No More Picture Mom!

Yes that is my daughter now. She doesn't like mommy taking picture of her when she's at school. I remember before she always give me a very nice smile whenever I want to take a picture of her. My goodness my baby is not a baby anymore. Good thing my son still like it. He always smile for mommy. Soon his going to be like his sister no more picture taking mommy.

Cutting Off The Line

I hate those people that doesn't obey rules. I was in the line today at school to pick up my kids. When the line moves two cars just cut me off. The other one almost hit the car in front of me. Then a guy in the SUV squeeze himself in front of my car. Gosh I was so mad. Can't believe people would do that. It's not a very good example for their kids.

Anyway I was looking for my mini sd card today for my cell phone and I couldn't find it. I guess I have to buy a new one now. I have to ask hubby to stop by at the store tomorrow to get me one. It's time to cook dinner again. I have to get off here and start thinking what to make for dinner tonight.

My New Student

Look at the picture of my boy, you can see that he is so excited for the first day of school. Hubby and I can't believe that our little boy is now going to school. Now mommy is alone at home by herself. I'm not use to come home and its so quiet. I am just glad that my son is doing pretty good at school now.

Today was the first day that I did not come to have lunch with him. He manage to have his lunch by himself for the firs time without mommy. I guess he really do a lot of stuff now without mommies help huh? Well, I have so many things to do here. Happy Blogging everyone!

School Here We Come!

When my son got his head busted. We bring him to the urgent care near us. Good thing our insurance was accepted on that clinic, otherwise we end up in the ER. Anyway if you are looking for health insurance check out Blue Advantage today. I am looking forward for the first day of school tomorrow. I hope my son will be okay and listen to the teacher. I am planning to have lunch with him in the cafeteria on his first day of school. My daughter is going on 3rd grade and my boy is in kindergarten. At least on my baby girl she already knows her way around the school. The only thing I’m worried now is my little guy.

Both of my babies are going to school, so mommy will be alone at home while there at school for the whole week. We are going back with our routines once again, on dealing with the home works every night. Good luck to all the parents out there and enjoy learning with your kids.

Ian Featured on Jacksonville's First Coast News, Channel 12

Our son, Ian James, has been featured twice on Jacksonville's First Coast News, Channel 12, showing off the fish that he caught.


This picture was featured on the weekly fishing report. Here Ian is showing off the Bonito he caught, with Dad's help, at the Juno Beach Fishing Pier in South Florida.








The next two pictures were featured more recently on their 'Pictures of Summer' contest.




This picture shows him holding a Jack Crevalle that he caught on the Fishing Bridge at Jacksonville's Amelia State Park.






And this picture of Ian holding a Weakfish (Yellow-mouth Trout) was taken on our fishing boat.









Happy fishing and remember that a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.

Fixing Bathrooms

Hello everyone! Finally finish cleaning most of the rooms except the kids bathroom. I need to get it done today. We need to some remodeling on our bathrooms especially the kids bathroom. Now that both of them are going to school, we nee to change the sink into two sink. So they don’t fight over one sink. My son usually uses my sink in my bathroom to brush his teeth. And my daughter use his daddy sink too. We need to make them start using their own sink.

So today I start browsing around about bathroom stuff. I end up on this website betterbathrooms.com. I like some bathroom stuff on their website. I got to show it to hubby later. I just like all the shower heads that they have. I want one on those big shower heads and change my old shower head. If you are planning to make changes in your bathroom, check out this website today. You will love all the stuff that they have for you.

I need to go for now. I have to make breakfast for my kids, I have so many things to do in the house today. I hope I will accomplish more today so I don’t need to clean up in the weekend. I just want to spend time with the kids this weekend. This is their last weekend of summer vacation. Monday is back to school again.

Happy 11th Anniversary!

Honey,

You are my Best Friend, the Mother of my children and the Love of my life. You are my Soul Mate, my Fishing Buddy and my Wife. You are my World and I Love You with all of my heart.




Happy 11th Anniversary!

Your Husband forever!

Richard

Baitfishing for Ribbonfish

The great thing about saltwater fishing is the excitement you can experience just fishing for bait. This is something few freshwater fisherman will ever experience. Many of the bait fish that we use for offshore and near shore fishing are amazingly strong and great fun to catch. These include hard-tail baits, such as Blue Runners and Jack Crevalles, which are pound for pound among the strongest fish in the world. A 2-pound Blue Runner or Jack will easily out power a 10 or 15-pound Large-mouth Bass. In addition, these are great baits to troll alive or dead for Kingfish, Marlin and many species of fish.


The Atlantic Cutlassfish, also known as the Ribbonfish, is another fish that is exciting to catch and makes a great trolling bait for Kingfish. These fish fight well on light tackle but watch out for the teeth. A nip by one of these ocean predators can easily send you to the emergency room. Ribbonfish tend to congregate around structure near shore or in the mouth of rivers, such a pilings, bridges, piers, etc. When they are feeding, they will hit almost anything, including dead shrimp. But the best bait is live finger fish, such as finger mullet or small greenies (threadfin Herring). I use a 2/0 circle hook, a 20-pound fluorocarbon leader and a 2 to 4 oz sinker depending on the current to take the bait to the bottom. The circle hook will set in the jaw of the Ribbonfish to help prevent a cutoff due to the nasty dentures in these fish. You can also use a light wire leader which will eliminate the potential for a cutoff, but I have found that I get more hits with fluorocarbon leader.


