Getting Closer

To The Weekend!
This week has seemed very long and tiring! It seems like my phone hasn't stopped at work for two days and I keep falling behind! I do the things I need to do but man, it has been busy! I don't like being on call for two straight weeks so three weeks is WAY too long! I am going upstairs to work out and take a shower and then I am going to watch the Pack get their collective asses handed to them by the Cowboys! My wife did an Amazon wish list for me and I was very impressed with the things she put on the list! I guess it is normal that she would know me better than any other person but I was very impressed with her accuracy on all the things she picked! She even picked things I didn't know I wanted or needed! She is a very talented woman- especially when it comes to picking gifts! She always seems to pick the perfect thing for people! I like to call it a 'gift'! LOL

Only Wednesday?

This Week Should Be Over!
This seems like the longest week ever! My wife put up her Christmas Party blog today! I can't wait for that night! Last year was SO much fun and I can't wait to top it this year! Guitar Hero, drinking, Jerry and I getting paged! How can you top that? Yummy food, good company, hilarious gifts! I think you get the picture! I know you do if you were here last year and you will understand on Dec 22! Unfortunately, my mother-in-law has gone back to Nashville! I try to stay out of my wife and Janice's way when she comes to visit- they are mother and daughter and don't get to see each other that much! I hope my kids don't decide to move away when they graduate. I wouldn't try to stop them but I would much rather be able to drive over to their house or have them drive over to mine and see them all the time! Some day, I will be a grandfather and I want to see my grandchildren all the time! Chances are pretty good that they will stay here- assuming there are jobs for them here in Maine! I guess I am getting a little ahead of myself talking about grandkids and stuff! Jessi is only 12 and Sean is 5! One of the ladies at work is having a C-section tomorrow and is scared silly! It is her first kid so I guess I can see that! It is a scary time- you don't know if you will be able to watch the World Series and you just hope the kid holds off until the game is over! LOL

Me Blog Slacky!

I Have Been Told That...
I am a blog slacker! I am sorry, Kristie- it won't happen again! I will no matter what inconsequential crap I have to say! I was busy with vacation and work and hunting but I am back now! And better than ever! I have a hard time believing there is less than a month until Christmas! This year has gone by extremely fast! Kristie and Tim came over for supper tonight with Janice and my family! It was very nice- good food, good conversation and a good time! I think that they felt guilty about starting dinner without me there but I really have to say that doesn't offend me at all! I am not one of those people that you can set your watch by- well, actually I am but my work isn't! My wife has decided on Dec. 22 for our party! Can't wait for that day! Had a blast last time and am looking forward to having a blast again! I think Jerry and I are both on call that weekend which kind of stinks but oh well! We will still have fun! Christmas party for the company on Dec 15 and family party on the 16th! Month is going by too fast! Well, off to chill out and watch TV! Night

Busy Monday

I Worked Today!
I really wish I hadn't! It was busy as crap and I regretted going to work from the second I got there! On a brighter note, we went to my parent's house for supper tonight and I am STILL stuffed from all the food I ate! My Mom made roasted pork and veggies and it was excellent! I ate my share, Sean's share and even some of Jessi's share! Well, I am off to settle into bed and watch Monday Night Football and probably fall asleep fairly soon! It is actually quite refreshing to know deer season is over and I don't have to get up at the crack of dawn every day! I was mad for a little bit that I didn't shoot a deer but I really did have several chances and found a way to blow every one of them! I am in a funk right now in deer hunting but they usually don't last long and I usually bounce back quite nicely! Usually, a dry streak like this makes me reevaluate my hunting and change some things that make me a better hunter in the long run! Like the fact that I need to practice more! I might dig my bow out for next year, too- it makes me more patient and calmer when I see deer. Well, this should put an end to the deer season of 2007 so I am off for football and relaxing! Night!

Black Friday

But For Different Reasons!
My stupid furnace at work makes this loud, squealing noise every time it turns on and I have a headache from listening to the stupid thing all day! I had completely given up on hunting this morning! I shut off my alarm and went back to bed, convinced that it was over for me! Well, I have an hour tomorrow morning and if that doesn't work, I will be making a trip uptown and getting a new muzzleloader! I don't quit easy- at anything! The deer will not win that easily! They will get six weeks of me chasing their asses all over the woods and if that doesn't work, I will concede defeat! I am like the Bills playing the Pats, down 56-3 and I keep running back out on the field, sure we are going to score a touchdown or stop the Pat's offense this time! Sometimes, you need to admit that this isn't your year! I haven't got there yet! I am ready to hound and chase and sit in the woods until my chance finally comes again! I am stubborn if nothing else! Had an awesome Thanksgiving dinner! Thanks to all who attended! Well, off to work out and play some Guitar Hero- having a REAL hard time convincing myself that today is Friday- not Monday! Later

