Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Eagle Project Work Day!

Saturday I had my first eagle project work day! (If you don't know what it is, I am restoring a trail in my town) It was awesome! Praise the Lord that we great weather, a good turn out, and got more done than I thought we would in 3 work days! We were only going to clear brush and maybe put in some stepping stones. We ended up clearing brush, putting in stepping stone, rerouting part of the trail, and trimmed half the trail!
Here are some pictures from it. Sorry that the pictures are poor quality. I took them on my phoneless cell phone/camera/pocket organizer.

From left to right: Nick, Tyler, Mason, Mr. B.
This group trimmed the edge of the trail.


From left to right: My dad, Ryan, Paul, David and Greg.
These guys put in stepping stones and cleaned out a drain.

The other group rerouting the trail.

Moving rocks to make stepping stones

The cleared out drain!

Ben, Matt, Chris, Joe and Paul cutting up a fallen tree.



Mr. G. cutting a tree with a chain saw.

Monday, October 24, 2011

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

There is one group of men..................................................

........................That will always obey their orders, will enter the battle willingly, always win, never give up. I am talking about, The proud! The few! The plastic army men? Yep, the plastic army men.
One thing I have loved ever since I can remember is playing with plastic army guys. Now my troops have rallied in to a sort of collection. This past week, my dad, mom and I went up to my grandparent's camp.(I will post on the later) I had a lot of time to just sit and set up my army men. It brings out the kid in me, although I am still a kid. :)














WE MUST NEVER FORGET!

September 11, 2001. WE MUST NEVER FORGET THOSE HEROES!

At our church on Sunday after the message, we watched a short movie about 9/11 called "In My Seat".
I gave a different perspective on it.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Joke of the Week! Contest!!!!!!

It is way past Wednesday and time to have the results of the joke of the week contest!
In 10'th place we have none other than................................The Wonderful Thing About Feet!

A boy asked his dad if he could use the family car!
His dad replied "Try walking some where! Why do you think God gave you two feet if you aren't going to walk anywhere?"
"That's easy," the boy replied "one for the gas and one for the break!"

In 9'th places slot goes to The Congressman and the Farmer
A rancher was watching his herd out in the fields of Montana, when suddenly a black Sudan pulled up and a well dress man in a suit, tie, really nice sun glasses and custom made leather shoes stepped out .
The man said to the farmer, "If I can tell you how many cows you have in your herd, will you give me one of your calves?"
"Alright." the farmer replied after thinking about it for a moment, "Why not!"
So the man pulled out his Blackberry Smart phone and found his UTM coordinates on his GPS app. Then he got a satellite photo which was sent to a master computer in Berlin, Germany, which wrote a 126 page report, which got sent to his home office and to his laptop in the trunk of his car. He sent it to his calculator app and had it counted the cows in the photo. Then he printed it on his ink jet printer, also in his trunk. After that he told the rancher: "You have 2,451 cows in this field."
"Wow!" the rancher replied, "Have your pick."
So the man picked a scrawny looking cow and and stuffed it in his trunk. As he was about to leave, the rancher said to him, "If I can tell you what your job is, will you give me back my cow?"
"Sure!" the man replied.
"You are a member of Congress."
"Yea! How did you know?"
"Because you are arrogant! You spend way to much money on things that you don't need! You ask the dumbest questions! You find the hardest way to do the simplest things! You tell me things I already know and you know nothing about animals because this is a herd of sheep, not cows! NOW GIVE ME BACK MY DOG!

I 8'th, No One On The Line!
A young man started a business. To impress his customers, he bought a nice office with a nice chair and desk, and a nice computer, and always wore a nice suit to work. One day a man came in, so, to impress him, he picked up the phone, even though there was no one on the other end, and acted like he was having a very important conversation with a rich customer. When he hung up, he asked the man: "Can I help you?"
"Yes," the man replied. "I am here to hook up your phone line!"

7th is Sink or Swim
A fish and game warden goes up to a man fishing and suspects that the man does not have a fishing license. So he says to the fisherman: "Do you have your license?"
"Nope!" the man replied watching his fishing rod.
"Then how come you're fishing?"
"I 'm not fishing!"
"Than what do you call this?"
"Drowning worms!"

