Boys fishing trip to Janice Lake

Janice Lake is above Kamloops in British Columbia and it is a special place for Tom who learned to fish there. His grandfather helped the present owners of the only fishing camp on this pristine lake get started some 50 years ago. Silver, who still cooks all the meals and runs the camp, is now 91 years old and counting. As she told me on the phone -- this may be my last year.
Don't count on it. Silver has the sharpness and the energy of people half her age. She is an inspiration.

In any case the "boys only" fishing trip included Peter, Shawn, Tom and Andy, who was very excited to be included in this outing.





The cabins.



Andy takes a nap on the island, fishing with Peter, and the day's catch being smoked.




The island in the middle of the lake offers respite from fishing and an opportunity for a dip in the clear, cool waters.






Andy helps Silver make bread for dinner.

With a few noodles and some imagination

Andy and Sylvia got clever with some noodles and dish towels becoming robotic natives with noodle finger shooting devices.

Dancing to the music

Like a really long sleepover

Four adults (and with Pete, five), two kids, one large fluffy dog in an eleven-hundred foot condo for five weeks and that's all anyone needs to know to understand the chaos. Daughter and son-in-law are selling their home and a huge part of doing so is keeping it free of mess. In order to accomplish that the family moved into our downtown condo. Strangely enough, it all worked out well. Here are the kids doing what kids do. We really enjoyed Sylvia and Andy coming into our bed in the morning (somewhere between 4 am and 7 am). Talk about a wake up call! They are back in their house now and getting ready for the next phase -- finding a house that will accommodate two active kids and a dog (not so active).








Andy's year-end school musical. He loves to sing and sing he does -- loudly -- at home. But when it comes to the actual performance, he's quiet and contained.