OK, Time To Get Hokie

Who Do I Wish Happy Thanksgiving To?
Colleen- my wife who takes care of me, feeds me, makes sure I have clean clothes and takes care of my children! Oh yeah, she even brings home money now! How sweet is that? Love you, Honey and am very thankful for you in my life! Couldn't and wouldn't even want to do it without you!
Sean and Jessi- my children! My life, the reason I go to work every day, my pride and joy! Both really good kids- we got lucky there I think! Until you have children of your own, you are missing the single most touching moment in your life- when you FINALLY meet them! Cannot be beat by any feeling in the world short of a Viking's Super Bowl!
My parents- without them, I wouldn't be here! Enough said!
Jerry- my best friend and his wonderful family! How I got along for 12 years without him is beyond me! We always got together better than I have with any other human being short of Colleen and have to think we always will! When I need to get a buzz on or be cheered up on a ride to work, there is no better or more qualified person in the universe! Could not be happier that you work with me and will always be on my short list for life! Sorry you weren't my best man at my wedding- something I will always regret and hope to get a chance to rectify sometime in the next ten to fifteen years! Renewing vows is a big thing now a day and I think I FINALLY got the right guy!
Nicole- for her wit, for her sense of humor, for her friendship with my wife and her friendship with my family! My wife's best friend! I don't need to say more than that! Plus, no one in the world is better at getting THE JUICE!
Tim and Kristie- My brother in law and future sister in law! Imagine if poor Tim was still with Meghan! Nice upgrade there, Timmy! LOL! Kristie knows more about football than most men I know! PLUS she likes baseball and the Sox! She might be a Pats fan but no one can be perfect, right? LOL
Karen- my future sister in law's sister! Never met her but really! Feel like I have! Have a feeling she might be a little like Kristie!
Karl- former employee, long time friend! Had a blast hunting with you you old fool- even if you couldn't hit a porcupine at ten feet! LOL! Can't wait to go out to your farm and shoot and catch stuff! Go Jets! LOL
Scott and Sarah- my brother and possibly sister in law! Thanks for having me out for football and letting me yell and scream at the Fing Vikings and knowing that I am into the game! My brother really seems happy for the first time in a long time and I am very grateful for that!
My house and job! Without the later, I would not have the former! Love living in my own house and living in Hampden so my kids can go to school where their Mom and Dad did! Also love that I am 100 yards from hunting whenever I am home! Also can't beat having a place where Sean can catch trout 200 yards down the road!
I have a lot to be thankful for and am very grateful for all the wonderful things and people in my life! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and everything on my list! How can you beat a holiday with hunting, football and tons of food! Not sure you can! Well, I suppose I could shoot a 200+ pound buck to top it all off! Later

I Know...

I Am Not Going...
To get a deer this year! Had my chance! Had an eight pointer broad side at 100 yards! For three shots! THAT was my deer! Oh well, it isn't the end of the world but this will make two years in a row of not getting one! I went seven years in a row of getting one every year until this dry spell! I shouldn't throw in the towel yet! I still have all day on Thanksgiving and every morning this week before work. I wish I was seeing deer out back! At least that would give me hope! I see six deer out back tromping around bird hunting and have seen a grand total of one out back since deer season started! Well, I will park my fat ass on the pipeline and see what happens! I shouldn't have tried to change something that has worked for me for years anyway! Vikings won yesterday! And the Pats put an absolute STOMPING on the Bills! I went to bed at half time knowing the game was over! Congrats Karl on your Jets beating the Steelers! Very nice win! Well, off to eat my favorite- pasta salad and play Guitar Hero 3! Night

Sick On Many Levels

I Am Sick!
Sick of not seeing deer, sick with a cold like I am every deer season, sick of being tired and sick of work! I know- I just got off vacation but people at work drive me crazy! They are so petty and all they care about is themselves! I am not looking forward to a full month without Alex there! That might sound weird since I bitch about him all the time but he has his place! He is an asshole sometimes because he has to be! This weather isn't really impressing me much, either! Rain, rain, rain! I would like to see a nice, chilly morning with no wind and maybe I can nail this deer out back of my house! I will either kill him or die trying to get him! I know- I need to be patient and my last chance will come but I am SICK and getting up at 430 AM every day isn't helping me get better! Just for fun, people should try stumbling around in the woods in the dark and see how many scratches and bump and bruises you get! NOTHING is like you remember it in the day time! You walk into trees, trip over logs and stumps and if I didn't wear glasses, I would probably only have one eye! OK- that last line made me laugh! I would have to divorce my wife and go find my old girlfriend if that happened! LOL. Well, off to relax and watch Survivor and then go to bed so I can get up at the ass crack of dawn and go sit in the woods and see absolutely nothing! NO- I am not bitter! LOL Later

The Vikings Lost, But...

