Annual Update

Yes he still wants to be a circus clown when he grows up. Other boy is almost three months old, JP is in his second year of preschool. Mumma's new business is gaining traction and I have switched jobs to a more community focused bank and my job is also much closer to home.

Big Adventures Tomorrow!

So I am excited for tomorrow for two reasons. First and foremost we have a Mitchell family outing to Odiorne State Park, essentially an oceanside state park with tidal pools and a lot of other fun things the boy.

Exciting event number two is opening day of bass season. It wasn't actually closed all that long but remember, I have only been fishing a month which was basically bass spawning season. Tomorrow, very briefly in the morning, I am going to go out and try and catch my limit of two bass. They don't have to be huge, just large enough to fillet. The only real limitation is the time constraint to be at the park at 9 am or so we need to leave home at around 7:30 meaning we should start getting ready at around 6:30 which is when I really ought to be standing in the kitchen with four clean six ounce bass fillets. I may be putting too much pressure on myself. If I succeed I am hoping Renee will help me cook this Japanese-style recipe with white rice and asparagus...and if I fail hot dogs are always a nice standby.

Family Time

So as a salaried manager I am expected to be at work whenever needed which is not necessarily open to close every day but in a small office that is in transition it's pretty close. I enjoy my new job immensely but like anyone I enjoy the opportunity to get out a couple of hours early and catch up with the family. Yesterday was my early day, leaving at around 3:30, I am open to close the rest of the week including Saturday and I have an after hours meeting tonight in a community near work. As I move into the professional ranks, it becomes increasingly important to balance work / life activities and remember to make a little time for what matters.

So yesterday afternoon we packed up a picnic and went down to Opeechee Park. Opeechee is nice because they have picnic facilities, playground facilities, and you can fish a little as well. Here's where the trouble started, on just the third day using my fishing pole the nob on top of my reel simply fell off mid cast and for the life of me I couldn't find it. The real then essentially was a big useless spool of thread. Say what you want about Wal-Mart but with no receipt or evidence that I even purchased the pole there I walked out with a new fishing pole in 15 minutes without a hassle. Which is good, because I go on vacation next week and it would be tough to fish with the Spidey pole everyday for a week.

Aside from my fishing debacles we had a great time, picnic, playground, and a quick stop at Dairy Queen after our detour to Wal-Mart (and yes I am familiar with the parking at Dairy Queen).