more Kayt posts

So, I did it. I moved on to start my own adventure story.

Check me out at www.greatkayt.blogspot.com

This whole blog was fun Kels. Can you believe it was a little less than an year and a half ago that we created this idea because of my moving away. It was a great idea. It was the best thing you could have thought of to keep us in touch over our time apart.

Take care all
~Kayt~

more Kayt (?)

So after a long time of no blogging, I realized how sad it is that I don't do it as often as I should. This then got me to thinking I should start my own blog. I know Kels and I have talked a bit about shutting down "There will be no..." I really enjoy this virtual journal thing. Who are we kidding, I have plenty of adventures to talk about! I just need to keep the motivation and make it a point to blog on a regular basis. I also know that my sister enjoys reading these because I tend to add in stories/details that I don't share with her. I'll talk to Kels, then we'll see what happens from there. If I move on to start my blogging solo I'll let you guys know where I go. That way you'll be able to follow me ;)
Take care,
Kayt

more Metrodome baseball...soon

I'm a huge fan of the Minnesota Twins and today they played their last "official regular season game" in the Metrodome. They won in easy fashion and are now set for a one game dual at the dome to determine the division champs. This is the second year in a row that the Twins have had to play an extra game to determine the division champs. While I have not been a huge fan for my whole life, getting into it more in the past few years, I have been bred to love the Twins, and thus the Metrodome. One of my earliest memories of the Metrodome was going with my family on a mini-vacation and throwing a fit because my brother wanted to go to the Twins game and I wanted to shop. Well, my parents bribed me with new shoes to get me to the dome. Which I wore, at the dome, and worked very hard to not get anything spilled on them. I then remember making a special trip with my dad to the cities to see the twins play. Even then, I was not a huge fan but it was something I got to do with my dad, plus he took me shopping! As you can see, getting me to the dome usually involved spending money at the Mall of America on me. But today's a different day. And I'm a different girl now. While I still LOVE shopping, you could get me to the dome without having to buy me new shoes. In fact, I tried to get Alex to call in sick to everything the next two days with me and go to the game on Tuesday (she wouldn't let me).

Today, they had the farwell to the dome thingy after the game. I started crying at one point. Not because I had so many amazing memories there, but it represents all of the memories I have watching the twins with my family. I remember watching the twins on tv with my family and cheering them on with my brother. While I didn't always love going to the metrodome, I will be sad that I won't be going for a baseball game there anymore but I'm also looking foward to the new Target Field.

So, GO TWINS, kick some Detroit ass and become the division champs, and then kick some Yankee ass after that.

GO TWINS.

Well done, Metrodome, well done.

MORE WAITING (part duex)

KAYTLYN IS COMING TO GRAND FORKS!!!! TOMORROW!!!!

I hope you are all as excited as I am about this, which would be ridiculously excited. GET YOUR PARTY PANTS ON!

xoxo - Kels

More waiting!

I know I have kept you all in a ridiculous amount of anticipation on what it takes to be a good movie-goer. Here it goes:

We will go through this in order as if you are actually going to a movie in order to avoid confusion. Follow along. Keep up. Don't get lost.

1)When pulling up in front of the movie theatre, it is common practice to let a non-driver out of the vehicle to get in line and purchase the tickets while the driver parks the vehicle. DO NOT have a conversation in the middle of the street. Some people have more important things to be doing than waiting for you to move your ass out of the way while talking about what size popcorn to get.

2) Pay attention when in line. It gets really old to say "NEXT" every minute or so because people are not staying with the flow of the line.

3) KNOW WHAT MOVIE YOU WANT TO SEE! You should know what movie you want to see BEFORE you get the boxoffice.

4) When asking for tickets it should go like this:
Employee: Hi, welcome to *Name of Theatre*. What movie are you seeing this evening?
You: Hi, we need # adults to *movie. (NOTE: if you have children also say: We have a child, and two juniors. If you do not know the age category, be prepared to tell us their age. We are not age guessers. Do not be mad if we assume your 11 year old is a 12 year old and charge them more. Know your kids' ages dammit.)
Employee: Okay! That will be $ please.
You: *Hand over the money you have already in your hand, because you know you have to pay eventually and why waste everyone's time digging it out after we tell you the amount.
Employee: Thank you and enjoy the show!
You: *DO NOT take the tickets until they are handed you! The ticket spitter-outter is an extension of the cashier's body. You wouldn't grab their boob, don't grab the tickets. And then you promptly walk away and deal with your screaming kid outside of the line.

