We had a wonderful Easter Weekend. I spent some quality time in Carmi for a couple of days ALONE! Well without short people that is! Dad and I had been planning a turkey hunting weekend and he got stuck out of state when his semi truck broke down! So I got to hunt by myself for a couple of days. It was a learning experience to say the least! Dad had spent about 5 grand on Turkey hunting supplies. I learned a lot about turkey calls, owl calls, crow calls etc.
My first morning was promising. I was up around 5:00 a.m. ready to go to the woods! Took my grandmother some coffee on the way! (she had no electric and that's another story all together) I entered the woods in an area that dad had seen turkeys earlier in the year. When I walked in I saw several Turkeys first thing. SO EXCITING! Well I saw their buts that is, walking away from me. I used my calls for several hours and never saw them again. Off to shed and mushroom hunt. The next morning I had 2 hens come out of their roost in front of me, no males. So I called and called with no luck. The 3rd morning dad finally came home and we went together. He went on on side of the woods and me on the other. I immediatly heard GOBBLE GOBBLE several times! I used my call and the gobblers started responding to my call. Shortly after I had 3 male turkeys coming toward me! YEA We had turkey for Easter Dinner! It was a good day!!!!!!!
Carmi was in terrible shape after the storms last week. My grandmother who lives out in the middle of country was out of power for ever! The town was highly damaged. As far as I know no one was hurt and that's all that matters!!!!!
The kids and I enjoyed our weekend also with Grandma Brenda and Grandma Jean! The kids love staying with my mom! Its a holiday all in itself!
Back to reality! Work is stressful, The funding for the care of people with Mental Health issues seems to be decreasing all the time! I do however get to go back to work full time and I am so thankful for that. I have been part time for a couple of years.
My wonderful mother bought us a new floor for our living room, so our house is a mess! I will be so glad when its done. While Charlie has been working on the living room floor, our bedroom flooded! Figures! I am determined to get our home organized and repaired BEFORE Luke's surgery. If I don't have some kind of mental break down before! LOL
Luke's surgery is scheduled for next week! We will be so glad when it is over! He may be in the hospital for 4 or 5 days! After he gets healed up we are going on vacation. It may just be to Carmi again, but this crew is going to do something fun!!!!!!
So the point of all my ramblings today is I am completely stressed out! Worried about Luke's surgery and dealing with a house that is driving me crazy!!!!
In about a month I am hoping that we can get on with Life! I plan on getting back to not letting unimportant things stress me, Like the house!
We did have a wonderful weekend! I am so thankful for my family! My cup is really more than 1/2 full!
