Life on the Lake

After heading off to the Bemidji Evangelical Free church again, we had to run a couple of errands (we got gas for $3.83--our lowest price so far this trip--what a deal!). We came home and had a spaghetti dinner and then just lazed around all afternoon: knitting (Linda's working on her first hat!), crocheting (Leah's working on a granny square vest), reading (Tom's on his 3rd & 4th books now), and playing games (the boys are into Poker and Chloe's into Mancala). Chloe also reconnected with her old friend Madeline. By evening the wind had died down enough to make fishing look good, so we headed out with Tom, Linda, Seth & Luke in the boat. Fishing right out in front of Birch Villa we were able to bring home 9 fish--nothing too big except for an 11-inch rock bass Tom caught. The girls stayed at home and found things to do in the cabin (Chloe is a bit addicted to cable TV and the Disney channel).