5) At the concession stand: If it is busy and you do not know what you want, let us serve other people first. It is rude to stand there for 3 minutes with 20 people behind you trying to decide between plain M&Ms and peanut M&Ms. Do not be rude when the concession sales person asks if you would like to upgrade a medium to a large for a certain deal. This is their job. They get paid to do this. If they do not, they get in trouble. You would not want a customer of yours to yell at you when you ask if they want glass doors or oak doors (assuming you are a contractor) Same basic principal. Be nice. To everyone. Even if you are having a bad day. Be nice. Again, you know you are going to have to pay sometime so have your money ready.

6) Keep track of your tickets. On weekends and busy nights, and some places every day, there will be someone there to take your ticket. That's why we give you one. Don't lose it. Don't get mad at the ticket taker when you do lose it. Thanks.

7) Don't be on your cell phone in the movie. Duh. You paid 10 dollars to see the movie so watch the dang thing. If you must talk to the person next to you, talk quietly. When the movie is over, pick up your drink cups and popcorn bags and any other garbage you have and dispose of them in the garbages located at the exit doors. ESPECIALLY if you have kids. What kind of lession are you teaching them if you let them leave their garbage on the ground. The movie theatre is not your house. Yes we will clean it, but it will be much cleaner and you will get to sit faster the next time you come to the movies if everyone does this.

8) Enjoy yourself. Don't come to the movie crabby. It ruins everyone's day.

9) Have fun and BE NICE. Thanks a heap.

Thanks for letting me rant. Hopefully you will all be better movie-goers because of this.

Be nice. Always.

xoxo - kels

more pre-school for PeeWee...He is off to bigger and better things!

So, back in May, my little P graduated from Pre-school! I can't believe it! I remember the day he was born...I was a freshman in high school! My-Oh-My how times flies. (Couple more years and I'll be re-writing this post for little Miss Kartoon! AHHH!)

These little 5 year olds really had no clue what was going on. They had practiced and practiced for this event, and did such a wonderful job at staying in line and doing what they were told. They don't really get the point of "graduation", which is okay...They will "get" it once they become seniors in high school and college. Until then, their families will just make this little accomplishment seem like the coolest thing ever! Here is how every thing went down. They sang songs, did some recognitions of some very special helpers, sang a few more songs (super cute!), got their diplomas, then paraded out to turn in their caps and gowns. (Which were all hand made might I add. God bless the special lady who took the time to make brand new caps and gowns for these cute kiddos!) Then, we got to eat cookies, drink some juice, and see all the cool projects and crafts the kids had done throughout the year. The teacher, who just happens to be P's aunt on his dad's side, even made a special scrapbook for each kid!



This picture is of PeeWee after the ceremony.


Here is P receiving his diploma.

And of course, the family picture!

I asked P what he wanted as a graduation gift. He wants a lunch box, so we have a search to go on...Here is a story of our luck so far.

We were at Wal-Mart the middle of July and I saw there were some lunch boxes out on display. I took P over to take a look to see if there was one he wanted. His 3 options: Blue Transformer, Jonas Brothers, and Pink Disney Princess. Well, of course Pink Disney Princess was out first! Then things got a little difficult. P started looking at the Blue Transformer. I thought he was sold, and boom bam dang, my job would be done...NOT SO LUCKY. He picks it up does a look over, and I once again remind him, "If you don't see one you want, don't worry about it, we have the rest of the summer to look for just the right one." His response, "I know, just let me look for a second." So he continues looking at Transformer, then says to me, "Well I like it, but I don't really like the blue. I say, "Well okay, that's fine. We'll just leave and look somewhere else." "But Aunt Kayt," he says, "wait, I'm not done looking." WHAT? How can he not be done the only one left is a JoBro! I said P, "You don't want that one, you don't even know who those boys are. Don't you want one that has things/people on it that you know who they are?" "AUNT KAYT (said on a 5 year old exasperated sigh) I do too know who they are, they are the Jonas Brothers! But, you're, right I don't want it." P then walked off leaving me with my mouth wide open...My 5 year old nephew knows who the JoBros are?! What????

