Last Week

Being out of school last week only made me want to be out of school THIS week. I had a great time. On Tuesday, I took my Aunt Goo (Louise but I call her Goo) to Tunica. She is at a casino at least 3 times a week but she won't go to Tunica unless I take her. She always gives me gas money AND gambling money. Who wouldn't go?!? I sat at a poker table for about 6 hours and lost all HER money but had F U N. It's always cool to play poker and meet all the people around you. My dad (Goo's brother) met us down there. I had to pick Anthony up at the airport at 9p so he took her home. Now anybody who really knows me, knows that I could not find my way out of a paper bag. I am absolutely "blond" when it comes to directions. I don't know my north from my south, barely my left from my right (kidding), and for pete's sake don't give me directions by "landmarks". Ex- big tree turn left. If you do the landmark thing, I need to know what they look like at night bc for me they look totally different than they do in the day. Seriously, I am developmentally delayed in the direction dept. Soooo, I take off for the airport in Mempho from Tunica. I take a wrong turn (do not even ask me how) and ended up in the "bad" part of town. I call my dad and he freaks out, my aunt freaks out, and I am cool as usual. I mean this is what I "do". I am used to it and don't have the good sense to be scared. It's nighttime and I don't even see well at night. Probably why I wasn't that scared. Anyhoo, I stop at a KFC and the nice drive-thru man points in the direction I should go ( I "get" pointing:)) and I miraculously am off to the airport. Dad and Aunt still aren't comfy and want me to pull over on 240 and wait on them to "escort" me to the airport. My family is well aware of my directional defect. So much that my dad gave me his GPS for the woods. And yes, I have been lost in the woods. That WAS scary.

I finally picked up Anthony (without the help of family I might add!) who was not surprised at all of my escapade. We finally get home around 11p. We decide to leave the following morning for deer camp. We pack up everything plus Blakely and Clifford and head down in separate cars. I take Cliffy bc I want to stop at Mack's in Stuttgart. If you have never been to Mack's, it's kind of like going into a Toys R Us for hunters. I spent WAY too much time in there and bought way too much. Merry Christmas to me! Being at deer camp for Thanksgiving was very cool. We all had a wonderful time. I was the only girl hunter there. 2 others brought their wives, but they don't hunt. I try to stay away from the menfolk as much as I can. They like to tease me. I swear I am bullied. Anthony swears they love me and like that I am there, but I remember that deer camp is for guys and sometimes girls are not all that welcome. Either way, I like to hang out in the camper. They usually send Anthony to get me out. This is what they "tease" me about:

1. They know I am not a very big person so when they see me in all my hunting attire with size 6 boots they laugh and make references to the Michelin man. Like "are you in there" and "what all did you eat last night"?
2. They all know about my direction issues. I am not even going there. I think they tease Anthony more for having to take me to deerstands. And if he doesn't take me, I have to text him as soon as I get there so he won't send out the posse to find me.
3. I hear and see things in the woods that the men swear is my imagination. This really pees me off. I may be directionally challenged, but I watch Animal Planet and I KNOW things. Here's a rundown:
a. black and white fuzzy spiders. they are everywhere. ya'll know i don't like spiders. apparently, they only show themselves to me. next time i am going to snap a pic.
b. there are chipmunks in arkansas. i know the difference btw a squirrel and a chipmunk. hello, alvin and simon? there was one under jimmy's stand (which i was hunting). the guys say there are no chipmunks down there. What EVER.
c. at dark on jimmy's stand on friday, i heard 4 consecutive sounds that reminded me of a lady screaming. i have heard plenty of screech owls and this was not one. i am thinking panther. seriously, and let me tell you why. i heard it running and then i heard it chomp on an animal. the poor animal was a rabbit i think. it sounded like the sound a rabbit makes when being chomped. i know this bc i have seen and heard a dog do this to a rabbit. it was pitch black and STEPH was NOT coming down from the stand. No way. It was spooky. The guys made fun of me but I think I scared Jimmy a little.:)

I decide that Blakely, Clifford, and me are coming home on Saturday whether I kill a deer or not. I'd seen deer on the stands, but either couldn't get a shot or didn't want to shoot. Saturday morning, Anthony and Blakely slept in so Ron Hall took me to my stand. He's a great guy. He has to have his Diet Coke just like I do so when he'd forgotten it (and me my cushy seat) we had to reverse back to camp. He slams into a pole. What a way to start the day. We finally get to where we were hunting so we split up. I head to my favorite stand. It's actually "my" stand. I love it! It's been moved out to the road so I can really see in all directions. I am up there eating my oatmeal creme pie and drinking my diet coke when I hear a deer. Ron texts me as says buck is headed my way. I look to the feeder and there is a very large doe eating corn. I wait on the buck. After 30 minutes of watching this deer eat all my corn I decide the buck is not coming. I text ron and he says shoot. I did. Great shot. Ron didn't believe me when I told him she was pretty large. But guys, she was big. I think she was an older doe. So in under one hour, I had my power breakfast, killed my deer, and headed back to the camper. Now that's the way to hunt! LOL I immediately packed all of our stuff and we headed home at 10.

In my haste to get a "real" shower when I got home, I managed to forget I had my cell in my pants. Which I put in the washing machine. Needless to say, i need a new cell phone. At least I have insurance.:)
OK, this was a very long post. Hope you enjoyed it. Will update sometime next week. Later.....