I'm thankful for.....

Turkey

Hats

Apple-bees

Nurses

Kids

Snow

God

Instructors

Victory

Ice cream

Numbers

Goodness

Written by my brother Jacob and myself.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Finnish Flat Bread

My favorite bread is Finnish Flat Bread.

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cups whole wheat flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 cup shortening

1 cup buttermilk

In a bowl, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Add milk and mix, just until dough in moistened.  Knead on floured surface for 3-5 minutes.  Pat onto an ungreased 12" pizza pan.  Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden.  Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Cut into pieces.

Duck Hunt- Part 2

When I woke up it was still dark and I was at the front of the tent. I laid there for a while waiting. Then finally my dad woke up then my dad's friend woke up and we started to get our hunting clothes on. As we were finishing, we heard a boat come up. It was my dad's friend's dad in his boat.  For breakfast, we made hot chocolate and oatmeal.Then we got our guns, shells,and buckets to set on. As we sat down the ducks started flying in all directions.  We shot at them, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! We did not get one single duck! After a while no ducks were around. So we packed up all of our supplies into the boat, said good-bye to our friends, and set out back to our truck.  I had a great time duck hunting my dad!

Duck Hunt

About two weekends ago, I went duck hunting with my dad, my dad's friend and his father. When we got to the lake where we were going to camp, we put our supplies in the boat.  We took the boat down the hill to the lake.  Then we pushed it into the water.  My dad rowed the two of us across the lake.  My dad's friend was coming later and his father was coming in the morning.  We must of saw 100 ducks near where we were going to be hunting.

When we got to the pine tree covered peninsula, we got out of the boat and started to look for a spot for the tent. After we moved the brush for the tent my dad took the boat so he could get it closer to the tent. He rowed around the to the other side.  While I was watching, my dad rowed boat into a pile of dirt that had floated to the top of the water.  He didn't get stuck, but it was close.  When he got close to the peninsula, he could go no farther.  So,  he threw a rope to me to pull in the boat. We got the boat in the forest where we were at.  Then we started to get the tent put up and  we got the supplies out of the boat.

   

After we got all the supplies put where they needed to be,  I dug a hole with a small army shovel, to create a pit for the fire.  When I was done we started the fire. Then we gathered a lot of fire wood.  For dinner we had kielbasa's, vegetables and Pringles.  We sat around the fire until it got dark.  We got into the tent and rested until the fire died down.  To keep the fire going we put really big, dead logs on it.  At that time, my dad's friend rowed his boat up to the peninsula.  We made Jiffy popcorn over the cook stove that my dad had brought.  Finally, we laid down to sleep for the night.

To Be Continued........

William McHenry, Secret Agent- A Tall Tale

Secret agent William McHenry works for the U.S. Government.  This guy can out smart the baddest of bad guys. He's even ten feet tall. William is also very very very strong. He invented a Super Race Car that goes 500 miles an hour. It shoots rockets, it has laser cannons, and can transform into a four-wheeler.

His most recent assignment is to find a guy dressed as a Russian sailor.  William is on his way to Port Core to look for his enemy.  While on his way, in his Super Race Car, he gets a flat tire. So he picks his car up and carries it to the nearest gas station. While William is getting his car fixed, his enemy is getting an army together.

Soon, William is on his way again. He sees a rocket in the middle of the road. So he gets his rockets out and puts them in there holders.  Then he shoots one of his rockets.  It hits the rocket and it explodes into a million pieces. William keeps on driving. When he finally sees the ocean he knows he is getting close to his destination. As he gets close he sees a Russian army. He gets ready to swerve. Then they start to shoot at him. He swerves.  William is a world champion at swerving.   

He quickly transforms his car into a 4 wheeler.  He charges toward the Russian army.  He sticks out his enormous, muscled arm and sweeps dozens of Russian soldiers into the ocean. Bullets are whizzing past him.  Some are striking him but he is wearing his protective, bullet proof suit that he made himself. Then he turns around and does it again and again and again till there is no more.

William transforms his 4-wheeler back into a car.  Up ahead he sees a lonely Russian sailor.   He speeds up,  jumps out of his car and fights the bad guy. He knocks him out. He puts the bad guy in the car and drives to Washington D.C.  There he puts him in prison. The President of the United States of America gives William a gold medal and a million dollars. 

Caught in a Rain Storm

On my vacation this summer my dad, my bothers and I went fishing on the lake right behind the cottage we were staying in.  While we were fishing we got caught in a rain storm right in the middle of the lake.  The lake is a big one, it is called Manistique lake. Anyway, we were right in the middle of the lake when the rain storm hit.  We got on our rain suits just in time.  Right before the storm hit us. We got soaked. After we got back to the cottage my grandma made us hot chocolate. We had a good time fishing in the U.P.

My Pizza

September 5th is “National Cheese Pizza Day.”  What is your favorite type of pizza?  Explain to someone how they would make your favorite type of pizza.

My favorite type of is a meat pizza.  To make my pizza you have to make a thick crust.  I also like thick sauce, lots of cheese and bunch of meat, like bacon, sausage, and ham.  M-M-M that is how I like my pizza.