Trials of the past week

This past week Clark went on his Iowa deer hunt and let's just say things didn't all go as planned. First, while driving up to Iowa, he and Reed had a blow out on the trailer. No one was hurt. They changed the tire and were on their way but made sure to get another spare in case it happened again on their way home.

A few days into the trip, Reed tore his ACL while getting into his stand. They nursed it that night and he laid off hunting that next morning but thought he felt good enough to go out that afternoon. He ended up injuring it again that evening :(

At around 2:30 Thursday afternoon, they were on their way back and by this time they were in Oklahoma but still about 4 hours from home. Clark called to tell me they were on the side of the road and that he was pretty sure that his transmission had just gone out. This meant several things...he wouldn't see the baby boys that night like planned, he and Reed would have to sit there for 4 hours waiting on a tow truck driver to come get them and bring them back to McKinney and of course, the cost of the repairs and towing such a long distance. At around 3:00 Friday morning, I heard Clark come in. He was finally home. Since he wasn't home when we went to bed, CJ wanted to sleep with me so he was able to give his daddy a hug when he came in. He packed up after we all woke up this morning to take CJ on another hunt for work which at this point he wished he didn't have to leave again.

Maybe I'll learn to appreciate it again, but at this point, I pretty much wish hunting didn't exist! This has been a costly season, monetarily and time spent away. Wishing Clark had double the vacation time since this year is our 5 year anniversary! Above all, I can pretty much take anything as long as no one is hurt or sick! I'm pretty sure God knows that, at least I hope He does!