Needless to say, we still don't have a lunch box. Better get on that soon, school starts in about a week!

living at home for a while

I have officially moved back north for the new school year. I had to come up early to help with football two-a-days. but I have an APARTMENT! Yay! Its really small but its mine (and Alex's) and I'm okay with that. We have really nice furniture and accesories so if you ignore the size you would not think it belonged to poor college students. The worst part is that I have no internet yet so I'm typing this while sitting in the Union. This is the second time I've come here today to get internet and they close at 5:30 so I'll be internetless for ANOTHER night. Not good.

I realized I haven't blogged pretty much all summer. I was working three jobs so I didn't have a whole lot of free time. I was working at a physical therapy clinic as an aide (which I LOVED), a mental health facility as a transcriptionist, and then the movie theater at night. The topic of my next post will be movie-goer etiquette.

I promise I will most more soon but I have a lot more internet surfing to do and the Union is closing soon!

xo - Kels

more pets!

Baylie-a.k.a. The Yellow Tornado. As most of you know, the 3 Burgman Girls (mostly me) thought it would be a good idea to get Mr. Kayt's Dad a dog for his birthday. With the help of a dear friend, Allie, I found Baylie in Grand Forks last November. With the help of Brett, Allie's boyfriend, his wonderful roommates, and their big house and huge backyard, I was able to get Baylie and keep her for 5 weeks before I headed home for semester break.



Here are some pictures.



This one is Baylie in one of her few still moments. ( We call her the "Yellow Tornado" for a reason!)

Don't let this fool you, she isn't always so willing to listen.

The next two are of Baylie and her first experience playing in the sprinkler. She had a good time.

Picture 1: Baylie checking things out.

Picture 2: Doing a run through.

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Baylie and her duck...She's been through 3 already!

So, there you have it...a small update of pictures. They are always fun to have in a post.

Until next time

~Kayt~

stopping until I'm done

Hello my friends. I'm back! I have lots of stories for you all and I hope that you will follow along, as it will take a couple of posts to get you all updated. I'm going to start with May (with the exception of a few late nights with my dad back in February) and move on through the months up until now.

So, get comfortable, because here I go.

February- My dad works at Ray Ranch. They have cattle and do a lot of haying. During the late winter month's it is "calving season" this is when all the pregnant mommy cows/heifers start to have their babies. I've always enjoyed farm/ranch life and told my dad when he took on the 12:00am and 2:00am shifts that I would like to go help him. Well, off we went in the dead-set of winter to check on these beasts. It was a few late nights (or maybe early mornings, depending on how you look at it) but totally worth it! I had such a good time. Here are some pictures.

This little booger it 702, he is the only one that I really got to help with. It was our 2:00a.m. check and Dad and I were making our last round before heading home, and I said, "DAD! WE'VE GOT A BABY!" Dad went to the calving barn got the wheel barrow and we loaded him up and took him to the nice warm and cozy shed where he patiently awaited the arrival of his mommy. She, got lost in the hustle and bustle of dad and I trying to get her and baby to the shed, so, we had to go back out into the 138 head of other mommas and find her! That was a task, in the dead of night with a spot-light and 2 acres of ground to search...it took some time. But we finally found her and after some rounding up, some Ya-Ya, and some smooth talking we got the mommy in with her new-born. And, life was good!

Below, are the thre of us (Bayli-the ever so ready dog, Me-don't laugh, I had just crawled out of bed, and Dad-he had just crawled out of bed too)

After calving season, usually by the first week of May or so, is "Branding", that's when ranchers put their brand on all the new little ones and weigh,vaccinate, de-worm, etc all the moms. (I don't have pictures.) I got to help with that also and boy oh boy was that fun. Hard work, long day, good company, and the best part, the "Branding Meal!"

Well, sorry folks, but this is all I have time for today. Sorry!

More updates soon!

~Kayt~

sign of me II

Okay, so I lied. I said I wouldn't be back on until after my classes were over. But, as Kels knows, I'm a nighorningner, yes, I just coined a new word.

Nighorningner
Main Entry: nigh-orn-ing-ner
Pronunciation: \ˈnī\ ȯr-niŋ\ -nər\
Function: noun
Date: 21st century
1: a person who stays up late into the night and well into the next days morning.

