56 posts tagged “weather”

The fishing has slowed down considerably but there was still enough fish for supper yesterday.  Today, only the guys went out in the morning and then they picked up Lily and I.  The weather was gorgeous and I caught a few fish.  I was watching a storm move in and the men were not being cooperative about getting off the water.  I was starting to get pretty worried.  I finally demanded it and everyone else had the same idea as there was a line of about 15 boats waiting to get out of the water at the ramp.  Since we hadn't gone at the same time as the guys, I had my car so I headed up to the cabin.  Lily insisted on staying in grandpa's truck.  Shortly after I got to the cabin, the rain started.  A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect and then came the tornado warning.  I called the guys on the radio to see if they were out of the water and let them know not to mess around!!  They got here shortly afterwards. 

A trailer is not the place to be during a tornado.  The only interior closet is in the kids' room so I quickly cleaned it out and put the kids in there with pillows and blankets.  I was impressed with how well they were managing even though they were very scared.  Ray said if a tornado arrived, we needed to head down the coulee by the cabin.

View of coulee

The radio was recommending a ditch over a trailer but it sure would be hard to convince yourself to go outside in a tornado.  Thankfully, we didn't have to worry about it and the storm has passed.

Since this was to be the last day of decent weather before a heat wave moves in, Lily & I decided we better go out fishing again.  Cody started off catching some good ones and then I caught a couple.  Next, Lily & her Barbie pole kicked into gear and she caught the biggest so far of the week at 24 inches!  Jace and Grandpa caught a few and then tragedy struck.  Nobody was watching Lily's pole when it got snagged.  Ray got to it just as it snapped in half.  We had to take a few moments of silence in remembrance of our best fishing pole.  You'd think we would've learned yesterday but we ran out of bait again.  Once the worms were gone, things really slowed down but we did catch a few on leeches.  In the end, we came in with 16 walleye but much bigger than the ones from yesterday.  I think it was a record fishing day for us.

you have to quit because you've run out of bait!  My mom had to run back home today and do a little work so Lily & I went fishing with the guys.  You couldn't ask for a more beautiful day with temps in the mid 70's and a light breeze.  Lily started us off catching some walleye with her Barbie pole.  Then, Jace & I caught a few.  It developed into a competition between the boys & girls.  We were ahead until late in the day when the guys made a comeback to end in a 9-9 tie.  We brought in 18 fish and threw back several small ones and 2 white bass.

Things That Stink:

• Seriously, what could stink when you're at the lake for a week?

Things that Rock:

• The 15 fish the boys brought in last night:  14 walleye and 1 catfish.  They made for a great supper!
• Sleeping in.
• Being with my hubby all week.
• Eating the amazing meals my mom cooks while we're here.  She's trying to fatten me up because she thinks I'm getting to skinny.
• Super weather while we're here!
• Playing cards with family.
• Beating everyone in my family at blongo ball.  (I take that back.  Lily beat me but she gets to stand really close so I'm not counting it).

We had a wonderful time in Medora yesterday.  We went to their neat playground, through souvenir shops, had supper, and then went to the musical at the outdoor amphitheater.  It was the perfect night for it and I have so many great pictures that I can't wait to share.  Of course, they'll have to wait until we're back home in a week.

It was a longer drive than we anticipated from Medora and we didn't get here until 2:30 am!!  The guys have already headed out fishing as its supposed to be hot today.  The lake has come up about 10 ft. since Memorial weekend.  I'm glad I took photos then because the ones from this trip are going to show an amazing change.  The girls are heading into town for lunch and some shopping.

P.S. Gndsgang - It took an hour for us to get here from where you'll be at Trailride.  It was 1:15 am when we passed the Trailride turn off.  I'd suggest you stay in Medora or Belfield tomorrow night.

Things That Were Bad:

• Lily's appointment with the pediatric dentist out of town.  The situation is much worse than we thought and will require her to be sedated at the hospital to have all her dental work done.  Not to mention it's going to cost a fortune.  It's a miracle I didn't burst into tears right there in the dentist's office.
• My golf game.  Third time in a row that I've royally stunk.
• My sore back that I injured moving Ray's dirt bike last night so I could get my car into the garage from the storm.  The storm died before making it here but we had more tonight so I guess it was still worth it.
• The painful pimple by my lip.
• Not getting to talk to Ray because his cell phone never works when he's out of the country.

Things That Were Good:

• The lovely mother / daughter lunch that Lily and I had at Olive Garden prior to the nightmare dentist appt.
• That after Gndsgang and I finished the 9th hole, she figured out that I unconsciously changed my grip 3 games ago and that is probably what's been screwing me up.  I'm dying to go again now and see if that fixes my problem.
• My brother calling last night.
• Getting an email from Ray.
• Good friends who you can talk to when you're down in the dumps.

Whew.  It was difficult but at least I managed to match my number of good & bad things.  I hate to have the bad outnumber the good as I prefer to be an optimist and don't want my blog to be depressing!

Well, things actually went amazingly well.  The kids were all well-behaved, got along, and Lily's friend had no fear about staying over.  The girls were up a little later than I preferred (11:00) but that wasn't bad.  It looked like we had a big hail storm headed our way so I had Cody & his friend help me move the 3 dirt bikes, 5 bicycles, 4 sets of golf clubs, wagon, and go kart out of the garage so I could pull my Yukon inside.  I only had to push Ray's dirt bike a little ways but my back is killing me this morning!  Of course, the storm totally died out before arriving so we didn't even get rain!

Things That Annoy Me:

1. Discovering that we're completely out of toilet paper and paper towels today when I went to Super Walmart yesterday.
2. The Super Walmart not having a natural / organic section where I get a lot of things.  Guess I'll be going back to my regular grocery store for food.
3. Stores coming out with their fall clothing lines when it's not even officially summer yet!
4. ABC cancelling one of my very favorite TV shows, Men in Trees.  It makes me so sad.

Things That Make Me Happy:

1. A golf date with Gndsgang and perfect weather for it.
2. Preparing to book our Disney World trip for this fall.
3. Having warm enough weather to feel comfortable in shorts.
4. The new garbage can for our bedroom.
5. Having leftovers for lunch so I don't have to cook.

What's on your "To-Do" list today? What are you most looking forward to and what are you most dreading?

1. Meeting at church to practice skits for Vacation Bible School next week
2. Laundry
3. Pack for weekend soccer tournament
4. Golf if we don't get rained out
5. Some spreadsheet work for my mom

I'm most looking forward to golfing and least looking forward to laundry.