’t even know if we even HAVE mice. Ooh, one more thing, who is Anonymous? Anonymous, you said:
Hey! I'm here to comment now, so get back to blogging there kiddo! ;) You are so much like your mother. Don't worry, I like you that way. :)
So I’m curious as to who Anonymous is. Anyhow, thanks for the comment.
Well, I better finish this up. Just letting you all know that I didn’t fall of the face of the earth. :D Maybe some pictures next time!
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Jul. 19, 2008 Animal Pictures
Remember I told you we had big ducks? Well, here are some pictures of them.
The nine new chicks in the brooder Dad made. See Parvulus? He's hiding behind one of those white ones.
And here's me with Parvulus.
Parvulus.
And one more picture. You know you want to move here now.
Well, that's all of 'em. Man, what's the deal with nobody commenting lately? I guess all the commenters have gone on strike or something...
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Jul. 15, 2008 I'm only 36% country? I'm 15% city. No, the numbers are not supposed to add up to 100.
At least I don't think so... Anyway, I got this tag from Samiam. Here it is.
How City Are You?
[x] I've drunk Starbucks more than once in my life (Yup! Gotta have my coffee! Okay, okay, I only drink coffee maybe ten times a year. Most of that is my dad's leftovers, too.)
[] Sometimes I link arms when I walk with someone
[] I shop at AE, A&F, or HCO
[] I own 4 or more dress shirts/dresses
[] I will never be caught without my cell phone (don't have one)
[] I blow dry/straighten my hair on a daily basis
total: 1
[] I will wear flip flops no matter what the weather
[] I own an over sized pair of sunglasses
[] I own 1 or more pairs of ripped jeans
[] I layer my shirts
[] I have/had a "Myspace mirror pic"
total so far: 1
[X] When I'm not drinking starbucks I prefer water
[] I get annoyed with tom-boys..
[] I own an over sized bag or purse (it's a big sling bag)
[] I have seen every episode of Laguna Beach
[] My new fav is the Hills
[X] I say "lol" in online chat
[X] own straight legged jeans
total so far: 4
[] I walk across the street when cars are there or not
[] I wear necklaces
[] I own an iPod/mp3 player
[X] I have the internet
[] have more than 1 screen name
total so far: 5
[] I own/have owned a small teacup dog
[] I have said "lol" or "OMG!" accidently in a real conversation
[] I love shopping
[] I shop whenever I have a chance
[] I have watched the Simple Life.
Total so far: 5
multiply by 3 and put "I'm % City" in title
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How COUNTRY Are You?
have you?
[x] ridden a horse
[] owned a horse
[x] owned land
[] been 4 wheeling
[x] said "ain't"
[] been cow-tipping
[] been deer hunting
[] been swimming in a lake
[x] caught a fish
[] seen a deer get skinned
total: 4
....You....
[] have worked on a ranch or on land
[X] Have lived in a house in the middle of nowhere
[] have been duck hunting
[X] have/went swimming in a river
[X] driven in a truck
[] own or owned a rebel flag
[] have said i dont like it... i love it
total so far: 7
[] have a funny accent or people have told you that
[] own or owned a pair of cowboy boots
[x] own/owned a cowboy hat
[] own/have owned a big dog
[x] say "y'all".
[] have been made fun of for sayin "y'all"
total so far: 9
You also...
[]swear when you're mad
[X] go/have gone to church on Sunday
[] have ridden a horse to somewhere in town
[X] have gone on a field trip to a farm/ranch
[] made deer jerky
[] have eaten deer meat
[X] have shot a gun before (Do BB guns count?)
Total so far:12
Multiply by 3 and put "I'm % Country" in title
Well, that's it. I think I've got all the numbers added up right. My time's up. Maybe I'll really post next time!
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Jul. 13, 2008 My New Knife
I just bought a knife from Wal-mart. Or Wally World, as my Grandpa B. says. It is a Gerber Mini Paraframe. It's just like this one but without the serrated edge.
So far I'm very pleased with it. I got it at a great price too; $8.96! The one from Bass Pro was $11.99. I'm thinking it will come in handy when we live out on our property.
Adieu. Adios. Au revoir. Ciao. Cheerio. Shalom. Bye.
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Jul. 10, 2008 Guess what? There are pictures in this post!
Hellooooo everybody. I guess it has been a while, eh?
Last Saturday we went blueberry picking! We got eight one gallon buckets and filled them all to the brim. Dad made several jars of blueberry jelly. We froze most of the blueberries. There is still about a gallon or so of fresh ones in the fridge though.
And on Sunday we went to Baker Creek Farm. It is more like a festival. It's set up like an old town and the people dress up in overalls and straw hats. There was live music the whole time. I think one of my favorite things to do there was watch the blacksmith. He made some nails and a leaf keychain. Jason bought the keychain for a dollar and the nails were free so John and Jessica got one.
