Daniels Family Weblog

RineHart 3D Bow Shoot in Sedalia, MO

jdaniels517 — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:21:14 +0000

This last weekend Rob, Butch, and I went to the RineHart 100 3D bow shoot in Sedalia, MO. The weather was perfect and we had a great time. We shot the 100 African targets on Saturday and the North American targets on Sunday. Here’s some pics from the shoot.

RineHart Pics

1st 3D Bow Shoot

jdaniels517 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:57:02 +0000

Taylor and I went on our first 3D bow shoot yesterday (Sunday). The weather was pretty cold but we bundled up and got through it. At least it didn’t rain. We shot with Rob and Butch. I started off pretty strong but misjudged a few targets on distance and shot low and even had one complete miss. By the time the 30th target came my arm felt like jello. I finished with a score of 270 but I’m just glad I didn’t lose any arrows. Taylor did really well considering the cold weather and being bundled up in bulky snow bibs and a heavy winter coat. She shot 15 targets before she just got too cold. Mom came and picked her up. On the 15 targets she only had one miss and got a score of 97. The guys gave her a big archery medal when she turned in her score card and you’d have thought it was an Olympic gold medal. She was very proud of herself and rightfully so. All in all it was a great morning and I’m looking forward to more of them with her and Rob.

Taylor’s First Loose Tooth

jdaniels517 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:36:27 +0000

Taylor has her first loose tooth. As of last night it was pretty wiggly but still firmly attached. She’s working on it though and is very excited about it.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

jdaniels517 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:07:04 +0000

Taylor and I took advantage of the warm evening and went out to the bow range to practice for the 3D shoot coming up this weekend. Terri joined us to see how Taylor was doing and she brought along the camera. Here’s a video and some pictures.

Great start for Bree’s softball season

jdaniels517 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:48:34 +0000

Story from the Idaho Statesman with Link:

SOFTBALL

Bryanna Kopczynski, Rocky Mountain: The junior owns a 0.00 earned run average and led the Grizzlies to a pair of conference wins last week. On Thursday, she pitched a complete-game shutout in a 6-0 win against Mountain View with 13 strikeouts with one walks and four hits. She also was 2-for-3 at the plate. On Friday, she pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts, seven hits, no walks and no earned runs in a 10-2 win. She was 2-for-4 at the plate.

Camping and Canoe Trip

jdaniels517 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:37:56 +0000

This weekend we camped at the same KOA in Stanton, MO that we did last year. We took the canoe trip on the Meramec river and had an awesome time. We took flashlights this time and went way back in the cave and saw some really amazing rock formations. We all took Monday off and went to the zoo on the way home. Had a great time because it was cool weather and all the animals were out. The new stingray exibit is pretty neat. Taylor and Terri really like petting the rays. Me, not so much. Check out all the pics below.

Link to the pictures – http://public.fotki.com/jdaniels517/2009-meremec-trip/

Here a video.

Labor Day Weekend

jdaniels517 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:43:47 +0000

I worked on the fence all day Saturday but had to stop in the late afternoon because I ran out of fence. Taylor and I played hooky from church on Sunday and drove to Jacksonvilled to pick up another roll of fence. We got back and she helped me finish what was left. It’s not complete yet because I still have to put the top rails on but at least the yard is enclosed and keeps the dog in (so far). Faith (our dog) is not very happy about the fence. She seems visibly depressed but I’m sure she’ll get over it in time.

Dad and I went for a drive on Monday morning. We heard about someone selling 50 lb sacks of potatoes for $5. We found the potato farm but there wasn’t anyone around. Dad stopped and snatched a handful of potatoes from the field while I nervously waited in the truck. He’s going to try to go back sometime this week to see if anyone is around. From there we went to the Sanganois Conservation area just to have a look around. There were lots of guys out there building their duck blinds and now I’m kind of missing the whole duck hunting thing. Hopefully I’ll get the chance to go this year. After our ride dad and I went to my house with his chainsaw to cut up the big hollow tree that I got for Taylor a couple of years ago. It was starting to rot and attract bugs so we decided to get rid of it. Dad made short work of it and even hauled it off. After that Taylor helped me change the oil in my car. We rounded out the afternoon by watching movies. Taylor watched something in her room while Terri and I watched District 9. It was a strange movie but I liked it. We then went to Terri’s mom’s house for hamburgers and hotdogs and pretty much called it a night from there. It sure didn’t seem like a three day weekend.

Cat in a tree

jdaniels517 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:05:15 +0000

I was in the house and heard Taylor screaming and the dog barking in the front yard. I went to check on what the problem was and found out that our dog had chased our cat up the tree. Taylor was upset because she thought he wouldn’t be able to get back down. I got Taylor to leave the tree and put the dog inside and five minutes later the cat came down with no problem.

Taylor and our dog Faith Wrestling

jdaniels517 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:26:41 +0000

Taylor and Faith are just like sisters. Sometimes they get along and sometimes they don’t. Tonight they were doing pretty good. They played in Taylor’s room for about an hour before Taylor got bored with it and went outsite to play with Brody and Ty. Here’s a clip of them wrestling around as they do almost nightly. Tonight it was pretty tame. Sometimes they really get rough and it has to be stopped. Faith is pretty good about it even when Taylor gets too rough. I’m glad Taylor has a dog she can play with.

Feline Attack

jdaniels517 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:20:18 +0000

Last night about 8:00pm Taylor and Terri were in the yard with Faith (our dog). The dog saw the neighbor’s cat and ran into the neighbor’s yard after it. Taylor ran after to “rescue” the cat. Terri got the dog corraled but Taylor wanted to pet the cat. That’s when all heck broke loose. The cat, who normally is not friendly was even less so after being chased by our dog. When Taylor cornered it and tried to pet her, she attacked. In the blink of an eye the cat bit and scratched Taylor on both arms, her shoulder and one of her legs. Terri came to Taylor’s rescue and the cat sunk it’s teeth into her hand a couple of times, ran up her back, and into the bushes. I was at the track trying to get some exercise so Terri loaded up Taylor and came and got me. Thankfully by this time Taylor had calmed down and I was spared the siren cry that Taylor is so famous for. I drove them to the hospital. Taylor was up to date on her shots so they just cleaned her up and gave her some antibiotics. Unfortunately, they didn’t have any liquid so they mashed a pill up in some apple sauce and Taylor didn’t like it at all. She finally got it down though. Terri had to have a tetnus shot and some antibiotics as well. We got home a little after 11:00 and went straight to bed. Hopefully, Taylor has learned her lesson about trying to pet strange animals, even cats. She’s looking forward to daycare today so she can show off her battle scars. Check out pictures of the carnage below.