" There is no excellence in archery without great labor." -Maurice Thompson

Today I went home sick from work. I started to feel sick yesterday. I have a touch of a cold. I went to bed last night at 8:20 and I think I was sleeping by 8:25. This morning I got up and it felt like I had not slept at all. All I wanted was a slow day at work. But no it was busy! So anyhow I went home at 1:00 after my relief came in. I could have stayed at work but since there was three of us on and I have over 500 hours of sick leave I came home. I figured the rest would do me good. So after I got home I ate some lunch and then did the dishes and then thought will now what do I do. I did not want to just sit and watch t.v. because I knew I would never get back up. So I went in the basement and shot 70 arrows. I have not shot that much since last April. I even shot at a target for the first time with my new hinge release. It went pretty good. Of course I am only shooting at 7 yards. But I am taking it slow. I want to do it right, I am going to have a good year this year. I am really starting to look forward to shooting again. It has been a long time. This is the first time since I started shooting that I did not shot in the summer. It is good to be back. By the way the picture of me is from Jan. 2007. It is with my old bow. I like my new bow much better. Well I guess it is not really new since this will be the 2nd year of shooting it. Well I think it is time to hit the couch.

Later Sharon

Wishing

I really do not know anything today but Amy said I had to update my blog so I am........ Lets see yesterday I spent the day cleaning, doing laundry and I used my elliptical in the morning. I found out that using my elliptical also hurt my leg when I pedaled backwards. So I was real happy about that. I also made wild rice soup. It was very good. I went hunting, did not see anything. After that I came home and watched the movie Spirit of the Marathon. I should not have watched it, it just makes me sad. Today I am at work. I wrote a ton of tickets because it is raining so the students all try and park on campus. After work I am going to lift and watch the UFC. So there is my update for the day.

Later Sharon

Happy Birthday Christa!

Today is Christa's 22nd birthday. When Christa was born I don't think there was anyone happier then me. You see everyone wanted her to be a boy but me. I knew that if she was a boy she would never really be mine. But I got my wish and she was a girl. So for a few years she got to be all mine. And to prove that she was all mine she has picked up all my best traits! The best one is being very stubborn. She also lucked out being the 3rd child because she got the to have two mothers...... Cassie is still trying to mother her! Christa has become a very smart, caring, and beautiful women. You have made me proud!
Love You

Carleton Penis

This is a picture of the sidewalk that Carleton just had installed at the entrance to the college. It looks like a big penis. The student put this picture in the student newspaper telling everyone that it is a big penis. It is pretty funny. Since everyone was making fun of it the college has now fixed it so it does not look like a big penis! I think they should have left it.

more pictures

Liam Helping

Christa and her birhtday cake

Amy and Christa in Makato eating lunch

Oct. Birthdays Sarah 21, Beth 18, Christa 22 and Dad 73

Christa's Birthday Weekend

The start of the pie making

Bronx was helping too!

Liam Showing Christa how to cut apples

Liam Helping Me roll out the crust.

What a weekend. Friday night I went out hunting. Did not see anything. Then Saturday was the start of Christa's birthday weekend. She got to my house around 11:00 and then we had to go to Walmart and Hyvee so get all the pie making stuff. We finally got to Amy's about 1:00 and starting making the pies. Amy likes to say that she did all the apple pealing but she did not. I pealed 2 bags of the apples and made all the crust. It took us forever because someone got very small apples so it took twice as long as it should have! We made 18 apple pies and 9 extra crust for pumpkin pies. It was a lot of work. Christa said that next year Amy and I can do it ourselves. After the pie making I got to make supper for everyone. I of course was more then happy to do it. We had steak and shrimp, Christa's choice. Sunday Amy, Christa and I went to Mankato shopping. I may have gotten a couple of things. But not as much as Christa. After shopping we went to my mom's and Dad's for the Oct. birthday party. We always get together for the Oct. because there is 4 of them. Christa and my dad were born on the same day. Christa is 22, my dad is 73. Beth it 18 and Sarah is 21. It was lots of fun to see everyone. Cassie and Nick even came down. Today I am trying to get a little house cleaning done and then at 4:00 I am going hunting. So i better go get ready.

Later Sharon

"Church isn't where you meet. Church isn't a building. Church is what you do. Church is who you are. Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Let's not go to church, let's be the church." -Bridget Willard

So yesterday I was talking to my mom and she told me that the church was have a mass for a friend of hers that had died a few years back. And then she told me you have to pay the church for them to say mass. I was outraged. You have to pay the church to pray for your loved one who you have lost. It is just unbelievable to me. How can the Catholic church justify a practice like this. It is a mass that they are already giving and they only say the name of the person once, saying something like we pray for so and so. It is a no wonder that people are leaving the Catholic church. I grew up Catholic going to Catholic school for 6 years and went to church every Sunday and most holy days. I bought into it all. But as I got older I began to realise that it is just a bunch of money, power hungry people that run the church. They really do not care about the people they are suppose to be helping. I really have a big problem with a lot of the things the Catholic church tells me I should believe. The pro-life bullshit is a big one. Then there is all the no sex before marriage and no birth control all they while the priest are having sex's with everyone, including children while the whole time saying they are doing Gods work. I could go on and on and on. I have such a hard time with not only the Catholic church but with organize religion itself. Why do you need to go sit a building to pray. Who says you are going to go to hell if you do not go to church every Sunday and do not donate money to the church. Why is it you can not just talk to God on your own. This is not say I hate all churches. I believe that there is some good ones out there that do a lot of good and have good honest people that do there best to help those in need. But do we really need someone to tell us how and when we should pray. I think all of us need to find in our own way how and when we need or want to talk to God. I think he helps people when they need it most.
Ok I am done with my rant now. I will get off my soap box! Yesterday I signed Rick and I up to shoot the Pro-Am in IA in Jan. You do in on the computer, I did both of us because then you can shoot close to each other. Well when they posted our times and bail on there web site they put Rick down as Rick Wadekamper. It was pretty funny. They finally got it changed this morning.
Tonight I am going hunting and then I am spending the rest of the weekend with Christa. It is her birthday weekend. Well really her birthday is not until Tue. but since she will be in Winona we will celebrate this weekend. I will take lots of pictures and tell you all about in on Monday. So with that I hope you all have a great weekend. Enjoy it!
Later Sharon