Good Morning World!!

Yes, it's really me... up and at 'em and it's only 3 am!!
Since Mike's been home I've been getting up between
3 and 4 am. During the week he leaves the house
at 4:30 for work, so I try to get up early enough to
chat with him a little and we drink some coffee together,
now my internal clock seems to think I need to get
up that early every day.

My car was acting up when Mike came home
Wednesday night, so Thursday I took it to the local
shop for them to diagnose the problem. It turned
out to be a wheel bearing, so we ordered one. I took
the part and the car back to the shop on Friday
morning to have it fixed. When it was done it was
making a noise, when I took it back and talked to
my mechanic, we discovered he'd put the part on
the wrong side of the car... the passenger side
instead of the driver side. Funny as all get out. But...
a blessing in disguise, the passenger side was all
messed up too and we thought it was alright. So
Friday we call the parts place again, pick the part
up on Saturday morning, get it fixed, and it's
making a noise when it's done. Hubby could not
hear the noise, no one seemed to hear it but me.
Finally after a few trips around town my mechanic
heard it. Pulled it in the shop, found the problem,
and now it's right as rain again. Woo Hoo!! The
car is finally fixed.

Bow season is upon us once again, with Rifle
season on it's heels. Deer season is like a National
Holiday in my part of the world. Every Redneck
friend we have is out beating the brush looking for
that ever elusive 30 point buck and my Hubby is
the leader of the pack!!! LOL

So next week my work is cut out for me, I have to
load food, etc. into our camper, do some baking for
the occasion, wash all the camo clothes in their
de-stink 'um detergent, pack them all into a
trash bag... making sure they get the least amount
of human scent possible on them, and watch my
precious He Man pull the camper away from the
safety of our driveway into the Wild Woods to make
DEER CAMP! lol

At the months ago, pre-selected perfect destination,
a fire pit will be built, lawn chairs will emerge from
the back of the truck, the cooler of nutritious beverages
(beer, whiskey, wine coolers) will be strategically placed
at the correct distance between the fire pit and
the door of the camper. The lanterns will be
hung from just the right size branch at the
specifically designated distance from the fire pit
and the camper windows. Then the 4-Wheeler
is unloaded from the comfort of the back of the
truck.... the camo "dog house" is packed onto
the racks of the 4-Wheeler and He Man
Hubby will go to the "pre-specified", perfect location
and set up the blind. By the time he arrives
back at DEER CAMP, it's getting dark. He will
then crack the seal on his first tin of delicious
and tasty sardines, grab a handful of saltines
and have his delectable DEER CAMP dinner.
Then a nutritious beverage is needed to wash
down those dry saltines.... then another nutritious
beverage.... then another...... and finally just one
more boost of liquid nutrients. By this time he's
yawning so he makes his way into the cozy comfort
of our camper and envelopes himself in the
warmth of his sleeping bag, and before you know
what's hit you, the rumbling noises of snoring
begin to echo through the stillness of the night.
Oh my.... the first evening of DEER CAMP has
come to a close! LOL

This same scenario plays out in most of our friends'
homes just as it does mine. Now comes the good
part of DEER SEASON..... The men are gone so
we wives get to shop, visit at the local restaurant
and go without cooking for a few days!! :) We
call ourselves "Deer Camp Widows". lol

Jaylan is with us again tonight, was there any doubt
on that fact.... it's the weekend. lol Bless her heart,
she went shopping with me yesterday and she was
the best little thing, never gave me a minute's
trouble. She seemed to really enjoy her time
with me. The only thing she asked for was a new
movie and KFC for dinner. Of course we had
to buy a new Webkinz, we got the bat this time.

Well, I'm off to put on a pot of coffee... it's after
4 and Hubby will be getting up to go bow
hunting shortly.

Have a Blessed Sunday!!

Bad, Bad Blogger!

Has it really been two months since I've posted? It
certainly doesn't seem like it. Things are changing
around here again. Mike came home from Colorado
a couple weeks ago. He's now working in Missouri,
driving about 200 miles per day to get to work and
then back home again. But it's so nice to have him
around in the evening and on the weekends! Not
only am I enjoying him, the GrandMonsters are
thrilled that Papaw is back home. That Jaylan has
been like attatched at the hip to him. lol

Our local October fest was a three weeks ago, we
all had a good time. My two oldest GrandMonsters
competed in the tricycle race, Jaylan won her age
group but poor little Honey Wayne was doing
good to even reach the finish line. And of course
there was lots of junk food, ice cream, cotton
candy, the bounce house, etc.

Halloween has come and gone... it too was a
blast! The kids are getting older now and they
enjoy the holidays so much. It always tickles
me how excited they get over the little things.

I've been making hair bows lately. They are
so awesome to make. I love taking a few yards
of ribbon and a few minutes later I have a
darling hair accent for one of the kiddos! I've
made some that I put on lacey headbands for
the tiny ones and then some others I put onto
a barette for the older kids with lots of hair.
Either way they're great.... and so much cheaper
than buying them.

I will try my darndest to get back into the
swing of blogging. I just get side tracked and
don't think of it.

I'm going to give you a fantastic pickled egg
recipe. This recipe was passed from my
Grandma M. to my Momma, then to me. I
just got done mixing up a batch this morning,
they should be good and ripe by deer
season. Hubby loves them!

Grandma's Pickled Eggs

6 hard boiled eggs, peeled
1 cup beet juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup white vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1 small onion, quartered
Place peeled eggs in a jar. Mix vinegar, beet
jui9ce, sugar, salt, and onion. Heat just to a
boil. Pour over eggs. Put lid on jar and
refrigerate for at least 2 days before using.

Happy Wednesday!!