Drake's Doe

Drake shot his first deer this morning....a doe.

Can you spot her?

Drake's goal was to shoot one while he's still seven and he'll be eight tomorrow.

What a proud moment for Drake and for J.J.

holdin' the white tail

with the fan club

Below is a clip of some does in the lane prior to Drake taking one down. J.J. was hoping to get footage of the actual shot, but didn't. However, Drake did get a get a nice shot of a doe in the snow. These pictures will have to suffice as the chronicle of Lexington's first snowfall of the season. Now the snow is melting and muddy around our house.

So, hunting season ends in Davie (where J.J. and Drake hunt) County today. And boy did it end on a high note. Congratulations Drake!

And A Partridge In A Pear Tree......

For the past two weeks, I was back in the 1st grade class I subbed in for 5 weeks earlier this school year. The children worked on learning "The 12 Days of Christmas" every afternoon and sang it for an audience yesterday. Hope you enjoyed the last verse as well as the mini-lecture from the choir director!

This was one of our trial runs. When they sang for the audience, there was no turning around and they projected their little voices. Guess the mini-lecture from Ms. D paid off!

Cuffed!

On Saturday I was cuffed to a uniformed officer as part of a Scavenger Hunt! The officer was very reluctant to accept the request, but was eventually swayed. The officer agreed to the photo, but without a headshot and with his name badge concealed. Our team ended up coming in second place, just 10 points behind the winning team. And I get to keep this photo forever.....just one of the joys of being a volunteer youth leader. I have a request to my followers (all 7 of you or so).....please do not leak this photo to the press or to the Lexington PD or Buff might be cuffed for real!

The Greatest Gift

We attended Alston Brook's Christmas program this evening. It was titled "The Greatest Gift" and really spoke to my heart. I am very thankful that my dad is a resident of a nursing facility that is run by Christian administrators. The gospel was presented tonight. Jesus is the greatest gift of all!

Corinna was an elf and did a wonderful job singing Christmas carols.

My dad was the largest elf. He knew all the songs and it was a blessing to see him participate in the program.

Here's Corinna on my dad's lap and some other residents.

And of course the children wanted their picture made with Santa. Special glasses were passed out tonight. They resembled 3-D glasses. When you put them on and looked at a Christmas light, you could read the name of Jesus. Indeed, He is the reason for the season!

She's Six!

Here are six pictures of my "baby girl" who turned six yesterday:

Corinna is such a blessing in our lives and brings us much joy. It is our prayer that she'll grow up to be a godly woman and that she'll live for His glory. But she'll always be our "Priss Pot" and "Rinna Roo."

Big Bucks

Here are the "twin bucks" that J.J. and Greg killed on Thanksgiving night. J.J.'s was the victim of last nights post while Greg's was processed over at another meat market in Reeds. Here's to three more weeks of hunting season and a year of good eatin'!

Meat Market

My house turned into a meat market this evening. J.J. and some child laborers got busy grinding many pounds of deer meat into sausage and "burger".

Can you say teamwork?

Does the sausage look appetizing?

The grinder was a good investment several years back.

J.J. had to add a little beef fat to the mixture since venison is so lean.

I thankfully didn't stick around too long because I went to a Cookie Exchange dinner party. (Thanks Amber, for getting me out of the house)

Corinna looks as if she might puke in the pot! She didn't. I wanted to clarify in case some of you come over for deer stew, or tenderloin, sausage, burgers, etc.

The mystery man (child laborer) is our neighbor, Noah. Well, if the neighbors are over just put'em to work. After all, he does eat at our house frequently and will likely consume some of the product at hand.

When I arrived home after 9:00, J.J. was finishing up the packaging process. And he cleaned up too.

Our freezer is surely stocked for the winter. In fact, we just might have enough meat by the end of hunting season to last us through 2010. Around here, J.J. really does put the meat on the table!