First post from...

... My NEW computer! Yup, I finally got around to building myself a new computer! :-) I just got the package from Newegg this afternoon, and I already have it up and running... Now comes the fun task of migrating all of my files and settings from my old computer to this one... ;-) In case any of you are interested, here are the specs:

• ASUS P7H55-M Motherboard
• Intel Core i3-540 dual core processor at 3.06 Ghz, W/Built in graphics
• 4GB DDR3 RAM
• Western Digital 1TB hard drive
• 585 watt power supply
• More to come... :-)

I am having a blast!

Andrew B.

Snowmobile video:

Here is the video of us with the snowmobile; Enjoy!

Pictures, as I promised!

Hello again!
Sorry I didn't get around to posting these yesterday, but I guess today will have to do... ;-) First off we have a picture of the building as it is now:

Going back a couple of days, here we are getting ready for Thanksgiving:

Cora made these wonderful Pumpkin Pies:

I arranged the cracker and cheese platter:

Some of our decorations:

Our patio door full of Stickies:

Ready for a Feast!

The day after thanksgiving we had a funeral to go to here in Kintyre. It was for an elderly neighbor of ours, who had been having health problems for quite a while... After the services, we stayed for lunch, and got a little time to visit with some of our other neighbors. Here are a couple of pictures of us and the Svanas children:

Olivia, age 10:

Sophia, age 9:

Cora holding Mariah:

And Me with Josiah: (Isn't he cute?)

We finally have enough snow to dig out the snowmobile and see what she can do...

We decided to try towing a sled behind, and Jacob was the first volunteer! Watch out puppies!

After going around the yard several times;

We decided to go out in one of the fields where we would have a little more room:

What fun! Cora took a couple of video clips as well, which I will be uploading shortly... Keep tuned for more fun!

Andrew B.

Snow geese?

Here is a little clip I took of our geese the other day, Enjoy!

12 days between posts...

Yikes! Must be getting forgetful in my old age... ;-)
I have been busy with the normal farm chores, and just keeping up with the day to day things, as well as all of the "Partyin' " that comes with Thanksgiving... :-) Last Sunday we went to Bismarck to be with my Bornemann grandparents, then on Thanksgiving day one of my Mom's brothers and his wife came to visit...

(Later)
I guess I will have to postpone the rest of the details (and pictures) until tomorrow...
Andrew B.

Birthday Recap

Hey Everybody!
Yes, I am still going to blog now that I am 20! :-) Although as you can see, it probably won't be any more frequently...

Friday night, after my last post, we had supper and then I was allowed to open the rest of my presents. First a picture of my cake (and me):

Here are some pictures of a couple of my presents:

PenDragon!

Another new board game!

A rifle case and a shotgun case!

Saturday, we got church done before lunch so that we would have time to play my new game, Agricola! It is a very complex strategy/resource management game, just the kind I like! It took us about three hours to play, but I think it won't take quite as long next time as we now know how to play... We even had enough time to watch "PenDragon" in the evening.

Yesterday we worked the calves, pictures to come...

That's all for now,

Andrew B.

No Longer a Teenager!

Today I turned 20! Wow, Time sure flies!
So far it has been a good day, although the party is just starting now. :-) Dad was trucking all day, and just got home a couple of minutes ago so our party had to be this evening... I did already get one of my presents from Cora, which was a music CD made by some friends of ours. (The Waddingtons) (Thanks Cora!)
It is our tradition around here to let people off of their regular chores on their birthday, so it was nice to have a little break! I did help a little with cleaning the house, so that we would have some time to play a couple of games. ;-)
Just havin' fun today!
Andrew B.

Done Combining!

We are finally done with this year's harvest! We just finished combining the corn, and it is already trucked into the yard and stowed safely away in the bin. And just in time, as it's supposed to start raining and snowing tonight! We were able to get done a lot earlier this year than last year, mainly because we had a lot of sunflowers last year...
That's all for now, but hopefully I'll have more time to blog soon...
Andrew B.

Happy Birthday Jacob!

Today is Jacob's 15th birthday! Hope it is a happy one!