Tuesday, June 20, 2006

 
 
Krisitin took some pictures today, and Daniel decided to be a little photogenic. These can also be found in my Photo Album(link on right side of page.) Everything is going fine, hope everything is going ok for you. Posted by Picasa

Monday, June 19, 2006

Kristin told me somebody said to update my blog. I guess I am a disgrace to bloggers all over the world. To fill everybody in on what has been going on, it is easy in 4 words. NOT A WHOLE LOT!
Daniel went to the doctor for his shots on Tuesday the 13th of June. That surprisingly went ok, he didn't scream until his last shot when the nurse really struck oil. That blood came gushing up like Jed Clampits strike. After he calmed down, he was his normal happy self and we went to Applebees and met my cousin Brent who had just turned 21 the day before.
When I say Daniel was his normal happy self, don't get me wrong. Most days he is ok all the way up to about 5 when he starts getting cranky. After 5pm, it can sometimes be a real wholly hell. And there are other days when he is cranky all day. But come on now, we are all human and can't be expected to be in a good mood all day every day. Yesterday for example, he was a butt. Kristin and I's one year anniversary was yesterday and we decided instead of going to Terre Haute out to eat, we would go to Plainfield. We drive the 40 mins over to Plainfield with him screaming every 10mins or so for an unknown reason. When we reached Plainfield, we went to Target and Kristin got some needed stuff and then we went to that new shopping center Metropolis. Have you been to Metropolis? If you haven't you really should, it is a town within a town, but instead of misc. buildings it is all shopping and restraunts. We went to a restraunt called Stone Creek, and wow was it good and fancy. I am serious, the high backed chairs we sat in were of Ostrich Leather and man they were soft. The food was magnificent and wasn't to pricey at all. Our meal totaled $42 including our $5 tip. The decor of the restraunt was nice and made you feel like you were half in a cave and half in a hardwood forest. On one wall there was a big 10ft by 10ft moral of a sycamore grove and on the opposite a 20 foot wall that made of smaller than my fist river rocks. The floor was of hardwood and the ceiling was of industrial black tiles with suspended circles of hardwood where the lights hung from. As you can probably tell I loved this restraunt, and I will be returning. Back to the story, all the way through dinner Daniel was screaming and in that atmosphere that really made us feel like asses. So I hurried up and ate my plate then we played pass the baby and I fed him while she ate. On days when he is cranky, the only thing that makes him happy is food. Which is probably why at two months he weighs 13 pounds. All in all it was a good day. It was nice to be out and away from the normal parts of the day.
My fishing hasn't really slowed down much. I still go about once a week and sometimes I will sneak away for an hour to cast a line in the peacefulness. Last week on the 14th, my cousin Brent and I entered a tournament at Lazy "L" Lake in West Terre Haute. The fishing was tough, the lake system is tied in with the Wabash River so when the river falls the lake falls. The lake was about 4 foot below normal and all of the bank structure was out of the water. I myself caught a bunch of little fish and one keeper. Brent caught a couple little fish and lost a real nice fish. After 8 hours of fishing, we weighed in and was surprised to find out we came in 2nd. Only one other boat caught fish and they beat us. I was in the big fish running, but after weighing both fish, mine was 3oz. short. It was still a good time and we are entering another one this Wednesday at Shakamak State Park. Well I think I have filled everybody in on what is going on......
A few more notes, www.indianapredatorchallenge.com and www.midwestpredatorhunters.com are still being designed by myself and I am also helping organize the Indiana Predator Challenge for this coming February. It should be a blast. We are still looking for a photographer and somebody to help out with the cooking if anybody is interested.
Have a good Day...Joe