Little Red River - Trout for Everyone!

Mercedes likes trout too!

Although always considered an outdoorsman, Nathan has now caugh a bass on a worm and a trout on a fly...my father would be so proud.

Erin and I spent the last two day's at the Alford's cabin in Pangburn (past Searcy). We fished most of Saturday, catching enough for dinner (and then some)! Erin did catch the first fish and the most fish, as always. This morning we went out fishing again and I caught a nice rainbow on my fly rod (first time I'd ever used it)! Erin then caught a mammoth brown trout and a little while later I either caught the same fish, or one very similar. We didn't have a measuring tape, but by my estimation it was about 4 inches longer than my left boot (16-17 inches). We had a very relaxing time! We're back in Little Rock now, but I still have another day off (no school Monday) and Erin is off for the rest of the week.

80s Day

It's been a while since I updated, so here's the quick version: Erin finished up her third month on Labor and Delivery and is currently on a "lighter" Gyn schedule (which means I leave for cross country practice earlier than she has to be at school!). She's doing really well and still loves what she's doing despite all the long hours! As for me, school is going very well, as is Cross Country (despite hurt runners, lazy runners, quitters-who-won't-quit, etc.). That brings us up to the present. This week is Homecoming at Episcopal, so we're having the obligatory dress up days. Today was 80s day, so myself and some other teachers tried our best with varying degrees of success. A few of those pictured were "out on the scene" during the 80s, so the clothing is far more authentic than my Savers get-up. 

I'm also on my third batch of homebrew, a Belgian Dubbel. I bottled it last weekend, so it'll be a few more weeks until it is ready to drink. The first two were pretty good, so I have high hopes for the next one! Right now I'm fermenting hard cider, then brewing a German Lager and a Christmas Ale. You have to come visit to drink one, though, since I have no confidence that the bottles will stay intact in the mail!