Fishing Trip

We got the camera working just in time for another fishing trip.
This time, the camera stayed in a waterproof bag.

Water Logged

The other day Casey fell into the river while he was fishing.
While he came out fine, the camera in his pocket didn't fair as well.
Unless we wanted every picture
for the rest of the year to look like this,
something needed to be done.
The camera is currently nestled in a jar of rice
and we are keeping our fingers crossed.
I will let you know how it goes.
I have saved a place for February 28th in order to stay
on track, but this might take a couple days.

Ouchie

The other day, Orin was playing with Atlas
when I heard him start crying.
He swears that he got the gash on his head from Atlas's ball.
However, Atlas's ball is made of soft rubber,
so I suppose the true object that caused the gash will remain a mystery.
One thing that is for certain, though, is that Orin is much
tougher about his ouchies than his mom is
about his ouchies.

Salmon Dinner

Greg, Sarah Lee, and Cosmos came over for dinner last night
and Orin felt inspired to take this picture.
There is almost nothing better than good food, good conversation,
and good friends (good wine never hurt anyone either..)
We are truly lucky people.

Ah, thesis...

Casey took this picture the other day while
adding the caption "this is how I see mom all day..."
This statement is partially true, I am deep in the midst
of writing my thesis on wolf control in Alaska,
but, in my defense, I only work on the 2 and 1/2 days a week
that Orin goes to school.
So for the hours he is gone, I think I leave the couch maybe once.

Tug-of-war

Bad day for the snowman

Did I mention the weather stinks lately?

Today we got an inch of snow
making our blooming flowers
and leafing-out trees rather unhappy.
But it did put a smile on Orin's face, who wanted to immediately
go out and build a snowman with dad.
If only I had remembered to take a picture of it before noon
you would have been able to see it in its full glory.