Breaking Away!

Day Break in the Fort Peck Breaks (above)

Work has been crazy for Randy lately. You know... there is no complaining in that statement because we are so thankful to have a job! But the reality is, work is crazy and he doubted he would get away this year to go elk hunting. It was a big uncertainty right up to the day before he left but he was able to go! For someone who has been working SO hard for the last year, this was a wonderful pick-me-up. Just what he needed.

Everyone needs a change of perspective once and a while...

He met his Dad in the badlands in the Fort Peck Breaks again this year where they had both drawn cow tags. The hunt wasn't a "success" for either of them in terms of shooting an elk. But they did get off a lot of good shots on the Canon...

It sounds like a lot of their time was spent hiking up to the high ground and then just looking around with their binoculars and waiting to see something. Then off again...

Lunch out...

Another sign of life but no elk...

A beautiful desolate land. Would you believe me if I told you they saw seashells on top of some of these baron hills?

Getting up higher. They didn't see many elk and couldn't get close enough to the ones that they did see. But apparently it was a good time had but both father and son...

Surviving and thriving...

And while he was gone, I slaved away at home doing all the chores above all my daily bread baking, cooking meals, laundry, running back and forth to school 3 to 5 times a day, etc.... And on top of it all, I even made and smoked 30 pounds of summer sausage. At least that's what I told him anyway...

In reality, I also fit in a massage at the spa, my water aerobics, a little shopping for new boots, an evening with some friends, and we ate out a couple times too! I think we all survived just fine!

So glad you got to go Dear Husband. Thanks for all your hard work!
Love your Wife,
and kids!