Anyways, this post is mostly for Kels...
1. I added a song playlist to our page. (Call me and I will give you the information so you can log on and add songs.) For all you other bloggers out there, check out http://www.playlist.com/ where you can create your very own.
2. I added a countdown for your 21st Birthday!!! (Later we will add another countdown titled...Kayt and Kels re-unite!) For all you other bloggers out there, check the gadget tool on your http://www.blogspot.com/ layout page. There are lots of neat things.
3. I have been looking at bumper stickers on http://www.facebook.com/ lately and have come to the terribly sad conclusion that sending you one has no meaning anymore. We don't hang out to have that odd understanding of why the sticker was sent in the first place...This realization made me very sad :( for I have not sent or been sent a bumpersticker from Facebook in a very long time.
SIDE NOTE:However, I did send Allie, http://lifeinasnapshot.blogspot.com/, a bumper sticker not too long ago, but it was perfect. Let me explain. When we became roommates in August of 2008, I found out a fact. The fact that Allie loves Jon and Kate Plus 8. On Facebook the other day, I found a bumpersticker that I just had to send to Allie. The bumpersticker was a family portrait of the Gosselin Family and underneath in big bold letters was the word "FAIL". HAHAHA!!! As you could imagine, Allie didn't find it quite as humorous as I, but that is okay. I have not ever been a big fan of the show. Sure, I'll watch it, but only because it is on when someone else is watching it. Main reason I don't watch it-I am a Kate. No, no, no, yes my name is Kayt, similar, but...If I were to ever become a mom I would be a Kate Gosselin. And that, my folks, scares me! Our personalities are very similar (like our names). I understand she is the way she is because she has to raise 8 kids, but I act like her when I have only P and Kartoon to take care of. Could you imagine how I would act with 3 or more!? So, people I ask you, do you really think I want to see what I would act like in 10 years if I had kids? The answer is NO! Let life be a surprise, and pray to God that by the time I get to the "having kids" stage of life I will be more mellow.
4. Working today, the special was a Runza wrap...it was hamburger, cabbage, etc...The smell reminded me of eggrolls, then I became hungry for eggrolls and Chinese food. Specifically eggrolls and Chinese food from that chinese restaurant on 32nd in G.F. where you Alex and I would go. Then this made me miss you and Alex. (and you too Allie, we made a few trips there together too.)
5.That is all.


Miss you lots!

Oh, Allie:
I miss you TTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

~Kayt~

sign of me.

Why hello there, geez it has been a while!

I do believe that the only two people in the cyber world who know I am alive is Kels and my sister, Lex. That is only because I talk to them both on the phone every once in a while.

I just wanted you all to know that I have been very busy these past summer days. I am taking 2 online courses and they take up most of my time. Well, that and working at Burgie's. I get done with my summer semester in a little over 2 weeks! WooHoo! (Well, maybe WooHoo!) After they get over, I'll be back at Burgie's full time. (hmm, another round of summer courses?) NO, No, no, I do believe I will be okay. Anyways, I just wanted to get on "There will be no..." and let you all know to be expecting the longest post (with pictures included) written by none other, than the "silent partner" (as Kels likes to call me)! It will update you all with the things that have been keeping me busy lately. Okay, well I got to jet, I have chitlets to watch. (my nephew (P) and my niece (Kar-toon))

Until July 13th
~Kayt~

...good excuse for the lack of blogs...

Sorry about the absence lately. I have been busy working three jobs and Kayt has been working a lot too. And nothing too exciting has been happening. As I understand, her Vegas trip was successful but I'll let her tell you about that.

Don't have any thing to blog about but I promise I'll be putting up a really good story and some posts later this week.

Sorry for wasting your two minutes but check back later - I'll update again SOON! Scout's honor.

xoxo- Kels

...college for a while.

About three months actually! I had my last final yesterday morning and am now officially halfway through my undergraduate career. I have quite a drive to get home, about 6 hours (especially with the road construction) so I typically have lots of time to think, talk on the phone (Don't worry, I usually use my blue tooth), and jam out. And boy, do I jam out! But yesterday my ghost of a blogging partner called me to keep me entertained for a while. We ended up playing some interesting games of "Kill, shag, marry". For those of you not familiar with the game, you name three people that everyone in the game knows, and the other people have to pick one to marry, one to shag, and one to kill. Some are easier than others. Some games you don't want to kill anyone, but the best ones are the ones where you want to kill everyone. Here are some that Kayt and I did yesterday:
-Brody Jenner, Franky Delgado, and Justin Bobby (all from The Hills)
-Tim Gunn (Project Runway), Spencer Pratt (The Hills), and Kanye West
-David Hasslehoff, Hulk Hogan, and Sylvester Stallone
-Tom Brady, Tony Romo, Tony Parker
-Tom Brady, David Beckham, Joe Mauer (I don't think its hard to figure out which one I would choose to marry!)