If you are like me and lucky enough to have a wife from the Philippines, the next challenge is getting the Ribbonfish past the stove and into your bait freezer. While Ribbonfish are not used as a food fish in the United States, it is considered a delicacy in most Asian countries.





Happy fishing and remember that a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.

River Fishing for Weakfish

Weakfish, or Yellow-mouth Trout as it is called locally in Florida, is a powerful gamefish that is fun to catch and as a special bonus are great to eat. The Weakfish got its name due to its extremely weak mouth making it easy to yank a hook out if you try to muscle the fish to your boat or the shore. The Weakfish is not actually a trout. It is in the Drum family whose relatives include the Croaker and the Spotted Sea Trout.


Fishing for Weakfish can be challenging. First, you have to find them. They are found nearly all along the east coast of the United States, but you have to know your area and what rivers and tributaries are home to the Weakfish. In addition, it helps to know the best time of year to fish for this gamefish. The best thing to do is to ask the locals in your area, such as the folks working in your local tackle stores and bait shops.


The next thing to consider is your rig. The best rig that I have found is a simple fishfinder rig. This includes a 2 to 5 ounce egg sinker, depending on the strength of the current, a 1 to 2 foot length of 20 pound fluorocarbon leader and a 2/0 circle hook. The main line can be braided or monofilament in the 10 to 15 pound class. You want the rig to move along the bottom with the current. Using this rig, you do not need live bait. For best results, use whole fresh dead shrimp, but remove the shell from the head by grasping the spike on the head of the shrimp and pull to remove the head cap. This will allow more of the bait's smell to float along with the current.

When looking for the best spot to fish, look for areas of colliding currents or where the current travels past an area of calm water or a tributary. If you are in a boat, set your anchor in a position up current and cast your line into the current allowing your bait to move along the bottom downstream. From shore, you can use a long casting rod to reach the current. The Weakfish will hit hard and immediately begin to strip line. Make sure your drag is set fairly light in order to allow the fish to take line if it wants. If you set too much drag or you try to muscle the fish in, you'll yank the hook out of its mouth and be very disappointed. You have to fight the fish and let it tire before moving it into landing position.

After landing your Weakfish, the last thing to do is check its size. In Florida, a Weakfish must be 12 inches long from nose to tail or longer in order to keep the fish. If its shorter, it must be released alive. Also, you should be aware of the bag limit for your area. In Florida, the bag limit is 4 per person per day.

On our last trip this past weekend, using this method we landed 18 Weakfish ranging is size from 11 inches to 16 inches, not to mention several Stingrays, 3 large Whiting, a Black Sea Bass and a Puffer Fish.


Happy fishing and remember that a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.

One More Week

Getting my car ready for the next week, when kids are going to school. I have to buy some car accessories and I am also looking for a dashboard cover. I need to clean it inside and out too. I have to get everything done and ready to go before August 24th. I’m just trying to spend more time with them now. Very soon I’ll be by myself at home when both kids are at school.

Anyway last night my boy scared me to death. He was spinning around and hit his forehead in the chair and busted it. We end up bringing him to the ER. Luckily now a days they have that liquid stitches. So they don’t need to do the real stitching on him. I’m just glad that he is okay now. I’ll be sharing a picture of him with his boo boo.

Getting Closer Everyday!

As most of you know that my son will be starting kindergarten this school opening. Now that the school day is getting closer I have this mixture of excitement, sadness and a little bit of anxiety since my oldest is going on a 3rd grade this year. And, my youngest start kindergarten.
Like every year, there are adjustments to get used to..Like new routines, new teachers, new lessons, new schedules, new homework routines.

While I am happy and proud of them for being so excited. I had a big smile at the same time I was a little sad. Every year, I realize how close they are getting to growing up and not needing me anymore. Time flies by so very fast and the first day of school forces me to realize that they really are growing up too fast. I guess I am getting old also huh?.

How about you mommies out there. Are you ready for the school opening once again?

Very Tired Today!

Hello everyone! I am so tired today. I have to iron clothes all day. I have to do it, because it’s already pile up. I guess it is a good exercise walking around and the ironing part is like an upper body workouts lol. If I do this everyday it’s like my fat burners huh? It was so tiring really.

I get so tired when I ironing clothes. Because that means I have to stand up the whole time. I can’t iron when I’m sitting down it doesn’t feel right to me. Soon I have more to iron because I am going to have two students this school year. I hope I can work on it everyday while the kids are at school, so it won’t pile up anymore.

Our Fishing Trip Last Week

My kiddos with their fish that they caught. The boy was so dramatic when his reeling his fish in. Both are so proud that they got their fish in the boat without a help of mom and dad. My boy doesn't want to stop fishing, since the fish are biting really good. He doesn't want to go home. We still have fish fillet in our freezer.

Good Spot

We went fishing last weekend and this time I pick the spot where we fish. Our bait doesn't stay that long in the end of the line, there just so many fish biting on that day. Hubby was telling the kids that mommy pick the best spot to fish. The fish that are biting on that day is a mix bag, but mostly the yellow mouth trout and whiting. My gosh we really had fun fighting on those fish.

We got to the point that we have to release them, because we cannot keep them anymore. My kids really had fun fighting to bring the fish in the boat with their own rod. I had a picture of them with the fish they caught. I need to download it to my computer so I can share it with you in my next post.