Bow hunting vacation for Scott and Nathan

Scott and Nathan did very well... How lucky is that? It died on the yellow line!

Nathan shot a buck and a doe, just like Scott.


Nathan with his First Fall Wisconsin Turkey


Scott's first big buck in many years.

The meatpole is beginning to sag a little in the middle!

Dad's 3rd sugery: AAA

Dad's surgery went well, but the recovery in the hospital didn't. He is still in ICU 10 days later. We can see that things are turning around now. We have a lot of wonderful family and friends who have been praying for him.

October Birthdays 10-9 & 10-24

Our baby Nathan was 15 on the 9th and passed his drivers permit test. Now Scott and I will let him drive with us whenever possible. I let him drive right away after school, around the block, just like I did with Ben and Nolan just a few short years ago. He did great and will get very used to it as the time goes by. Nathan was a bit suprised at how much bigger the engine is in the truck than in my car. :)
Yesterday Nolan and Ben came home for supper to celebrate their
19th birthdays. The 5 of us hadn't all sat around the table since Aug 11th, the day before Nolan moved out early for football. It was wonderful and comforting. We talked about a lot of fun different things; the anticipation of the Vikes/Packers game (we lost 24-28) in the last minute, and our plans for the week. We have to juggle cars, sell 2 trucks and most of all reflect on how precious life is when we say goodbye to Kristi this week.

Dad's second surgery

Dad's second surgery went great. Kerri Ann and mom got him discharged the next day with no problems. He is home with a week to heal until his next surgery, the big one on 10-27.

Dad's surgery

My dad had his first of 3 surgeries on Wednesday. His right carotid artery was 90% blocked with soft plaque (which is worse than hard plaque). In 10 more days he will have the left side done which is 70% blocked. Then on the 27th he has the big surgery for his AAA. I am looking forward to celebrating a wonderful, peaceful and enjoyable Thanksgiving with my family. We have a lot to be thankful for this year.

Football pics and Nathan's 15th Birthday

Nathan's football team played Sauk Rapids on Thursday at SCSU. On the first play of the game Nathan (#10) intercepted the ball and ran 20 yards before being tackled. TECH won 20- 0. Those boys were pumped up! We heard them singing on the bus on the way back to TECH.


Nathan was 15 yesterday. As you can see, our 9lbs 3oz fat baby boy isn't a baby anymore. He spent the weekend hunting with Ben and dad in Wisconsin, with no luck. When they get home tonight we are going to celebrate his birthday. I am making an Angel food cake with vanilla frosting for him, just like he asked for.

Nathan Football

Nate's freshman team had a fantastic win last night against Little Falls. My #10 cornerback had an interception in the first few minutes of the game. It was incredible!!

Venison burger: before, during and after

I told Daisy and Lilly that Daddy and Nolan were bring home 'deer treats', Daisy just couldn't wait for the deer to be unloaded so she could get better sniffs of them!

The girls are patiently waiting for daddy to toss them some more meat scraps. These are all burger patties, ready for the grill!!

2010 bowhunting weekend: Scott 1 Nolan 2

Scott and Nolan hunted long and hard last weekend.Nolan must be dreaming about the one he missed...

Family and Football

What deer Hunting means for Daisy and Lilly!

2010 Deer Hunting

Scott got a nice doe while Ben shot a 5 pt. buck in velvet near Katie's house on the opener.

Aug 28, 2010 Nathan's scrimmage in Becker for Freshman football

Nathan is on the 1st string freshman football team at TECH. He played safety on Saturday and never missed a tackle and almost had an interception. It was incredible watching him on the field! Scott and I were so proud of him. He lives for the sport and has been practicing so hard all summer. He never missed a wrestling or football workout all summer! His first game is this coming Thursday and school starts in just over a week. We are excited to get back in the bleachers for football at Clark and Clemens' fields!

Ben moving into his dorm

We left the house early to get moved in before the heat and humidity set in. We were the first ones to move into Tommy Hall. It only took two loads up the elevator to #422 and we were done. Then Ben, Nathan and Nolan got Ben's bed lofted and I unpacked a good portion of his stuff. Both boys are lucky enough to great roommates from the Mpls area. We forgot a few things, but I was able to bring those with me to work today and Ben picked them all up. Moving the boys out was as hard as I thought it would be. Both Scott and I cried and if Nathan did, we didn't see it. He's a tough kid, he'll handle it just fine.
I passed Ben in the library today when he was on part of his orientation tour. I was suprised to see him! He seemed happy to be here even though it was probably boring for him because he worked full time here all summer. A few minutes after I saw Ben, I saw Nolan's roommate, Colin and a mutual friend of both Nolan and Ben; Jack, who graduated from TECH last year. Colin said "Hi Mrs. Lortz" to me as I was walking behind the circulation desk. Yep, it's offical; I am old. I hope to see Nolan yet either today or tomorrow. That will make me feel better, since he has only called me twice in 2 weeks.

Nolan is part of the SJU football team!

Here is Nolan getting his football equipment for the 2010 team which is SJU's 100th football season. He moved into his dorm and started football on 8/12/10. It was as hard leaving him there as it was leaving him and Ben in the NICU on 10/26/91.