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August 03, 2011

I did it.

guilty as charged.

One might assume that yesterday I cleaned toilets,  grocery shopped, washed clothes, exercised, cleaned cat boxes and fed my people.

That assumption would be correct. I did. 


I also made my bed.
{Bow to the queen}

And at one point, I also faced my biggest fear. 

Guns. 

They scare the be-jeesus out of me. 

Now I can say they SCARED the be-jeesus out of me.


 I faced my fear head on.



My MIL and I took a gun safety course. 

And after a few hours of learning the ins and outs of every aspect of a gun...and most importantly how to be safe while handling a gun~~~

I had a gun. IN my hand.  TO shoot. 


And I did.

I must say, I am a quick learner. Unless I have to actually shoot a small black dot in the middle of a red dot to save my life...I will be just fine.

My fear has been conquered. 

I am woman. 

Hear me roar.



Roar. 






{Go ahead. Make my day. Punk.}





27 comments:

  1. Woo hoo!! Look at you, Annie Oakley!

    This is very cool. I'm proud of you. We've spent our entire lives around guns, so I sometimes forget other people might be afraid of them.

    Are you going to get a concealed weapon permit now? Those girls better watch out, cuz now you do a whole lot more than just shank 'em. Well, ok, I guess you'd probably still just shank 'em...

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  2. Wow! My husband has been trying to get me to go with him for the past 7 years and I have refused. He does love his gun.

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  3. Good for you! And it looks as if you are indeed a quick study - those bullet holes are very near the center! One more fear bites the dust - hooray!
    P.S. - I don't like guns (or knives, or other weapons) either.

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  4. Good shooting!! I used to be scared of guns as well...until I learned gun safety. Now I (not Vol Fan!) own a 40ca pistol and a Browning 20ga shotgun:)

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  5. Wow, I did all of that stuff yesterday too...except for the shooting a gun part. But good for you. That is so cool! : )

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  6. I SOOOO need to "do it" too! Not the gun part....all the other bits!

    I can't believe so much mess is created by so few!

    hugs

    hello gorgeous xxx

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  7. Are you related to Annie Oakley? I think you have this whole gun think under control. I'll be extra good from now on.

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  8. wow! i am impressed!!! eric wanted to take me to the range and i chickened out. but maybe you make me brave...

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  9. Look at you, you go girl. I used to be afraid of guns,too. Not so much anymore, but I still hope I'll never have to use one.

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  10. You're a regular Sarah Palin! m.

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  11. Oh you rock good blogger buddy!!!

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  12. Gee---I'd better be nice when I'm around you now... You might pull out that big gun of yours and point it at me!!!!! YIPES!!!!

    I have no fear of guns--but have never had one in my hand. Probably never will. If they shoot me, WELL--bye bye!!!!!

    Congrats for conquering the fear.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  13. We have never owned a gun or had a desire to. In this day and time, it's a good idea to know how to use one though. I am proud of you for conquering your fear and glad you had someone share the activity with you.

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  14. I want a gun and lessons too. I need to know how to operate one safely. Sometimes I have gotten a little nervous being back in the woods alone if hubby is not here. My dogs are great, but a gun would be better. I'm proud of you. Debi

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  15. Good for you, Suz!
    Steve made me learn to shoot a pistol years ago, supposedly in case I needed it for self defense. Of course, I'm pretty sure I'd be useless in that situation...

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  16. Hey congrats on conquering your fear.

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  17. My husband and daughter and her friend have taken to going to the range together (I watch for Groupons).

    I wouldn't have a gun in my home, but I grew up shooting and I think it is pretty fun.

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  18. I have wanted to do this for the longest time! You inspire me, Suz!!

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  19. Congratulations!!!! That is so impressive and how cool is that to overcome your fear?

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  20. hello my florida honey bee friend...

    it has been some time since i've commented, but that doesn't mean i haven't trolled your blog often to keep up with your terrific tales. ;-) you know what a mish-mash it has been @ casa kbl the past few months, so i haven't have a lot of free time to blog. when i did have time for it, all i wanted to do was catch up with my favorite peeps, like you!

    you are a crackshot for your first lesson. that is pretty darned hawt for a pretty little lady. you should get a thigh holster for your colt revolver, now that would be hawter. however, i will not be responsible for coach's behavior should you strut in the room with nothin' but your gun a ablazin'. just sayin.

    sue, i want to thank you for your comforting, kind words for our bear milo. they were a salve. i miss him. give ozzie and coco an extra kiss for me tonight. and one for yourself as well.

    much love and all the free bullets you might need....((hugs)))

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  21. Woo hoo! Now I have someone I can shoot tin cans with!! LOL! Good for you!! I too had to overcome my fear of guns (it didn't help to have a husband who had an arsenal of them.)

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  22. Tracey Axnick8/4/11, 10:47 PM

    ...believe it or not, I'm an ecellent shot!

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  23. WOOT WOOT! My commenter is working again! Watchoutbloggers:)

    Hats off to you and your MIL. I'm proud of you. My fear is of EARWIGS! But them I can shoot. With bug killer stuff. And watch em squirm and writhe while dying. mwahahahaaa...See why I shouldn't have a gun in my hand?

    Enjoy your fear overcomings:)

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  24. Roar is right! That is so amazing!!! I'm impressed with you. My son knows how to shoot, and I think I'd like to some day as well!

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  25. oh wow BB, that was so very brave of you!!

    are you going to start a gun collection now?

    ** grin **

    ps: woman, you can shoot! :-o

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  26. Awesome!! My dad taught us to shoot, and although I can't say I really enjoyed it, it is a good skill to know for when you need to shoot zombies or something. (Heaven forbid some other reasons which shall remain unsaid.)

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