The One That Didn’t Get Away



We’re an interesting pair, my husband and I. He’s a firefighter/EMT, and I’m a school teaching musician. He’s an outdoorsman—I’m a fashion loving girly-girl. Our two grown sons, Dan and Sam are very male but have artistic flares. Daniel is rather shrewd at business, and is a growing musician. Sam loves theater but is currently looking into a career in the military. (gulp) Our daughter Marla is developing into a very funny fusion of the two of us as well. On a typical day she changes clothes at least 5 times, (two of which involve Princess-style apparel.) She also finds some way to be outside with her Daddy, either playing in the yard, or if she’s extra persuasive, fishing.

A few days ago she talked Don into taking her fishing in a small lake near our home. First, the perfect clothing had to be chosen: a lovely pink halter dress, with sparkly “Hello Kitty” sandals. Then she and her dad set about digging up earthworms.

Equipped with her pink Barbie fishing rod, she cast into the water and in a matter of moments had a tug on her line. Don thought she might have caught a turtle, as the tension on the rod and line were significant. She made several attempts to reel in her prize, but the pull was too great so she started walking backwards up the bank. Within just a few moments she pulled a 4-pound bass up on to the shore.

She and Don took the her prize over to my parents’ home to show her Papa the fish, and he captured the moment on his digital camera. Our fashion conscious fisherwoman really caught the big one.







Who knows? Maybe in the future she’ll be setting fashion trends for Gator hunting…