Day 197

Today started really early, about 4:40.  That's when a very big thunderstorm happened.  It lasted about 45 minutes.  The lightning, thunder, and heavy rain made it impossible to sleep.  We had a little water leak in by the TV antenna.  Of course the cats and dog were not happy at all.

This was the first day of shooting.  Ellen shot the prelim at 11:30 and I shot 28 gauge at 2:30.  I wanted to do a 5-stand practice before shooting, but it was not to be.  The prelim didn't end until 2:00.  The prelim was pretty easy, but Ellen didn't do so good.  The 28 gauge was pretty easy, too.  I sucked.

The first station was two easy outgoers from traps right in front of the cage.  I missed 4.  I really needed that practice that I didn't get.  After the first couple of stations I shot everything high gun.  I just didn't have time to groove the gun mount.  By the end I was doing OK, except for an attack of the 7's.

One thing was really bothersome.  Three times my eyes went funny on me.  They started going in and out of focus really quickly.  Of course I missed all three of those birds.  They were easy ones, too.

We didn't finish up until 4:30.  We immediately took the dog home, unloaded the stuff, and returned to the club for the Hall of Fame dinner.  It was pretty good - steak, potatoes, asparagus, and rolls.  For dessert they had a build it yourself sundae bar.  They also had two open wine and beer bars (if you can call Bud Light beer).

The dinner was over by 8.  When we got home I immediately took a shower.  The whole day was hot (80's) and humid.  I was sticky with sweat.  By the time I was done a thunderstorm was starting up.  We'll have to see how that goes.

I think I'm going to bed now and surf until I decide to go to sleep.