Jared's Big Fish

How does he do it? Every time Jared goes fishing, he either catches the biggest fish, the most fish, or both. This time it was the biggest. Friday, July 1oth, he caught a huge fish on Island Park Reservoir during the Parkinson family reunion. He went out on Grandpa Parkinson's boat with Uncle Robert and cousin Ryan, and cousin Norm and his brother, Nick. He decided to adjust his line a bit, but when he turned the handle of the reel he was surprised to feel a fish tugging on it. A few minutes later, and after nearly losing it under the boat several times, out of the water came a 4 pound 22 inch rainbow trout. Robert and Ryan each caught one, Nick caught two, and Norm got skunked. Grandpa Parkinson showed him how to gut the fish, and then Jared and Nick wrapped them in wet newspapers and tinfoil, along with the fish that Riley had caught the same day, but from the shore. Grandpa Fred cooked them up on hot coals, and then we passed it around. Oh, that was a good fish. So yummy!

Grandpa Gary

Corey's Dad passed away Friday morning, June 26, 2009. This is a slideshow I put together to show at his viewings. It has been a very hard week. There is so much to do when a family member dies, so besides the emotional strain I am also very, very tired. On top of that, half of our house flooded and is unusable until Servicemaster and our landlord get finished. Tonight is the viewing, tomorrow the funeral, Friday we help Hayley (Corey's sister) move, and Saturday we'll go to the fireworks at the Grantsville City Park without Grandpa Gary for the first time. Oh, I can't wait for Monday . . . a vacation in Island Park is just what I need. See you soon, Parkinson family!