Last week, Johnny Depp was in town for his new movie “Public Enemies”.  Also, Hillary Clinton was in town on Friday. 

I didn’t get a chance to go watch the filming but a few of my friends did.  There were hundreds of people out watching the 3 day filming.  I heard the other night Johnny Depp spent an hour signing autographs and shaking fans hands.  The cast is scheduled to be in the area over the next few months in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.  

Hillary Clinton arrived in town Friday.  My husband left the house at 4:00 a.m. Thursday morning and didn’t get home until after midnight working with security for the campaign.  He barely got any sleep and was out the door again at 4:00 a.m. on Friday.  It isn’t very often that a Presidential Candidate has been to our hometown.  In fact, it was over 40 years ago.  

Unfortunately, I was not able to attend.  I’ve never been to a Presidential rally and really wish I would have been able to go.   

Have any of you been to a Presidential rally?

This post contains the google search results of how a person searched a specific keyword and found my site.

This is for the peeker who searched:

“Some other guys wife” - Well you found me.  I am some other guy’s wife but I bet you can find lots of other guy’s wives online.  They are everywhere.   

“Jody Bit Me” - Um…that isn’t very nice.  

“What a wife will not tolerate” - This is actually a pretty good post idea.  I will work on that.  I can tell you this, I will not tolerate my husband sitting home during hunting season.

A few months ago Othmar from Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer and Jeff at Lowcountry Hunting asked a few bloggers to write about their personal life and what they enjoy outside of work. I decided to list a few random facts about me. I’m sure some of you are curious and some of you are nosey like me.

1. I work an 11 hour day outside of the house. (This includes travel.)
2. Mark and I do not have kids. (Not by choice.)
3. Many, many years ago I played volleyball and softball.  (Was not a rah rah.)
4. I love watching football.  Go Bears!  (If you watch a game with me I’m sorry for spilling my drink, swearing, and calling my Dad to yell Go Bears - he is a Colt’s fan.)
5. I do not like watching the news.  (It is depressing.)
6. I do however know what is happening in the news. (I will never believe a person of his magnitude didn’t have any idea the strong beliefs of his spirtual leader.)
7. I do not believe a strong women would stand by her husband while he admits his affair. (I truely believe it sends the wrong message to younger females.)
8. I love the Young & the Restless and Bold & the Beautiful.  (Thanks to my Grandma and my lunch hour friends from high school.)
9. I love blogging.  (I read a lot of blogs and spend hours on the weekends learning what I can about it all.)
10. I have a problem with tiredness and 10 doctors still can’t figure it out. (I have turned to yoga and the health food store.)
11. If you are new here, I love that my husband hunts. (Pizza night.) 
12. I dislike the popguns at Cabelas.  (If you see me there and you have one in your hand, I’d advise you to run.)
13. I love to fish.  (Yes it is true.  It is calming and peaceful and I love that my fish are bigger than yours.)
14. In my twenties I did a photo shoot with a famous Chicago photographer who wanted me to build my calves up to do leg modeling.  (I never followed thru with it because I was scared.)
15. The first night I met my husband I knew he was the one.  (We were then friends for 10 years before our first date.  Each time he broke up with his girlfriend he would call me to tell me the story.)
16. I’ve said this many times on my blog, I secretly scan open fields for deer.  (Even when I’m alone in the car.)
17. I feel lost without toe nail polish on. (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter - my toe nails are painted.)
18. I dislike rude, intentionally mean people, those who lie and those who cheat. (You know who you are.)
19. My family and friends are a very important part of my life.
20. I had one more opinion that I feel strongly about but chose to delete it.

There you have it.  A little peek into my history and thoughts.

Have a great day!

During the week my husband, Mark, is normally up at 3:00 a.m. and out the door by 4:00 a.m.  On the weekends he will sleep in until about 5:00 a.m.  Each day he jumps up, takes a shower and sings or hums his favorite Marine song from the beginning of his shower until he is fully dressed and puts his shoes on.  Then in a split second he will decide what he needs to get done. 

This past Saturday he was up at 5:00, did stuff around the house and was out the door pulling the boat in the garage to get it ready for our fishing trip in April.   I was then forced to get up.  I cleaned the house, showered, and did some running around.  When I got back home Mark was finished with the boat and was in the yard raking and putting fertilizer down.  If you notice in the Easter photo post, you will see a bit of snow on the ground yet my husband has the need to fertilize. 

At about 4:00 pm I decided I wanted to take about a 1/2 hour nap.  (I have sleep issues.) Within 10 minutes Mark came in the house and started getting dinner ready.  This was the fuel to my outburst.  I just can’t understand why he can’t just sit and be quiet.  He can’t ever just sit and relax.  He is in the yard, the garage, snowing blowing the neighborhood, doing laundry, vacuuming, doing dishes, cleaning carpets, mopping. 

It makes me nuts!  My friends and family members say I should be thankful.  And I am.  I am very appreciative for all that Mark does.  But for the love of deer can he just take a break.  He makes me tired. 

Why isn’t hunting season year round?  I need a break. 

