Fishin'

"Lazy yellow moon comin' up tonight,
shining through the trees.
Crickets are singing and lightning bugs
are floatin' on the breeze.
Baby get ready!"

Aaaahhh, the sound of that song, Fishing in the Dark, makes me so excited for spring and summer. "Winter's almost over and the summer's comin' the days are gettin' long," I love to fish. I have done it since I was a little girl. My dad would take us out all together or sometimes one at a time and we would go fishing at Lake Corpus Christi in Mathis, Tx. It was so much fun to sit in the boat and wait to feel that "jerk" on the line. Daddy would get just as excited as we would when we would start reeling it in. So many stories and good times are shared while you are fishing.
One Father's Day I got my fishing license renewed and took dad fishing, I think he enjoyed himself, I know I did. The other day Daddy came to our house for dinner, Mom was in Orange Grove spending some time with Nana (my grandmother) and like we all do when he is alone, I called to see if Dad would like to come eat with us. After twisting his arm (heavy sarcasm) he came over and we talked about fishing. Belle piped in and said she wanted to go. Anthony for some reason doesn't fish and knowing this Dad readily said that they would practice "casting" the next time she came over.
This makes me so excited! I guess because I know what she will get to experience, some real one on one time with her PawPaw. She gets some good quality time with just about everyone but this time is very special. I have always cherished my time with my father. It's neat to know that she will be hearing some of the same stories I heard while fishing with Dad. What are some of you favorite memories growing up?