On My Mind

Tonight I have a bit of a heavy heart... a lot of people in our life are going through hard times right now. It really puts things in perspective and reminds me how scary it is that things can change in an instant. I just try to remember that we all go through hard times at some point and we need to help each other through them. Sometimes there isn't much you can do except be there... be there to listen....be there as a shoulder to cry on..... be there to help each other get back up! In the end all of these small things are actually a lot. So tonight I will say an extra prayer for all the people going through hard times. Things can only get better from here!

Hunting with the Hubbie

Some believe in lucky and some just say it is fate. I am starting to believe more in luck every day. This is the 2nd year that Mandy has gone with me deer hunting and both years I have taken down my deer. Both times it was right at the end of the season after I had gone several times and nothing. Also both times it was right at the end of the day when we were about to pack up and go home. Most men only dream of their wives hunting with then, but I have the luck of having the best hunting partner. The best part is that she also brings me luck in finding my deer. On the 28th of October I had the day off to give it one more try. I had spent 4 long hard days and sweltering heat wave with no luck of seeing any bucks prior to this day. So the day started off on my own at about 4am in the morning and a long drive to the "No Tell-Um" spot to hunt. As I pulled into my spot I was surprised to find my brother Erik there. We preceded up to our spot and I was able to help him get his deer early in the morning. After we got his deer loaded into the truck he had to leave.
I told him I would be sticking around to try to get my deer. I called Mandy to give her an update only to find that she was getting off early, so I asked her if she wanted to come hunting with me. She said she would, so I drove home to get her. After Mandy used some tricks to get the camo clothes to fit her we were on our way. We drove back up to my spot, and after a little hiking found a place where we could sit and wait to see a deer. We got there at about 3:30pm. After sitting there for a couple hours and seeing nothing I finally spotted a buck. I went up the hill to check it out a little closer only to find it was on private property. Then I thought maybe it would go to the other side of the hill and down on the property I was on. It turns out I was right! Mandy and I headed down and around to the other side of the hill and the buck had come over onto the property I was on. With only a few minutes of shooting light left I got my deer. We got the deer down the mountain and I gutted it. Now we just had to go back to the truck so we could drive in and pick up the deer. The only problem was it was pitch dark! Things look a lot different in the dark and my headlamp wasn't very bright so all we had was the flashlight Mandy was using. Aftr wandering around for about a half hour we finally found our way to the truck. SUCH A RELIEF!!! Even with a few scary moments things worked out in the end. Like I said, I think that I am very lucky and Congrats to Erik for his deer and the Help he gave me this year.

She's Still Got It!

we had a great visit with grandma and grandpa a couple nights ago. as we were leaving grandma showed us she still has a great sense of humor. she saw jasons hat sitting on the table and put it on and posed for us! soooo cute!