Yes, we are okay. San Diego Wildfire updates.

I have a few people who contacted me to see how we are doing. We are fine. The wildfires are not close enough to evacuate us, but the smoke is pretty bad at times. We've met a few people who came here to get away from the wildfires. Some have lost their homes, some waiting to see if they have one.



We're in the lounge to keep out of the smoke and we're making a plan for the day. The school is closed, actually, I think all schools are closed. A few hospitals are being evacuated.



We're good though. We are on the coast across the San Diego harbor so we are NOT in harms way. Do not worry about us. We'll be okay.

 

With the absence of wide open spaces I took the boys to the park and they skip thejungle gym and go straight to trees.
Dotchi

Web Banking Made Easy

Web Banking is supposed to make it easier for someone to pay their bills online and for the organizationally challenged (like myself) this is a definite bonus. No envelopes to seal, stamp, stuff in your purse and lose before you mail it off. No guessing about whether the bill was paid. No sweating over the finances because you can't remember if you mailed the bill to the right person... just log on and type in the amount and go.

Easier said than done. My bank (and I do love them!) decided to use "enhanced security" so my log in process would be safe. Safe it may be, but long drawn out and annoying is more like it. Here is how it goes:

Page 1- I actually open the web page to the bank. I can skip this if I bookmark the second page. I have to click on "online banking".

Page 2- I need to click on personal checking account (instead of business)

Page 3- I type in my access ID in all caps and hit enter.

Page 4- I type in a "security question answer" to a question only I know... if I remember what the heck I put in there in the first place. There are several questions to choose from.

Page 5- Type in the password if the tequila cup icon is there (I could use one by now)

Page 6- Read a blurb about heightened security and our protection and blablabla... click "list of accounts".

Page 7- Click on the account number.

Page 8- Click on "bill payment"

Page 9- Read a blurb about how much easier this is making your life then click "pay my bills now".

Page 10- Type in the amounts I want to pay and when I want to pay them. Click submit.

Page 11- Confirm that is what I want to pay and when I want to pay them.

Page 12- Confirm the information is correct and type in a note if I want. Hit submit.

Page 13- Confirmation numbers pop up and I print the page off.

If it always happened this long and drawn out without any glitches, I would be happy. But today I spent quite a bit of time re-connecting to the internet, guessing my security answers, forgetting to type in all caps, waiting for the page to load only to have the website blip out on me and have to redo the entire process from page 2 after getting to page 11 and resisting the urge to see how fast the laptop will sink when thrown overboard.

I am reconsidering the whole paper check and stamps thing. I need a tequila!

This is for you. You know who you are.
Dotchi

We are at the mira mar air show. Here is a pic of hubby, heeheehee
Dotchi

Here is Epiphany safely at dock. that was a lovely day sail!

The tunnel with the bag is miles rack where he sleeps

Our competition!

Whats happening in the cockpit? Who is this capt?

The other end of the galley.

My galley. I am soaking the dishes n the pot.

Port view

Planes over the coronado bridge

Starboard view

From under the bridge.

Our trusty line handler

Mendel is listening to the water rushing by lol

The coronado bridge. We are going to sail under it.

Here is mendel 2 chilling out in the vee berth while we sail! Oh I made nachos under sail too!!!

Here we are today. Going sailing on the harbor with Sharon.

Thanks Neal!

I posted about blogger messing up when I type and Neal said to try typing on wordpad and cutting and pasting it into the composer for blogger. It worked wonderful! Thank you!

We haven't fallen off the planet!

With Homeschooling and trying to organize the boat, I haven't been able to post as much. We still use the charter school. Here are the classes the boys have:

Tuesday: We go to the free museum for the week in the morning. Then Miles has Art from 1-3 and Mendel has Road Trip and writing from 1:30.

Wednesday: Every other Wed Miles has a science lab.

We can show up at the school when we want during the week to use the resources. Miles has two online assignments each "school day". One is for reading and one is for math. Usually we show up to do those at the school.

Right now we are at the school. It is great here! I am listening to a boy play the guitar in the lobby, we're in the library working on the computer (I have my own). There is a group of kids doing something artsy, some waiting for the science lab to open, some are decorating for Halloween but it has a home feel to it. There aren't the usual "bully" groups or "geeks" groups or anything like that. You see parents working with kids, etc. It is so nice.

And Ms H's office feels like a livingroom. When you ar ein consultation it doesn't feel like you are in a principals office LOL. It feels like you are chatting with another homeschool mom (and we are! She homeschooled her daughter). It is really nice!

Next year we'll probably go to year round school.

My teeth are feeling better. I can bite down some but not a whole lot. It still is sore on some parts.

The boys are doing great. Hubby is on leave so we are cleaning out the boat. And I am trying not to be too hungry.

Here is mendel working on his science project.

Here is a pic of my new teeth! and the reason I havent updated much lately.