Lake of the Woods Walleyes

Just got back from Canada fishing Lake of the Woods. We got some really good fish! Lots of fun. This is a 26 incher. Probably about 7 plus pounds.

Here's me with a nice 22 incher.

Dick Valentine reels in this 24 incher.

Ralph Vonasek brought this 26 incher to the boat.

Makita was rewarded with this 19 inch walleye.

Bill Bruers landed a nice walleye right away.

Mike Get's His First Tattoo

Mike went under the needles last night to get his first tattoo. Artist Clint Lasher adds the most famous of pin up girls, Bettie Page, to Mikes leg. Bettie needs a little more work yet but that will come in a couple weeks from now.

4th of July Celebration

On the 4th Eddie was all set up as headquarters. He flew his flag with pride.

The parade was good. The kids seemed to enjoy it. They got a lot of candy.

Tonya (pictured here in the red top) was celebrating her 29th with a few Margarita's that Makita made.
And of course there was birthday cake.
Lindsey was dressed up for the occasion.
So were Kaleb, Kaylee and Kiehra.


The new camera works a lot better!

Friday Night Fellowship

Friday Stella had the Fellowship over for some good eats on the grill. She had a delicious roast and some scrumptious shrimp kabobs.

Nick kicked back in the royal pink throne.

After oink'n out and playing a game of Catch Phrase (which I'm pretty sure the girls won hands down) Stella broke out the fireworks and sparklers. Makita seemed especially excited with the sparklers.

Eddie's Reappearing as the Headquarters

Last year we set up camp down by the High School Football field for the 4th of July celebration. This year we'll do the same thing which includes celebrating my firecracker daughter Tonya's 29th Birthday. We'll take Eddie down there and use him as our headquarters. There's always lots of activities throughout the day down there on the field. Then the parade is at 4pm and fireworks at dark. We'll grill some brats and dogs and hangout. Stop by if you're in the area. Might be a cold one in the fridge for you.

How to Find the Crab

Deadliest Catch's Captain Phil explains how to find the crab. Good humor.

Awesome New Camera

My birthday came early when Jim (Makita's dad) heard me bitch'n about my digital camera and went out and bought me a new one. And it's a dandy. A Nikon Coolpix P90. I love it. It's very nice. I've committed myself to reading the entire manual.

Hey Jim, Thanks a bunch for the new camera. PS: I hate my truck.

Grandkids Get a Puppy

Tonya and Josh got the kids a puppy. She the cutest thing ever! Sorry but her name escapes me.

Cancer on $5 a Day

If you haven't read Robert Schimmel's "Cancer on $5 a Day (Chemo not Included)", you should stop everything and read this book. It's a very short read (I read it in just a few hours) and it's hilarious. Robert, a long time comedian, gets Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He writes about his experience. It's very inspirational, motivating and in true Schimmel style, very funny.

Lindsey Catches her First Fish

Yesterday my 3 year old granddaughter, Lindsey, caught her first fish (happen to be a largemouth bass) while fishing with her dad. She hooked her first lunker with her new Barbie fishing rod we got her for her birthday.

New Patio Furniture Construction

Makita and his Dad Jim assembled the new patio furniture. Oh boy..... I think it may stay together. I hope it's not like when, while working at Pamida, Brian Moon assembled a bike and the kid that bought it ended up in the hospital.

Kaleb's 5th Birthday

Yesterday was my grandson Kaleb's fifth birthday. We celebrated last Saturday with cake and ice cream and lots of hustle and bustle. Boy oh boy they grow up fast.

Jerry's Helping GM and Sporting a New Truck

My buddy Jerry Katz bought a new GM Sierra full size pickup last week. He's moving up. When I met him he was driving a Volkswagen Bug (gay). Then he moved up to the Colorado pickup. Now he's running with the big dogs.

Arches National Park

Last week while in Moab Utah, we went to Arches National Park.


Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, like the world-famous Delicate Arch, as well as many other unusual rock formations. In some areas, the forces of nature have exposed millions of years of geologic history. The extraordinary features of the park create a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms and textures that is unlike any other in the world.

Geocaching on Casper Mountain

Erin, Makita and myself did some Geocaching while we were in Wyoming. Erin is a really good seeker. This cache was awesome. We walked by it a few times before we actually realized it was the cache.

Eddie's Grounded

Eddie is grounded. He can't come out to play. Don't expect to see him roaming the roads anytime in the near future.

He is a relatively good boy. He works perfectly. No problems on our trip last week...except he only gets 8 miles per gallon. Which would be okay if we were going to Duluth. But Eddie ate an incredible $900.28 worth of fuel last week. Granted he went a whopping 2961 miles. He's grounded and that's all there is to it. Good news is: "Shitter's Empty".

Matt's Graduation Openhouse

Last weekend was Matt's Graduation Openhouse. He's preparing to ship off to the Airforce in just a few weeks. It actually snowed up there on the mountain that day.

Whitewater Rafting the Colorado

Yesterday we went rafting on the Colorado. It was a hoot. Everyone did really well. Only Lorrie fell out! OMG.........

Eddie's Newly Improved Spare Tire Cover

Mike recently painted Eddie's spare tire cover and installed it last night. It's so darn shiny it's hard to take a photo of. I love love love it! So does Eddie. Dresses his hinder up. The perks of being a parent.

Luke and Samantha Borden Graduation Open House

Saturday was Luke and Samantha's Graduation Open House.

There were lots and lots of people that stopped by.

Maggie was a dancing queen.


Monty played and sang for us. Dick was a Dancing Queen.

Tom stole Monty's guitar and played for us.

Kimkay was a Dancing Queen.