Very touching story. Congrats on the twins and a good doe. Good luck to you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Troy,

I too, as MQ stated, have always enjoyed and looked forward to your posts. After reading this story, yours along with Antlers and a few others are by far my favorite reads this season as far as harvest stories have come in.

Real life deals us a wicked hand at times. I commend you for being the father and husband you have been to your family. In my book that means more than any hunt or deer. I am happy to hear your daughters are doing better and will be home in December. My youngest son had two major surgeries before he was 7 days old. I can kind of relate in a way. Nothing else matters when your children are in harms way. God bless you and your wife, your boys and those two little girls. I wish you the best in the future. I think its pretty cool of your wife, even though time was limited;for herto say.."get out there for a few hours." If nothing else it sure is nice like you said to get away from it all for a bit. Once again, your words are inspiring and a testement to being a great father. As things settle down and the girls become stronger and stronger I hope you get a chance to spend a little more time in the woods.

Thoughts and Prayers
Troy

I'm speechless man. That is an incredible story. You are a person of strong moral character to gratefully accept the situation you have been placed in. In answer to the question in your post about feeling bad about being in the woods, your family supported you and it was a chance to "recharge your batteries". In regards to the fact you harvested a doe, buddy I would rather hear one story like this than a hundred "look at my down buck" stories. Best wishes to you and your family over the holidays!

Very well written story and a very nice doe. Wow I was feeling kind of sorry for myself for having to take care of our 7 month old quite a bit this year during bow season but now I have realized just how lucky I am. I pray that your twins get home and thrive for you. I hope they can be there to spend there first Christmas at home with you. Congratulations on the doe and on the special little girls that have came into your life. Oh ya for those boys also I bet they will have there hands full when those girls get home.

good reading<I felt like I was right there in the tree watching the hunt

ahh, dont worry too much about not being able to hunt as much anymore, be thankful for accomplishing as much as you have, a wonderful family and what sounds like an incredible home with some property, your kids growing up will be in heaven and love you for it

that to me is success.

Blodg, I know what you're going through. We had twins, a boy and a girl, born 6 weeks early and already had a son. (He turned two, two days after the twins were born) Both needed oxygen for the first two days. The boy was smaller, but seemed stronger and was off oxygen first.He took a few days to get up enough weight to go home. The girl was having problems with her digestive tract, lazy bowel syndrome. She couldn't digest her food and had to have aPIC line put in her to keep her nourished. She had to be move to the Children's Hospital for the King's Daughter for this procedure. So for several days we had one child at home and one at one hospital and one at CHKD. After a week her digestion kicked in and she started eating. (she hasn't stopped since )
They are both doing well and are a handful. They will turn 3 in January.
Last December we found out that my first son had an inoperablebrain tumor. He is doing well right now and we pray he will continue to improve and will be able to go hunting with me one day. Nothing makes you feel more vulnerable and more frightened than to see your own children seriously ill. I will pray that your twins continue to do well and are home soon.

Long winded??? I loved it! These stories are the best ones and you did an outstanding job of telling us about it.

I pray theat God will bless you and your family during this trying time. I'm glad both of the twins are doing Ok now and should be home for Christmas.

Great Read.
Best of luck and prayers to your family.

PS Nice Deer!

congrats on the doe fella, and great story to boot

Blodg now it is my turn to respond to your outstanding work! My friend you have my highest respect. Having lost my first born at birth, I can certainly identfy with the seriousness ofyoursituation. Nothing is more terrifying than having one of your children in danger. Our prayes are with you and your family...

Unless one looks at the big picture it is easy to get swept away with "horn hype".I am perhaps more guilty of this than most. Our world of stick and string is so much more than putting an animal down. Your words reminded me of that in a number of ways.

Each year I try to take out a savy doe which in most cases always proves interesting. Your story illustrates that beautifully. Your's is a "Season to Remember" our's will be, a story to remember...