From my Inbox!

"I really enjoyed the array of picture's,but,YOU were missing!"

Oops, I knew I forgot something heehee. I'll work on that over the next few days. I will make sure there is a picture of me on here... and yes, I'll try to get one of me and hubby too.

Here's a brand new site...

Today we are going to the Cove for the New Year potluck and we'll just sleep on the boat tonight. I am really starting to miss it anyway.

Happy New Year! Don't drink and drive! If I find out you did, I'll kick your as... you know...

Housesitting

We are house-sitting for a friend right now. Compared to a boat, this house feels like a mansion. Downright HUGE! I am not sure what to do with all the space. It does make me wish for a house again, but then the sensible, frugal girl inside me decides not. I would rather just have a bigger boat. A 40 footer would be the max size for me. Something with a center cock-pit and 2 aft cabins. That would be great. But since I can't have that right now (swimming in debt) I decided to make a list of things that I would want for Epiphany, our current home... a 30 foot sailing sloop.

Let's see, I have the stove and oven and they both work. I could get picky and ask for a brand new stove, but I'll wait until I have everything else first. Comfortable cushions for the dinette are a need! My tailbone falls asleep sitting on the dinette. A small coffee table for when I don't have the dining table together. A nice cover that goes from the boom and makes a little "room" out of the cockpit would be nice. They are pricey though, so I will have to wait. A double sink and two pump faucets... one for fresh water and one for salt water. A brand new fresh water holding tank. Ours is about as old as the boat itself. A decent head holding tank and a toilet, just in case this one doesn't work. A hot water heater for quick showers on board. A crew that cleans and buffs for me and a cabana boy. I'll take scantily clad sailors instead.

I'm not too picky. Am I?

A year in pictures...

As I find pictures over the next few days, I will be posting them to the blog. It is my year end picture show! Enjoy!

Here are the boys at Balboa Park. It's a great park to walk through, has museums, playgrounds, a zoo, and a lot of other stuff.

Here is the Galley as you look into the hatch (the door you enter the boat). You can see the stove and oven... the green camp stove isn't there anymore. The stove and oven both work. Then the sink (with the white thing in it. The four drawers next to the fridge and then the fridge. And behind the sink and counter is a storage shelf that is shaped like a square-ish U. The door is to the captains cabin (that would be dh and I) and the square in the floor leads to the bilge, a great place for storing beer, wine, green tea (already made) and eggs.

Here is Miles with Grandma Foot on one of our last visits just the way we remember her... always smiling! May she rest in peace.

I hope you guys can see this... that is Epiphany under sail. See the big boat in the middle under the bridge? We are the far right part of that boat. By the way, the bridge in the background is the San Diego- Coronado Bridge. It is HUGE! You couldn't even see the boat when it was going under the bridge because it was so tiny.

Here is a picture of Miles on Epiphany while we were sailing in on evening. You can see on of the channel bouys in the background too. This picture is just so interesting because it almost looks fake. I promise it's not!

One Year Ago On Christmas Day

We were sailing out to sea! We didn't make it very far... but we made it to sea. Here is my wonderful windblown hubby one year ago today! He'll probably flog me for posting this picture, but I love this one. Ah... sailing your house around... family together and anyone isn't cooperating they can go their room! HAHAHA! One time we went sailing and the meds knocked me out. I slept most of the time and we got 3 miles offshore (yes, we've been that far out) my phone rings. I answered it and a voice comes back at me with an echoing from the cockpit "Hi Honey! I felt bad that you had to stay home while we went sailing so I thought I'd call and check on you!" HAHAHA! It was so funny! That was funny ha ha... the fact that the phone barely works at dock, won't keep a connection and drops calls constantly on shore... but makes wonderful calls 3 miles out... that's just funny ironic. And downright annoying!

Mmm, Mmmm, Mmmmmm! Now here is a sexy man! Sorry, Linda... I mean, a fine respectable person :D And a darned good picture of Mendel 1.0 in his California get up!

Blast from the past!

I was sorting through some files on the computer and found this picture of the boys next to a bear at one of our regular rest stops on our trip to North Carolina. I felt sad when I saw this picture because this was the last trip all three of us took to North Carolina with Leslie. But then too, we both loved this picture!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I hope everyone had a lovely Yule and/or Christmas or that you are enjoying the holiday you celebrate. I have a few friends who don't celebrate any... so I hope you are having fun with your days off.

I have a bunch of lovely gifts and a cute Rosemary tree instead of a Christmas tree. Now, I am going to concentrate on getting rid of things I don't really need. I want to declutter my van, car, boat and the storage units so I can start a lovely new year without the clutter or at least a LOT less.

I am also excited because I received a lovely scanner/ printer/ copier for Yule and I am going to type letters, start keeping in touch better and sending out pictures to everyone! Tia, Sandy and Grandpa... I haven't forgotten you... Kelda, yours is ready to print and send. Linda... You get a copy of the blog BUT I am going to send you pictures. Dad, I am sending you some pictures too! I am so excited! I am going to be little Ms Organized this year instead of little misorganized... LOL

My new year resolution... oh, wait, I am jumping ahead of myself. Sorry Heeheehee. You'll have to come back and see what that is later... but one thing.. I am going to start posting on here more often! I found that blogger has a save button so I don't have to lose my drafts before I post. That'll be nice! I haven't had a chance to post pictures anymore and the cellphone doesn't send them anymore... POO! So I will have to manually add them.

Enjoy your holidays! And enjoy your eggnog... either alcoholic (mine) or non-alcoholic. Dairy or soy. Enjoy! And drink a cup for me. (allergic to soy... lactose intolerant.) I'll just drink Bushmill's.

I am back! YEA!

We are back in California. Actually we have been back but I am working at getting organized again. Isn't that exciting!

Today was the boys consultation at school. We are doing great! Good news is that I can turn in work any day any time (assuming they are open) so I don't have to spend a day trying to hunt down all their assignments.

I am taking a writing course. I am just waiting for the materials to get here so I can start it. I am also taking a math course. Yes, voluntarily!

I will update the blog a little more later. I just hate to see it sitting here all un-updated! Especially after the great email from the Dad with kids who has been reading this as inspiration that he won't have to wait until the kids move out to persue a boater's lifestyle. I'll post some thoughts on that for you later. And thanks so much for the email. It really made my day knowing that someone reads the blog.