Big Trees and Lots of Sticks

Things have been going well lately. The weather has been absolutely fantastic, (I actually got a sunburn yesterday!), and the dog is slowly getting slightly better behaved! I talked to the people at work about my feet and my inability to stand for 40+ hours a week, and they were completely understanding and are willing to work with me so that I don't hurt as bad. I really lucked out on that one. I half expected them to tell me that I better start looking for another job because vet techs have to be on their feet all the time. I work for some good people.

Keith, Kona, and I headed into the woods to chop down some trees for firewood yesterday and it was so nice to be away from people and outside for a change! I've never been involved with the falling of any large, dead trees before, so it was definitely a new experience for me. Those things fall hard! We only chopped down 2 trees, but managed to fill the trailer to capacity so, as you can guess, they were pretty big trees! Kona loved it and was in heaven with so many sticks around!

I also shot a handgun, for the first time in a really long time. I think maybe I shot one once when I was really young. Maybe Dad can help jog my memory on this one. At any rate, they are SO loud. Maybe I'm a weenie, but my ears were definitely ringing for the rest of the afternoon! I don't need earplugs to ride in the 4 runner (yet anyway!) but they're a definite necessity for shooting in the future! Can't imagine how loud bigger guns are!

So I was doing laundry yesterday and I found this...I hope it made you smile too!