The Stratz

Ok....so I have had a few friends(Mind!haha) ask why my last post was in July!! Life has been so hectic and busy lately as all moms know. Not to mention how extremely hard it is to get high speed Internet correctly installed in a rural area!haha I have had to go to my mom and dads to use their Internet the last few months, and I just have had no time to blog! But no worries, we are officially connected, and it works(yay)!!

I always welcome fall. It seems like life slows down to a more manageable pace! Of course this time of year is obviously bow hunting season (all bow hunters wife's know how that goes!) Dave was SO excited because he drew a private land permit this year. He took a week off work so he could just stay up at the cabin and focus totally on the hunt. He went up on a Friday. Needless to say 1 week later he was getting SO frustrated, just couldn't get close enough to a buck. (traditional bow hunters understand) Well on his last day there(last Friday) He slept in, didn't get to sit in his blind that morning, frustrated to no end, he and my dad went looking for a trophy buck. They got just under the cabin when they saw 4 big bucks on the side of the road, Dave jumped out and flung one arrow and it went right in front of the deer, and to his surprise, the buck flipped around and just stood there, so he flung one more arrow and hit it dead on! Here is the proof! I was so excited for him!

We also held the annual Iron Springs out door bow shoot the first of August and Dave had taken first place in the leagues this year. Max Stewart, a local traditional legend, presented a gorgeous knife that was hand made by an amazing local knife artisan. I must say, Dave's a good shot, just ask my dad!haha Dave out shot him for the first time at the Colorado traditional shoot! Needless to say....my dads ego was a little bruised!