Memorial Day 2009

It finally stopped raining so we were able to get to the pier early this morning. Steve was hoping to catch a cobia, but there

weren't any to be found. He did manage to find two good size sharks that really wore him out. The second and largest really put up a fight. My catches weren't worth taking pictures of. I only caught one small black bass and 3 small sharks. The boys had been asking us when we were going to go crabbing so we did put the crab trap out for the boys, but we only caught one small crab with a claw missing. I did get a nice picture of a bird though.

Minnie the Moocher and a New Friend

Fishing yesterday was pretty good. Steve had the big one that got away. We don't know what it was, but it was big and raced to the ocean breaking Steve's line. We caught lots of sharks and I learned we had given the wrong name to one of the sharks. The picture posted last time for the hammerhead was a little incorrect. While it is in the hammerhead family, it is actually called a bonnet shark. Hey, give us a break we're still learning.

Today the fishing was slow, but we had a wonderful day anyway. Today it was my turn to have the big one get away. It didn't even warn me with a nibble. It just hit the line and snap! My 20 lb. test line was broken.

We did enjoy talking to Minnie the Moocher again, always waiting for a handout. And, our new friend Whistler stopped by. He was ready to take on the bonnet shark.

Minnie the Moocher wanted to make sure I got her good side.

Whistler just wanted to play, but I don't think this shark was in the mood.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the women in my life. We have all done and some still doing well in raising our children. It has been a lot of hard work, but we all have children and adults to be proud of. Good job everyone!

I spent my Mother's Day doing what most guys want to do on Father's Day, I went fishing. It was a beautiful sunny day with just enough breeze to keep us cool. We went down to the bridge and watched the dolphins play while I fished. I had it made. Steve (still recovering from a bum knee) just sat in the chair and baited my hook. I caught a sand shark, a hammerhead shark, a dog fish, a porgie and a black sea bass. They were not biting too good, but we had a great day anyway. This was the first hammerhead shark we have ever caught and boy it's a good thing it was Mother's Day because he had a face only a mother could love.





This is one ugly shark! Make sure you click on the picture to enlarge.

This was my black sea bass.

We'll call this one, Minnie the Moocher. She was waiting for any handout whether it be fresh caught fish and unattended bait.

A Trip Home

We were blessed with the opportunity to go back to Indiana to see the family in April. We had promised Zachary to be home for his birthday April 2nd, but we were a few weeks late. Steve had to work the big Verizon Golf Classic that week and couldn't get off work so we didn't go until April 24th. What a whirlwind weekend that was! We got to see our family and some friends. It was a wonderful time even if we did get sick. Steve had to go to the emergency room on Sunday in Marion and I was at the doctors when we got back to Hilton Head. We are both still recovering, but it was worth it to see the kids and the rest of the family.

The boys were happy to see us!


Kylie is getting soooo big!

Saturday was for baseball. Zachary looked good as the catcher and his team won 22-10. Wesley worked hard at practice looking really sharp in yellow. We even got a chance to see our friend Darlene from Royal Center, IN. She came to Zachary's game so we could spend some time together.

Saturday night we had a sleep over at Sis and Jim's house. Then the rest of the family joined us on Sunday for a long overdue family cookout. Of course no trip would be complete without a trip to the ER. Steve got sick with his allergies so while everyone else was in church we were at the hospital.

Monday we took a trip to see VS Engineering's new building and visited with our friend Carol followed by a surprise visit to Zachary's school to have lunch with him. Then it was time to head to the airport where I became sick too (and am still sick a week later).

Well, we are both back to work, still recovering from our illness and counting the weeks until Chad, Penny and the kids will be here for July 4th. WE CAN'T WAIT!