Brr.........

Frost on barb wire fence.

Sunrise . . . . . . . . . absolutely beautiful!

These pictures are some that Bob took hunting today. He said it was 10 degrees this morning when he started hiking. Looks extremely cold and I think I am glad that I had to stay behind and work. He didn't get anything yet. A week ago he saw 12 elk (10 cows & 2 spikes) but he decided against them. He said they were within 30 yards and he sat still while they walked right towards him. He actually saw snot from one as it shook its head. Wish I would of been there then. He was really excited to see them up that close though. I think he was hoping for a bigger one. There is still time to get one and I know he will be out the day before Thanksgiving looking, and he's also hoping they extend the season.

Jager Jager Jager

So our wonderful puppy dog decided to chew on one of my scrapbooking writing ink pens! Well as you can see she got it everywhere, including on our living room carpet. Thank heavens for good carpet cleaner and a carpet shampoo'er. In case you all are wondering, she is still alive. We thought about killing her, but I think we'd miss her!

Bob's Birthday

So this evening the entire family went to a new German restaurant called "Smoke Haus Grill" in Sun Prairie which is just Northwest of Great Falls. Bob enjoyed one of his favorite meals-Schnitzel, spaetzel, and red cabbage. Then after dinner, we came back home to have birthday cake (pie). Lyla even helped Uncle Bub blow out his candles and open his presents. Jen & I got the peanut butter pie ready to eat while Dad, Lea, and Mom tried some of Bob's homebrew that he had on tap. Their favorite was the Kolsch beer. A lighter german style beer. Lyla played in the wrapping paper, and shredded paper before they had to leave. But before they left, Lyla gave Uncle Bub loves and told him "happy Birfday Bub". Made his day!!!

Woo Hoo

Gas prices have dropped . . . . . Thank Heavens! Down more than half of what they where. A huge help for us, since I (Melissa) gas up every other day to travel to work and back!

Broken paw!

So the last few days Jager has been really limping around and we have noticed some major swelling on her right rear leg on her outer paw. When we had went to Puppy classes last Wed we had noticed some cactus and thought she might of gotten something stuck in her paw then, because we noticed her limping after that day. It has continued to get worse over the weekend, so today we took her to our awesome Vet- Rick Helms here in G Falls(who we have gotten to know quite well, since it seems like we have been there every other week since we got Jager). Once examining her, he said it looked like a broken toe which the X-ray confirmed. On the X-ray there is a diagonal fracture of the bone on the right side. Because of the type of break, nothing can be done for her other than baby aspirin every 12 hours. Sounds like it could take up to 6 weeks to heal on its own. The swelling should be reduced with the aspirin and will help with her pain and discomfort. We have no clue how she broke her foot, but I guess she could of just got it stuck or caught between something. Also we had to post pone her getting spayed until the middle of Dec so she can heal up her bum foot in the mean time. He didn't want her to have two wounds in at once . . . . . . . . Poor Jager! She is a tough girl!

Elk Hunting

Well, I(Bob) got out for a few days this weekend to go Elk hunting in the Little Belt Mountains south of Stanford. I have a spot that I like a lot, its up on a ridge with some high meadows. It takes some hiking to get into, but its worth the walk which I think helps keeps some of the competition out. While I havent gotten an elk yet, I had a great experience on Sunday when a dozen elk appeared in front of me and moved by me within 30 yards. I could of taken anyone I wanted, but decided to hold off as 10 of them were cows and 2 where young spikes. Still looking for that bull elk, but I might get less picky in the next week or two. I couldnt risk moving to get the camera while the elk where close, but here are some pictures of the area I was hunting.

Bach party

Last night was a double bachelorette and bachelor party for our friends Kristi and Tim.(I am a bridesmaid in their wedding). They are getting married on Dec 6th. in Stanford. So we all went to dinner at the Bar 19 and then off to bowling to celebrate. Later we ended up at the Eagles bar for a live band and dancing. We all had a great time.

Birthdays

This is the month for Birthdays! Janet (Melissa's mom) was on the 3rd and Jen (Melissa's sister) is today-6th and Bobs is on the 14th. All with in a couple weeks. We love family birthdays!!! Happy Birthday to All!

Even though it was Jen's B-day today, the National Weather Service was holding a meeting . The meeting was held all day at a local hotel conference room, and then this evening it was moved over to Tony Romas restaurant for the rest of our spouses. A few weeks back Melissa & I had to fill out this fill in the circle test of which best describes you and your personality. The test was called a Meyer Briggs Type Indicator test. The MBTI gives you four different types or indicators that explains your personality. The main reason for the training was to help you learn more about yourself and how to interact and communicate better with others. The test results were not really surprising, showing that Melissa and I were mirror opposites on all four indicators. I(Bob) am an Introvert-Sensor-Thinker-Judge and Melissa is an Extrovert-Intuitor-Feeler-Perceiver. Our Introvert/Extrovert outcome was no surprise. I(Bob) tend to look for facts and things that can be proved by the senses and like to follow things in order, while Melissa sees the big picture and creative possibilities and can be a lot more spontaneous.

Sometimes Melissa and I see things differently (not a bad thing at all), but after taking the test we are more aware of how we are wired differently. A good example is the above pictures. I see it as criminal vandalism imported on trains into Montana from the larger cities. Melissa sees it as artwork. Very talented individuals with much potential but needing guidance. Luckily we are both very open minded and can see each others opinions as two different ways of looking at the same thing. Actually a very great pair to keep us balanced in everyday life.

How do you see it?????

Jager

So today was our last day of Dog Obedience classes with Susan Overfield. Jager is doing real well and people are commenting on our very well behaved puppy dog. So lets hope she keeps this up!!! Today Jager was off-leash and responding very well to our commands. Eventually she wont have to be on-leash. Its nice that she is getting better about coming to us also.