Back and feeling a little better!

Hello Fams,
I drove back home Sunday from S.E. Fla. The getaway did me a world of good mentally if not physically. Everything still hurts but my head is in a much better place now! I know I've been quite a poop for a while now and I'm sorry for bringing everyone down w/ my crazies> SORRY!



Today is my birthday> Happy B/D to me! who cares about bd's at my age? The best part is my Mom always makes me her famous coffee potroast & potato pancakes (my favorite meal!) and now that she lives right nextdoor, I can almost smell it cooking already!



I celebrated my b/d early and took my Mom out (my wife was working) in my boat to a wild river 10 minutes from our home. Screw the pains> Full speed ahead! We got to the boat ramp about noon and it was 55~60 degrees w/ bluebird skys and wind out of the north. The weatherman said afternoon showers but it sure didn't look like it! We cruised about 7 or 8 miles up this beutiful river just chockfull of wildlife! I fished a little but this was mainly a sightseeing tour, the fish had lockjaw due to the night before's 28 degrees anyway.



We saw a couple gators but not as many as usual due to the cold. I don't know where they go when its cold but their gone! There were tons of wading birds, hawks, ospreys and even a bald eagle, lots of turtles sunning on old cypress logs too. Mom really loved the river even though it was a "blackwater river" and not a spring fed crystal clear river the area is famous for. I told her I'd bring her to one of those rivers next time which are a little farther from home 1/2hr ~ 1hr away! It started clowding up just as we got out of the water at around 3:00pm and started raining as we pulled in the driveway! Perfect timing!



Today I'm paying for my road trip and B/D cruise. Everything hurts but it was all worth it! I have to get back to the biz of dr's, my health problems and life's roadblocks! I have alot to do this week so if I'm not around much, you'll know why!



Thanks to everyone for all your kind words last week when I was bluer than blue! Yuze Gize are always are there for me and it really means so much to have y'all as friends and family!



I love all of Y'all! Big Hugz all around!!!

Pete

Pete! I can't tell you how glad I am to see you feeling better, and we welcome you with our loving arms! Wonderful to have you back! Hang in there, as we have been cheering you on! My offer still stands if you ever want to talk, just give me a jingle on the tele or an email. You are a man full of life and a colorful one at that. I have always been a fan of your writings here on the forum.

Happy Birthday too! :)

Michael

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETE!!!


I hope you are enjoying your favorite meal cooked by your Mother's hands (and don't we Italians know what that means! )!

Chartreux and I are on the same page about the size of that boat and the gators!

Hey - your birthday's on Fat Tuesday! Maybe you should have been celebrating in the Big Easy?! Oh, wait, that was for our younger years!

Have a great day, Pete!!!

Hugs and Birthday Cheers,

PaLady

Happy Birthday Pete. Wow what a dinner, and I do know what potatoe pancakes are. They are yummy. Have you ever had hot water corn bread? Its an oldie from way back. My neighbor makes it and alway brings me some. Now, I am getting hungry.

Karren, S.D., Jag, PA, Chart, Mike & Pam!!! Thanks for the well wishes!
Y'all are too nice!

Pete

So Pete,
whens your next fishing trip, I'm kinda good at catching catfish, in Ohio I fished with my grandpa twice, we used worms and both times I'd get a catfish and the biggest one was 19 inches. Here in Texas they use shrimp to catch catfish, so to me that's kinda cheating, I had to hook my own worms too..anyways have a great weekend, okay and sure hope your feeling better..
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