There was this one booth there that had forked sticks like you would use for a sling shot. Well, I told Jacob to come over and ask how much they cost (because he is the one who has been wanting a sling shot) and when he asked, the boy who was selling them said, "I was going to sell it but you can have it." Jacob said, "For free?"
"Yeah."
We also bought nine chicks there. The box they were in said: "Rare breed. Straight run." I don't have any pictures of them though. There is this one chick that I claimed and named. He's tiny! Mom took a picture of him but I don't think it is edited yet. I named him Finch. But then I changed it to Parvulus (par-voo-loos, It's Latin for small, child, young, tiny etc. etc.). But then I couldn't remember his name! So now I'm sorta in between. Sometimes I call him Finch and sometimes I call him Parvulus. I can't make up my mind. What do you think?
Oh, that reminds me! Another cool site is www.freedict.com . It has dictionaries in a bunch of different languages. My favorite is the Latin Dictionary.
Here are some pictures of our chickens and ducks. Not the nine new ones though.
 Happy chickens in the brooder Dad made. They just had a box before. Hey, I think that dark one is Hazel! I need to get a picture of Hazel for you.
 The brooder again.
 Feather with some of the chickens.
 Feather again.
 Feather, Matt and Steve with some of the chickens.
 And Junie with her duck. At least I think that's Feather.
Oh, and we are having another dance September 26th! Let me know if you'll be there!
Don't forget about Finch/Parvulus. Let me know which name you like better!
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Well, I just thought I would post something. It's been a while.
We had a dance on the 27th. I don’t think it was as fun as I thought it was going to be. We spent too much time walking through the dances and stuff so we didn’t get to dance as much as I had hoped. But we met some new people and made new friends and talked and stuff like that. There was this one girl from Brazil that we talked to… She spoke Portuguese… And English, of course. So anyway, I had just finished a book about Queen Nzingha. (It was one of these really cool books that I’m enjoying right now. The Royal Diaries books.) So it talked about Nzingha and the Portuguese and how the Portuguese took slaves and sent them off to Brazil to work in their tobacco fields. Well when we got home I thought, Hey, I know how come she’s from Brazil but speaks Portuguese… Anyway, I just thought that was cool.
We got 25 chickens, 4 female ducks, and three male ducks. The chickens are Rhode Island Reds and the ducks are Khaki Campbell. The chickens are just a few days old, as are the male ducks. The female ducks are about 6 weeks old. Yes, the ducks are for eggs too. We are also thinking about getting some more ducks, geese, turkeys, and some guineas. Man, with all those birds our yard might start to smell fowl.
And please pray for our friend Luke Lewis. He and his siblings were swimming with their friends and he was found at the bottom of the pool and ended up being hospitalized in Springfield. Mom has the whole story on her blog.
Anyway, I think that’s all. Adieu. Adios. Au revoir. Ciao. Cheerio. Shalom. Bye.
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Take the Quiz here!
You are Elinor Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility! You are practical, circumspect, and discreet. Though you are tremendously sensible and allow your head to rule, you have a deep, emotional side that few people often see.
Hey, that fits me pretty well! Take the quiz and let me know who you are! |
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Jun. 3, 2008 It's been hot here...
Wow, the weather reminds me of summer in AZ. Although I know that there it is in the 100s. I think it reminds me of summer in Arizona because we are inside in the AC. That’s what we did in the summer back in Arizona… Sit inside. All. Day. In the AC. I think there were times when we had the thermometer set to 60 something. Crazy. Oh, and about the Disgusting Food Facts… I will try to do it Friday. It takes a long time to type all that up and I haven’t had a lot of time to do that. Soooo… hopefully I will have one for you next Friday. Well, bye. Adieu. Adios. Au revoir. Ciao. Cheerio. Bye.
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May. 31, 2008 Another Button... May. 28, 2008 Jessica's blog is finished up...
| Go check out Jessica’s blog and leave her a comment! Be sure to come back and tell me what you think about the template. I don’t really like the header but we can’t find any other pictures of rabbits that are big enough. :-\ Anyway, hop on over there and leave her a comment! She’d LOVE that! |
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May. 27, 2008 Bloggy Busyness... Or Busy Bloggyness...
| Helloooo. I’ve been busy. I’ve been fixing Jessica’s blog. She just got it today and I’m working on getting it all fixed up. The header is not co-operating for me. If you have any suggestions please tell me in your comments. I got all my blogging siblings playlists. It took near to forever to resize them all. They come really big, ya know. Anyway… That’s about all. I just wanted to let you know that I’m still here. |
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May. 25, 2008 One of my favorite movie quotes...
