We have been fishing 4 of the last 5 evenings. Gus has been more entertained by asking other fishermen about catfish than actually fishing. This pic was taken at the Bell Church Pier off of Jordan Lake. This lake evidently has the largest population of eagles on the east coast! Eagles and fish, what more could Gus want? On this particular evening we stopped to get actual bait. I was not pleased when Trent comes back to the car with this bucket of live minnows. YUCK-O! I fussed that the nasty minnow water had better not spill in my van. As you can see we made it to the pier with the minnows. Gus wasn't afraid to grab them but there was no way he was going to put them on the hook. Hank was screaming in delight at the little boogers trying to jump out of the bucket! They haven't had much luck with catching anything. Yesterday we just went down to our little pond here and I took some saltine crackers to feed the sweet turtles. After we went through most of the package Gus and I spotted a catfish in the mix of 6 turtles we were throwing crackers to. Trent wasn't fast enough with the fishing rod. He later claimed that he hooked one, but I think it was just a tale. Although whatever he had broke the line. Anyway, I am done with the fishing! I've never been one to have enough patience for sitting and being quiet.
Gus is feeling sad about not having any friends :( For him to actually talk about it, just breaks our hearts! Trent said we need to make more of an effort to take him places where there are actual kids. I told Gus all he needs is us. You should have seen his face after I said that. Like I said school doesn't start until the 26th so I guess I'll have to take him to the park. I despise the park. Other people's kids and dirt-NO THANKS!
I was super happy to see you arrived! I can't wait to being hearing of your adventures beginning with whether or not you got a Sunday bagel!
Fishing kind of creeps me out. Even when people throw back the fish, I think to myself, "What? Fish are toys that you can stick hooks in and out of???" So there's where I stand. I'm glad you're getting a rest from that action.
ReplyDeleteI lol'ed when you said you hate the park.
All is on the up and up here. Had absolutely horrible jet lag and then we had tons of stupid errands to do, but I feel like things got a little better today. Soon, we won't have errands to do all day long. I'm sure you know about this, what with your recent move. It gets better, right?
What about your job? Any news?
I feel sad for Gus. He's going to get friends once school starts. It does take time though, so that's obviously a drag. He's such a cool kid. I HEART GUS!
Today Peter drove a bit in our green rental car. Driving's pretty tough since we have NO idea where we're going because the street signs are in Hebrew and we don't read Hebrew. Really complicates stuff.
Love you doll!