A friend of mine convinced me to attend the annual 'Turkey Burn' at the local athletic club. It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We went and participated...30 minutes of spin class, 30 minutes of body buff, 30 minutes of kick boxing and 30 minutes of yoga. I must admit that the spin class was way harder and more intense than I anticipated. I think it was cruel and unusual punishment to start out with that one at 0900! So by the time kick boxing came around, I was dead, so I sat it out. By the end of the four sessions, I truly felt like I had burned my turkey and I didn't feel bad for eating all that great food at Thanksgiving!
P.S. I am not nearly as sore as I thought I might be!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Blessings...
I am constantly reminded of the blessings in my life. There are many things that I am thankful for...family, friends, faith and good health. Today on my way into work I was blessed with another beautiful sunrise. I couldn't resist, so I took some pictures to share...yes, I did stop the pickup first! =-)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
I'm hooked!
My husband took me steelhead fishing yesterday at the Glory Hole. I'd never been, but he invited me to go. So I went. The weather cooperated fairly well, it was pretty warm and only drizzled on us. We had a great day!
So there we was...my husband was explaining some of the finer techniques to fishing for steelhead. I threw out my first cast and worked on those very techniques he had just talked about. That's when I realized there is more to it than I first thought and at the rate I was headed, I'd be lucky to even get a bite. But I was okay with that...or at least I thought I'd be!
We had been fishing for a half hour or so, when I got my first bite. I set the hook, and before I knew it, I had a fight on the other end of the line. I yelled at my husband to let him know I thought I had a fish on. He came over and helped me bring it up on the bank. It was a 26 inch hatchery steelhead. That's when I knew I was hooked on steelhead fishing! We took some photos, took care of the fish, and went back to fishing. I put my next cast close to the same spot as the previous one and hooked a 23 inch hatchery fish. I figured I'd limit out in a hurry if I kept bringing them in like this!
However, it didn't work quite like that. It slowed a bit for me, but my husband starting bringing them in. He landed a nice 30ish inch wild steelhead first. I say 30ish because I got carried away and broke the line for him and the fish got away before we could actually measure it. Oops! Then he brought in 2 more wild fish, both smaller than the first. He was able to land a 23 inch hatchery fish finally. Made him a little happier that he was able to finally keep one.
By the time we left, my husband had caught 4 wild fish, 1 hatchery fish and lost his hook/line on another fish before he could bring it on the bank. I had caught 3 hatchery fish, 1 wild fish, and lost a hook/line on one, and lost my entire leader on another before I could get them on the bank. We were able to bring 4 home!
It was an awesome day! I'd go again if he'll have me!! =-)
So there we was...my husband was explaining some of the finer techniques to fishing for steelhead. I threw out my first cast and worked on those very techniques he had just talked about. That's when I realized there is more to it than I first thought and at the rate I was headed, I'd be lucky to even get a bite. But I was okay with that...or at least I thought I'd be!
We had been fishing for a half hour or so, when I got my first bite. I set the hook, and before I knew it, I had a fight on the other end of the line. I yelled at my husband to let him know I thought I had a fish on. He came over and helped me bring it up on the bank. It was a 26 inch hatchery steelhead. That's when I knew I was hooked on steelhead fishing! We took some photos, took care of the fish, and went back to fishing. I put my next cast close to the same spot as the previous one and hooked a 23 inch hatchery fish. I figured I'd limit out in a hurry if I kept bringing them in like this!
However, it didn't work quite like that. It slowed a bit for me, but my husband starting bringing them in. He landed a nice 30ish inch wild steelhead first. I say 30ish because I got carried away and broke the line for him and the fish got away before we could actually measure it. Oops! Then he brought in 2 more wild fish, both smaller than the first. He was able to land a 23 inch hatchery fish finally. Made him a little happier that he was able to finally keep one.
By the time we left, my husband had caught 4 wild fish, 1 hatchery fish and lost his hook/line on another fish before he could bring it on the bank. I had caught 3 hatchery fish, 1 wild fish, and lost a hook/line on one, and lost my entire leader on another before I could get them on the bank. We were able to bring 4 home!
It was an awesome day! I'd go again if he'll have me!! =-)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
And it's gone!
Well, our snow didn't last very long. Just long enough for me to decide I should shovel off the deck. Figured my husband wouldn't be too impressed with me holding down the fort and not doing all my chores. So, I shoveled...then the snow melted. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. The dogs all seemed to have enjoyed it too. There are a few remnant snow piles around that Alli insists on eating on when she gets a chance. Crazy dog!
Last weekend we got all the critters set up for winter. Cleaned out a lean-to off of our barn for the horses to stand under in bad weather. Got the travel kennels and kennel covers out for Kita and Dot to sleep in. Alli hasn't been letting Kita in the dog house. So, Kita gets upset and whines and yips...usually at 0200 or so. However, I think we solved all the known problems at this point in time.
The elk hunters made it home and were partially successful. One guy out of the group got a bull; however, my brother-in-law was not able to bring an elk home. The hunt went well, for the most part. There's some funny stories that came out of this hunt, but I guess there always are!
Take care--
Last weekend we got all the critters set up for winter. Cleaned out a lean-to off of our barn for the horses to stand under in bad weather. Got the travel kennels and kennel covers out for Kita and Dot to sleep in. Alli hasn't been letting Kita in the dog house. So, Kita gets upset and whines and yips...usually at 0200 or so. However, I think we solved all the known problems at this point in time.
The elk hunters made it home and were partially successful. One guy out of the group got a bull; however, my brother-in-law was not able to bring an elk home. The hunt went well, for the most part. There's some funny stories that came out of this hunt, but I guess there always are!
Take care--
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