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Well, this year,, we all chose to have most of the Christmas with the kids & their wives last weekend. Less stress & VERY enjoyable.
So, for Christmas day,, Penny was going to cook a traditional dinner anyway,, and I always try & make sure anybody I know who may not have family etc to come to our home & enjoy dinner. Well, my brother's g/f was going to be working,, (nurse,) so I had invited him. He also knows a lady,, who wasn't able to go see her grandkids due to them testing positive for the beer virus. She got invited.
So we had a very pleasant Christmas day that was filled with good food, and relaxed conversation,, & NO stress.
Then, in the afternoon, I got a call,, I had a squirrel trapped in a groundhog trap,, that I had figured I'd pull this coming week due to already having caught the problem groundhog. My customer,, very apologetic, about it being Christmas & all. No problem. Animals do not know what a holiday, birthday, anniversary, hospital stay etc is,, they are just animals. I told my customer I'd be there in about an hour.
As I'm driving to his home,, I got another call, from a county deputy,, who had a very upset lady with a snake in her driveway, that had been trapped under a flower pot. She thought it was a copperhead.
Well, upon my arrival to the squirrel issue,, I was pleasantly surprised to find it was a white squirrel. We have a few counties where they are more common. Not common to many other places,, but since I used a kill trap, (conibear) the squirrel was dead,, and as such,, my taxidermist will get another one for me to have mounted. A little "extra reward" for Christmas.
After leaving there,, I headed to the snake call, figuring it was going to be a juvie black snake. Nope,, it was an honest to goodness juvie copperhead. And this place is also an "Air B&B" with freshly arrived visitors. Needless to say,, the lady was quite happy I was able to help her,, and on Christmas day. After handling the snake issue,, our discussion somehow got to her saying how she was recently divorced,, and having to do a lot by herself. One thing that came up was how after almost 6 years of life,, she was now in a position to where she'd decided she needed a handgun for protection.
Then I mentioned that we (Penny & I) teach a ladies handgun clinic,, and I own a range etc.
Immediately,, I was asked; "How do I sign up?" We had a longer conversation about firearms & such,, and this lady is going to be a student,, as well as she knows at least 4-5 more ladies in her development who want the same thing.
Another little "extra reward" of knowing I can help more ladies get properly introduced to handgunning.
So, after I got home,, and Penny & I were relaxing,, discussing all sorts of things,, I was asked; "Did you have a good Christmas?" To which I replied; " I had an excellent Christmas. My family is all safe & happy,,, we all know WHY we celebrate this Day,, and most of all,,, I got a few extra "little rewards" not expected today."
With the fact I had to actually do a little work,, which turned into some very pleasant things,, all made my Christmas a little brighter.
So, for Christmas day,, Penny was going to cook a traditional dinner anyway,, and I always try & make sure anybody I know who may not have family etc to come to our home & enjoy dinner. Well, my brother's g/f was going to be working,, (nurse,) so I had invited him. He also knows a lady,, who wasn't able to go see her grandkids due to them testing positive for the beer virus. She got invited.
So we had a very pleasant Christmas day that was filled with good food, and relaxed conversation,, & NO stress.
Then, in the afternoon, I got a call,, I had a squirrel trapped in a groundhog trap,, that I had figured I'd pull this coming week due to already having caught the problem groundhog. My customer,, very apologetic, about it being Christmas & all. No problem. Animals do not know what a holiday, birthday, anniversary, hospital stay etc is,, they are just animals. I told my customer I'd be there in about an hour.
As I'm driving to his home,, I got another call, from a county deputy,, who had a very upset lady with a snake in her driveway, that had been trapped under a flower pot. She thought it was a copperhead.
Well, upon my arrival to the squirrel issue,, I was pleasantly surprised to find it was a white squirrel. We have a few counties where they are more common. Not common to many other places,, but since I used a kill trap, (conibear) the squirrel was dead,, and as such,, my taxidermist will get another one for me to have mounted. A little "extra reward" for Christmas.
After leaving there,, I headed to the snake call, figuring it was going to be a juvie black snake. Nope,, it was an honest to goodness juvie copperhead. And this place is also an "Air B&B" with freshly arrived visitors. Needless to say,, the lady was quite happy I was able to help her,, and on Christmas day. After handling the snake issue,, our discussion somehow got to her saying how she was recently divorced,, and having to do a lot by herself. One thing that came up was how after almost 6 years of life,, she was now in a position to where she'd decided she needed a handgun for protection.
Then I mentioned that we (Penny & I) teach a ladies handgun clinic,, and I own a range etc.
Immediately,, I was asked; "How do I sign up?" We had a longer conversation about firearms & such,, and this lady is going to be a student,, as well as she knows at least 4-5 more ladies in her development who want the same thing.
Another little "extra reward" of knowing I can help more ladies get properly introduced to handgunning.
So, after I got home,, and Penny & I were relaxing,, discussing all sorts of things,, I was asked; "Did you have a good Christmas?" To which I replied; " I had an excellent Christmas. My family is all safe & happy,,, we all know WHY we celebrate this Day,, and most of all,,, I got a few extra "little rewards" not expected today."
With the fact I had to actually do a little work,, which turned into some very pleasant things,, all made my Christmas a little brighter.
