Happy New Year 2008!
We had a mellow New Years Eve this year. We had the pool to ourselves for an early evening swim. Then a firework display, a meal out, and a midnight glass of bubbly on our friends’ boat. Katie stayed the distance and got in the party spirit by swilling her hand in Dave’s glass!
I had a burst of New Year energy and started sanding and painting our bathroom, but found the paint fumes lingered, not very good for little lungs. Instead of abandoning the job altogether, we put it off until the following week when friends and boat neighbours Bonnie & Earl were away. They kindly let us camp out on their boat for a few days while I had a painting ‘holiday’ and Dave looked after Katie.
We've had a few serious cold snaps already, with several days of below-zero temperatures. You know it's cold when the mooring ropes get icicles!
Otherwise, Dave has been busy helping friends convert a basement into a living space. When that’s finished, he will get on with the list of jobs on board. Already he has re-wired the engine room lights, made a start on sanding and varnishing the wheelhouse, and is getting in gear to re-caulk the decks. All big jobs, and ones that won’t be noticed when they are done but look terrible if they are left!
We had a mini ‘road trip’ to Maine last weekend with Bonnie and Earl. It was originally going to be just the boys, then Katie and I thought we’d go for the ride, and Bonnie didn’t want to miss out on the fun!
Katie was a model passenger throughout the five-hour drive, possibly because she had Dave and I on either side shoveling food into her mouth at regular intervals. We had a good time catching up with friends and seeing the snowy landscape, and Dave bought a barrel of pitch for the deck.
We had originally intended to spend two nights in Maine but ended up doing a late drive back to avoid a big snowstorm the following day. We arrived back at 1.30am in light drizzle, ten minutes later the wind picked up and by morning there were two inches of snow on the ground, we even had to force the igloo door open! We definitely made the right decision, as Maine got another twelve inches of snow...
I had a burst of New Year energy and started sanding and painting our bathroom, but found the paint fumes lingered, not very good for little lungs. Instead of abandoning the job altogether, we put it off until the following week when friends and boat neighbours Bonnie & Earl were away. They kindly let us camp out on their boat for a few days while I had a painting ‘holiday’ and Dave looked after Katie.
We've had a few serious cold snaps already, with several days of below-zero temperatures. You know it's cold when the mooring ropes get icicles!
Otherwise, Dave has been busy helping friends convert a basement into a living space. When that’s finished, he will get on with the list of jobs on board. Already he has re-wired the engine room lights, made a start on sanding and varnishing the wheelhouse, and is getting in gear to re-caulk the decks. All big jobs, and ones that won’t be noticed when they are done but look terrible if they are left!
We had a mini ‘road trip’ to Maine last weekend with Bonnie and Earl. It was originally going to be just the boys, then Katie and I thought we’d go for the ride, and Bonnie didn’t want to miss out on the fun!
Katie was a model passenger throughout the five-hour drive, possibly because she had Dave and I on either side shoveling food into her mouth at regular intervals. We had a good time catching up with friends and seeing the snowy landscape, and Dave bought a barrel of pitch for the deck.
We had originally intended to spend two nights in Maine but ended up doing a late drive back to avoid a big snowstorm the following day. We arrived back at 1.30am in light drizzle, ten minutes later the wind picked up and by morning there were two inches of snow on the ground, we even had to force the igloo door open! We definitely made the right decision, as Maine got another twelve inches of snow...
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