Week 25 at Home: Goin' Fishin'

Yay, it's a long weekend! The kids had their last week of summer programming (and will be home with me for a week before starting school on 9/14) and Scott and I took Friday off to extend the holiday weekend. We decided it was a great day to take the boat out for another fishing trip. The biggest difference is that the launch was empty when we got there (just a few trucks/trailers in the lot) so we could take our time getting the boat into the water. And just like last time, the clasp unsnapped as I tried to pull it to the dock so I had to stretch really far to make sure the boat didn't float away from the dock. It was a little dicey - yikes! G also managed to break a seat lever and then something weird happened with the hitch when Scott was taking the boat back to storage...so besides some really strange maintenance issues that we'll need to take care of, it was uneventful.

Big Marine Lake (near Scandia) was almost empty as well...just a few fishing boats in the water. We went to the same lake we went to over the 4th of July, but at that time it was filled with speed boats with water skiers, and big families, enjoying the hot weather and the cool water. This time...it was relaxing and quiet. All we could hear were the birds and the water.

G and Scott did all of the fishing, while Ava and I kicked back and tried to stay warm. Last time we were too hot, this time we were too cold. There's no pleasing us. ;) But, G caught the first fish, and then Scott caught a decent sized sunfish. We figured out how to fill the live well on the boat and puttered around with our new fish friend hitching a ride. The fish weren't really in a biting mood yesterday, so we let our sunfish go before we headed home. It was a fun way to spend the morning/afternoon as a family, getting fresh air and sunshine.

The rest of the weekend will be filled with chores around the house and hopefully some fun time with the neighbors. Looking forward to a relaxing Labor Day weekend!

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