Shooting? This year? I wish.
Let's see, I went to visit my parents for 2 days at Christmas and ended up moving in for 5+ weeks to take care of them until I could get them admitted to nursing and assisted living /Alzheimers care. Admitted to a really nice place that is. It's run by Mennonites in Harrisonburg.
Then I started cleaning out their house to put it on the market. Then my father needed back surgery. Then my mother broke her hip. Then my father had his thyroid out at UVA. Then he developed a mild eye infection that's required months of drops that blurred his vision.
I've spent exactly 4 whole weekends at home this year and they were spent trying to catch up on chores and rest, with a few poker games thrown in.
So far I think I've driven 20,000 miles just taking care of their business. I-64 to I-81 and back. At least it's not I-95.
Got the house cleaned out and ready to sell and the market about died. Of course, sorting through the stuff they'd saved during 63 years of marriage took more than a couple weekends and one big yard sale.
Then my father got to move from the nursing unit to assisted living. Bought him a 32" Samsung lcd, new recliner and a cube refrig (with his money.) Then my mother had to be moved from assisted living to nursing/Alzheimer's after she forgot how to walk. She doesn't remember breaking her hip, she just forgot how to move her feet.
I should have simply had my two power of attorney forms tattoo'd on my forehead - it would have saved the money I spent furnishing copies to every realtor, lawyer, bank, credit union, insurance company, trust company, surveyor, contractor, etc.
Shooting? I've bought more guns this year than I've shot. I have piles of ammo spilling out on the floor. I haven't even shot any of the guns my father gave me. Oh well. All in all, everything is fine. I'll be leaving Richmond for Harrisonburg at 8 a.m. Friday morning for another visit. At least we can go out to eat, even if we don't go to the range like we used to. My father will be 86 in January and has decided that he's through with shooting. That's why he gave me all of his guns. Sort of hard to be happy about getting free guns.
John