Must Read

I finished this book I got from my friend Chantell who got it from her mother. I really really enjoyed it and I hope I can get Jim to read it.

Ozona, Texas

Sunset at the ranch.

Emily and I

Emily and Gus 4-wheeling

Jim filling the deer feeders

The new trailer

Welcome to my new Blog and the first post. This is scary and I'm only doing this for my family (sisters). LOL. So I've been thinking where to start. So I picked the ranch in southwest Texas "El Rancho Relaxo" as Jim likes to call it and actually we have signs at the gates and in the parking area that say it, so I guess it is official. Anyhoo my in-laws own 830 acres outside of Ozona, Texas. This was purchased for Jim, his brother Scott and the grandkids for hunting... Texas isn't like other states (they think they are their own country) just kidding... So the only hunting you can do here is on private land and if you own it your in luck if not you have to lease it at a huge price tag. Jim's parents also lease the land for $18,000 a season (Nov. - Jan.) to other hunters. Crazy huh. The ranch is about a 5 hour drive from our house which Jim doesn't seem to mind, he will leave Friday and come back on Sunday just to hunt and hang out with his buddies. One thing I don't agree with is how they hunt here. We have dear stands with feeders, so our fearless hunters drive to a stand (which is warm), wait for the feeder to go off that has corn in it and shoot the deer that show up to eat. Poor Bambi!

Happy New Year!

Love,

Kelli