The $53 fish

Fishing license $36
Gas $10
Lost lures $6
Hand sanitizer $1
A perfect day, with a perfect guy -priceless

So after years of being away, I finally put other things aside and spent a great morning with Kevin down at Flaming Gorge Lake.
My first catch of the day besides moss was this great stick.

The 2nd catch of the day, besides more moss was my glove. I tried to leave it on while cleaning off the moss. Not a good idea. I couldn't get the knack of just flipping it off in the water. Kevin said he remembered as a kid watching a couple old drunk guys flip it off their poles without having to touch the yucky stuff. I guess I wasn't drunk enough :)

Ah, but the 3rd catch was a good one.

The time just flew by. Then the wind came up and

it was time to call it a morning. Kevin got more bites than me and got a couple close to the bank before they wriggled off his hook. It reminded me of fishing on the Kenai in Alaska with Bridgette. Got the big one right up close, but couldn't get the net under it.

But there will be more perfect days

A week with grandpa and grandma

We were able to have Michael and Jake spend
a week with us. We took them to Allie's college to see the dinosaur displays and the wildlife museum.

Michael's explanation of why the animals were not moving was

"They're broke, the batteries are dead."

Jake wanted to check out the fish Kevin & Derek caught, but Michael didn't want too close.

The boys got pretty involved when Kevin was opening his birthday presents.

They played together really well.....

Most of the time (Michael must take after Todd in that he can stay calm in tense situations)


They had a couple days at the park.

Brother see...brother do.

No one took a picture of Grandma taking a 3 hour nap after they left , but
we had a great time and look forward to summer when they can come and stay again.

A day of fishing

To celebrate my birthday, Derek took me fishing..sort of. Here's the first fish of the day.

Look at the color

Here's my first catch of the day.

My second one. It felt good to finally outcatch Derek.

We called it a pretty good success