How do I know Jesus is REAL? I have met him.

This is audio, not a video. This is a brief testimony of what my Lord and Savior Jesus has done for me.

My attempt at leaving facebook

It was time to say goodbye to facebook. The drama was overwhelming.  It got to the point of addiction almost, wondering, spying, clicking........ I think of the many wasted hours looking at the crap people put on there.  I would much rather share my life with others, and in the process not have to feel obligated to look at pictures and the like.  So, if you want to keep up on my life you can stop here or call me up.  I promise this will be a place of fun post's, and things that will make you think.  Nice part about it is I wont have to filter who is or is not my friend, and you dont ever have to come here or feel obligated to come here. I wont even really know who stops by unless you leave a comment. So heres to picking up where I left off.

We find ourselves well here at the Tobin ranch.  Summer is coming to a close. We are in the midst of Rebecca making a slip cover for the couch, and I am refinishing the dining room floor. We tore the carpet out of the dining room and are refinishing the hardwood underneath.  I tore all the base board and trim off and I am striping it, rather than buying new.  It is alot of work, but it is really coming together.

I have found that Rebecca is a natural at sewing.  The slip cover s coming together nicely.  I will post some pictures soon.

I hope you are all well. God is good, all the time.

Deer Camp Week 2 Teaser

Here are me and my brothers deer. Just a quick update, more to come.





My BUCK November 16, 2008

My brothers buck on the left and mine on the right.

Deer Camp Week PART 1

WELL, It was a great first week. The Walleye were slow but perch fishing was good and we managed one buck kill. I too a six point on the ground on the federal land. Here are some of the pictures.


Me Gene, and Joel right after finding the buck!

Not a moster but there all trophys.

Heres some great perch action. Mmmmmmm, no fun to clean 140 perch but fun to eat and share!!!

The lone Long Lake Eye.

Buckets of fun..........

Nice warm fire.........

Always ready to eat and take naps, but does the dishes "when hes told"........

THE WIFE AND I

Well my beautiful wife got her first taste of deer camp. Fish, deer, and grease. We had a wonderful weekend and caught some nice perch.

The wife and "grease man".

Our first days catch!!!

Our second days catch. "Wheres the wind weatherman?"

THE CAPTAIN

One of the nicer ones!!!!

2008 PAPPYS PLACE DEER CAMP KICKOFF

Well until all have assembled it wont be in full swing but here is a sneak peak of the cabin and all the fall fun to come!!!!



THE MASTER SUITE

LONG LAKE SPOON CAUGHT WALLEYE AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE CABIN

MINNOWS OUT THE BACK DOOR PLENTIFUL

THE FIRST OF MANY BAGS OF FILLETS TO FILL THE FREEZER

A BEAUTIFUL FALL MORNING ON LONG LAKE

JOEL WISHING HE HAD HIS BOAT ALONG

EXTRA BEDROOM/SITTING ROOM WITH WOODSTOVE

THE OTHER BEDROOM

More updtaes after this coming weekend!!!!

My Grandpa with a Walleye

Help!

Having Trouble!!!

I have scanned some pictures on my scanner....How do I put them on here?

Its coming........

Anyone know where this is???

A CALL TO WHO CHECK THIS

Leave a name and let me know if you check this or I am going to delete it.

New Kitty

We have adopted another kitty. His name is Byron and he is loving his new home. Sometimes he bites but its only in defense. He and his bigger older brother Stubby are getting along pretty good although Stubby is very tired as he keeps a close eye on Byron.
The picture with his mom above is where he likes to be and sometimes he suprises us and jumps on our shoulders and then wants to give hugs!!!!

Pictures From The Past

Here are some near and dear pictures.





Pyramid Point, the place I proposed to my wife.




Big Ol' Perch, nothing like em'.

Mmmmmmmmm Morels!!!

My Wife just before I proposed!!

The night of the Menominee Hog Walleyerama, me holding Beccas 8lber.

MMMMM.... smelt, awesome eats and fun to catch!!!!!

Big Glen, the only time she's calm......frozen!

My true Love forever!!!!!

My naughty cat after escaping me at the Bohemian Bachelor pad.

A New Year-A New Chapter

Well, A new year is here. And to update its true, I am now a married man. My love is pictured below. I like this picture as it is more candid and shows true emotion. Her smiled radianted as did her beauty. I cried tears of emotion feeling so blessed. We look forward to a lifetime of wonderful memories!!

Double Blessed

After years of persaveriance both me and my Dad were able to harvest troghy bucks.



Here is Dad with his awesome 8 pt!!
Here is me with mine!!
Both Bucks taken days apart from the same stand in Leelanau County!!

Here is the local conservation officer taken our picture for the paper. He spent an hour with us posing the deer and helping us hang them!! What an awesome experience!!!

Cornacopia of Indulgence

This weekend was alot of fun having deer/fish camp. Lots of fish, no deer.






Grandma Bancrofts property!
Glen Lake and Little Traverse Lake Perch!!!
A couple of the Walleye from Long Lake........

DEER CAMP TIME

Another thing that comes this time of year is what I call deer camp. That count down is here. Now deer camp can be held many different places. I have written the definition below.

DEER CAMP- Where two or more people meet during hunting season to hunt and or discuss hunting.

Deer camp need not involve a sleep over at a specified camp, just the criteria above. I have satrted of the year on a good note by having a couple deer with in feet of me on my first hunt. I just wasnt ready for them!!!!

Bench Warming

Its seems to me in life that alot of people are bench warmers by nature. As a dissclaimer I am not speaking of anyone specifically that reads this blog. We have lots of ideas and lots of good advice but we never do anything about it. We dream of starting a business or excercising or dieting and then we end up working our same boring jobs eating junk food and sitting on the couch. I am one of them, a bench warmer. And if in that moment we do strive after something we give up and go back to normalcy. Why we ask, why do we do that. ITS COMFORTABLE. I am in my comfort zone and so are most of you. I challenge you to think outside the box and do something you have struggled to do. Not gangbusters for a week but EVERYDAY for a month or year. If we can create new habits we can change our lifestyle. I encourage to follow you dream and dont let anyone steal it. IF YOU AIM FOR NOTHING YOU WILL HIT IT EVERYTIME!!!!!

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Let the Blogging Begin

Me and CPT Bob at my home away from home!
Me with a nice king!

I need to be on here more and continue to blog. I will have to bring up some topics and look to get people to respond. I have included a recent fishing picture from salmon fishing on the big lake.

The Moment of Truth

Well as many of you know I am now engaged to be Married!!! Me and Bec are very excited. I am just glad that her Dad said yes and so did she!!





Here is Reb's just a few minutes before my proposal. Were are sitting on a beautiful bluff over looking Lake Michigan and the Manitou Islands. It was a beautiful night and we had the place all to ourselves!

Here is a ok picture of Reb's hand. I mean the ring........
Here are some of the scenes from the weekend!

The happy couple!