Deer Hunting

So in Wisconsin, we deer hunt!! That's a fact! Anyone reading this that doesn't know we deer hunt, does now! I have some good friends that think I'm mean and nasty for hunting and shooting Bambi's mom or dad. But they don't understand that the deer do so much damage to farmers crops and let's not talk about the over abundance of those cute little deer that travel on the same roads we do. Unfortunately, they don't obey the same traffic laws that we do!

Anyway, the DNR or Department of Natural Resources, stated that the amount of licenses filled this year was about 25% down from last year. So what does that mean?? Well, either no one was hunting or there were no deer to be seen. We think a little of both. . . Anyway, we were successful this year again. We had three hunting and we all filled a tag. 2 buck and 1 doe! Lots of good eating this year. We hunted all opening day, Saturday and most of Sunday and for a few hours on Monday. As usual, we saw less and less each day. Then we took the girls out to see the hunting land. We put them in some orange clothes and went stomping around in the woods.

Then Bond had Kidist in his stand and I had Bayat in my stand. Grandpa and grandma went to grandpa's stand to sit in the warm sun. We sat about an hour very quietly and Bayat did happen to see a deer. Very cool!! Then we went stomping some more through the woods. It was all good!! They had a great time.

First snowmen (and lady)

The girls first snowmen!! Actually, one is a girl and one is a boy! Can you tell which is which??

Long Week~

So we've been home a while from the week up north deer hunting and NO, I've not posted!! Sorry . . . . It's been quite a week getting back into routines and food schedules, sleep schedules, etc. . . . . Who would have thought a week off would create such chaos!!

So a quick update, deer hunting was a success. Bond a doe, Gale, aka grandpa, a buck (I won't list how many points) and me??? Well . . . . I don't want to brag or anything, but yes, I captured an 11 point buck on opening day!:-) Yes, I am smiling. . . . But I did require my husbands help to complete the harvest. . .(Do you hear a story coming?) Another time. The girls had a good time and we had our first Thanksgiving as a family. It was good. I'll write more when I have more than a few moments. I do have pictures too, but hello download pictures and rearrange them~ Definitely another day! Sorry. . . . . .

Perhaps this weekend! That's all folks!

First Snow - you know that stays on the ground!

Today as I was coming home from work I called home and was told that the girls were out playing in the snow!! I was confused as we didn't have any snow on the ground in Beloit? Confused?? Oh well. I get about 3 miles from the house and sure enough, there is this white stuff on the ground covering all the green stuff we call grass. Of course, pure excitement was flowing through the house, oh and the backyard, where they were playing.

Truckin' with Grandpa

We went home this past weekend to visit grandma and grandpa and the girls got to ride in the big truck! Take a look~




We also went to the Jelly Belly Factory store in Pleasant Prairie and bought some jelly beans. The girls are now experiencing flavored jelly beans!! We've all decided that we don't like the Buttered Popcorn ones! YUK!

morning rituals??

This is daddy's idea of fun. . early in the morning . . Yes, you are seeing these pictures correctly. He puts shaving cream on the girls necks and then shaves it off with the backside of the razor!! UGH!!


Dad comment: The girls really want to have their necks shaved!! It's not my idea :-) - Yea, right ;-) Another smiley face~

Halloween :-)

As mentioned in a previous post, both of the girls wanted to be butterflies. I'm so very glad it was in the 60's this year as their costumes would have been covered by their lovely winter coats! The girls went with their first and bestest girlfriend, Ava, trick or treating in our neighborhood.








The girls halloween treat bags! Pretty scary hey??