Mostly Owen: We've got the fever...

Sarah’s Thoughts: I remember last fall writing about new snow and how it covers up the deadness of autumn, leaving a blanket of beautiful white... Well, I am here to tell you that all that ugliness is still there underneath the snow. You’d think that 6 months would be enough time for dead leaves to decompose, but apparently, that doesn’t happen in winter. I’m considering doing some spring raking... This week, I’ve also had the pleasure of picking up 6 months worth of dog poo as it is uncovered, layer by layer in the melting snow. Most springs, I conveniently ignore our back yard, but these days, Owen is a magnet to “side” (outside). In an effort to keep my boy poop-free, I’ve been working the yard, shovel in hand. This last week, we were blessed with incredible weather- mid to upper 60’s every day and no rain, so at least poop pick up was an outside job. Oh, the things I do for my child!

Low- Expecting to go fishing with my brother on Thursday after work, only to come home to a sick, sleeping Owen. Luke got to go instead.

High- Feasting on fresh king salmon on the BBQ, courtesy of Christian and Luke. Delicious! (Luke said things like “this is better then backstrap!” and “this is the best king salmon I’ve ever tasted!” so you KNOW it was good!)

Luke Update: As you know, Luke is currently a “stay-at-home” dad. Because Owen spent the last week feverishly sick, Luke has had to forgo the roofing project and find things to do around the house. While he was a little disappointed at first, turns out Luke had a lot to do to get his boat ready for this summer’s guiding season. He managed to situate springs underneath the seats to make for a little less jarring ride. He also installed a fan for the windshield and a new stern light, not to mention scrubbed the poop deck. Besides boat projects, Luke officially finished his net and it is gorgeous if I do say so myself (see the picture below). Despite a sick boy, Luke managed to get out fishing a little bit this week. He went out with Christian on Thursday night and caught a 37” king salmon. He went on a Steelhead adventure with his buddy Jason on Saturday (fought one for 15 minutes) and then we skipped church today and went trolling for kings. The Thursday night king salmon was the only official casualty but we haven’t given up yet!

Owen Update: This has been a “S” week for Owen... sick, sun, slides. Last Sunday’s perpetual napping, contrasted with tylonol-induced playful mischief was the precedent for the week. Every day, I’d think that Owen was getting better but once the tylonol wore off, his temperature would sky-rocket to 102 and he’d have the shakes. Poor baby! Today was the first medicine-free day and he actually ate food so HOPEFULLY he’s on the mend. As previously mentioned, the sun shone gloriously all week, so when Owen was feeling up to it, he was outside in a sun hat, (thanks to Grammy) climbing around on the boat or sweeping the driveway. I took Owen to the park twice this week and we quickly discovered his very favorite thing is the slide. He usually is very cautious, but after experiencing the weightless exhilaration of the slide, he became a different child. He is a little small for most of the jungle gym-ish toys, but he’d wriggle and dolphin kick his way up to the top and fearlessly launch himself down the slide. I was so proud and he was so excited!