Many changes this year, as my best friend in the world leaves school to join the Army
How lucky can a man be , to say " My son is the kinda man I would hang out with , even if he wasn't my son" |
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Teaching the fine art of filleting
after a great fall day on the lake we have several nice ones to clean
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Crappie, bass and bluegill, nice basket
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The day comes for him to leave, with a firm handshake and then and heartfelt hug , he boards the bus
I knew I would hate to see him go, but the cost of the liberity we all enjoy, comes at a high price....to us all |
The tears filled my eyes as the bus pulled away
and I turned to Stephen's grandmother to see them also running down her face. Hugging her tightly as I know this is the second time she has had to do this, now I understand how she felt in 1980 when I went to boot camp for the U.S. Marines |
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Three generations, Three services
Navy, Army and Marines |
After leaving the recruiting office i went to the woods
with the season half over I had seen many deer but had yet to get the right shot, So, I spent the rest of the day sitting quietly in the great outdoors , thinking of all the years gone by as my son became a man. I support my son in what he has chosen to do with his life. I was proud of him for the person he is, now I am also proud of what he is doing |
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wooohooo!!!! I did it
Not quite the buck with a big rack like I had hoped for , but a big doe makes good meat for the freezer. Not bad for my first year |
Winter hits big time
the lake I enjoyed so much with the fishing in the fall, froze over. walking it's icy banks was a bit sad for me, but then winter is always a sad time for me |
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Christmas was wonderful and Stepthen got to come home
we were all glad to see the gotee and the hair gone hehe, |
Gary seemed to like his new shootin' shirt
it was nice to see him smile |
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Good company, great food and the smell of homemade candy in the air
just a few of the nice things about christmas |
whew, no wonder I gained back a few pounds lol
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Baby, my sweet baby
I raised her from a pup and my ex wife had her till she moved into a place she couldn't have pets. So i finally got her here with me |
the snows of winter make it cold outside but the love of home keeps us all warm inside
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