Last weekend, the entire Bean family went camping/deer hunting. Actually, Karen, Dad and I went hunting and Mom and Kory watched Elena. Elena finally decided that uncle Kory isn't the devil. She even offered to share her "slightly" chewed chicken with him.
My parents just purchased a 26' Nash travel trailer, so we decided to test it out. It was really nice to have a warm place to stretch out our legs. I haven't actually taken any pictures of it yet, but you can see part of it in the picture above.Now I must admit that I tend to leave out a few details about the pain and suffering involved with hunting trips in order to entice Karen into join me. If I were to tell her that we will be riding a horse in the freezing darkness for over an hour, then sitting on a cold, windy ridge for a while before hiking until our legs get numb, she might not go. Instead, I tell her about how many deer I generally see each day. She has been along enough times to know better, but she still pretends to believe my lies.
On Friday evening, Karen and I set out to spot a deer. We rode the horses for about an hour before we tied them up and started hiking. We made it about 50 yards from the horses when she said, "I don't see any deer." We ended up hiking around all evening and about 4 hours the next morning before we spotted a buck. Karen and Dad both ended up getting bucks, but it was a very, very long day. The expression on Rat's face pretty much sums it up.
I think this is the first time our entire family has been camping since I was in high school. I'm hopeful that will change in the future.
Ahh, I'm trying to put into words the pure joy I felt when I read "We made it about 50 yards from the horses when she said, 'I don't see any deer.'" I can barely type for laughing. No seriously, that may be the funniest thing anyone has said ever. In history. Alright, time to submit this comment so I can go back to laughing.
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