A Fish Pole Adventure

Friday, we took our daughter's two children for an outing to Silver Lake near Brighton Ski Resort. After watching the people fish off the pier, our grandson announced that he "needed a fish pole".

Lucky him, on Saturday, we picked up the kids again, went to a local sporting goods store and bought a "fish pole". Then we headed back up to Silver Lake for some fishing.

But first we had a picnic lunch in the back of the car.



Quite a bit of time was spent waiting for a fish to bite.

Emily was only interested in the fish pole after a fish was caught and thrown back in. She wanted nothing to do with the actual fish.

Here's the fish that caused Aidan to freak out and Emily to come unglued.

After catching one fish, they were done with the fish pole.

Aidan then announced that now we should go golfing. Maybe next time, buddy.

What's so special about that?

A little brother/sister competition has developed from the "99" and "and the winner is" posts. Check out the comments from Karen and Linda. A couple of recent comments from Linda listed some of the more unusual things that she has done in her life. What she has discovered that perhaps her life hasn't been that boring after all.

In the same spirit, I'm supplying a list of some the unique and interesting things that I've done. So, here you go:

1. Celebrated the 4th of July at the American Embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
2. Floated on a barge down the Nile River.
3. Climbed to the top of Massada in Israel.
4. Learned to downhill ski at age 40
5. Piloted and docked a 18' x 75' houseboat
6. Checked Pat Boone and his family into a hotel where I was working..
7. Was a member of the first large chorus to sing in the BYU Jerusalem Center.
8. Trekked 26 1/2 miles in full pioneer garb.

I'm sure there's more. But that's all that comes to mind right now.

What about you? Do you think that your life has been a little dull? Come up with your own list and you might discover that your life hasn't been that dull after all.

Just a small error

In an ealier post, I mentioned that we had been without some of the modern conveniences in our apartment...a microwave and electric can opener.

Over the weekend, we bought a small microwave and an electric can opener. But, we may still have a problem. When my son saw the microwave, he asked if a plate would fit in it? Uh, I didn't think about that? So I tried to put one of our plates in the microwave. It didn't fit. Guess, we'll have to reheat things on a paper plate. And popcorn bags may not be able to fully rotate in the microwave.

But, the $10 electric can opener works great.

And the winner is....

Al with 60 items in bold from the previous post.

Connie is 2nd with 56 items. Linda is 3rd with 49 items.

Wonder where the other two sibs would place if they took did this little exercise?

Update: Al is still the winner with 60. But Karen has surpassed Connie with 59. Now what about John?

2nd update: It's a tie between Al and Karen. And if Karen has her way, she'd count the nine children that she fostered as adopting a child. That would put her in front.

I think we should just concede that Karen has topped us all. After all, 12 kids and 9 foster kids should put her over the top (in more ways than one ;^)..)

99

The object is to copy & paste the list of "99 things" to a note & bold the things you've done!! You should all do it! It's quick & it brought back some funny memories!!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - occasionally, but not consistently
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa - I've been to Egypt and it's in Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Have been published
81. Visited the Redwoods
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House - if you count standing on the sidewalk in front of it
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake - you don't really swim in the Great Salt Lake, you float
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Tidbits

For over a year, the husband and I have managed with just one car. Most of the time, it hasn't been a problem. But the husband has decided it's time to buy a second car. He wants to get me one of these:



What do you think? Should I go for it?

Last evening, the husband and I were sitting on a bench in a local park enjoying the cool, pleasant surroundings. We hadn't been there long when a transient guy walks by and tells my husband "You've got a great looking woman there."

Tomorrow is my last day on the long term (almost 5 months) temp assignment that I've been working. I'm glad because it's been increasingly harder each morning to get up and come to work...kind of boring. On Thursday, I start an eight day assignment in my favorite Church department - Public Affairs.

When I'm done with the Public Affairs assignment, the husband and I will finally get a chance for some summer fun. We are taking our two oldest grandchildren on a trip of firsts...their first trip to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, as well as their first camping. It should be fun.