A Helping Hand

   It has been another busy week. It has been filled with hard work and a lot of fun. The weather here has been amazing the past few days with a bit of rain in between.
   I made arrangements with Arvin West to put on "Movies in the Park" every Saturday this summer. Last weekend we played Stuart Little followed by Monster-in-Law. Everyone really enjoyed it and the 4H sold hotdogs and other snacks, helping them to raise funds for their ongoing projects with the kids. I was very tired though and could barely stay away for the last movie. I had been working all day washing cars and doing a bake sale that I had arranged to raise funds for Northern Hudspeth County EMS which is in need of a new building. I got sunburned which also made me sleepy. I had just enough time between the fundraiser and the movies to go eat a quick meal. We did end up raising over $665 which is pretty good considering we only had a few children to help wash cars. We will do it again on the 27th of this month.

   This weekend we are playing Spirit and McClintock for movie night. Trying to keep something for the kids and something for adults. We will have to skip the following weekend because a couple will be getting married in the park. Congratulations to the happy couple! The weekend after we will continue our movies with The Bee Movie followed by Beetlejuice. I think that it is nice to sit in a park with the wind blowing gently, looking up to see the stars, and watch a movie sitting on the side of a hill.
   This week has also been busy for the bow company. Stephen hasn't had as much time in the shop as he would like but he has received several more orders and we are finalizing our decision to go to the ATA show in January. We have calculated everything but the only details left to work out is who will care for our dogs. We have started ordering give aways for the show. So far we have T-shirts and bumper stickers. We are also ordering dog tags and bracelets so if you will be at the ATA show come by our booth and grab some freebies. Or if you would like a bumper sticker you can come by our facebook page and request one. I will get it in the mail asap.
    My daughter and her husband have decided to move here so I am very excited about that. I haven't seen them for almost 2 years. He will be working with EMS and we really need more people so that is great. My daughter wants to go into law enforcement. I believe she will like it here.
    We have had quite a bit of rain in fact, it is raining now. Even though it floods at times, it makes everything beautiful. There has been so many rainbows here; many more than I have ever seen.The clouds also hang low in the mountains when it is nice and cool outside. Wouldn't trade these times for anything else. Loving the monsoon season.
   

E.A. Archery is celebrating 3 years....

   E.A Archery is celebrating 3 years in business all this week. This has been a crazy ride and we have loved every minute of it. The first years have been spent in production and testing and this year we came out full force. Our company has added 16 staff shooters and plans on increasing that number to cover the map.
  We are currently working on custom orders for bows being shipped to Argentina, Russia, and Whales as well as some going out in the U.S. We also have a bow traveling the globe so everyone can test it and play around with one of our bows. People who want to try it out can sign up on a waiting list.  We will also be giving away some cool stuff at the end of the week for those who join our facebook page and ask for free stuff!
      

Work and Travel

   We have become very busy with bow orders to Whales, Russia, and Argentina among other orders in the United States. We have also added several staff members.... See some of their pictures below...
    We did manage to get away on a short fishing trip to Elephant Butte. This was before the wildfires got started in New Mexico. Poor people there, it breaks my heart that all the beautiful land there is being destroyed. We went fishing but I am the only one that caught anything. We took Bruce and Virginia to the Farm and Ranch Museum as well. They really seemed to like that. We took a witching class and learned to witch for water. We also got a crystal that can be used to find water in another way. We learned that every other country in the world believes that witching is a true science, all countries but the U.S. I also got to do some wine tasting and bought a nice bottle to bring back with me.It was a relaxing time and Bruce enjoyed himself even though he got pretty worn out afterward.
     We have run into several snakes on our property which has has been extended by purchasing another 20 acres. A few were poisonous so we did away with them but others were just big babies that were after the birds in the bird sanctuary.
     It has been raining a lot and washed a huge hole in our drive twice but it's not as bad as others. Kit Bramlett lost track of the road when he thought there was just a ten foot wide flooded area. He drove into it and his truck dropped off into a huge washout. They came in and took him by horseback to his brother's home. They have been working on the roads non-stop all week. We have had 4 inches of rain in the last few weeks. I am actually going to be getting a certified scale to measure rainfall more accurately. I believe this rainfall has set the wildlife to roaming. We have had tarantulas all over our yard and even on our porch. Horny toads are also out and about. We have had some hail as well which has sent wildlife running for cover. I am keeping weather updates online at www.facebook.com/sierrablancaweather
     This weekend is our 4th of July Celebration. I have been busy making jewelry. My friend Ann is going to help me to run the booth so I can also cover the event for the paper. I think it will be a lot of fun.

     

E.A. Archery Solutions.... A Bow Company

  The bow company is coming along great. It has been a long road while working to build something so great without any loans. The shop is now up and running full steam ahead with a few people working with the company.
   We have found other companies to work with that are getting established as well. This will allow other companies to build with us. Our film dipper does an amazing job. We also have a great place to buy all of our aluminum. This allows us to give our customers a great bow for a great price.
   We now have some staff shooters located in different parts of the country. Our bows are not only tested in the U.S. but they are also made in the U.S.