hunting

OK Kim here is the new post. Since you girls all thought me to be naughty as a child I jkguess I will continue my confessions. This takes place when I was 13. I loved to hunt rabbits and would go every week. I had to walk about amile to get to the hunting grounds. There were very few houses so people were not a problem..There was one man who lived where i would hunt and he didnt like people to be around his house. He told me that I coulnt hunt anymore and I told him he didnt own the whole country and that it was not against the law to hunt on statae property. He told me that if I every came back he fdwould sic his dogs on me. This din not deter me. The nefxt week I went hunting with my cousin and I told him taht Mr. Jjohnson might sic his two dogs on us,but never fear we went hunting. Mr. Johnson did indeed sic his dogs on us. They came racing towards me barking and growling. It was a bit scarry. I thought what do I do now. Flash shoot the dog so I did. It was just a flesh wound the dog survived so did I

ok kim

Ok Kim I will write a post . I am glad you are persistent. It is a good charactoristic to have. You asked me to write about burning down the barn. It was like this. I was 11 and we lived in Sutherland, Utah. Sutherland is 5 miles from Delta. This farming country so most homes had corrals and out buildings surrounding the house. My brothers and I decided we would play cowboys and Indians one afternoon. We did this quite often. I was an Indian andmy brothers were cowbys. We would hide and chase each other around the corral and other out buildings having a good time. I decided that as it was starting to get dark I needed a torch to see with. In the outhouse I got toilet paper and then wrapped it around a tree branch and lit it on fire.(it burns really well) I then ran around the yard chasing the cowboys.The wind started to blow and blew the fire around the corral. I decided I had better put out all of the flames and end the game. I thought I had everything under controll and we went inside. During the night the wind blew very hard and suppose ignited some embers from the torch and this stared the corral and out house on fire. They burned down. Needless to say I was in big trouble. I still like fires.

Did you know

Did you know it took 38 years for radio to reach 50 million listener?
Did you know it took 13 years for tv to reach 50 million viewers?
Did youu know that it took the internet 6 years to have 50 million subscribers?
Did you know it took ipod 3 years to reach 50 million subscribers?
Did you know it took 1 year for my space to reach 50 million users?
Did you know that Indias top 25% of honors students is greater than Americas total student body?
Did you know that this is very interesting. America is falling behind in
our educating our students.These are interesting facts. I have more.
Did you know kthat I have lived in an information world.
In the time of Shakespear the English language consisted of 540 thousand words. Now it has 2.5 million words
Tfhese are just a few of the things that aare interestingin our world today

post election

I am glad the election is over. I feel that the campaigns are way to long and to much money is spent. I sometimes feel that the election is to much of a popularity contest rather than lets make America better. So Obama won.
whats next? I think we now have to all say he is our president andsupport him. I hope that he does truly have everyones intrest at heart. He is in a postion to do great things. I hope he is a Christian, and he is concerned about America. America has came a long ways in my life time. I can remember very well when Lester Maddox closed his restruant in Atlanta rather than let Blacks eat there. I remember how racist George Wallace was in the sixties and he ran for president. I remember when Mississippi State was integrated. Alot has changed in America in my life. I hope that we as Americans can all pull together for a better America. America is better than it was 40 years ago.

a good day

Yesterday Wade,Jack, Dan. and I went to the Cold Water Ranch. It is a beautiful place and one gets close to nature. We stopped and bought gas in Huntsville and I bought drinks and one package of crumb donuts. We all enjoyed our little donut. Jack said he loves donuts. Wade said he existed on crumb donuts while he went to college. Dan just ate his donut. Little things make us all happy. I also enjoyed my donut. When we arrived at the ranch we all four got into a four wheeler and headed up the mountain. It is a bit crowded with 4 people on the seaat of the Ranger. We went to the fishing hole. I gave Jack a little pole and reel that I have had for sometime. He was so happy and was so polite and nice saying thank you. We fished for a while but didnot have much sucess. Jack leaarned how to cast the lure and he had a good time. Dan just loves playing in the dirt. He picks up sticks and stones andis very interested in nature. He was so dirty in a matter of a few minutes. We stopped at one pond to see if the beaver had been working on the spillway and while we were walking Jack stepped in a cow pie. He told his dad the his boots had cow poop on them. Wade told dhim that they are not real cowboy boots until they have cow ---- on them. Anyway they aare really funny. Jack din not try to not step in the cow pies. After we fished we decided to look for deer and elk. It is great fun to drive and look over the beautiful country. We did see a couple of elk and the boys had great fun looking through the binoculars. Dan decided it was time for a nap and went to sleep. Wade had his hands full trying to drive and hold Dan. It was a glorious day in the mountains. Wade is a very good dad and he tries to make his boys love nature and he is always trying to teach them. The boys are very lucky. I look forward to more outings with the grandsons and maybe even the grand daughters. I think memories of such activites last for a life time

