Lisa did something that freaked me out a few weeks ago.
In her newfound obsession with Craigslist, she located a new friend for LuLu after reading a classified ad looking for a 4 year old playmate.
Against all odds it turned out to be legitimate, and LuLu's picked up a new friend.
Last Sunday her father invited me and the girls fishing. For my gals it was their first time ever, and it's been a good 10 year layoff for me.
We were supposed to meet after church, but when Mass was cancelled (just that specific mass, due to the church festival) we had an hour to kill at the park.
Much of the time was spent on the playset, but we also had a rollie-pollie bug that got YaYa's attention.
It is a beautiful park, and not too far from home, only 5 minutes or so.
Just as we were about to go (the meeting time had passed) Lu's friend showed up and in a short while we were fishing.
First to catch anything: Lu! Her pole snagged a tiny fish in the brief moment after a bad cast.
Not bad! Especially since I myself have NEVER caught a fish!
Then YaYa snagged one, this time a bigger one with sharp barbs on it's back (a bluegill I think).
C'mon people - couldn't I catch one just once??
That was it for the 'success' part of the day. The girls LOVED it, which shocked me and led me to regret giving away my fishing poles when we moved.
They stayed patient and well behaved nearly the whole time, 'tho they resorted to playing a racing game near the end.
Much thanks go out to Jim, LuLu's friends Dad, for the invitation, and I guess to my wife and Craigslist too!
I'm glad to see that the girls went fishing, it's not just a boy thing....I loved going fishing as a child. One time I went Ice fishing with my dad, and with father's day so close it was nice to remember that time..
ReplyDeleteI do find it hard to beleive that as close to parks and Lake M. that you failed to have gone fishing as a boy....sad,
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I never said that I didn't go fishing as a kid. I just never 'caught' something. I went fishing with my Dad a few times, including at summer camp. We even won a trip out on the lake, but the fishing boat cancelled due to bad weather and we never rescheduled.
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