Vacation please...

I think back to those quiet wonderful days before the boys started school.  When the universe was what I told the boys it was and there was no one eles' opinion to contradict what I wanted to happen...at the time I thought life was crazy having 2 little boys but, boy how wrong I was, how very very wrong!

For the last 3 weeks my life has been on hold so I could deal with the candy sale at both boys schools.  It has been long days driving from school to school and long nights adding money and keeping track of candy bars.  I am just about done though.  Prizes have been given out for each case sold and I am only waiting on the top prizes for the top sellers to come in from the company.  Oh sure there is a little money and unsold candy trickling in from parents who couldn't get their crap together enough to follow directions but for the most part I am retired from the candy bar business!

Now the boys have decided they want to give Cub scouts a try...I even offered to pay each of them to NOT join.  We haggled and made offers, then counter offers were made and in the end when Shane didn't have the cold hard cash to put in their hands they joined.  I could not be more upset at this point.  So now I will spend my Monday evenings at meetings for a group that I in NO WAY feel I can stand behind. 

Did I mention we still have Tuesdays and Thursdays taken up with swim lessons? 

I have started to take my life back though!  I am typing this from my new office.  Ok, most everything is still in boxes from being moved from the corner of the kitchen but soon this room will be my own oasis...I have moved my beautiful red couch in here so every time I open the door I see my beautiful couch exactly as it should be with the cushions all in place.  I will have a large book case against the wall with all my anatomical models and lots of candles so I can have a corner of the world that smells wonderful...not like a cross between boy and dog and god knows what.  The day I get the room totally settled I plan to stretch out on my couch and take a nap!  which is another thing I have been wanting to do for a long time!!!

Shane's new office my be a lot bigger and fancier but my new office is a dream come true for me.

My son's first kill...

So I am watching a beautiful buck walk around my back yard down by the barn when Brady comes out and sees him and takes off running to Vic's.  2 minutes later my world was rocked by the sound of a gun, the majestic deer ran into our barn followed by Vic and Brady and a 2nd shot.  All was quiet except my sobs.  I love watching the deer, it is one of my favorite activities over the last few years and I was heart broken to witness his death. 

Once I composed myself I went over and watched Vic and Brady gut, skin and quarter the carcass for aging.  Shane helped also but Brady was more than happy to be hands on.

A very proud hunter.

I was amazed how quickly the carcass was dealt with, but Vic can probably handle a deer in his sleep so thank heavens for all the help we get from him.

We were hoping to be able to put a deer in the freezer this year and Brady is proud to take the assist in bagging the deer this year.  He has high hopes of passing the gun safety class next year.  We will probably not be able to stop him from wanting to hunt every year from now on.

As it is Brady loves spending his free time shooting guns and has started to mess around with my bow and arrow (he is an awesome shot and will be better than I am before long!)