Pictures and Words

All right.  As promised, I am back with some pictures.  I didn't get ones like I wanted yet, but here is what I did get.

And then my camera decided to run out of battery after taking some really blurry pictures.  Oops.  Good thing we have a battery charger!
Oh yeah, I was supposed to put some "words" in along with the pictures.  Well, Patty and I have been at college since the 18th, so that kind of explains the silence on this blog.  We've been occupied studying and whatnot.  And on Saturdays we've been helping park cars for football games(which, by the way, K-State has won both of!  The first one 51-9 vs. Missouri State, and yesterday we creamed Miami 52-13!). 
The most exciting thing to study for is Weed Science.  Coming up with stories to remember the scientific names of weeds is great fun.  Like wild buckwheat is Polygonum convolvulus(I can't even remember what exactly our story was for that), field bindweed is Convolvulous arvenvis(it sends you into convulsions because it's so awful)... and I could go on with 30 more weeds that we've learned so far, but I'll spare you.
I don't quite know what to say and what not to say on this here blog.  How about you comment and tell us what you would like to hear about?
Have a lovely day/week/month/however long it is before someone posts on this blog again!
-Josie

Finally!

Dear readers, (hehe)
I am most incredibly sorry for the lengthy absence that both of the administrators of this blog have taken from their duties. 

I like this picture(oops, I probably shouldn't say that since I took it...), so I'm posting it.  Ooooo... it makes me miss my dear lil' corn fields!  *sob*  And it reminds me, I haven't taken any pictures since we've been up at K-State!  I miss taking pictures.  This is inspiring me to go out and take some pictures.  Then I would actually have something to post instead of trying to come up with words to say!  I think I shall!
Okay.  That does it.  I am going to go take some pictures, and hopefully remember to come back and post them along with some info as to what we have been doing in the month (!) since we've posted!
Sincerely,
Josie

Stories from Days Gone By

All righty, well, a few months ago I was skimming through all of my old journals trying to find some interesting stories or anything to post about here on our blogs. And I surprisingly did find a few things that are worthy of posting. So, here are a few stories from a few years ago...(and I'm just gonna type 'em straight from my journal, how they were written then).

"February 25, 2009-- After supper we were talking about Camp Salvation, and Dandi told us some funny camp stories! One especially funny one was once when she was at camp, they had just finished eating supper or something and some of the campers were going back to their cabins, but Dandi and some of her friends were near the cafeteria, and well these boys were going back to their cabin, and all of a sudden they started screaming and yelling (boys screaming! =O My goodness, that's unusual! And Dandi said they sounded like girls! Haha!), and they were yelling, "Bear! There's a bear!" or something. And then one of the guys had a gun and he came out with the gun pointing forward and said, "Where's the bear?"  hahaha! It was just really funny when she told it! It doesn't sound as funny on paper, but it really is humorous! She told more camp stories too, but I'm not going to write them down."

July 18, 2009-- Pa just told us a funny story about when he was younger! I really like hearing stories! I wish Pa and Ma told them more often though! But anyway, when Pa was about 6 or 7 years old, he got bit by a dog. Well, first of all, they (Pa and his family) were getting ready to go to Liberal (they lived in Meade, KS), and the dogs were eating or something, and Pa had one of those things that you blow on and this thing pops out. And he went up to one of the dogs and blew it right in the dog's ear, and the dog immediately bit Pa on the ear! And so they were late getting to Liberal. But the funny part was that Pa blew the thing in the dog's ear! Haha! That is very amusing! See, Pa did things like that when he was younger to, just like we do! So that is where we got it obviously!"

July 18, 2009-- I practiced for a few minutes on the 13th, and while practicing, I fell off of my chair! Backwards! How it happened is, I got a bit frustrated, because my violin wasn't playing how I wanted it to, and leaned back in my chair (forgetting that I was sitting in a chair with no back on it!) and all of a sudden, I started falling backwards, and fell completely out of the chair...with my violin still in my hand. But thankfully I was able to shelter my violin, and it didn't hit the floor. It was fine. I was fine too, it was actually kinda fun! Funny too! Falling backwards out of your chair is quite exciting actually! You might try it sometime...though I wouldn't advise doing it when you have your instrument."

And someday I will post some more interesting things...about "Best Excuses for Getting Caught Sleeping in Class" and other random things like that. But that's it for now! I've got books that need to be read!

Have a good and godly day rejoicing in the Lord! =) He is our strength and song! 

Some random Cattle things!

Well, ya know how this is called, "Chewin' the Cud"...well, dontcha think I oughta talk about cattle more often than? Yeah, that's what I thought. So, here are some random things that have to do with cattle. Just for the fun of it! =)
 First of all, a couple of cow jokes. Please don't laugh!

 Me: Knock, Knock.
 You: Who's there?
 Me: Cow.
 You: Cow, who?
 Me: Cows don't say "who", cows say "moo"!

Q: What do you call a grumpy cow?
A: Moo-dy.

Q: What do you call cattle with a sense of humor?
A: A laughing stock!

Below is a random selection of interesting or unusual facts about Cattle

Cattle are extremely curious creatures and investigate anything and everything.

Cattle have one stomach but it is divided into four compartments, the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum, the rumen being the largest compartment, this arrangement helps cattle to more efficiently digest grains and grasses.

Cattle are ruminants, this means that they have a digestive system that allows them to digest foods, which would otherwise be indigestible, by the process of repeated regurgitating and rechewing of food referred to as "cud". The cud is then reswallowed and further digested by specialised microrganisms in the rumen. The rumen holds up to an incredible 50 gallons of partially digested food. 

Cattle chew their cud for up to 8 hours each day and they spend approximately six hours eating.
 
 Cows eat about 40 pounds of food each day and drink 30 gallons of water, approximately a bathtub full.

Cattle drink water by the use of a sucking action, they do not lap up water like a cat or dog.
 
Cattle have an almost total 360-degree panoramic vision.
 
 Cattle have an incredible sense of smell, they can detect odors up to five miles away and can they can hear low and high frequency sounds better than humans.   

Cows are good mothers and have been known to walk for miles to find their calves.

Cattle have appeared on postage stamps. The example below is the United States one dollar stamp of 1898 trans-Mississippi issue. Known as the "Black Bull", this is often considered the finest design ever seen on a US stamp.  
(they should make more cattle stamps!!!!)

And that's about all for right now. I would add pictures of cattle, but the only ones that I have on my computer are all ones that you've seen before. SORRY!

 Have a good day anyway!