Opening Day,Finnegan,Cross Country,White Ghost and 12 Year Old Driving

It was thanksgiving Day when I first started this post and we were getting ready to go eat at Tressa's dad's. It has been a while since I posted. I have just been putting it off but need to get back on track because writing relaxes me. Since we last talked I have been doing alot of hunting. So far I have shot a small ten point and a doe on opening weekend and a doe this past hunt. I love my new stand but haven't seen as many deer pass by it as I would like. I think it may have something to do with it being new and having a new feeder there. The ten point came out on the other side of the draw about 230 yards away and it was about 10 in the morning. I had stayed late to see if the deer were moving later in the morning and it paid off. Jim had shot at a buck earlier that morning and I wanted to see if it might come back and cross the pipeline. I don't know if the buck I shot was the same one but it did cross on his side. I also sat in randy's stand later that weekend and shot a doe. Me and the kids will leave tonight and go to centerville and spend time with Rick Holt. It will be a good time and maybe both kids can get a deer. Tressa is gonna stay here and I think try and get all out christmas shopping done online. She should have a relaxing time as well.

My Texans are stinking it up we have lost 4 in a row in the last few minutes of games. It is just sick and makes me pissed because I see us doing stupid stuff , like not using the clock right and our defense is on pace to being the worst pass defense in the history of the NFL. I am discouraged but will keep backing them to the end. We did end up beating the Titans and we got to take both kids.Andre Johnson got in a fight with Courtland Finnegan. It was great and really fired up the team. I hate Finnegan.

The kids are enjoying school. Mady made the basketball team and had a good year in volleyball. The coaches are making all the girls in athletic's run cross country as well. So Mady is hating that. But her social life is really active she is laughing and always having friends over and I think she is friends with everyone which is good.

Me and the kids went and hunted after thur. It was great to be there in centerville. It was cold and we woke up friday morning. We got out there and a white donkey comes walking through the woods scared Mady to death. Me and Brad were putting the cover on four wheeler and I hear her say "oh my gosh what is that " in a scared voice. She is pushing her brother at the white image that turned out to be a donkey. It was funny. Anyway we sit and we see a coyote come out I tell Mady no we aren't shooting it. Then it comes out again and Mady ask to shoot. I say it will screw up the hunting. she says "I don't care I just wanna shoot something" so I give her the gun and she shoots the coyote. I go get it and bring it to stand. We sit longer and sure enough a spike walks out in the road and Mady gets a shot at that and gets it. Lucky little brat. Well now it is Brad's turn, oh when Mady shot the coyote Brad was watching Talledaga Nights on the IPOD. He looks up and says, "ya'll coulda warned me". So later that evening he shot a doe. We are back to Mady's turn so the rule was if a deer comes out Mady shoots it is another animal comes out Brad shoots it. We spent the night and then drove to Livingston and hungout at our lease the next day. The kids played and we sat in my stand but didn't see anything. We came on home later that night. Tressa had painted the kids room and surprised them when they got home it was great. I have also been letting Mady drive my truck a little just in the neighborhood. What the heck am I thinking.

Now we are back at work and the weekly grind. We finished our wine and it is bottled. I will post a separate blog about that process.

Ya'll be safe out there!!