Jonathan - Woodsman in the City

Today after church, Jonathan and I headed over to Bass Pro Shop to spend my Christmas gift cirtificate from Mom and Dad. I bought a folding shovel, ammo box, new sandals, and cherry sours! As always, we had fun looking around at guns and camping equipment. To our surprise, we heard that their was going to be a guided children's fishing seminar in the pond at the front of the store. Jonathan got in line and anxiously waited. Just using a minnow on a line with a bobber, he caught a five pound catfish. He was really excited, but he didn't want to hold it. He did touch it, though, and then they tossed it back into the pond.

Today was 86 degrees, so we took advantage of the sunshine. We cleaned trash out of the cars. Jonathan was inspired by the guns at Bass Pro, so afterward we shot BB guns in the backyard. Even Alyssa tried it.

Tonight we are feasting on the pork roast and cheese that I smoked yesterday, along with the homemade bread. Overall it was a good weekend!

Two Fish and a Dog

Well, tonight we went and got two algae eaters for our fish tank - we got two because the tank is getting really nasty even though we've cleaned the water. The fish lady, as we called her, said our tank could handle two. When we dumped them in the tank, they immediately swam to the side of the "all you can eat feast" and dug in.

While we were at PetSmart we also got some things for Holly Berry. We got her a tag with her name and our number on it. We didn't put our address since the man at the store said, "If your dog is out, you're not usually home." Richard said he didn't want our address on it. It is a pretty gold bone tag, and Alyssa picked it out. We also bought her a bed, which she has already claimed as her own, a new toy, a harness, some flea/tick treatments, and a rawhide type bone.

We decided to try the harness first. Richard put it on her, and we thought we had it just the right fit. But, when he took her outside, she got away very quickly and took off running through the neighborhood (the picture of her in the yard shows her right before she got out of her harness). I got in the car and took off toward her........we eventually caught her and brought her back. The second attempt was much better, and she successfully walked down to the end of the street and back without any trouble.

When we gave her the bone (after the walk), she quickly grabbed it , ran to the back door with it, and demanded to be let outside. She ran all over the yard with it, put it down, and dared us to come get it. Richard tried to pick it up, but she grabbed it and continued running around. Since it was really late and very cold, Rich came inside and left her to have her fun. Very shortly, she had the bone hidden and was at the back door trying to get back in.

Something Fishy!

We finally got the tank ready for fish, got the water tested (it was perfect), and then we got three sacrificial fish that cost us 12 cents each. But I think we forgot to tell them they were the ones we bought to get the tank ready for future fish, because they are still swimming strong..........and they go nuts like dogs when they see us walk into the room. It's pretty funny for the kids to see. Anyway, they are enjoying their fishies.

Pictures are worth 1,000 words.....

......so no words, just pics!