Well, Jere has taken advantage of the special landowner's season for deer hunting, and brought home 3 deer! One he shot specially for Preston and Carolyn, so they helped us butcher. The men skinned and halved the deer while Carolyn and I made supper and visited, then we all went to the shop after supper and butchered deer. The two dear baby girls sat in their carseats while Eliott either rode the trike or pulled the red wagon around and around, and Jaron was given a hunting knife and a hind-quarter to butcher all by himself. He kept at it a good little while, happily adding hamburger to the burger pile. Then he went and played for a bit. Once Carolyn and I had taken our littlest ones home and put them to bed we came back to wrap the meat. Jaron then was given the important job of writing on the packages, and he kept at it for much, much longer than I thought possible! He was truly a trooper and big help. We finished wrapping at the stroke of midnight, then I took Jaron home to put him to bed while the others quickly washed up. It was after 1 till we finally got to sleep. Then of course the little ones who hadn't stayed up super late were up at normal time, so today's a bit of a challenge! But we now have a freezer full of meat, and a very satisfied feeling.
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