Author's note: Here's a tip that I didn't know about until a few months ago. A "rancher" is being a farmer in this game. Anyway, this part isn't so boring. That'll come later. I'm starting to think I should change this diary from a General/Humor to a General/Family. My comments can be a little funny at times, but I don't know if I can honestly call this a funny story. I'll think about it. For now, enjoy. See ya next Sunday. Oh and happy Halloween. Be safe.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon. I just like playing the games.

Entry 54 day 11 Summer

It's the first day of summer. The rain stopped so I did the usual. I bought fertilizer and a bunch of melon seeds from Celia to plant. I put the fertilizer in the field and I washed the animals today. I can tell that Nathan is getting very interested in animals. Who knows? Maybe he'll become a farmer or rancher. Either would be fine with me. As a matter of fact, as long as he's happy with whatever he chooses, I'll be happy too. That's all I have to say for now.

Entry 55 day 12

It stopped raining, so I did my work and took Nathan with me to Vesta's. He likes to see his aunt and my best friend. I mostly spent time on the farm talking to Marlin, and taking care of Nathan. Nathan likes milk and things related to it. He also loves flowers. You know, Galen is mostly quiet now. But when I have Nathan, he says he's a cute kid. Anyway, Takakura said that in the summer, cows give less milk. So that gave me an idea while I was buying bird feed. Kaga is old enough now, and Keko will stop giving milk in a couple of months. So I decided to buy a miracle potion for Kaga. I have 5151G now. I miss the 7000, but I'll manage. Well I should stop writing. Kaga will be the first cow on my farm to be a first time mother.

Entry 56 day 13

I took Nathan to Vesta's and talked with her and Celia. I spent most of my time on the farm again. Van came and I sold 2 golden eggs! I just got them from my chickens. I sold all 4 of them. Takakura did the miracle potion for Kaga. Yeah... I may need therapy if this keeps happening. She may give milk soon. Also, training Danny is interesting. He jumps way over my head, and doesn't hit the ground hard. It's hard to explain. Maybe he uses his ears for a parachute. I talked to Dr. Hardy and that's mostly all I did. I have taken care of Nathan too. Did I mention that I love to hold him? Anyway, that's most of what happened. Well, besides getting the bird feed. I think I need to buy more fertilizer. I'm not getting fodder fast enough. I only have 4 stacks in the dispenser.

Entry 57 day 14

It was nice and clear today. I decided to wash all my animals. I like to do it at least once every 3 days. Sadly, none of my chickens laid an egg. Nathan is very sweet. He kept saying "I wuv you mommy" when I picked him up. He also says that I'm warm. After I took him to Vesta's, I spent some time on my farm. I didn't get much free time. So I'll have some tomorrow. But I'll make sure to spend time with my son again. I keep showing him things. I also need to spend more time with Marlin. I feel like I'm not paying much attention to him lately. By the way, my sheep, Cody, followed me to get washed. He is the easiest to get to move. Besides Danny. I guess that's all for now. Marlin scared Nathan to bed again.

Entry 58 day 15

I got the free time I wanted. But it wasn't much. When I took Nathan to Vesta's, I gave Celia a flower. After I dropped Nathan off at home, I visited Romana and Lumina. I gave a flower to Lumina and went to my sister-in-laws again. Marlin mentioned Vesta liked flowers, so I gave her one too. You know, I still have only 5 fodder stacks left. I hope there will be enough for winter. On a lighter note, Nathan loves to be snuggled and held. I had to do that a lot today. Not that I minded at all though. I also visited Nina's grave. I picked some flowers and went home. I brushed all of my animals for a second time. Kaga hasn't given milk yet. Natsume farm will survive without more cow milk just fine. I guess that's all that happened. I'm thinking of planting an apple tree. We'll see how that works. And I'm turning off my alarm clock.

Entry 59 day 16

I woke up at 5:00am since my alarm clock was off. Takakura called for me. I went outside to the field. He said that the pond was finished. Why do I have a feeling that it would have been done faster if my alarm was off days ago? Anyway, it was a weird morning. Because I went back inside and turned my alarm back on. No, that's not the weird part. When the alarm woke me at 6:00am, Marlin called for me next. He showed me some ducks swimming in our pond, just an hour after it's completion. Marlin asked me to name them. I named the male Bob, and the female Rose. That is a little odd, but not the weird thing I was talking about. After naming them, they followed me to the chicken coop to stay. Marlin and I went back in the house and he went to bed, for less than a second. That's when he and Nathan woke up. There it is. What was the point of my husband going back to sleep for a second? Oh well. I found out Kaga was pregnant now. She should give birth in winter. Maybe a little before. I took my son to his aunt's farm and visited Nina's grave again. I talked with Dr. Hardy and Galen. Dr. Hardy said that sadly, doctors can't save everyone. He also said something about hearing screams around graves sometimes. I don't even know what to think about what he said about the screaming. After that...creepy? Scary? Strange? Lets say interesting comment, I went back to Vesta's farm. I talked with Celia again and she said it must be fun for Nathan to run around on a farm. It was nice that I had a normal conversation after the odd events and talks. I bought an apple seed from her and left. I showed it to Nathan later. He didn't know what it was. I told him it was a "seed" for planting. Well, I planted the apple seed and I got 2 golden eggs! I'm making a steady amount of money. And getting more animals. I'm not sure how much more I can keep.

Entry 60 day 17

Summer is almost over. I did the usual things. Again. The quality of milk Keko and the goat Nina gives me is going down. I'm making less money. The steady amount might not be so steady after all. But maybe something good will happen soon. I visited Vesta, Celia, Romana, Lumina and Galen today. And late at night, I gave Marlin the rank B milk. I'll have him decide if it's good or not. No, I'm not trying to see if it is poison. Not much else to say, so I'll end this here.

Entry 61 day 18

I took Nathan to his aunt's farm. Marlin had said the milk was good. I'm glad. Cody was ready to be trimmed. I was surprised that the wool was golden. Van came, and I sold the wool for 600G. I also sold a golden egg I got today. We have almost 10,000G. So I bought Marlin some Bodigizer. The melons are growing. They should be harvested soon. That's mostly all that happened today.

Entry 62 day 19

I went to Vesta's with Nathan again, but it started raining on our way home. I had to put all of my animals inside. I got to harvest the melons though. Since it was raining, I had to give my animals fodder. All that I gained will soon be gone. The rain stopped around nightfall. By the way, Marlin loved the Bodigizer. I also found out that Nathan loves tomatoes. I was showing him fruit from the fridge when he said that. Lets see, Nathan likes flowers, milk and tomatoes. And he's interested in farming right now. I'll teach him more about it. He seems to really enjoy it. I guess that's what happens when you're the son of two farmers.

Entry 63 day 20

It was raining really hard. I couldn't take Nathan to Vesta's. For once. But I went to Galen's house and talked with him and Dr. Hardy. I gave Dr. Hardy a flower. He usually looks a little creepy with the scowl on his face half the time. But he smiled once I gave it to him. It made me feel warm. You'd think Marlin would be worried that I have male friends. But all the male friends I have are over 50 years old. So I'm sure he does not feel threatened at all. Not like it would matter anyway. The only man I love is Marlin. And he knows it. Sorry, I got a little side-tracked. I bought yam and carrot seeds from Vesta. I also bought fertilizer for the field. I ordered good fodder and bird feed. You might think buying all of this greatly dwindles my money. But it didn't! I showed the seeds to my son and taught him about farming again. Sigh. Marlin is so nice to me. He makes me smile every day. And Nathan is so sweet. He makes me happy too. Nathan talked with Takakura. It was cute. Well that's all for today.