Vacation is Over

Vacation went by really quick, but it was very relaxing. Christine was able to score us some Red Sox tickets at face value. It was Tuesday night of vacation and it ended up getting rained out. We went up there and did all of the pre-game eating and souvenir buying. By the time we got home it was 10:30 or so and we woke up the next morning and did it all again. Sox won the rain shortened game 10-1. Well worth it in my opinion. I had a blast. A lot of time in the car, but it was still fun.

Christine and I were going to go to Foxwoods as part of my birthday present on Thursday and Friday, but Christine's mom got sick and was unable to care for the kids. We knew well enough in advance that we were able to cancel without a hassle. As a result Christine told me to get a new rod and reel that I have been wanting. Well, Red Top was a great place as advertised. Awesome selection and they had a special going that got me a Tsunami Trophy series 8 ft. rod with an Okuma Epixor reel for about $130. Great deal and about $100 less than I was thinking that I might spend. I can't wait to get a nice sized fish on the end of that rod.

The kids' sporting events have been going well. Not so well in the win and loss column for Thomas' teams, but they are a nice group of kids that work really hard. Somehow Thomas' team got killed twice, but the scoreboards told a much different story. 1-0 loss to another Falmouth team and a 5-3 loss to Barnstable that felt like 12-3. Thomas is improving, but he is not quite a natural in terms of athletic ability. His main talent in sports still seams to be baseball to me. He has great arm and can make contact pretty consistent at the plate.

Gwen's lacrosse team squeaked out a 4-3 win yesterday to get them to a 3-0 record. Yesterday we should have clobbered the other team, but we let some chances go. In addition, we had a lot of newer players really blowing it on defense. A better team would have killed us. Gwen showed awesome aggressiveness yesterday. She was in on every ground ball and was really using her body well. It is hard to believe that the shy little Gwendo is now actually one of the better lacrosse players on the team. In fact, it might be a parents wishful thinking, but I would say she might be the best all around player on the team. There are faster kids, better shooters, but no one does all of that and defends like she does. Now, with her added aggressive play I think she is ready to hit a new level.

During the Red Sox last night I got out the fishing bag and checked my supply. I am doing pretty well. I need a little terminal tackle, but other than that I do not have any major expenses. i have $40 at Falmouth Bait and Tackle to use which I will probably drop on line if I do not have enough in the basement. I am planning on making some sqidbert's out of Hogy's for the squid run at Middle Ground and Wood's Hole at the end of the month. Need to get ready now as perhaps the warm weather may speed things up a little. Check out these cool lures you can make out of Hogy's.

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