I Won!
How does THAT figure? I took Green Bay in my eliminator and the other two people took New Orleans! Saints got beat by winless Rams and GB beat my hapless team into submission meaning I won! $300 to be exact! Kind of took the sting out of an absolute whooping laid down on my not very good boys! I need to go read a few threads on ESPN and make sure AP is OK. Today is my last day of vacation and I must say I enjoyed it! I still have about 45 minutes to hunt before work and I have Thanksgiving and then my season is done! I think my deer season is going to end like the Vikings season- a lot of getting my ass kicked! I worked out tonight for the first time all week! I like to take a week or so off every now and again and vacation weeks seem to be about right since I get three a year! I haven't decided what to do with my third week of vacation! One week was for hunting, one week will be for camp but that leaves a third week! I guess I could go to Guy camp in September and actually stay the whole week for once! Don't tell my wife but I REALLY want one of those TVs we were looking at the other day! Shoot! I think she might read this! LOL Off to watch Amazing Race and go to bed! Later

One Day Left

I Only Have...
One more day left on my vacation to hunt and then one day left to relax and watch football and then I have to go back to work! I have had descent luck this week as far as seeing deer! I saw three on Monday and shot at a doe running full out across a road, saw three last night that were too far away and then saw a buck this morning when I went out with Sean! It went blazing by us at 45 MPH and I didn't even have my gun in my hand when it did! Didn't see anything tonight and I have two morning and one evening before my vacation is over! I talked to work today and Todd said he saved me some paperwork! LOL. Should take me a month to catch up from this last week! At least I know I am needed and respected! Joe and I can win our eliminator this weekend if New Orleans loses and Green Bay wins! THAT would be sweet! Well, off to get some sleep- 430 AM comes early! Night

Here's to Hoping

That There Is One of These...
In my future! Going out to sit tonight in about 30 minutes! Just waiting for my clothes to be dried and then I am off again! Going back to the scene of this morning's hunt and am hoping on better results! I kicked out a doe and lamb this morning but they came out in the wrong place! Off to shower and get dressed! Yes, I am naked AGAIN! LOL J/K! Later

Day 2 Down

Well, Day Two Is Done...
And still no deer! Today was NASTY hunting weather! It poured and the wind blew about 40 MPH and you couldn't hear anything! I didn't think they would be moving today! They get spooky with a wind like that and don't move much! It is supposed to stop raining sometime tonight so tomorrow morning should be pretty good! Maybe the time is finally here! I have a good feeling about tomorrow! Karl is coming down sometime tomorrow morning and we will be going out somewhere! Still haven't decided where quite yet! I have been a work out slacker this week as well as a blog slacker! I haven't worked out since Sunday and I will have to buckle down tomorrow! Well, off to beat Tom Morello in Guitar Hero! Prick keeps kicking my ass! Night

Day One

Day One Of...
My vacation is in the books! Saw three deer this morning, missed a doe doing 200 MPH across a road! This deer being missed was acceptable- would have been an impossible shot if I had made it! Played some Guitar Hero- trying to move up to medium and it is hard! I need to wash my clothes and get ready for tomorrow and see what my tree stand holds in store for me tomorrow! I NEED to see a deer out back! All my scouting and prep and I have yet to see a deer out there! I have seen deer everywhere else I have gone and the weather is calling for cold and rainy tomorrow so there is a real good chance I get a crack at one tomorrow! Sorry I have been blog slacking! I haven't had much to say- not that I ever really do! LOL! Pats are 9-0, Vikings won and I went to Scott's and watched the Vikings game! Had a blast over there and hung out with my Bro! Well, off to do something productive even though I haven't exactly figured out what that is yet! Night

Vacation

After Tomorrow... I am on vacation! I plan to hunt like a mad man and do everything in my power to get a deer! I have a house full of 12-13 year old girls and I am quite happy to be locked away in here on the computer! My daughter is having a slumber party for her birthday and they are loud, scream a lot and gossip! LOL. Sean is a wreck because none of the girls will let him play! Well, I am off to lock myself in my room, work out and go to bed! At 5 pm tomorrow, I am on vacation! What a wonderful word that is- vacation!

He Left Early?

Yep, I Sure Did!
I saw what kind of night it was and asked if I could leave early and hunt the last hour of the day! They love me so they said, "why are you still here?" So, I came home, took a shower and got on my hunting clothes and went out! Perfect night! Overcast, a little drizzle! I knew I'd see deer! So, to make an absolutely miserable story short, I missed a descent buck THREE times! I couldn't see through the scope and was basically guessing where the deer was by the white of it's tail! Pissed me off but oh well, I have next week off and I better get something then or I am starting to think this isn't my year! Had a very yummy supper when I got home even though I didn't notice that there was spaghetti to go with it until after I had eaten! Well, off to watch Survivor and settle in for the night! Starting to think I suck at hunting! Later