Rifle for the girls

Been thinking about getting the girls their own rifle. They both like shooting the Winchester Lever Action .22 but it is very big and heavy for them.

Wondering around the internet today (while sick at home) I came across a recommendation for the Henry Lever Action Youth Model .22 at Geek with a .45.

Now I just wonder if I can find one somewhere in Australia at a good price ....

UPDATE: Henry's website lists international resellers so I've emailled the Australian one (Highland Sports) to see if they have them in stock and the cost.

The gun is listed on their website but no price.

I will also have to look at licencing requirements. I'm guessing I'm going to have to get it under a 'club activities only' licence for myself and let them use it.

More Things to Ponder

** I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option. (or a "I really don't want to tour all the back streets when getting somewhere option.")

** More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.

** Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.

** I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

** The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase “Regards” again.

** There is a great need for sarcasm font. (totally agree with this one!)

** Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

** How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

** I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

** I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

** The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

** A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

** Was learning cursive really necessary?

** Lol has gone from meaning, “laugh out loud” to “I have nothing else to say”.

** I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

** How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear what they said?

** What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

** While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it…thanks Mario Kart.

** MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

** Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

** Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

** I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

** You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you’ve made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

** Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don’t want to have to restart my collection.

** There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

** I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

** “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this ever.

** When I meet a new girl, I’m terrified of mentioning something she hasn’t already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

** I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it’s on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

** Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

** It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

** I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

** Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet my @$$ everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time… (So true!)

** It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text. (One of my pet peeves - news.com.au does the same)

** I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

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Shamelessly stolen from http://iaimtomisbehave.blogspot.com/2009/08/someones-funny.html. Which is, of course, a great blog to read regularly.

Girls on the Range Again

Went up the range again last Wednesday with the girls. They weren't too into shooting this time - more interested in playing in the mud but Miss 5 did try out the .22 ...

ED Waiting Times

ED in Western Australia now have their waiting times shown on a website. The information is updated every six minutes. Apart from wondering how many resources were diverted to this project rather than being spent on reducing the ED waiting times I do like the idea ….

Here’s the link .. http://www.health.wa.gov.au/emergencyactivity/edsv/index.cfm

School News

Both my girls wanted to take their targets from the shooting they did last week to school for news.

Miss 7 created a PowerPoint presentation (with a bit of help) showing the photos, as well as a slide on what to do if you find a gun and "The Four Rules". She took the presentation and her targets. One Monday the PowerPoint presentation didn't work (the USB device couldn't be read in the teacher's computer), so she was asked to do the talk without it. She was then given the opportunity today to redo her news with the PowerPoint presentation.

She said the responses from the kids and the teacher were positive.

Miss 5 just took her targets in and talked about them. Again she said the kids were all interested.

It's nice to hear about the reactions as I was a bit unsure of how they would be received.

Fun on the Range

My family and a friend went up to the range last night. My friend bought his air pistol along for the girls to try. They both really enjoyed it - especially Miss 5.

Here's a few photos of her:





And here's some photos of Miss 7:





My eldest also shot my .22 ruger:



And the .22 Winchester lever action rifle:



Miss 5 has previously resisted using the rifle but she said she would shoot one bullet from it ... well once she started shooting it there was no stopping her (she did need a bit of help) ...



The girls had a great time ... and want to do it again soon.

Cute Kid Pics

I'm surprised that there's room in the bed for her ...