Miss Manners demonstrates, "Now, you see here..."

Presents!

Giggles and laughs.

Love you, Mom!

And now I leave you with the soon-to-be-famous "Hannah and Sarah Picture of the Event." A newly added feature for our blog!

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Au Revoir!!

He's HOME!!!

Hi, all blog readers and such!

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I just wanted to really quickly post our GREAT news -

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Joe's home!!!!

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The plane bearing Mom, Dad, and Joe arrived safely in Spokane last night. Of course, all of us girls were waiting up so we could greet them. :-) It's so wonderful to have our brother back again!! Mom took many, many pictures of the promotion and I hope to have those up for ya'all very soon. :-) I might even have to get Joe to post here on some of his most exciting adventures!

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The whole family says "Hi!"

First Snow!!

Hello, everyone!

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Here I am with some pictures of the first snow (a very exciting event!) Unfortunately, all I have is "art"... because there's a very round-about way of posting to this blog. You see, our family PC won't let me sign in to blogger (I get the old "cannot find server" deal) and so I have to use Dad's laptop. Problem is, all my pictures are on the family PC! So I have to take each picture and email it to our hotmail, so I can save the picture to Dad's folders, so I can post here... ugh! I'm sorry that it takes me so long!! I will have some action shots of the first snow stuff as soon as I can. :-)

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Thanks for your patience, and in the meanwhile, enjoy these art photos!

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Your photographer,

Hannah

I think this is a balsam tree... I'm not sure. Some kind of pine!

Aren't these weeds cool!?

I just thought that this was SO pretty.

Snow on fence... more typical art. :-)

This is a really pretty bush, the leaves of which turn red in the autumn and look so cool with snow on them! (every time I see these, I remember those red bushes in Newport, don't you, Lindsay? I'm not sure if they're the same or not. ;-)
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Come back again soon!! Have a wonderful day!

Marine Corps Birthday Ball

In honor of the 233rd birthday of the United States Marine Corps, Leslie and I attended a local celebration along with other Marines from the area. The participants ranged in age from a 29 year old former Lance Corporal, to an 89 year old former fighter squadron mechanic who served on Guadalcanal in 1942. In keeping with tradition, we honored all Marines; past, present, and future. Semper Fi!

Farm Question #5

Hello, Farm Question fans and other blog readers!

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Here I am with Farm Question #5, plus the answer to Farm Question #4. First, as usual, comes the answer to Farm Question #4!

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Farm Question #4 was...

Does a female bovine (girl, milk cow) have horns?

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Answer: Yes!! Most all bovines have horns, both males and females. Generally, nowadays, the females are de-horned, because who wants to have a mean ol' cow with l-o-n-g horns staring at them while they try to milk? Uh-uh! Some farmers will also de-horn their bulls, because it makes them a little less dangerous... if you know what I mean! Some species of commercial bovine have been bred in recent years so that they will not grow horns (don't ask me how they did that!). And there are some rare breeds that never did have horns at all.

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Are you ready for Farm Question #5?! Okay! Here it comes.

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You have to harvest every last thing (berries, fruits, roots, vegetables, and herbs) out of your garden before frost.

True or False?

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Okay, so once you have the answer, either post a comment to this post or email the family with "Blog::FQ#5::11-11-08" in the subject line. Have fun!

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Happy Veterans Day, by the way! :-)

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Your faithful farm questioner,

Hannah

Keep 'Em Goin'!

Hello, to all of our faithful friends!

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I thank you, on behalf of the entire "P" clan, for continuing to lift Joe up in your prayers. We are (to say the least) more and more proud and pleased with each evaluation and letter we get from the ALERT campus! He has improved greatly and grown immensely spiritually. He is currently doing some very rigorous physical training that is often accompanied by mental strain, so keep those prayers going!! He'll be home in 11 days - HOOYAH!!!!!! You can almost count that on two hands! :-) We get several letters a week from him and he seems to be doing very well, just getting a little "bored with all the excitement." (is there such a thing?!) I'm sure that those of you who have had sons/brothers go through ALERT (or a similar training) can relate to this! :-)

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Also, please pray for the health of all the young men there. It is my understanding that during survival week a nasty "thing" was picked up and continues to plague some of the young men seriously. Joe had a touch of it, but is already healed - praise the Lord!!

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Thank you for all your prayers for Joe. Continue to ask God to bless him in every area so that he will finish strongly!

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For the rest of the family, your usual friend,

Hannah

Fall Festival

Hello, one and all!

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A happy autumn to you! I come to you bearing pictures of one of our latest adventures - a small autumn festival at a nearby farm. Complete with pony rides, cookies, sunny skies, pumpkins, and apples - this is not a day that will soon be forgotten in the P family!!

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So, enjoy the photos, and have a wonderful day, too!

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Hugs!

Hannah

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Ready to ride! Believe me, the pony rides were the highlight of Abby's time!

Off into the distance...

Look at all those pumpkins!!

Cowgirl on a fence... typical farm art.

The Ride of Sarah!

"I'm Back in the Saddle Again..."

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That's all for now! Ya'all come back soon, ya hear?! Oh - and have a terrific day!

Farm Question #4

Hello, everyone and welcome to our blog and FQ #4! (already!)

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Okay, here's the answer to the last farm question:

What time of day does a rooster crow?

Optional answers were...

a. Early morning

b. At noon

c. Evening

d. All day long

e. Only in emergencies

The answer is "D" - All day long! A rooster will crow any time of day. It's his way of talking to his hens, telling them danger is near, or they'd better go do something, or hurry up and lay their egg... etc!

The "F" option that Nate invented (Whenever he feels like it) is also a good one!! A rooster does crow whenever he feels like it - which is normally all day long. I don't think they crow at night... but you never know. Cuz you're asleep, right?! ;-) A rooster also will crow in an emergency, because, like I stated before, that's his way of talking.

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Okay - here's Farm Question #4!!

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Can female bovines (girls-milk cows) have horns?

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Can't wait to hear from you!! Your answer can be put in a comment to this post, or, you can email it to the family account with 'Blog::FQ#4::11-2-08" in the subject line.

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Bye for now!!

Hannah

P.S. Congratulations to everyone (Becky, Nate, and Lindsay) for getting the right answer to Farm Question #3!!

985

985!!!

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That's how many eggs we got in the whole month of October!! Almost a thousand. :-) We've got even more chickens laying now - I think almost 54 out of the 72. Some are still chicks and will be laying in a few months.

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Tomorrow I'll be posting the answer to Farm Question #3 - so today is your last chance to "vote!"

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Hannah

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