MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Shooting

The day after Thanksgiving, Jon, my parents, and I went out to my camp and found a nice little place to practice some shooting.  We did this before this past summer with them and Jon really liked it.  So we set up some cans on a log and practiced our aim.  My aim was not so great....

Even though we were shooting, we didn't want to get shot at by any hunters so we all sported a bright orange bandana

It was pretty cold so my mom and I wore two warm jackets she had down at camp...both had fur hoods

I would have to say my dad has probably had a lot more practice, and he probably hit the most cans, but Jon was not far behind.

Notice how I was the only one posing for the picture

This is one of the cans that Jon hit.  It is so crazy to see the cans afterwards with the bullet holes in them.

Then we went home to have some burgers on the grill.  Then we had a celebration.  An early Christmas for Jon and I since we will be spending Christmas at our house with Jon's parents and Brittany's birthday which is next weekend.  Thanks mom and dad!

Happy Thanksgiving!

So I have to admit that when my mom told me that we were dressing up as Pilgrims and Indians for Thanksgiving this year, I was not really feeling the idea.  Then when my dad told me we didn't HAVE to, I was thinking I would skip the costume making.  Luckily I know my family and I knew that Jon and I would be the ONLY ones not dressed up and we would look like the party poopers.  So we made the best Indian headdresses we could and showed up with our feathers on.  

Ginny-the cutest little pilgrim

The attack of the pilgrim

All of the granddaughters and ma and pa

Here are our costume making abilities....pretty good huh??

The costumes ended up making for great family pictures and it ended up being really funny to see everyone in their costumes.  For a full family picture go to  http://www.caboymegirl.blogspot.com/  (sorry it wouldn't let me make a link there)  Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! 

Hunting Season

Oh, how I despise hunting season....

Random people park their cars up and down our street.  This one happened to be parked in the middle of the lot across from our house!!  I was standing outside our front door when I took this.

Rza....in his flying cape.  He has to be all geared up to go out this time of year so he does not get mistaken for a deer.

Not to mention, the gunshots we hear in the mornings, usually on the weekends.  These are just a few of the reasons why I love hunting season.

One Happy Family

The best dog and the best husband ever!

The Lamest Halloween EVER.....

So these were the costumes that got busted out on Halloween for a night while we were playing cards.  We had the old man to the right.  Wayne from Wayne's world in the center and then Santa on the left.  All pretty lame considering their whole outfit was from their head up.  I guess it wasn't as lame as last year, when we did absolutely nothing and didn't dress up at all.

Quirks

So here is the quirk challenge that is being passed around.  My sister-in-law Betsy challenged me to think of 6 quirks that I have and then post them.  Here are my six:

1.  I hate making phone calls, especially to people I don't know and avoid it at all costs.  For example, making appointments or calling businesses of any kind. 

2. I have to have it totally quiet and nothing going on around me when I am reading or I cannot process anything that I have read.  I can't tune anything out.

3.  I cannot stand having people touch under my chin (like where a double chin would be.)  Not many people ever really DO touch under my chin, but if they do, it gives me chills.

4.  Now that I straighten my hair, I can't leave the house with curly hair!  Only people that I know really well have ever seen me with my hair down and curly.  I am very self-conscious and have some issues with my curly hair.

5.  The "Bug Check."  I freak out at any kind of bug and have since I was really little.  It's not that I just don't like them, I FREAK OUT about them.  If I stay in any bed other than my own, I do a "bug check" to make sure there are no bugs in the bed.

6.  And last but not least is the one that EVERYONE knows about.  I check my teeth after every meal to make sure I don't have anything in them.  If I don't have a mirror on me I use the butter knife.  I used to try and do it discreetly but now I don't.

It was hard to think of six....but I am sure I have many more that I just don't realize.

What are some of YOUR quirks??