December 2022 ~ Week 1

Monday November 28th:

Morning sit at south blind. Small buck messing about. Trip to Walmart and Menards. Nan had a headache. Jack visit and try smoked salmon.

Tuesday November 29th:

Morning sit, shot 13 at south blind at 7:45 AM. Got him dressed and hung in the barn. Went to gym in the afternoon.

Wednesday November 30:

Up this morning at 4:30 AM, went to the gym with Sonya and Jemi. Back home, hot tub, shower, and ready to head to town to drop off Sonya’s car.

December 1-2:

Been working on cabinets, Jack borrowed Jeep, morning gym with Sonya and Jemi. Installing fridge doors today.

Saturday December 3rd:

Jake came out, installed fridge door panels. Town with Sonya in the morning, hardware for mantle at Menards. Home, resting, put out deer feed. Evening sit at south blind. Small buck feeding around blind. Trip to hobby lobby for supplies. Home, programs.

Sunday December 4th:

Out of bed this morning around 730, took a little while to recover from the workouts last week. Worked on building a mantle. Made a trip to town with Sonya to Menards have a family dinner, Henry, Olivia, Jamie and G G came out. The girls worked on candy houses, Henry and I played with cars, Jake came out later, changed the brakes on his truck cooked up a pot roast and T-bone steak, chicken, and fish. Weather was mid 40s and overcast.

November 2022 ~ Week 4

Monday November 21st:

Made smoked Kokanee. Went with Midge and GG on a photo scouting trip to Baldwin City.

Friday November 26

Been working around the property, cutting firewood, cabinet fronts. Also painting. Getting not serious about it. Preparing for Fall Supper with the family today at 6.

Saturday November 27:

Olivia and Henry stayed over. Played restaurant. Midge and GG came out. Trip to Nottinghams for Sally Meds. Checkers for groceries. Shows with Nan. Working on bunk room remodel.

Sunday November 28:

Finished up the bunk room renovation.

November 2022 ~ Week 3

Monday November 14:

Jake’s first day in his new job at Grandview Branch. Cubes picked up. Moved boat to barn after clean up. Deer activity slowed. Snow began falling late.

Tuesday November 15th:

Finished up organizing the shop, built fishing rod racks for musky gear. Went to town with Sonya, picked up painting supplies at Michael’s. Put out deer corn, moved trail camera. Worked on cutting trail from the pond to the creek. There was a lot of deer activity in the night. Finally a mature old buck showed up. showed up.

Wednesday November 16th:

Made drawer fronts for large drawers in kitchen. Began painting on a larger canvas with acrylics. Did a sit in the East Bottoms stand. Buck encounter.

Thursday November 18th:

Working on drawer fronts, applied finish. Did some more painting on acrylic large canvas. Stormy sky and lake scene with front of canoe. Cold and overcast.

Friday Nov 18th:

Installed 4 large drawers in kitchen. Jordan helped. Slept in till 9:30.

Saturday November 19th:

Worked on drawer fronts for the oven and coffee maker cabinets. G G came over for a visit. Messed around with color blending for paintings went and did a sit in south blind at dark. Nothing new happening out there, no deer.

Sunday November 19th:

Morning sit at south blind. Duck hunters at the lake doing a lot of shooting. Restocked all of the corn and freshened stand sites.

November 2022 ~ Week 2

Monday November 7th:

Dr appointment follow with Sonya at 11. Coaching call with Michael Mason at 1:30. Deer on the move in the afternoon. Jake stopped by to hang his buck head from 2021 season.

Tuesday November 8th:

Morning routine. 10 AM meeting with Tim Urban, biologist from KDWP, Hanna from Pheasants forever an EJ district forester for NE Kansas.

Went to town to vote, bank for cash loan for Jordan. Evening sit in West Bottoms stand. No game. Buck activity at pond camera.

Wednesday November 9th:

Worked all day cleaning out cubes with Nan. Tired after lunch. Nap. Went to pond with Jake and Henry, no fish.

Thursday November 10th:

Winterized pool, fuel run, Walmart, Menards, Orschlen. Finished clean up at shop barn. Weather changing, cold tomorrow. Put out cameras and put down some corn.

Friday November 11th:

Up with Sally at 6, temp 22 degrees. Coffee by the fireplace. Deer active on corn all night. 10 point buck on new camera set near the pond. Did some painting of cabin at night with reflections on water.

Saturday November 12th:

Looked at house ideas with Nan, Jack over for haircut, GG visit. Olivia making treats with Nan. Jake over to pick up gardening supplies for cleanup at church hall.

