Winter Captured....

It has been a really busy Florida winter for us.  Tallahassee has been unusually warm- last year we had numerous days in the 20s...last week we had a day that hit 80.  Session started early this year, second week of January- so that meant we had a ton of committee weeks leading up to Christmas. 

Jim's family came to Tallahassee for Thanksgiving- so we got to host our first Thanksgiving.  Typical Spratt fashion- we had way too much food but had a good time.  Our friends Sue, Molly and Chris joined us- so we had good food and good friends! 

Before heading to Tennessee for Christmas we went to LaBelle to visit with some of Jim's family.  It was a quick visit- but we had not seen most of them since Swamp Cabbage that year  so it was a nice trip. 

Tennessee was also unusually warm for Christmas as well. We brought Polly with us- so we had to stay at a hotel. Luckily for Polly- the hotel we were staying at had a full breakfast every morning so she had sausage every day!

Polly with her Christmas presents

We were only in Tennessee for 3 days- but we made the most of it.  Jim went hunting- but didn't get anything.  We had the Floyd Family Christmas party at Uncle David's this year and took up a whole pew at church on Christmas morning. 

Papa had a pigeon problem in the barn- so Dad, Adam and I set out to rid him of the problem.  Dad was able to shoot 3 of the 4- so the problem may come back with reinforcements. 

 

Polly is still not amused with guns- but she did LOVE riding in the Gator to the other place with Adam and I to harvest wood for some of my Pintrest projects. 

When we got back Jim went on a rare trip out to the property in Quincy to hunt.  He saw the first buck on the place - a 9 point.  When he brought it back him and our neighbor Todd hung him in the backyard.  A true you might be a redneck!  Polly and Cracker both were totally in love with the deer.  The next week they stalked the ground around the tree he hung the deer from.  We've already had some of the meat and it has a MUCH better flavor than some of the other deer he has brought home. 

 With Session starting 2 months early it promises to be a boring personal winter- but busy with work.  Weekends seem to be reserved for laundry, cleaning and yard work thanks to the warm weather.  After session Jim and I will start preparing for our first (and please pray for it to be successful) IVF cycle.  If that is successful I see some miserable campaign walks for me this summer- but oh so worth it!!!

Polly loved running around in the pastures at Granny and Papa's....I can't wait to take her back again.