We recently had both my parents and Elly's mom stop by for a few days (separate visits). It was great to see them and for them to see Tova. I was very glad to see how much easier it is for my mom to get around with her new hip. My dad and I got to do some fishing on the Big Thompson, which was a lot of fun even though we got skunked. Those are the smartest trout I think I've ever fished for, with the exception of the ones in the South Platte. I'm sure Dad would say that the New Zealand trout are the smartest. I can't argue with that, but I know that it's much better to be out-smarted by big trout (like in NZ) than it is to be laughed at by these puny little things that we were casting to.
Lynn had a fun time taking care of both Elly and Tova, since Elly came down with a wicked bug right before I left for Seattle. She recovered a couple of days into Lynn's visit, but we were really grateful that she (Lynn) was willing to come out and give a hand on short notice. It was like calling up a one-man Navy SEAL team, except instead of shooting bad guys, she did laundry and changed diapers. One thing that surprised me was how close we are to Elly's family if you don't mind flying. One afternoon I said, "Elly, do you want to see if your mom can fly out tonight?" and then 6 hours later she was in our apartment. The fare wasn't bad at all, either. If only there was a nonstop flight to Hartford, we'd be all set.
June 9th, 2005 at 02:35 PM uh......seems to me someone got one trout out of the big T that day....but who's counting.....