Wednesday, July 16, 2008
My Prima Ballerina
Over a month ago, I purchased one of those wooden clocks that you finish yourself. Well, I finally got around to doing something with it. The latest Bo Bunny papers (Scrapbook Obsessions kit) match my scrap room perfectly and when I went looking for pixs to use, I still had a few of my dd's ballet pixs that just looked beautiful with it. I hope you like it! I may add "ballet" to the center or maybe even some clock numbers.... I haven't decided.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Hooked
We had a fabulous time fishing!!! While we didn't catch anything big enough to keep, we managed to hook 7 sand sharks, 3 flounders, and a bait fish. The sharks were very fun to catch. They tended to fight a little more than the flounders. My son even caught two sharks at once!! It was very cool and he was more than excited.
We did find out early that my son has my husband's stomach. He did not fare well out on the waves of the ocean but was fine once we took him back into the bay where the water was calm. At least I know he won't be growing up and joining the navy or running off to join a fishing expedition!
Regardless we really had a wonderful time. It was really one of the first times I have seen my son really being a boy! He was all about catching the minnows and baiting the hook, seeing the blood and guts of the bait fish, he didn't even hesitate to pick up the fish head! I am so glad we could do this together....I know it will be a memory I cherish forever!
We did find out early that my son has my husband's stomach. He did not fare well out on the waves of the ocean but was fine once we took him back into the bay where the water was calm. At least I know he won't be growing up and joining the navy or running off to join a fishing expedition!
Regardless we really had a wonderful time. It was really one of the first times I have seen my son really being a boy! He was all about catching the minnows and baiting the hook, seeing the blood and guts of the bait fish, he didn't even hesitate to pick up the fish head! I am so glad we could do this together....I know it will be a memory I cherish forever!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Fishin'
This weekend I am taking my son fishing for the first time.
As a child, I used to go trout fishing with my grandpa. I can still remember the very first time that he took me out. I must have been about 8 years old. I squirmed the first time he made me bait my hook with the nightcrawler and then managed to catch my line in a nearby tree the first time I went to cast. It didn't take long before I had my first bite....a small rainbow trout that Gramps usually would have thrown back but he let me keep since it was my first. He taught me how to clean it and then gave me a bag to put it in to take home. Unfortunately, since I wouldn't let him put it in the cooler, the fish got too hot in the sun and ended up not getting to make it home to the frying pan.
Now that I live in the suburbs and am married to a "city boy", there aren't too many opportunities to expose my kids to the kind of things I grew up on ... fishing, camping, boating, hunting, etc. I wish my grandpa had gotten the chance to show my son those type of things. But, I know he'll be smiling from above on Saturday when my son manages to hook his first fish.
Tomorrow, my son and I won't be trout fishing but at least it's fishing....
As a child, I used to go trout fishing with my grandpa. I can still remember the very first time that he took me out. I must have been about 8 years old. I squirmed the first time he made me bait my hook with the nightcrawler and then managed to catch my line in a nearby tree the first time I went to cast. It didn't take long before I had my first bite....a small rainbow trout that Gramps usually would have thrown back but he let me keep since it was my first. He taught me how to clean it and then gave me a bag to put it in to take home. Unfortunately, since I wouldn't let him put it in the cooler, the fish got too hot in the sun and ended up not getting to make it home to the frying pan.
Now that I live in the suburbs and am married to a "city boy", there aren't too many opportunities to expose my kids to the kind of things I grew up on ... fishing, camping, boating, hunting, etc. I wish my grandpa had gotten the chance to show my son those type of things. But, I know he'll be smiling from above on Saturday when my son manages to hook his first fish.
Tomorrow, my son and I won't be trout fishing but at least it's fishing....
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