Sunday November 12th:

Bucks are on the move. Slept in tropical room last night. Cold frosty morning. Jake and family over, detailed his truck. Bucks running everywhere. Jordan got his buck at Brent Meyer’s land.

November 2022 ~ Week 1

Monday October 31st :

Got caught up on bills. Trip to town with Sonya. Walmart for some bass lures. Back out to our pond. 4 Bass and 5 bluegill.

Tuesday November 1st :

Worked on placing edging stones around driveway. Sonya cleaned off sky lounge. Finished moving materials behind barn for organization.

Wednesday November 2nd:

Moved dirt pile with Yellow Cat, replaced batteries in Northwest Clearing camera. Set camera at the pond. Henry over for a visit with Nan. Up to a total of 6 clipped fin bass in the pond. Caught another 4 fish.

Thursday November 3rd

Nan and I Spent the day cleaning up around the storage cube. 3 loads of base rock delivered and spread. GG Visit. Windy all day.

Friday November 4th:

Worked on cleaning shop. Listening to information on carnivore diet. Michael Mason. Raining all day. Fixed shop furnace.

Saturday November 5th:

Morning sit at south blind. One doe. Organized hunting gear and cleaned up the shop.

Sunday November 6th:

Trip to Checkers for food run. Gymnastics open gym with Henry and Olivia. Back to house, kids in hot tub.

October 2022 ~ Week 4

Nan to workout early with Jemi, Sally and I at the clubhouse. Jordan built the back barn door. Rainy day today. Picked up Olivia at 2, went to Baldwin to shop for groceries. Played a game at the camper. Practiced gymnastics and watched some shows. Went to 5 guys for a burger then took her home. First Musky rod showed up, tip broken, return it tomorrow.

Tuesday October 25th:

Long night with Sally out in the clubhouse. Weather is clearing today after rain. Had a good day of organizing the clubhouse, fall winter turn over of clothes and gear. GG came out for a visit. Nan finishing Henry’s Saturn costume. Got 3 Musky Rods in the mail yesterday, mistaken shipment….ordered Okuma Line Counter Reels and some 80 pound braid.

Wednesday October 26th:

Good rest, Sally had a good night. Icing my ankle waiting for Josh to show up and coat the concrete. Made a breakfast sandwich. Ordered Musky tackle from The Musky Shop. Cleaned up east side of shop. Cut up plastic shelves into dumpster. Assembled the new fire pit. Finished Henry’s costume with Nan. Gg brought out plastic boxes. Nan and Jemi went to Lied Center for a play.

Thursday October 27th

Sally good rest, no issues. Rigged the post digger on the tractor, planted 10 evergreens from tree farm survivors, cut firewood, Josh and crew out to finish prep on concrete. Jason to install sealer in afternoon.

Friday October 28th:

Grocery shopping with Sonya, cooked chicken on the grill. Jake and the kids came over. Jemi brought ice cream. Fourth musky rod along with order from Musky shop. Jason back to finish sealer on sidewalk.

Saturday October 29th:

Perfect fall day. Cleaned out all illegal food from clubhouse, starting another campaign for exceptional health.Cleaned out all illegal food from clubhouse, starting another campaign for exceptional health.Transplanted strawberries, tilled up the Fir Flat field. Jason finished applying sealer to concrete around pool. Trip to Baldwin for a bale of straw.

Sunday October 30th:

Jordan and I worked on winterizing the pool in the morning. Jake came over and helped hang the back door on the barn. Fished our pond, caught seven nice bass, and two bluegill. Had to keep one of the bass, prepared it for dinner.

October 2022 ~ Week 3

Wednesday October 19th:

Home from NW Trip, unpacked the camper and boat, hung animal heads, Home Goods and Post Office w Sonya. Visit from GG, cooked fish for dinner. Watched programs then bed. Sunny 60’s.

Thursday October 20th:

Worked on laundry, Sonya visit new Dr. Face cream for.spot on cheek. Sonya making Jupiter costume for Henry. Concrete crew here. Watched cooking shows. Sunny 60’s.

Friday October 21st:

Cleaned up clubhouse, chopped some firewood. Cooked Rosemary Garlic Cast Iron Skillet Chicken. Nan to store with GG.

Saturday October 22:

Jake working on lattice railing project. Washed up Gator and emptied spray tank for the season. Visited with Wayne across street. Jemi over for a visit today. Cleaned out truck and camper. Reading Musky book.

Sunday October 23:

Morning at home, organizing the clubhouse. Afternoon, trip to pumpkin patch and dinner with the family. Delivered Jacks gear to his house. Jack returned from Cancun last night at 11.