Another step in my shooting proficiency...

Today was a lovely morning and went into a grey afternoon.  The summer-like weather has disappeared overnight, it seems, into pure fall.  It was 90 one day and overnight the low went down to 46 and I woke up so cold.  I really miss the gradual transitions I remember from my childhood.  One of the gentlemen at church said his furnace kicked in Saturday night.  According to one of my weather apps, it will not get any higher than high 70's this week with one day not even getting out of the 60's.  I am guessing that the days of wearing shorts are going to be few and far between.  Perhaps when the girls are on the OBX it will be warm enough for shorts.

I raced home from church, grabbed a sandwich and headed out to the West Caln Sportsman's Club.  This is where I am taking my basic gun course and the Personal Protection Inside the Home course.  The club is about a fast 15-20 minute drive from the house.  The other range I am using is closer to an hour.  The annual dues are a whopping $50.00, much easier to handle than the $300.00 at Targetmaster.  I met with Gabe Julian, one of the instructors for the class, and we went over the way the club works and what is expected.  The majority of the ranges that are used are outside.  They basically have them manned only on weekends....BUT...if you become a rangemaster, you can use the outside ranges anytime during the week.  So, once I am approved (in November) I can take the rangemaster training and then I can go during the week to shoot.  I am sure I will figure out the process needed.  They also have some fun activities like a night at the races, a ladies day event, a turkey shoot and an annual dinner.  So it will be something to look forward to.

I came home and found myself nodding off in my chair.  I guess I needed the sleep.  I was planning to watch the NASCAR race and then get busy, but just before the race was halfway done, the rains came to Chicago and they went into a 5 1/2 hour delay.  So I putzed around, folding up the couple of patterns that Debby brought over on Saturday.  Still need to scan the envelope front so the girls can see what they are trying to make.  I made a hamburger helper dinner and started making lists to pull things together for the trip.  The race finally started back up and I watched it to the conclusion and texted/talked to Mary Davis about our menu plans for the trip.

Everyone is getting really excited about the trip.  I hope it is not disappointing.  I do not know why I worry as we have never had a bad time.  But we have three new ladies this time and one never knows how things will go.  I think they will enjoy each other.  If nothing else, we will all learn how to make some wonderful Christmas gifts and spur some excitement about sewing, crafting, homemade and quilting projects.