In their 3rd game of the season HP Gold faced Bellamy Gray. Eric was excited because Jennifer and Mike were coming to see his game. He played well, running hard, good defense, scored 4 points and he got a lot of rebounds. He won Matt’s Saranac Root Beet Award for the most rebounds – although I am sure Michael and Trevor were very close in total rebounds as well.
Eric used his birthday money to buy a BB Gun – a Crosman pump that can also shoot pellets. Saturday afternoon he and Trevor set up a sheet rock target in the snow bank. They took turns firing at the target and shot outside for about 30 minutes in single digit temperatures. Both boys were real good about gun safety.
I had just given Eric a bowl of cereal for breakfast and grabbed a cup of tea. I went to check messages on the computer and heard coyote howl with the sound coming from our backyard. I looked out the window and saw a coyote sitting on the dirt pile excavated from Gary’s pond just outside our yard.
It was -9 degrees and the coyote was looking for some mice or breakfast food. The deer browsing in the corn field either didn’t see the coyote or weren’t concerned.
After about 10 minutes the coyote left his post, crossed the frozen pond and then proceeded along our fence line, headed south at a good pace.
The next day his tracks to/from his knoll were still plain to see in the snow.
Two days later he was back again. Snoozing on his knoll while Eric and Kathryn were warming up in the hot tub.
While Eric and Kathryn were warming up in the hot tub Mr. Coyote was headed east.
Shelly and her siblings arranged for a surprise birthday luncheon to celebrate Jeanne’s 70th birthday at the Cavern’s Palace Restaurant.
On Sunday afternoon Chris and Jack, and Mike and Jen came over to our house for cake ti celebrate Eric’s birthday. Below Jen, Kathryn and Jack look on as Eric makes a birthday wish.
Eric received a large plush wolf to go with his wolf hat and mini-wolf.
Later he settled in to play Skylanders while resting on the new wolf.
HP Gold 3rd-4th Grade Basketball Team before their season opener. Row 1: Daniel, Jack, Luke, Caleb. Row 2 Trevor, DeVante, Eric, Michael, Sawyer. Row 3 Coaches Jim & Matt.