We are always open to hearing more combinations! And we are interested in what you guys would choose, so let us know in the comments! P.S. You don't need a blogging account to leave a comment!

xoxo - Kels

dorms soon!

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!

I started cleaning and packing my room yesterday and cannot wait to finally move out of the dorms for good! My suitemate helped me take my loft down (thanks girl!) and I now have an amazing extra-long king sized bed. I don't know what to do with all the extra bed space! Anyway I realized I have a lot of crap in my room! And its not as fun to clean it out when you don't have one of you best friends helping you and bringing up stories about the things you find stashed away.

If you didn't know - Oprah is giving away a free KFC meal. If you want you can print off the coupon at www.oprah.com/kfc but you have to print it off by tomorrow (5/6/09).

I don't know what else to blog about but I'm trying my darndest to keep it updated. Comments give motivation ;)

I'll leave you with this: Be kind to everyone you meet, you never know what kind of battle they are fighting.

xoxo - kels

Swine Flu!

Sorry about the long delay between posts. I've been super busy lately. Here's whats been going down lately...
-Swine flu. Please don't get it, and if you do, don't give it to me, I have a compromised immune system.
-JOE MAUER IS BACK TONIGHT! YAY! So I'm being awesome and watching baseball on a Friday night. I don't even care. I LOVE JOE! And Kevin Slowey is pitching tonight so all the much better!
- Tomorrow is the Big Event. For those of you who don't know, the Big Event is our university's way of giving back to the community. You sign up in groups and each group gets assigned tasks like cleaning churches, parks, people's homes, etc, etc. I am in an athletic training group - which has been put at the same sight as two other athletic teams (football and baseball) because they thought we would know them and have more fun this way. Yeah, it will be fun, especially since I'm with the football team right now BUT, I see these guys everyday already. Oh well, it should be interesting!
-Thursday is PARTY BUS! This year's theme is Disney characters. I will be Mrs. Incredible.
-Only four days of classes, and then finals! This year has gone so fast! I'm halfway through with my undergraduate already.
-Alex and I are looking for apartments (we are willing to take donations...)
-I have a few summer jobs. Growing up sucks, I don't want to pay for rent!
-Downy Winkle Releaser is the BEST THING EVER! I use it every day
-I bought grape Kool-Aid packets. Not as great as I remembered as a child.
-I have played more "name game", "alphabet game", "I spy", "Shag, kill, marry", and "initial game" in the past few days in the training room then I care to remember. You know its a problem when the athletes can walk in and immediately know what you are playing and join in.

Thats all for now. Time for TWINS BASEBALL! GO JOE and KEVIN!

xo - kels

Seasonal Affect Disorders!

Sorry about the lack of posts! I'll do better, I promise. Scouts honor.

Before I ever came to school in the tundra, I never thought a whole town could have seasonal affect disorder. Believe me people, it's possible. If you don't know what SAD is and care, read below. If not, skip to the next paragraph. According to Mayo Clinic, SAD is:

Like many people, you may develop cabin fever during the winter months. Or you may find yourself eating more or sleeping more when the temperature drops and darkness falls earlier. While those are common and normal reactions to the changing seasons, people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) experience a much more serious reaction when summer shifts to fall and on to winter.
With seasonal affective disorder, fall's short days and long nights may trigger feelings of depression, lethargy, fatigue and other problems. Don't brush this off as simply a case of the "winter blues" that you have to tough out on your own.
Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression, and it can severely impair your daily life. That said, treatment — which may include light box therapy — can help you successfully manage seasonal affective disorder. You don't have to dread the dawning of each fall or winter.

And yes, a WHOLE TOWN can be affected by it!

But no more! It got to 63 degrees today! 63 DEGREES! Fahrenheit! And football has been practicing outside so I'm getting some sun...although only on my face!

Anywho... I haven't blogged since TWINS BASEBALL started! YAY! I am so excited! I am quickly falling in love with some players *cough, Span, Slowey, cough* I LOVE Kevin Slowey! And am loving Denard Span as well! But one major ingredient is missing. JOE MAUER! Come back soon! I MISS JOE! COME BACK SOON JOE!

I stayed up in Grand Forks over Easter. Wha, whaw... Oh well, I was able to have dinner with one of my friends so I wasn't totally alone.

