Thanksgiving 2008

Well they said it couldn't be done. The critics, and master anglers alike said that it was too cold, and too late in the season to catch a bass. But Julie was determined to get herself a fish. She withstood the 50 degree temps, and bundled up in her purple and white fingerless gloves and went out on the lake. Her efforts were fruitless the first day, but on the second day on the lake her dad was able to snag not 1, but 2 bass. Julie came home empty handed, head hung low. Better luck next time..... More uplifting pics can be found in the picasa gallery.

Bane of my existance

I bet you thought this post was going to be about my wife Julie, well you are mistaken. It has been getting pretty cold her in Indiana and our family room is always cold. I felt all around our fireplace, and can't find where air is actually coming in, but the tiles around the fireplace, are really cold, and radiate the heat out of the room like no ones business. So this morning I took myself to Lowes, and bought a 4x8 sheet of foam insulation. I cut it to fit the fireplace opening. It's amazing how much of a difference it makes. I'm thinking maybe we should paint it white, or off-white or decorate it like this.

Jackers' Jammies

Here is a picture of Jackers in Anna's jammies. The Plahitkos came over for an evening of fun and didn't have any jammies. Anna picked these out for Jack to wear, and Stella didn't appreciate it at all. She kept saying "That's not appropriate, Jack is not a lady." It was hilarious.

Halloween Fun and More

We took the kids out trick-or-treating on Halloween. J.D. didn't last very long after we took away the M&M package he was chewing on/through. Anna and I made the remainder of the rounds with Grandma and Grandpa Merritt. It was lots of fun. Pictures to commemorate the event can be found here