Winning Photography

Just the other day Caleb got a letter in the mail saying that he had won $50! How? From entering this photo of his lab's puppy in a local contest, and winning third place out of about 150 entries! Great job Caleb!

Funny movie

Here is a short movie I made with my brother Caleb about joining the S.W.A.T. team. It's actually a play on words! It's not the greatest quality (and there's one blip in the beginning that I still need to fix) but it was fun to put together!! I enjoy making movies and would like to make some short Christian films in the future, as a hobby.

Enjoy!!

Pictures

Here are some pictures of what we've been up to lately:

Our apple tree - so loaded with hundreds of apples that several branches broke!

Our system for applesauce: First, peel and core the apples

Then boil them with a little bit of sugar and cinnamon until they're soft

Next, blend them to make a smooth applesauce, or just can them the
way they are for a more chunky applesauce

Here's Ethan and Lydia taking the seeds out of our squash for supper

Our pumpkins and gourds

A sign I made with some help from Daniel and Lydia

Our two German Shepherds - the one on the left is my dog, Mercy.
The other one is Roxie, her mother. I edited this photo with Picasa.

Dad's birthday!

October 5 was my dad's birthday!! I won't tell you how old he is, only that he looks younger than his years. :-) Here's a picture of him at the Golden Corral, where we went out for his birthday brunch (can you tell he enjoyed it?):

Okay, okay - here's a nice picture of dad:

Here are some of his favorite things:

Food -- pizza
Activity -- lifting weights, pheasant hunting
Fruit -- raspberries
Restaurant -- Lori's Kitchen
Bible Character -- Jesus
Dessert -- ice cream, m&m's
Color-- dark green
Music group -- Triple L Band
Sport - anything with my boys
Snack - cottage cheese with applesauce on top
Place to stay - home
Drink - white grape juice
Vegetable - corn


Happy birthday to a wonderful DAD!!!! We Love You!!!!

Happy Birthday Aunty Jan!!!

Hi Everyone! Here is a special greeting for our very special Auntie Jan. She is dear to our family and we want the whole world to know it's her birthday on September 30th!! Love you Aunt Jan!!!

FIREPROOF

Here is some information about a Christian movie coming to Fargo. It looks REALLY good, and it is geared toward married couples (so all you husbands and wives out there - make it a date night!). It's called Fireproof, and it's produced by Sherwood Baptist Church. If you have not heard of Sherwood Films, (they've already made Flywheel and Facing the Giants) check out their first movie here. And also the Fireproof movie trailer.

Here is part of an e-mail from the lady who is organizing the tickets and everything. If you want the whole e-mail just write me and I'll send it to you. Also, if you don't live in Minnesota, you can check http://www.fireproofthemovie.com/ to see where it is near you.

" . . . a portion of the sale of the 1,000 tickets I pre-purchased will benefit the upcoming World Vision Step Into Africa exhibit that will be coming to Fargo October 18-20. Get info at www.worldvisionexperience.org If you choose to go to the World Vision event, it is free of charge BUT you must register for that online ahead of time because there is a limit to how many people can go through this exhibit. It will be at Atonement Lutheran Church, but there are many churches & organizations who are involved in bringing this event to town.

When? Sept 26-October 2
Show times Friday-Sunday 1:10, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30
Show times Monday-Thursday 4:00, 6:45, 9:30
The show is rated PG and has a run time of 2 hours and 10 minutes
Ticket price: $8.00 for all showings
Where do you get them? Family Christian Store - If you pay by credit card, there is a $1.00 service charge."

Let's support these good Christian movies!!

Hannah

Busy!

I know it's been a little while since I've written - we've been pretty busy lately! Last Friday we went to our friends' house to film a couple scenes in a movie we're making (a re-make of the Sound of Music - kind of our own version). We sure had a lot of fun! We went to a city park and filmed the part where Maria is running around with the von Trapp children - the parts where they go to the produce stands and have fun running and playing outside. The weather was perfect that day for filming, except for the mosquitoes! :-)

On Saturday and Sunday we practiced music for Monday, when we played music at three different places (all in the same town). The first place was a nursing home, and the other two places were apartment buildings. Dad has gotten to know some of the people in this small town, where he delivers mail. Overall it went pretty well, and I hope that the listeners took to heart the salvation message that dad shared.

Tuesday was my first day of teaching piano/harp. This year I'm teaching at an assisted living home, which I really like. I have eight piano students (and I'm possibly getting two more) and one harp student. I'm also teaching my brother and sister different instruments at home. Teaching music can be both enjoyable and stressful at times! :-)

Another interesting thing I've done this week is vote - for the first time! On Sept. 9 there was a primary election, so I went to the local polling place to register and vote. I'm looking forward to also voting on November 4, although I'm rather worried at how it's going to turn out! I definitely do not like Obama, and I don't agree with McCain either. So, I've decided to vote for the man I want to be president (it is still a free country, isn't it?) - Chuck Baldwin, of the Constitution Party. I would STRONGLY suggest that you look at his website: http://www.baldwin08.com/. If you'd like to see a candidate comparison, go here. This election is, I think, one of the most important in all of America's history. I know that some of you might argue that I'm throwing away my vote (or giving it to Obama) but, as an American Citizen, and a Christian, I need to vote for whom I feel would make a good president, and I believe Chuck Baldwin is the man for the job!

Well, I guess that's all for today. :-) Thanks for visiting . . . hopefully I'll be able to post more in the next week or so!

Hannah

P.S. I got my driver's permit so if any of you are on the

road when I am, you'd better look out! :-)

P.P.S. Andrea, just so you know, I'm really glad that the Packers beat the Vikings on Monday!! HA HA HA!! :-)