Casey's running away!!!!!

I guess Casey's decided living with us is to boring and going to go see what kind of fun stuff/trouble she can find at rally!

Now if we can just find her a Harley bandanna......

Camping: Chamberlain, SD last weekend

Early last week we FINALLY found a camper in our price range that wasn't a piece of trash.  It wasn't even hard to clean-up!  We took it and the boat to Chamberlain, on the Missouri River, for a dry run to see how it's going to work out.  They have damed the river there and created Lake Francis Case.   The water was WONDERFUL!  I had no idea that lakes could be 75.8-78.5 degrees!  So nice to be in water that was above 45*!  We think this camper just might be a keeper!

Sunset, the night we got there.

After blowing a tire on his truck before even getting out of Rapid, I'm thinkin' a cocktail was deserved!

We met some kids at the boat ramp that were fascinated with the kayaks.  After giving both of them lessons, the little girl decided she prefered to let her brother do the work and she would just go a long for the ride!

Casey's first kayak float!

The 2nd night we were there, we got almost 2" of rain in less than 20 minutes.  This was after the 4" inches they'd received the night before we got there.  The ground was a little saturated!

The only fish we (I) caught all weekend! 

The Missouri River was a floatin' his boat!

Bill decided Casey needed to learn to drive the boat!

Wake-up and play with me!

Please play with me!  I want to play with you!!!

The new digs!

Sure was nice to go into a dry camper after gettin' all that rain!  I never camped in such style before!  LOL

Having to be tethered all weekend was kind of a bummer.  Good thing she is a good sport!

We're lookin' forward to the next camp trip!  I still gotta clean it up before the next run though.  Good times had by all!  Life IS good!

Do you think she likes her frisbee?

This was an after thought.  LOL

4th of July Weekend

Happy Birthday America! 

Our friend Tracey came from Fort Collins, CO and spent the long weekend with us.  Probably a good thing Bill was home to chaperon, who knows what kind of trouble we could have found!  (Those of you that remember us from the good ol' Cody days, can vouch that Whitewood might not have been prepared!  LOL)

Bill worked on getting my front yard put in while Tracey and I went to a Sisters of the Second Amendment (http://www.2asisters.org) handgun shoot.  (Sorry, no pics of the shoot - no opportunities presented.)  The shoot was a women's self defense shoot with an array of pistols to choose from!  If you have any interest in attending one, click on the link for information or let me know.  The last I knew, there were still some openings for the Sept. 5th shoot.

Bill working hard on the neighbor's tractor.

Still working hard!

The Queen surveying her land.

"Don't even think about taking my bone!"

Tracey got wine markers......

Casey had to help open the present she gave the Great Crazy Aunt Tracey.

Crazy Aunt Tracey decided that Casey needed a pool.

Maybe if I go in, she'll come in with me!

Casey has been in the pool multiple times, we just haven't had the camera.

Thanks for coming Tracey!  We're ALL looking forward to your next visit!

The Morgan Crew's Visit

The Morgan family stopped for a visit on their way home to Cody and Meeteetse, WY.  A long drive from Frederick, Maryland with a long drive ahead of them.  Ultimately, they will be landing in Hawaii as Ryan in an active soldier in the U.S. Army and has just been transferred. 

A short stop at Lake Pactola.

Boys will be boys!  Have to play in the mud - it's the rules!

A family shot at Mount Rushmore.....

Liam, Ryan, Carter, and Shauna.

Little Liam.

All the kids playing.

Carter returning from "a travel" in the backyard.

I think Shauna and Ryan had more fun with the bubble wands than the kids!

Tell me, Shauna's not having fun!

We only had one day to play so couldn't take a lot of time at any one stop.  Very disappointed that the "dynamite" exhibition was closed at Mt. Rushmore.  I was looking forward to having the kids "blow-up" part of the mountain.  Guess this means they will have to come back!

Sunrise

This morning we were blessed with yet another spectacular sunrise!

The view from our back deck.

Casey (the puppy) and I went down to the other end of the subdivision to take a couple shots.

Sure was pretty!

Queen Casey

Casey came to live with us one week ago tomorrow.  She is a 9 1/2 week old English Springer Spaniel full of all the puppy energy one would or would not anticipate!  I think Casey is adjusting OK.....she is gaining a half a pound a day and RARELY does she ever stop.  The name Casey is a Celtic name meaning "watchful" or "Eagle eyed"; I must say, she is very watchful of her food dish, water dish, my toes, my braid - well, you get the idea!  She is already GREAT company and fun to have around.  Bill says I'm spoiling her, but I don't think I spoil her near as much as he does!

Her first day here.  She wasn't quite sure what to think about what was going on.

Adjusting quite well and chewing/tasting everything!

Her favorite color is pink.  How can a puppy be so insistent on a favorite color?!?!?!?!?!??

Perpetual motion............................

Decisions, decisions.....which toy shall it be?

Why, the pink wiener dog, of course!

Not even is her bed safe.

Her latest trick is to wrestle with her bed.  She gets underneath it and tackles it from below.

Casey's a pistol!  We spend most of the day laughing at her new adventures!

Woo Hoo!!!! Turkey #2!

I got my 2nd turkey this morning!!!  Yippee!  You may have guessed, I'm still a little excited.  This hunt wasn't near as exciting as yesterday's, but hey, two turkey's in two days.  How could that NOT be exciting?  This guy was pretty much just feeding in on me; and for once, I had patience, and just waited for a great shot opportunity.  I blasted him at 24 yards!  (Yes, I ranged it after the shootin' was all done.)  I put a second round into him so he would stop flopping around.  Didn't need to, but he wasn't "contained" against the fence like yesterday, so I did.  Wish I wouldn't have......He was a pain to clean.  Since he was coming straight for me, there was some shot to clean out and lost a little meat.  Oh well.  Normal when it comes to huntin' birds.  Had to make my first phone call to our friend Charlie!  He says I just like pulling the trigger on my shot gun.  Probably some truth to that!  LOL  Again, no one around to take pictures, so did the timer and ran............

My bird and my shot gun, what a lovely site! :)

Yes, still a big smile.

This ones colorings are different....

Far more like the Rio's colors than the Merriam's.

OK.....that would make two turkeys, two freak-a-zoid's. 

Leave it to me to shoot freak's!

Kind of hard to tell in the pictures, but he had a blue head.  I had decided (for whatever reason that might be) that I wanted a blue headed one the second time.

I probably had the wrong one mounted.  LOL  This dude's fan just seems BIG.

Only one beard on this guy.

Yes, I measured.........

Pretty dog gone respectable bird, if I do say so myself!

Well, this brings my 2010 Spring Turkey Season to a close.  Both of my tags are now filled.  Bitter-sweet.  :)  Although, I must admit, not getting up at 3:30 everyday is going to be nice for a bit.  Now, the pressure is on Mr. Bill...............  If he gets home before the season ends, I get to "Guide Sir" him!  Wouldn't it just suck if he had to go back to work and tell the guys that he got out hunted by his WIFE?!?!?!?

Hee he, hee he, hee he! :)