Bright Future: Fishing

The kids had a long weekend and Big decided it would be fun to go fishing. He had two rods and he borrowed more from a friend of his. We were going to catch enough fish to BBQ and we would have a picnic at the lake where we finally ended up. All eight of the family at Promise Home along with our friend's family of four and the three of us piled into the truck along with the BBQ and supplies for lunch and off we went.

We drove to one lake only to learn that some very industrious people decided it would be great to charge 2,000 Baht to fish. 2,000 Baht is $62.00 USD and that is quite expensive if you ask me. I didn't know if that were per person or hour but we were't going to pay that fee anyway. So off we went to another lake and we found a perfect spot. We unloaded all of the supplies, Big made the fish attractant and the hooks were baited. Those who fished waited and waited and waited patiently for a nibble however it was a very disappointing day.

After a while, we decided someone needed to run into town to get something else to eat or we would certainly be going hungry. So Fon and Nittaya took off and soon came back with BBQ chicken and papaya salad. Big had made some chili sauce to eat with the fish but it tasted pretty good with the pork and chicken as well. While lunch was being prepared, one of the kids finally got a bite on her hook. Such excitement and then the results..... One teeny, tiny little fish that we eventually threw back in for the next time.

Although we only caught the one little fish, we had a wonderful time. Just being outside, spending time with friends and the children made it a wonderful day. I think about Big and how important it is for him to be able to give the children fun times each week and I thank my lucky stars we found him to be the dad at the home. He and Fon are wonderful parents and the children are well cared for and loved.

Till next time.....

God Bless,
Heather