Home Sweet Home

Almost September and I am finally home for a few weeks.  Lee has been busy fishing down at my brotherand sister inlaws in Astoria.  Fishing was wonderful, catching not so good.  In one week of fishing they only got 3 keepers. I guess the catching has been pretty spotty.  I did catch a silver coho, but had to put it back because it was a native.  Lee did get a nice silver on his last day fishing and it weighed in at 15lbs.

Lee is off again to go to the sandy river for fishing at the mouth of the sandy for a week. He left this morning in the rain. I hope that isn't a promise of the weather to come in the valley.

I will be working in that jungle we call a tomatoe garden for the next few days.  I got the biggest green catapiler that I have ever seen yesterday. I was wondering what was eating all the leaves off the tomatoes. I have had several zucchini from the garden. When I returned home from Astoria I discovered that some little rodent liked my basil !  I was expecting to do a batch of pesto.  Maybe next year.  Below are a few pictures of Porter and Wyatt at the Prineville resevrvior playing in the water and sand. We had a great time!

That's about it for now. The sun is out and so I guess I have to go to the garden before the next rain shower.

IS IT AUGUST ALREADY!!!!!!!

I know I have said it before, but where has our summer gone??? Since the last post we have been on the fast track, no time to down load pictures or do updates.  We had a wonderful visit with Clint, Tanya and the kids in Montana.  We arrived home on the 10th of July and I was on my way to LA the  12th of July. My sis, Debbie had herniated her L 5 disc and was having surgery on the 13th.  I was there for almost 3 weeks helping her thru two surgeries and on epidural to the L 4 and L 5 disc. This happen when she was flying home from Japan (she is a flight attendant) and we hope that workers comp will accept the claim since it happened on the job.  I was home from LA on the 1st of Aug and then off to the Crook county fair on the 2nd and 3rd.  Lee had cataract surgery on his left eye on the 5th. We had appts with the doc for a couple of days and then spent the 7th with Sam and Shannon at the fair.  We had such a great time the little boys really

Porter and Wyatt on the ponies

Playing in the sandbox at the fair.

enjoyed the animals and even rode the ponies!!!!  I entered herbs, tomatoes and flowers at the fair and came home with 6 blue ribbons and a 1 red ribbon.  I am all excited for next year now.  We have tomatoes coming out our ears and plenty of beans, peppers and zucchini.  Well, that is about all for now. It is suppose to heat up to the 90's for the next 4 days.  We may try to get to the lake for some water time.  Hope all is well with everyone out there.  Have a great weekend !  Enjoy!!!!!

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Porter sharing his cookie with Nana

Well, I did it again there are two pictures of Lee and Clint and the nice trout we caught up at Holter Reservoir and two pictures of Dane playing with the worms. I am quitting while I am ahead.