Starting again

Well its been awhile since I wrote ,but I have been a bit preoccupied. I agree with Jessica the month of August was not the greatest. I hope September is better. Let me tell you about a bad day. On about July 21 Dr. Horsley called and told me that the mri I had had showed I had a tumor on my right kidney and to go see a specialist. No more no less so of course I conjure up the worst case scenario.Many random thought go through ones mind. About one hour later Jason calls and says the the rental house is one fire and he has called the fire department. O well what else could go wrong. At least noone was injured. After dealing with this second situation I decide to go to the insurance office and on the way I realize I havent eaten so I stop at the dairy Queenfor a hamburger( I never go to the Dairy Queen) and I order a burger and the girl tells me that the grill is not working so she cant cook a hamburger. I think what can happen next. What a day. Any way that was a crappy day. I have since been told I have kidney cancer. My right kidney was removed on Aug.18. It was sucessfull so we are all happy about that. The past two weeks have been slowly going by,but not as slowly as the month before surgery. I am truely gratefull for the love and support of my family. The bottom line is there isnt much moreto life than the love we have foreach other. You dont have to look very far to find someon in worse shape than you aare. I went to see Bry Smith as he has been sick and he only weighs 110 pounds. No understanding as to what is wrong with him and no one to take care of him. It is really sad what people do to themselves. He may have died I stopped by to see him this morning,but he was not home. Anyway I am gratefull for my blessings. They are numerous. Family, friends, and a knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is quite a rambling sort of blog,but I will post it ok girls.

Have you ever

Have you ever caught a hummingbird and held it in your hand and looked at it closley. I did today. It was quite exciting. I was in my backyard and saw the hummingbird sitting on the ground. I thought it might be dead so i crept up and picked it up. It looked around and started to flap its wings and then it flew away. I think it is incredible that iI was able to hold a hummingbird. Every day holds fun surprises. Have you ever laid awake at night and listened to the crickets. They make amazing sounds. They are loud and noisey. In just a moment they can quit and there is no more sounds. All of a sudden they start again. It is quite interesting to listen to night sounds. I love the sounds of night. Have you ever been in the wilderness and listened to the coyotes howl? I have done this quit a fefw times. It is amazing the feelings that one can have when they start to sing. It can be scarey and meloncoly and it can also bring out the primeval nature that we possess. Run or fight. I like to have different feelings and thoughts. It is fun to evaluate how we feel when things affect us. Have you ever been skinny dipping? When I was young we used to swim in the Carson River. We would go rabbit hunting and take a dip to cool off. I guess in todays world that doesnt happen. It is fun to shoot down the rapids and then swim to the edge of the river in a calm pool; and then get out and run and do it again. Have you ever held a wild chipmonk. I enticed one to take a peanut out of my hand and then it sat and caracked one while I held it. Its funny the things that we remember. I have a picture of me and that chipmonk. Have you ever petted a wild deer? Nicole and I have. We crept up to a deer in Glacier National Park and She rubbed the deer. It didnt quit know what to do. All of a sudden it struck at us with its front foot and then it ran away. I hope she remembers this. I dont think that deer had ever been by a human being. I wish we could have seen nature three hundred years ago. Have you ever caught a lizard and rubbed its belly and put it to sleep? If you hold a lizard in your hand and it is on its back you can gently rub its belly and it goes to sleep. Isnt it interesting all the things that you can expeience in you life. You can also rub an alligators belly and it will go to sleep. The hard paart is to get the alligator on its back.That is kind of the way life is. There are many haard things that we face,but if we can get through the hard part then good things happen.