Dec 1-9 Cold Weather and SNOW

Not much to report at Mack Creek. It has been just John Callahan and me most of the time. The weather was much cooler but the deer were still moving mostly at night. We got news that Mackenna was picked to go on an educational trip to Washington DC. She is excited about that. Also her basketball season has started and its been fun watching. Okay, the Big News is that in snowed in East Texas. Some places got as much as 5 inches. Kyle sent pictures of Peyton and Luke playing in the snow in Bryan. It was pretty at the deer lease. It didn't stick on the ground where there was dirt but the grassy pipelines were covered. On the coldest night of the year we were at a basketball game. Sammi was supposed to come home with us but she got sick and didn't. I teased her that she needed plenty of clothes as it was cold at our house. Well, when we got home our furnace wasn't working and it was cold.  Of course this happened on Friday night so it will be Monday before someone can look at it. We just used a electric heater in our room that night. When I got up Saturday morning it was 29 outside and chilly in the rest of the house. I built our first fire in the fireplace this year, once the firebox got hot I turned the blowers on and warmed up the living room and kitchen nicely. I put another electric heater in Susan's sewing room so all was good in the world. I guess I wont be going back to the lease until the furnace is fixed.

John chilling by the fire

These students were selected to go to Washington DC

Ole Ranger covered in snow 

Woke up to a little snow

The trees were pretty

Luke and Peyton in Bryan

David connected on a big ole hog on snow day

Kenna is ready to jump ball for tip off

playing a little defense

Riverwood got 3rd place  

Nice to have a fireplace

November 18- 30 It"s a Tough Life

I"ve been living mostly at Mack Creek. The deer have not cooperated but I still enjoy just piddling around. We have had really warm days but we did get a few chilly mornings. Susan's back is doing much better, she"s back to normal. Her and Pam were in a car accident when a lady hit them in Crosby but no one was hurt except one of Susan's sewing machines.  Its in the sewing hospital now.  For Thanksgiving we went to Kingwood and helped serve food for the flood victims. We all went back to Kristi"s house afterward and had chili and then back to the lease. I came back home yesterday to load Susans car as she is heading to a quilt retreat. I'm heading back to the deer lease today.

Max is waiting for someone to feed him

Ready to go to deer lease

Max and John eating peanuts

A cool sunrise

November 18,2017 Deer Season is here

Well, deer season finally arrived.  So far it has been the hottest deer season in my memory. Opening weekend was in the mid 80's and humid. it was also the worst hunting weekend in our history. We finally got a little cool weather and was actually able to have a fire a couple of days. At the time of this writing we have killed 11 deer. This means we will at least have tied for the worst year ever since we have kept records. The 13 inch rule has had a big effect on low numbers as you cant shoot a buck with less than an inside spread of 13 inches.( Yes, the government in its infinite wisdom tells us what a trophy is ) The other biggest reason is we have a bumper acorn crop and them deer don't have to go anywhere for food. I have used Max and Rex on two deer and the caught both of them. Unfortunately we lost Rex on the second deer, its a real mystery on what happened but he is missing. Susan has only spent 2 nights at deer lease so far. She left on a quilt retreat last Sunday but came home early on Wednesday. I also came home Wednesday to get a few things done like mowing the yard and getting a tractor tire repaired. We are supposed to get a cool front in on Saturday so I will head back probably Friday night. I  took Susan to the urgent care dr Thursday evening, she thought she was coming down with the flu but luckily she wasn't. He gave her several prescriptions as she was run down and something for her back.  I ordered a gps tracker for Max and it came in. Looks like its going to work great. You use your cell phone and as long as you have service it will track..It updates every 5 minutes and you can run a history track. You can also set a perimeter and if the tracker goes outside the perimeter you will get an alert on your phone. Hopefully no more lost dogs. On Friday I went to Sammi"s school to have Turkey Day lunch with her. Its always entertaining. When I got back home I carried Susan to the chiropractor. If she is doing better tomorrow I plan to head back to the deer lease.

Lunch with Sammi and friends

That little deer can stretch her neck

It was hot

David , Kyle & John, 

Mack Creek

Them dogs caught this deer

A night walk

Max caught the Buck

Oct 7-22 Its been rather Warm

I  have been at the deer lease most of the time. Still doing a little work preparing for opening day of deer season. Susan has stayed home and been doing a lot of sewing. We have been going to Kenna's volleyball games on Thursday nights and  one weekend tournament. I went to the lake with Kristi for a couple of days as they got a new trailer house set up. Kyle came one weekend and brought Kevin's dogs too me.  I will keep them most of hunting season.  It has been dry and very warm for October. We had a couple of cool days but we are really waiting for cooler weather and some rain.

Judy is watching 2 Eagles which have landed in a tall pine tree.

At the Deer Park Tournament

Bubba loves playing in the kitchen

Only had about 2 mornings I could have a fire

Holly Grace and John Callahan

Mackenna ready to serve

Its pretty down along the creeks

Walking the dogs

Little John got the Ranger stuck

Might be a shooter

Maggie and Max

Just chillin

Rex

Gathering a little firewood

Back of House 

Front view

Tug of war

Maggie has a tough life

Sept 28-Oct 6 Volleyball and Deer Lease

We are happy volleyball season is back. We enjoy watching the girls play. Sammi and Ashley are not playing now as club ball cant play during school season. Mackenna is on the 8th grade team. They are unbeaten in district and have only 1 loss for the season. They came in 3rd place in the Atascocita Tournament. I have been splitting time at the deer lease and back home. Lots of stuff to get done. The weather hasn"t been very cool yet. I will be glad when the cooler weather finally gets here.

A little homemade wine

We have been repairing roads from the storm

John Callahan. John Lovett, Judy Lovett

Mack Creek crossing repaired

That 4-wheeler just couldn't make it in that slop

Mackenna