I haven't talked to Kayt in a long time so I don't really have an update for you on her. Hope everything is well you readers (yes all two of you!)

-kels

...need to continue the boot search!

Yay! By now I hope you have all read my previous boohooblog about not being able to find rain boots in a flooding town. Well, there is no need to worry about my poor feet anymore! Here's a brief rundown of my adventurous day:
It started raining last night and soon turned into snow. I woke up at 5:30 this morning to be at football practice at 6:15. It's a good thing I woke up early enough because I soon realized that mother nature is a bitch. In order to get to my car I had to walk through snow drifts up to my butt in the middle of a "blizzard" (I say "blizzard" because it was somewhat mild...) As soon as I get to my car I see drifts of snow going above my bumper. Being the South Dakota girl that I am, I tell myself that I can get through that...with my impala... But I did! I had to drive on unplowed roads but got over to football and after everyone had shown up, found out that classes were cancelled for the day. Yes, UND actually cancelled classes. Amazing! But then I had to drive back. So around noonish, my suitemate tells me that she reserved a pair of rainboots at Target but her parents had other ones for her so if I wanted, I could get the boots. Well, of course I did! So we thought it would be a fantastic idea to head out into the blizzard to go to Target. Driving over there was fine but we got stuck trying to park. A very nice man came to push us out. Well, Kylie and this man pushing with me reversing were no match for the snow. He eventually gave up and got his pickup to tow us out a little bit (I don't know why we had to wait so long for him to come to this conclusion but...) Anyway it all worked out okay. Kylie and I are now safe in our rooms, watching the snow from the windows. And I have a sweet pair of rain boots! Check them out!

Pretty sweet, huh?

-kels

more excuses!!! EVER!

I have become quite a bad blogger...more like a non-existent blogger. Kels seems to take up my slack...not really, but, she does do her part, unlike me!

So, over the months I have not posted I have stored aside stories that I wanted to get posted.

Let's start!

GOOSE HUNTING
This was long ago, I do remember telling you all though in a previous post that I was going to tell you about my first experience of the great outdoors and the "wild game hunt." I was invited by a best friend Kenzie. Her, her brother, and her dad were going to go goose hunting on a Sunday. So, to my amazement, I agreed to go and had a very good time. I did not and do not have a hunting license though and so I decided to just go along for the ride. I woke up at an hour of the morning (I would still call this hour night time!) that I didn't know existed...I'm pretty sure it redefines the saying "the early bird gets the worm." From my estimation, I'm pretty sure the night owl hadn't even thought about bed yet!
THE DRIVE-We drove for about an hour to a once-upon-a-time corn field. And I'm thinking where do we go from here...I have heard of duck/goose blinds (pits) but, I didn't not know what said thing looked like. I'm thinking fire pit. A nine foot hole six feet wide dug in the ground. That's it. BUT, to my surprise, this was quite a fancy pit!
THE DECOY'S-We park the vehicle and unload the decoy's we had somewhere between 100 and 200 (but hey, who's counting). We had to make sure they were strategically placed. Spaced out just right, facing the correct direction...all over my head, they are fake birds to fake out the real birds which I didn't think were that smart to begin with. But, who am I...
THE PIT-The bird decoy's are all set up and it is time to get started. I'm looking around for my hole in the ground, but have no idea where it is...I turn to Kenzie and said, "Where do we go from here?" I was informed we go "down there" which was some unidentified area we were standing next to. How do you get "down there" well, you have to move the cover of the pit which looks just like the ground you are standing on. How about that, camo and hunting they are said to go hand in hand. The pit was then exposed. it was a big rectangle box built into the ground. Pit Dimensions approximately = 5'deep, 20' long, 3' wide. Equipped with a dog pit right next door for the ever faithful bird dog. Inside the pit was a bench that ran along one wall about 6"wide. there were also 4 propane heaters that were used as heating devices and a grill when it was time to make lunch. Pretty fancy stuff if you ask me!
THE HUNT-One person, usually 1 of the 3 most experience guys would stand with their head barely peaking out of the top of the blind keeping a watchful eye out for a flock of geese to be heading our way. When a flock appeared we were told to be at the ready, people would grab their guns and the adrenaline would start to flow. The watch out guy would then proceed to tell us the whereabouts of the geese. With one hand inside the pit, he would point a finger in the direction of where we were to shoot. When the geese would start to make their decent and were close enough, he would yell, "Take-em." Then, 6 people would pop their heads out of the ground and BANG, BANG, BANG! Though as I said before, I don't have a licence, so I got to watch all of this go down and the sight was priceless!

