My Dear & A Deer

For the first time in seven years, Josh isn't coaching H.S. Cross Country this fall. When he got voted as a Trustee on the School Board in May, he could no longer have the paid position. He has missed coaching, but not doing it has given him extra time to enjoy other things that he hasn't had time to do for years. One of those things was hunting. For the first time in 14 years, he went deer hunting. Every day for a week, in the evening and in the morning, he would go on the search near our home for a buck. Since he decided to start hunting after deer season had already opened, it was difficult to find one around here. A few times, I heard him singing "Doe, a deer, a female deer. Does are all I ever see..." What a funny man! But, his luck finally changed last night... He found a spike, and he shot it down! He was as delighted as a little boy who just got a lollipop! He called me at home, and I told the news to some very excited boys. We piled into the van and drove a mile down the road to where he was. We watched him gut the deer and load it up. It completely grossed us all out. I can't believe after 14 years, he still remembers how to do that disgusting procedure! Today, Micah asked "when are we going to take down the deer and eat it?" Josh explained to him that the deer needs to dry out for a couple days before we can take it down, then we will take it to the butcher, and then we can eat it.
Way to Go Hunter Josh! We can't wait to partake of the yummy "turkey" (another one of Micah's mispronunciations for Jerky).