Saturday, July 4, 2009 - Happy 4th of July

Saturday, July 4, 2009 - Happy 4th of July
The morning weather was looking good and I actually got up at 8 O’clock. Joe had already been up and Michele followed.
We visited and then by noon I fixed us bacon, hash browns, eggs, toast and orange juice. After “breakunch” (breakfast/brunch/lunch), we visited and then set up targets to have our own little fireworks display. We started by firing the new crossbow and taking turns, doing pretty well with it. None of us had ever fired one before, but there are very much like shooting a rifle, so it wasn’t too difficult. Michele had never fired a rifle before, so it was a new experience for her, and wouldn’t you know it, she out shot both Joe and myself.
This crossbow has a 175 lb. Pull and it was really hard to cock it without straining a bit. The bolts passed half way through the target at 50 yards, so it has some power. The target is a self-healing archery target that I have had for several years. I bought it to use while learning how to throw knives and it was with the things that I had in storage.
We moved on to trying to sight the scope on the Mini-14 at 100 yards. After about a hundred rounds, it started to rain and I never did get it sighted correctly. When it stopped raining, we moved on to other weapons and took turns shooting to practice our skills.
Although it rained off and on most of the afternoon, we were on the deck and protected by the overhang of the roof, so it didn’t bother us. As the day was ending and the intermittent sun had gone behind the mountain, I fixed the steaks that Joe and Michele had brought up, along with baked potatoes and a green salad. We all sat down and enjoyed a 4th of July dinner.
More visiting and a little television and we were all ready for bed by about 10 O’clock.