Thanksgiving weekend

We were privileged to be host and hostess of our dear brother and sister-in-law from last Thursday evening to this past Thursday afternoon.  It was a busy week, but lots of fun.  The purpose of their visit was to hunt.  It might not have been as succesful as they were hoping, but Tony was able to shoot his first deer on Thanksgiving day.  Unfortunately, most of us came down with a 24 hour flu so that cut into some hunting time.  I was privileged to be spared from it. 
One thing I am really thankful for is WATER!!  Where we live now, their water comes from a well.  For some reason the pump stopped working.  I went to go turn the tap on and nothing came out.  It was a scary moment as there were 4 adults and 7 kids.  Fortunately it happened late in the evening and by morning we had a full tank again and have had no problems since.
On Saturday night, we went together to Ten Mile Lake where the men dropped us off and went hunting.  We stayed behind to enjoy some heat from the fire while the girls and Tyler played on the playground and walked by the lake.  We were able to witness an amazing sunset.. Pics coming!!
On Wednesday, the men and Jesse went on a full day hunt.  Marilyn and I took the rest of the kids to the leisure centre and then to McDonalds, where we were able to watch 8 deer graze about 150 ft from where we were sitting.  Marilyn was actually able to get about 20 feet away from a buck and a fawn.  Unfortunately, I did not have my camera with and Marilyn brought her camera along WITHOUT the battery. 
On Thursday, yesterday, Marilyn and I went horseback riding.  Everyone went along for this trip.  At the ranch, they saddled 2 horses for the kids to ride.  The kids also had a campfire and roasted little smokies and marshmallows.  We got a really good deal as there was a mix-up with the booking.  The Mr. had booked us for 10:00 and the Mrs. had booked someone that was visiting from England for 11:00.  He was living out of a motorhome so there was no way to contact him. So the Mr. who was the guide, took us on a 1/2 loop and then back to the ranch to pick up the other guy and then we went to some canyon/falls and back.  That ride was 2 hours long.  Check out the ranch at http://www.triplejranch.bc.ca/.  It's a beautiful place with amazing hosts/hostesses. Now today I am taking the day off, catching up on some downtime and looking forward to a day of hunting tomorrow.  Hopefully i can update soon with some pictures of dead animals :)
ENJOY!!!