Moses and the Bulrushes

Well, there she is. My family's annual boating destination, and the greatest wakeboarding lake in the state. Moses Lake has provided my family with countless memories. We have stayed in ant-infested hotel rooms; we've played games of water polo with greased watermelons in undersized hotel pools; we've created card games; we've eaten at Chico's Pizza Parlor more times than any human is capable of counting; we've buried dishes from Goodwill with the hopes of using them again the following year; we've engaged in more battles* than Napoleon; we've snuck alcoholic drinks into Diet Coke cans; we have even sought the Great Blue Heron of Moses Lake himself! But, most importantly, we have learned myriad important lessons from our father. These times of instruction are rare, yet always applicable to real life. Every time we go to Moses Lake, Jeff, Heather, and I all gather around Dad, begging for tidbits of his mature insight, for our eyes have seen the glory of his dispensation of wisdom!! Over the years, we have all grown greatly in respect of Dad's amazing intelligence. One thing that we have learned in our Lessons with Father is that his vast wisdom and superior intellect render him capable of studying various forms of life and retaining vital facts about their respective existences. My personal favorite? The Common Loon, of course! Did you know they mate for life??? Oh, and by the way, we saw the Great Blue Heron of Moses Lake. Once. He's pretty lonely.

*Battles not fought with actual guns and swords. Primary weapon of choice is water.