While at our Easter gathering Sunday, our family decided we wanted to do a long weekend road trip.  We are looking for suggestions for somewhere to enjoy the following:

1. Older brother and son:  Enjoy golfing, fishing, horseback riding.
2. Older brother’s daughter:  Enjoys music and boat rides.
3. Other older brothers daughter:  Enjoys ummm boys (what else is there at 18.)
4. Older sister and daughter:  Enjoys the beach and shopping.
5. Younger sister:  Bingo. B10
6. Younger sister’s daughter:  Enjoys the beach and parties.
7. Younger sister’s daughter’s daughter:  Enjoys all things princess.
8. Younger sister’s son:  Enjoys skateboarding. 
9. Mother (aka Gram aka Great-Gram):  Enjoys people watching, the beach and being with her kids, grandkids and great-grand daughter.
10. Father:  Will probably stay home with the dog.
11. Me:  I am game for just about anything and try to avoid bugs. 
12. Mark:  Anyone like to take a guess?  Hunting and fishing period.

Anyone have any suggestions of somewhere that we all will find things to do that we enjoy?  We are looking to rent a cabin that will fit 13-15.  Memo:  bring extra beer and headphones.  

Thanks everyone for your help.

I will have my normal postings this week but I wanted to post these pictures for my Mother.

Addison getting her dress fixed by Great-Gram.

Addison with her Mommy and her Uncle John finding eggs.

 Addison giving Gram kisses. 

They read together, play barbies, play babies, play house, play school and watch movies together.  They are BFF’s.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a Happy Easter.

This post contains the google search results of how a person searched a specific keyword and found my site.

This is for the peeker who searched:

“Don’t drive that fishing boat too fast”  - You’re definitely at the wrong site.  I am not allowed to drive the boat let alone floor it.  You can read as to why here. 

“Found out wife had a cell phone” - Uh oh … this reminds me of a time, years ago, that I setup e-mail for the first time for Mark and he was getting e-mails from friends with, well, not such nice pictures, jokes, and websites to check out.   A few days afterwards, I got on the computer and I went to my drop down bar to find a site I was recently at and well, he and his friends were in trouble.  I called Mark on his cell and all I said was “Aaaa …  Easy Looker!” He was then grounded from the computer. 

To the person that googled this - maybe your wife just feels safer having a cell phone.

“Hot wife of mine” - You are definitely at the right place.  ;)  Mark the website address is www.thehunterswife.net.    No need to search google. 

Have a great day!

My nephew Jake normally has it rough on our road trips.  He is the only male traveling with all of us girls.  Until, we reach our cheerleading destination because then it is Girls, Girls, Girls!

We had just arrived to our hotel and my sister, a few of the girls and Jake went to their room and we went to ours.   After everyone got settled all the girls came to my room leaving Jake in the room by himself.  I decided to walk down to see what he was doing and as I’m approaching the room I hear a loud noise of thumping and bouncing or jumping.  Jake has always been the type of kid that if you are around him you will hear 128 times  ”Jacob stop”, “Jacob please”, “Jacob that is enough”.   Poor Jake.

I walk in their room and there is Jake having a great time skateboarding.  Yes, skateboarding in the hotel room.  He was flipping it, jumping off it and actually skateboarding.  I asked Jake to please stop and explained  that this is a nice hotel and I’m sure they do not allow skateboarding in the room.  If someone hears him they will call security.  I go back to my room and I hear him again.  So I told my sister she better get down there before security comes up.   Then I had a better idea…

I decided to call Jacob’s room and pretend I’m the hotel security officer.

Me in my deepest voice:  Hello, this is the hotel security.  I understand from a few of our guest that someone in your room has a skateboard and is skateboarding.

Jake:  Um, no sir.

Me:  Son, I am in the room under yours and I know that is a skateboard.  We have had this problem before and it is not tolerated at this hotel.  Are you the one with the skateboard?

Jake:  Um, No.

Me:  Can you tell me who has the skateboard in your room?

Jake:  I’m not sure.

Me (I’m really trying so hard not to laugh-while all the girls are laughing):  Son, I suggest you bring your skateboard to the 1st floor and I will meet you in the security office.  Please bring your parent with you.  Thank you and I will see you shortly.

Jake: O.k.

We are all trying not to laugh while Jake slowly walks in our room with his skateboard behind him like a tail between his legs.  Jake explains that someone just called their room and told him to bring his skateboard to security.  His mother asked ”Why is that?”   He said ”I don’t know, they just said someone had a skateboard and for me to bring it to the security office.”  His mother asked “Were you riding it in the room?” Jake answered “Not that much.”

I can’t tell you how hard it was to control our laughter.  So I say, ”Jake, I told you security was going to catch you.”  Jake’s sister decides to join in and said, “Jake you are always getting into trouble, you better go take it to security before they come get you.”  Jake looks at his Mom and said, “Mom, I’m not going down there, you go.”  She replied with, “Get your skateboard and let’s go.”  By the look on his face we just couldn’t hold in our laughter. 

We didn’t have a problem with the skateboard anymore and we had a great time watching all the cheerleaders perform.  My niece’s cheer team placed 1st and we were then headed to Kansas. 

One thing I would like to mention about Jake, he is very, let’s say busy all of the time.  But Jake is one of the most loving and affectionate kids.

Road Trip - Kansas - Cheers, Beers & How to Read a Map, on next week’s The Hunter’s Wife.

For my Survivor Giveaway;

Kathleen decided she couldn’t take it anymore and left the game.  Mother you are out.  Sorry!

Tracy was voted out.  I’m sorry Tera, your girl is out.

Kris at Jake’s Outdoors is asking for any help with donations or by just spreading the word about Baby Cheyenne who is in NICU. Please go over and read their story and do what you can.

For my Survivor watchers; Survivor is on tonight instead of tomorrow night.