That's it, the big hunt. Sorry if you thought it would be more exciting. But, for you girls, there was no "hiding spot" so Kenzie and I had to hold our pee ALL DAY!!! Needless to say, I drank very little. Please, feel sorry for us :)


MOVING FURNITURE
Can you believe it, I know I can't. Burgie's has now been open for 3 years. Wow, that blows my mind. Well to make things interesting my mom decided that it was time for a change. Mostly because the tables and chairs had been in the same spot for 3 years and her floors were starting to wear out in the "regular's" spots.
THE COFFEE TABLE-We have a big wooden table that, before we owned Burgie's was our kitchen table. This table is now used every morning by the regular "old town men" who come in every morning for coffee. At most, I have seen up to 20 men sit around this table on any given day of the week discussing who knows what and acting like a bunch of women. The gossip is thick, the stories are filled with exaggerations, and the company is made up of life-long friends. The "coffee table" was located straight in front of the door about 12'. One would walk in and go straight to "HIS" spot at the table. Well, this table got moved to the right of the door, meaning, one would have to walk in turn to the right and walk 6' to come to the newly moved "coffee table." You wouldn't think it would be that hard. Apparently, it was.
HOW THEY TOOK THE BIG MOVE-The old men walked in the next day and walked straight ahead to the table that was supposed to be there, but of course, it was not. Instead a few tables had been placed in this area and the men would run into them...That is right, run into them, they didn't even notice things were different, they did no looking, until they hit their thighs on a chair or table corner that was in the "wrong" spot. Then, they would look around with these dumbfound faces and a look of worry would flash in their eyes. How no one had a heart attack is beyond even me. The look on their faces was enough to almost think that we had killed them. They didn't know what to do. We moved the table less than 20' and we turned their worlds upside down. Completely threw off the balance of their daily routine. Needless to say, they acted like a bunch of little girls who were just scared at a birthday party. We had criers and whiners and angry old men. The protests were ridiculous and I finally got fed up with it! I told them that change was good for them, and if they couldn't stop acting like a bunch of babies that they could start serving themselves coffee, stop coming in, or *I would beat them with their canes. It didn't stop all of the whining but it has started to stop. Which only means, they forget to complain about it.

*As I told a friend of mine, Allie, "The old men are acting like a bunch of babies. I'm really get sick of them." Her fix to my problem, was to beat them with their canes. I did tell them what she had told me to do and they all thought the idea was pretty funny. They were glad to know that I wasn't the only smart mouthed girl around. But, to put up with them, you have to hold your own ground and being a little sassy and throwing in a smart mouthed comment helps keep them grounded.


This is it for now, I'm tired and ready for bed...But, I do have all week so I will continue working on my posts for mediocre entertainment.

...Rain boots...

There is a massive flood going on sixty miles from here and rumor has it, its on its way here. Although our dyke system is 60 feet, there is a chance that the river may crest higher than that. And its supposed to rain tomorrow, in fact, it rained this night for a little bit. So I decided that I was going to get a pair of rain boots to protect my little feetsies. This is what went down:
I went to...
-Target
-Wal-Mart
-TJ Maxx
-Gordman's
-Two (2) Payless Shoe Stores
-JC Penney's
-Sears
-Macey's
-Famous Footwear
-And two random shoe stores in the mall

I found...nothing...at all. Oh wait, Macey's had one (1) ugly pair that was one (1) size too small. I tried them anyway. I couldn't walk.

You would think that in a town that has a history of flooding, one of the said stores would find a cash cow in having plenty of pairs of rain boots. Especially since the weathermen and farmers have been predicting this flood for a while (btw: farmers usually seem to be more reliable at forecasting the weather than the actual weathermen...) Two universities cancelled classes and sent their students to sandbag. All public schools were cancelled and the high schoolers were bussed over to help with sandbagging. And the president of our university told teachers to be lenient and allow us to go help with the sandbagging if we choose without punishment for missing class.


But in all seriousness, this flood is very bad in the places it is starting to hit and could get worse. Please keep the people in the region in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks.

-Kels

..BREAKING NEWS!

I have received information from a very reliable source that my usually-silent partner in crime will, in fact, be posting a blog in the coming days.

-kels