I'm All Alone

[ShadowShot]

My wife left today with the kids to go on vacation with her sisters and their familys.
It is the last chance they have for some sumer fun before they start back
to school next week. My job will not allow me to take more than 3 dyas off at a time
and this was sprung on me to late to be able to go myself.

So with a smile on my face, and a tear in my heart, I hugged the kids and kissed the wife good by.
I told them to be safe, have fun and I will miss ya. I feel like my life just left me.
I must be getting old......  Now what am I going to do for a week. I wont have the little youngens
around to get on my nerves and tell em them to be quiet. I love em and many time wish they would be quiet
and go somewhere else for a while, but.......

With them gone, it is an anxious peace.

[Gene_SC]

Ok now it is time for your Wife to be alone and you take the kids on vaction Paul...

[shadow]

As they say you don't know how much family mean's to you until the go on vacation without you. Take the time to get Zen with yourself, do some shootin, hunting and just be you brother. Ed

[JOHNNY QUEST]

 Uh oh.. there's gunna be a wild time on the town tonight.....

[triry]

lol....well its just the opposite here in san diego, for the past couple weeks, my quiet household of five has been the "extended family" gathering spot. we pretty much doubled the amount of kids and adults here.
nice to have guests, but when you get old and crotchety like me,.............theres much to be said about peace and quiet...

[johncedarhill]

I am in the same boat.  My wife and daughter who does not live at home are gone till next Sunday.My cortisol levels should drop with reduced stress.  It would be party time but I have no desire to clean up the mess. I had my party time years ago.   I have job and chores to do and if I have time left over I will just organize my allen wrenches which is really a full time job. Long about the time I get used to it they will be back.

[ShadowShot]

but when you get old and crotchety like me,.............theres much to be said about peace and quiet...

My cortisol levels should drop with reduced stress..... If I have time left over I will just organize my allen wrenches which is really a full time job.

Both of those comments cracked me up.

[Big_Bill]

They will be back before you know it Paul !!!

Now is the time to get out the BB guns, order a pizza and open a beer !!! or soda !

Enjoy the peace and quiet for the moment, watch your favorite movies and shows, Life IS Good !!!

Soon the wife and kids will return, and you'll wish that you made the best of this situation :-)

Enjoy YOUR MOMENT !!!!

Bill

[HILMAN76]

WELL, IF YOU ALL WERE IN MIAMI, ID SAY LETS ALL GO TO HOOTERS AND FORGET ALL THAT FOR A LIL WHILE.CHICKEN WINGS,COLD BEER,AND ALL THESIGHT SEEINGPOSSIBLEBEST PART........MY TREAT!

[geewhiz380]

im in the same sitiuation and im catching up on stuff around the apartment that i havent done in a long time watching movies taking relaxing walks with the dogs makin a few calls to some friends and reading the bible .im also doing some shootin with my new disco and shark but not much cause of the heat and still have two weeks to hang in there cause my wife comes back on the 29th of aug, and left on the 12th of aug .and i go back to work on sept 3 ,i just couldnt afford to go so i stood behind .im down a little but like i said theres much to do ,just take walks ,shoot ,and maybe the beach or pool or just staying in the house watch movies and keep cool in the air conditioner .enjoy yourself and dont bring yourself down .jorge ....

[ShadowShot]

Ok,

Just how long can I live on Twinkies and Ho-Ho's??

[Timmyj1959@yahoo.com]

It is always a pleasure Yakin with Ya on the phone Buddy!!8) Lord knows,,, based on our phone conversations when we finally get together I wonder who will get a word in edgewise!!:p LOL!!:D How in the world a Southern Preacher & a Southern Bonified Red Neck like myself have so much in common is simply beond me!!:o :p Great talking with Ya again Buddy,,,,,, "Timbo".

[CFX Marauder]

Now is the time you throw on some tunes(Pink Floyd or CCR), turn off all the lights, grab some tasty brews and relax... :emoticon:

[ShadowShot]

Thanks to all.

I have been relaxing and shooting.
Today I shot for a couple hours or more with the Maudy.
I almost wore a blister on my shoulder before stopping.

Timbo, The hammer was backed all the way up like yours already.
I didn't turn the preload in. I was throwing those cphp steady in the 9-teen area and accurately.
That tape trick really did help with the cphp accuracy.

I tried a wide assortment of pellets and the best, coming in at  at 30fpe was the Beeman Kodiak extra heavy's at 21.1.
1 group was1/2 inch due to a flyer, the other two were like 1/4+.

The CPhp's 14.3 were the next best at 26fpe, constant 1/2 to 3/4 group.

third best was the jsb 15.8, slightly bigger than the cphp. coming in at almost 27fpe.

All my groupings were 10 shot groups at 20 yards.