Thanksgiving 2011......

Thanksgiving 2011 was much more relaxing than 2010! If you remember, Lorelei and I were in an airport eating pizza last year! This year Adam and Jon were both home. My brother drove in from Phoenix. Great times for sure. Adam spent most of the weekend working on his car (it's almost put back together). Adam wanted to deep fry a turkey for Thanksgiving. Lorelei decided to buy two turkeys and cook one the old fashioned way in case ours didn't work???? I don't know why she would doubt us.....hey......we are Profesionals! It worked out ok but we learned a few things in the process. Dipping a raw turkey into 350 degree oil is not for the faint of heart!
My brother, Cody, Jon, Corina and I got up for Black Friday shopping. Adam, Pam and Lorelei elected to sleep in. We cruised around and picked up a few things at Staples and then headed out for breakfast.

Below, Julia and Corina stopped by on Thanksgiving

Then on Saturday we headed up the mountain to Detroit lake for some fishing. Craig, Jon, Cody, Lorelei and myself crammed into our little boat for a fun day on the water. We caught so many fish it was criminal! We took home (15) but we released another (35) or so. There were a couple of times we had fish on (3) lines at once. We had blood on the bottom of the boat and fish banging around in the ice chest. What a great day of CATCHING!

Below my brother Craig AKA "Uncle" with a nice trout.

Cody with a whopper!

The gang getting the boat ready for the drive home.

 You can see all the November pictures HERE

We had an awesome weekend with the house full of people. It was sad to see everyone leave.

In other news our dog Queenie is doing much better. Apparently she has a heart condition. She has been on a diaretic to reduce fluid around the heart and she is feeling better. Jon will be home next week for Christmas break and Adam will be back this weekend to finish up his car. Between fishing and visiting, I haven't got a whole lot done around the place but that's ok!

That's about all for now,

Glynn Jr.

General November Stuff.....

Well….it’s been too long since I have updated everyone. We have been busy with life and family.

 Adam’s 4^th gear in his car went out a few months ago and he decided to rebuild the manual transmission himself. He brought his car home and lifted it off of the ground under the car-port and the fun began! His car, in a previous life must have lived, submerged in salt water because EVERY bolt and nut on it is rusted solidly together to form an impenetrable bond. This has been the third weekend of transmission 101. Adam has done most of the work, with only an occasional helping hand from me. He and Pam usually arrive Friday night or early Saturday, so it has been fun having them around.

A few weeks ago we picked up a “new to us” boat. It’s a little bigger and faster than our old boat. I have been busy making little adjustments to suit us. I managed to take it out with my friend Troy a couple of weeks ago and got a salmon!

 Lorelei and I took it over to the coast last Friday and although the fishing wasn’t good, we did manage to bring home some crab. We also got a close up and personal show from the resident sea lion population. Lorelei got these shots as we drifted by their resting spot.

Jon is busy with school and work up in Seattle. He and Corina are planning on coming home for Thanksgiving. Cody is doing awesome in school. Our dog Queenie is not doing well. She had some minor surgery to remove a growth a week or so ago. We think she has cancer and she has trouble breathing and getting around.

Other happenings around the place, the chickens are not laying many eggs. I think it’s time to turn the light on in their coop. Our apple trees did well this year and we have picked hundreds of pounds of apples. Lorelei has made apple sauce, apple crisp and any other recipe with apple in it! We have given away  bags and bags and filled the refrigerator full and there is still more on the trees!

That’s about all for now,

Glynn Jr.