I do the Virginian accent too. This is from Gettysburg.
General Lee: I do so enjoy this time, just before the dawn. When all this is over I shall miss it very much.
General Longstreet: Sir?
Lee: I didn't mean the fighting.
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May. 23, 2008 Club Penguin Comic May. 23, 2008 Tagged by......
Ginger.
What I was doing 10 yrs ago:
I was two years old 10 years ago… almost three. Wow, that was a long time ago. I was living in CA.
Five things on my to do list for today:
1. Find another good book to read.
2. Sit at home and rest. (We had something to do everyday of this week so we were running around ALL. DAY. Literally.)
3. Find chords to a song I heard on Cranford and play it. (That one that Major Gordon sang. The Bonnie Bonnie Banks one.)
4. Download a font onto my computer.
5. Finish Ginger’s blog header.
Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Buy us a great piece of property and build Mom’s dream house. Put the rest in the bank and eventually buy a bunch of pasture, breed Quarter Horses, board horses and give riding lessons.
Three of my bad habits:
1. Being on the computer a lot.
3. Keeping junk that I don’t need.
4. Staying up late. (Well hey, I had to finish Cranford last night!)
Five jobs I have had:
Well…. I don’t know if I’ve even had five jobs. I’ve only been around for 12, almost 13 years ya know?
1. Moving blinkies for Dad.
2. Making a button for Ginger. I made 10 bucks for that one!
3. Mom’s helper.
4. Pulling my sib’s teeth. (on request)
5. Feeding the dog.
Well whaddaya know… I filled in all five job spaces.
I tag Debbie, thector87, DeusPrimus, SuzyScribbles, Wellsnation, BugleBoy and SAMIAM.
Have fun guys!
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May. 22, 2008 Well, this post isn't really what you would call "long"... but it is pretty decent sized one. :)
Just to let you know, I haven't been just sitting around on the computer doing nothing. If you look at my sidebar you will see that I have added a few songs to my playlist and that I made another button. I call it the button button. You can have it if you want but you have to make it link back to me. Sorry!
I saw something on Belle's blog about washing your hair with egg whites. I'll have to try that.
The first song on my playlist... I've been looking for it for a looong time. I thought it was sung by Jars of Clay and it was called Heaven Coming Down or something but it appears I was wrong. I only found it because I thought to look up Song of Hope. 
Oh, the next episode of Cranford is out! Click HERE to watch Cranford. It's like Pride and Prejudice. Mom and I are the only ones that are enjoying it so we didn't make all the other kids watch it.
Man, I was going to say something. Now I forgot. Oh well. I will remember later when I'm not on the computer anymore.
Oh, and another thing I've been doing is reading. There are these books called An Eye for an Eye, by Peter and Connie Roop and For Love of a Horse, by Patricia Leitch. I've read both of them and I enjoyed them.
I'm working on a header for Mrs. Clark.
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May. 15, 2008 My Button Making Skills
Yesterday I finished a button for Ginger / Mrs. Clark / Mrs. Ginger Clark.
I made my Disgusting Food Fact button too and I am planing on making a button for John.
If you need a button made just leave a comment. And if you want a picture on your button be sure to include a link to the picture you want. I charge $5 a button. Buy two get one free!
And you can feel good about paying me; you are helping me pay for riding lessons. |
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May. 10, 2008 Disgusting Food Fact …… Saturday.
Okay, these aren’t really food facts, but they are facts and they are pretty disgusting.
FACTS:
1. If you took the 13 billion hamburgers that Americans eat every year and put them in a straight line, they could circle the earth more than thirty-two times.
2. One out of every three toys given to a child in the United States each year is from a fast-food restaurant.
3. Americans now spend more on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers and recorded music - combined.
4. Overweight teenagers today are having surgery to make their stomachs smaller. They are also having heart attacks.
Now that first one’s disgusting. 13 billion burgers a year. Wow. I know, I always say wow after the food facts. I need to find another exclamation to use. How about “Jeepers”? Nevermind. I’ll think on it later. Well, I’d better go. I need to figure out how to get Photoshop to work for me. I’m working on a button for John and Photoshop won’t do what I want it to do. Well, I’m off. Later. (I always say “later” too. I need to think up something else to say…)
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May. 8, 2008 Horseback Riding Pictures
Remember how I said we went to a horseback riding party? Here are some pictures of me riding a horse named Queenie at the party.
Learning how to hold the reins and steer.
Um, I don’t remember what we were doing here.
Riding!
Around the obstacle course.
Making a last minute turn.
Checking the mail. No, not a horse magazine, it was one of those papers you get in the mail for all the good deals at the grocery store.
We also rode at a trot but there are no pictures of that. Oh well. I think I look good on a horse, don't you?
We had so much fun! Thank you Hunsaker Family!
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