Deer Camp

While Daddy was at the opening weekend of Deer Camp '08, Jackson and I enjoyed a lovely weekend with my mom, my sister, my aunt, and friends. Mom and Bre came up Friday night to stay with us and then helped me get ready for the Tastefully Simple party - delicousness! - that I hosted on Saturday with my aunt (she's a rep). It was a very nice party, with friends from my work and Curt's work, as well as 4 babies! We enjoyed listening to all the squealing and babbling. :) Bre and I had fun watching Tommy Boy that night and playing cards the next day, not to mention doing what we're best at: eating! Jackson had a cold over the weekend but did fine while the guests were here and, despite the sometimes deep hacking, he wasn't super bothered by it.

Jackson was sleeping when Curt got home Sunday afternoon, and he was so excited to see Daddy when he woke up! He wouldn't stop smiling and staring at him for the longest time. Daddy was pretty glad to see his little boy, too. :)

I was also glad to see Curt again... at first. Little did I know that while I was having a good time with my family and friends, enjoying the thought of a nice family evening before starting another work week, Daddy was planning to bring a little piece of Deer Camp '08 back home...

That's right, I was held against my will in the basement and forced to cut up raw venison until my back was throbbing and my fingers ached. This went on for nearly 4 hours. 4 hours, people! UGH!!! And keep in mind that you are only seeing about 20% of the meat we cut. These trays kept getting re-loaded over and over and over. This is the way I felt when I was finished:

Okay, okay, so it wasn't really that bad, and I think I did pretty well for my first time, but let's just say that I hope this is a one-deer season. Sorry, Curt. Oh, and for those who need to know details, he shot a spike buck about 5 minutes after he got into his stand Saturday morning while it was still pretty dark. If he'd have known what it was, he says, he wouldn't have shot it. The men didn't see anything else the whole weekend. They are really looking forward to shooting some more deer next weekend. Looks like I'm doomed.