I had my grandson Tyler meet me at SanV this morning to do a little catching. As we are leaving the dock, he says "Papa" we should have a bet on first, biggest and most..........you are on!!! Ten minutes into our first stop, I announce that you just lost the first bet. I told him our goal for the day was 20 fish. Couple of minutes later I land a nice 2.6 and let him know that he is down on all three bets and that he had better get going. He then lands the next three, and I am thinking maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. I then go up 4-3 in the next half hour, and he says maybe we should make a move. Alrightee, that we shall do lad. We get to our next stop, and first cast, he gets one, next cast, another, then another. Not suppose to be going this way. He lets me know that I am now down 6-4. Hmmm, better get going old man! I get the next three and take a commanding 7-6 lead. A pelican shows up and starts following us everywhere we go, and proceeds to start trying to get our baits right next to the boat. Stayed with us for quite awhile, was hoping to get one and feed him just to get him away. He finally leaves and we get back to catching. Over the next hour the score goes to 7-7. 8-8, 9-9 and now we are both anxiously trying to get #10 first. He hooks up with a nice fish (about 3lb) and it jumps about 6 ft from the boat and spits the hook, bummer for him, lol! A minute later, I land #10. Now we just need one more for our 20. I manage two more, and it is getting close to leaving time. He says he really want to catch his 10th, so I tell we will head toward the dock and make one stop near there so he can try for that fish. On his first cast , you guessed it, he hooks up and lands a nice 2+ and we head for the docks. I am also in the process of teaching him how to tow the boat and put it in and out of the lake. He did his first successful backing the trailer into the water and hooking the boat up. Proud Papa here!!! I know the story is a little lengthy, but we don't get many days like this so decided to share. Enjoy the pics!

Good Friday morning. TGIF!

It's National Pretzel Day. Do you prefer a soft warm Pretzel or a crisp crunchy Pretzel? I like good spicy mustard to dip them in. Some like a cheese sauce. What's your favorite??

39° this morning, heading to 64°. Looks like rain moving in tonight. I'm not sure if we can go 24hrs without rain.. that's OK as long as it's after dark.

We're heading to Wilkes Barre for the weekend. It's the youngest grandson's Birthday. Little bugger is turning 7yrs old.

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A New Kind of Car

At the bar, Troy and Plum were talking. “My uncle tried to make a new kind of car. He took the wheels from a Cadillac, the radiator from a Lexus, and tires from a Ford," said Troy.

“What did he get?" asked Plum.

“Two years,” said Troy. 🤪


Have a great day folks!!

Well everybody, just wanted to give a short update on Mom.
I've been here for 8 days and Mom is still holdin up nicely.
We took her out to some friends house for dinner last night. Had brisket and BBQ sausages and all the fixins to go with it. It was amazin how much she ate. She even had a good lunch at the home yesterday as well.
I'll be leavin Saturday afternoon to get back to California, and up to Tahoe. I truly hope Mom doesn't go downhill again after I leave because my sister can't get up there to visit nearly as often. My BIL isn't doin that good and she has to take alot more care of him than she use to.
Just wanted to thank you all for all the prayers and well wishes for her. I've told her about them and read the pome to her and it really lifts her spirits. All I can say is that y'all are a really special group of individuals and I really appreciate all the love and concern that y'all exhibit every day towards each other. I'm really blessed to be a part of this site. Thanks so much. Steve.