Year of Smiling Faces: And Baby Makes 3

Congrats to our good friends Jason and Sam for thier new precious bundle of Joy:

Charlotte "Charlie" Anne Prochaska
5/19/11
7.9 Oz.  -  20"

TWATC - Fishing Partners

The World According To Chad ... through text pictures on his phone.

Jason Hoelscher "all geared up" for the Betty Jo Memorial Fishing Tournament

The boys actually did very well in this tournament - came home with several checks and Jason came home with practically all the door/raffle prizes.  They recieved 5th overall, 2nd Spot Pot & 2nd Any Species.

Hensley's declare WAR!

We spent some time out in the yard this past week.  Chad was been nurturing his pride and joy (the garden, not me),  Cussing this d@mn wind out here on the prairie that may be harming his pride & joy and re-landscaping.  As I was following him around the yard, supervising his work, I noticed these little holes in the mounds of our dirt.  These holes are some what systematic - what is that snakes?? Do they make holes like that?  Hmm...

Shortly, after as Chad was watering a newly transplanted bush, he whistled for our big, bad wiener dog, Rowdy to check something out....Mice!!  A damn family of them living in those little holes.  All the dogs got their piece, but Rowdy was the general in the covert operation, I mean he was bred to do this kind of stuff.  Rowdy got a couple, Wiley caught one and played with it across the yard (see video below), & Gracie scooped it up in her mouth and exterminated not long after.  I actually felt bad and let the other two get away.  Good, that's taken care of.......
Well, not exactly, I have just became aware (it took a while for me to connect the dots) that those little varmints are the root of our little holes and have tore up our garden....this means war...a no pity kind of war...rat poison kind of war!  I mean if I have seen  I am very much an animal lover, I understand the circle of life but some times don't care to see it. But those varmints have eaten all 8 varieties of squash.  Yes, Chad got a little over zealous on the squash seed purchasing; butternut, scallop (bulk & package), zucchini, acorn, Mexican, white and just plain ol' yellow.   Ugh!!! 

I have put out some "special" food for those rodents and hopefully we will be able to recover our garden.

Rowdy hard at work, Wiley supervising (a lot like Chad & I :)  )