A day in the woods. November 3, 2008
Posted by Major in : Deer Hunting, Kids , add a commentSaturday I spent the day in the woods with my two oldest sons, my brother and my dad. We were putting up some tree stands and moving some that were already up. The food plots that we planted a few weekends ago are growing well and show signs of deer. Last year we didn’t get to go deer hunting because I was working on “the house” in Vicksburg. I’m so glad that it sold quickly after we finished renovating it. The boys and I are really looking forward to getting into the woods this year.
One of the old tree stands that we took down was on a pine tree. I will never put another stand on a pine, it was covered with pine sap and was very sticky. Some of the other older tree stands need new seats put on them due to rot. The new ones we put up are made for two people to sit on and hunt. We now have 5 two man stands in the woods, the boys are not old enough to hunt alone. Even for just one person the two man stands are much more comfortable and easier to move around in. We will probably continue to buy the two man stands even when the boys are grown.
While we were working on the deer stands, the boys were exploring the woods around where we were working. They brought home the usual treasures that young boys find in the woods. They found many turkey feathers, a few mussel shells in the creek, and a baby bullfrog was brought home in a mini terrarium made from an empty water bottle, some dirt, moss, and twigs.
My oldest son proved once again that he is not old enough for a pocket knife. He could not keep it in his pocket and as a result he lost it in the creek. I can remember losing a few pocketknives myself when I was a young boy. I also remember breaking the tips off a few blades trying to use them as pry bars or screwdrivers. I guess I’ll be going back to Bass Pro Shop and getting him another cheap one. At least he is not taking it to school.
Sorry about the lack of pictures with this post. I forgot to take the digital camera with us.
Paying for my kids’ school lunches is so easy with MealpayPlus. September 2, 2007
Posted by Major in : Kids, School , add a commentI absolutely love being able to pay for my four children’s school meals online. They will even send me an email when their accounts drop below a set amount. MealpayPlus saves me from the hassle of writing four checks every week to send to the kids teachers for lunch money. You can check out the website to see if this service is available in your school district. They do charge a small amount, two dollars, for this service. Also, when I tried to pay for the whole month I got a message that the maximum amount I could pay in one transaction is $200.00.
I really like being able to log into my kids account and see what they have charged. I can tell who is eating breakfast at school and who is eating extra snacks at lunch time. For instance, Michael really likes to get some Grandma’s Cookies with his lunch and Garrett has gone for the cheese sticks.