The old guys are finally here

Ok Family,



You should know that this technical stuff is hard on your parents. After all the world, as you and the other kids know, has passed us by. We no longer respond as quickly as we should. Having said that, thanks for starting this process. It will be a fun thing for all of us to do.

Just to keep you up on things, Saturday the family got together for a sandwich, chips, and fruit and had a mock olympic games in our back yard. It was fun ! It is nice to get together again if even for a brief moment. Hopefully, we can continue to do things as a family in the future.

Mom and dad would like to be more involved with all of our families. It gets more difficult as our families lives get busier and more complicated and some of you live away from the valley. Oh well, we did get together and that made mom and dad happy.

Okay, mom and dad have done their part. We are logged in and can now contribute or at least dad can. Mom still thinks the computer might bite.



Dad & Mom

Posting & Comments

So, if you want to post something to our site (I see some of you, technologically inclined siblings have figured this out - a.k.a. my sisters!) After going to the website (www.blackerfunnyfarm.blogspot.com) you click on the upper right-hand corner that says "sign in". You put in your email address & password. Then, after it logs you in, you want to click on "New Post". The rest is pretty self-explanatory from there.

Comments: At the bottom of each post, is a spot that has a (number comments), click on that and it will take you to a separate screen where you can respond to the post. The comments get posted to email, so you will get to see the comments even if you don't check the blog!

Happy blogging! Hopefully EVERYBODY can jump on board. And PLEASE share pictures with us. Some of us don't live close and don't get to see everyone very often. We would love to see pictures AND hear how ya'll are doing!

And... DAD... where are you??? This isn't just for siblings. Jump on board!

Hello everyone! School is about to begin and I can honestly say I have been at the school for 24 hours in the last 48. However, my room is almost ready. A new school year is about to begin. Dave and Amanda start tomorrow and the boys and I begin on Thursday. The boys begin football with pads this year. We sign them up tomorrow. They get to play under the lights. It should be fun! Life is pretty good for us. I hope all is well with each of you. Have wonderful days until the next time I post something!

Change is always GOOD!

Well, in the past few weeks, there has been a lot of change in our lives, mainly a new career and a new place to live. Jason now works for the Valley County Sheriff's Department as a Patrol Deputy. He is still doing drywall on the side for extra money. He is REALLY loving it. He was excited to get a 98% on his gun certification test. He goes to POST sometime in January or February of 2009 (in Meridian) for 10 weeks. He is bummed that his 7-year bachelor's degree has to be put on hold for now, but so goes life sometimes! It is nice to be the recipient of benefits, especially being a government employee!

As for our new house. Well, the house we were renting up here got foreclosed on and our property manager told us that we had 30 days to move out. We prayed for help in seeking a place to live and the Lord blessed us with a FANTASTIC place. In the middle of 80 acres sits an old blue & white, 3-story farm house with a wrap-around porch, 4-car garage, workshop, orchard trees, pond, horse pastures, and all the storage space we could ever need! It is quite the place. Though not new and definitely not fancy, it is a place to call home for now. And hopefully for quite a while! And.... it was less money than the last "crack shack in the pumpkin patch" (so Jason called it) that we lived in. Now, we have PLENTY of SPACE for FAMILY to COME and VISIT and STAY!

So.... if you are itching to come to the mountains - to fish in the pond, to pick some fruit, to tube in the winter, to possibly ice skate, possibly ride horses, to camp, to ski, to snowmobile, to hike, or just to have a FUN time, this is the place! And... we would love to have you... any and all of you!

Lisa,
I don't know about the smartest, and most talented. That is pushing it a little to far. You are the youngest yes, but you have learned all your skills via your older brothers and sisters. I know that Mike would agree with me. We are grateful for your abilities to sit at the computer and create this site. Not everyone can graduate from 8th grade and do these things. Only kidding. When I don't have monsters running all over my house I will get some pictures on. We hope all is well in the mountains, we are glad that Jason has started a new career. Have a jolly holly day! Pam

Welcome Family!!!

I, being the youngest, smartest, and most talented of the Jim Blacker clan have taken the initiative to start a family blog. It is my hope that in spite of each of our individual families and our busy lives, that we can somehow stay connected with one another. No longer does Sheri have to be the lifeline in which we all stay in touch, or "know" each other's business. But, this is a way that we can share the highlights and events of our lives. I hope you will all enjoy! If you need help, let me know. And... this is not just for parents (you teenagers can get involved, too!) I hope that I won't be the only one keeping this updated!