In 6th we have Sticker Shock
An unethical car dealer had taken advantage of several people in the community. He called a local rancher about coming over to buy a bull. When he arrived, the rancher handed him the bill:
  • Basic bull: $499.99
  • Extra stomachs: $79.99
  • 2-ton exterior: $124.99
  • Heavy-duty straw chomper: $189.99
  • High-output drain system: $149.99
  • Automatic flyswatter: $88.99
  • Genuine bullhide upholstery: $179.99
  • Deluxe dual horns: 59.99
  • Automatic fertilizer attachment: $339.99
  • 4x4 traction drive assembly: $884.99
  • Pre-delivery wash and detailing: $69.99
  • Destination charge: $395.99
  • Tax, license and title: $63.99
The bill came to $3,128.87
This gave the dealer a new appreciation for the term "sticker shock"

5th place goes to Eat Dirt
A vacuum cleaner salesman goes out to a little town in the country to try to sell a vacuum. (This takes place in the early 1900s) Anywho, the man saw an elderly lady sweeping her porch. So he got out of his car and went up to her. Then he pulled a packet of dirt out of his pocket, ripped it open and dumped it on the floor. Then he said: "If my vacuum can't suck that up, I'll eat it myself!"
The lady told him: "Better start chomping mister, because we don't have electricity out here!"

And 4th is Wrong Number!
A girl went to a party, but was out later than she was supposed to be.
She tried to call home, but unknowingly called the wrong house.
An elderly woman answered the phone and she sounded like she had just woken up.
"I'm sorry mom, but I wont be home until later tonight." Said the girl.
"Mom? I am not your mom! I don't even have a daughter!" the woman yelled
"Wow, mom! I knew you would be mad, but I never thought you would disown me."

3rd belongs to Beware of Dog?
A man walked into a country store out in the middle of nowhere. He read a sign that said "Beware of Dog." on the wall!
As he entered, he saw an old Basset Hound sound asleep in the middle of the floor.
He asked the man behind the counter, "Is that the dog I need to "Beware" of?"
"Sure is!" the man behind the counter replied.
"That dog doesn't look like it could hurt a fly!"

"Than why do you have the sign?"
"Because before I got it, people kept tripping over him!"

2nd is Under the Stars
Two men went camping. As they were lying in their sleeping bags, one said to the other "What do you see up there?" pointing to the sky.
"Lots of stars!" the other replied.
"And what does that tell you."
"It tells me that it will be nice tomorrow!"
"That's funny, it tells me that someone took our tent!"

And in 1st place we have, drum roll please............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. SCARED TO DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A man got a job as a taxi driver. On his first day of work he picked up a passenger and started to take him to his destination.
The passenger needed to ask the driver a question, so he leaned forward and tapped on his shoulder. As soon as he did the driver screamed and lost control of the car. After dodging a fire hydrant, running two red lights and a stop sign, almost hitting a dog and an old lady crossing the street, he came to a stop inches away from a garbage truck.
"Are you OK?" asked the passenger.
"I am just fine. You scared me when you tapped on my shoulder."
"How did that scare you?"
"Well, for the last 12 years I have been driving a hearse.

Hope you enjoyed the joke of the week contest!!!!

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Joke of the Week! Contest!!!!!!

The dead line has been moved to Friday, due to power outages!
There is still time to e-mail me!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Joke of the Week! Contest!!!!!!

I still need more people too vote in the contest.
If you have sent your ballot to me, it did not come through. Please try sending it again.
I have some ballots, mine and my moms, but I am still looking for your's

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Joke of the Week! Contest!!!!!!

Joke of the week contest? What is that?
I am doing a contest to see what you think are the top ten funniest jokes!

Here's how it works:
Pick 10 jokes that you think are funny. Then put them in order from funniest to least funny
To find the jokes, go to my side bar and click on the tab that says "Jokes". Each joke has a title
Then e-mail me your ballot. Click here to e-mail me
You have until next Wednesday to cast your ballot
Ask family members to vote to. The more people that vote, the better it will be!
I will post the funniest jokes next week

Monday, August 22, 2011

Back to School

I don't know about you, but after a summer off from school, it is almost refreshing to start up again.
Today is my first official day of school. I have been doing math for a few weeks, already.

Tomorrow I will start working on my Eagle Project plans and report. I am hoping to start working on the project itself in December.

Life can get pretty crazy during the school year. This is the first year of high school.

Vacation was fun, but I am glad that school has started again!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Bird Brain

File:Belted Kingfisher.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Belted_Kingfisher.jpg
A few weeks ago I saw a Belted Kingfisher with its mate flying past our camp site. It was a neat thing to watch. Even though we were near water, you don't normally see Kingfishers around like you do Sparrows or Robins.

Journal Entry #4-Page 6
Belted King Fisher- Ceryle Alcyon

ID: 13"; ONLY KINGFISHER THAT LIVES ABOVE TEXAS!!!!! Large bill; Blue-Gray head, back and wings; white collar.
Male: All White Belly
Female: Reddish-Brown Belt on Belly

Feeding: Hovers, then plunges into the water, or dives from perch. Eats fish, amphibians, reptiles and insets.

Habitat: Near water such as; rivers, lakes, streams and coastal bays.

Voice: A sharp "Tick", often in a series.


Info from "Stokes Field Guide To Birds - Eastern Region" by Donald and Lillian Stokes