Lowe 15-Months, Ouest 35-Months

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Someday Lowe is going to realize that I didn’t keep up with these videos very well once he came along and it will start a whole second-child syndrome visit to the shrink.

Getting It Done

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So this week we’ve managed to get a couple of things accomplished on the boat. The refrigeration is up and working again—for the time being at least. Two leaking skylights were fixed (those pesky things seem to leak after about a year no matter what I do). New zincs are … Read More

First Cupcakes

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The marina is slowly becoming more lively. Most of the cruisers who left their boats here for the summer are back now. I watch these older childless couples with a little bit of envy as they scrub their boats with toothbrushes, polish stainless, and all the rest of the little … Read More

Into the Water Part 2

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Lowe took a dip in the marina today. He was playing down on the dock when he suddenly decided it would be funny to throw a bucket in the water. Then throw it in again. And again. It was funny right up until the last time when I picked the … Read More

Into the Water

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At the moment Lowe is obsessed with strollers. He wakes up in the morning, walks out of his bedroom door, climbs the steps into the cockpit, walks around to the gate, and proceeds to throw a fit until he is pushing Ouest’s pink doll stroller along the dock. One of … Read More

Here Fish

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We don’t spend time on the computers around the kids if we can help it, but lately I’ve been going off to “work” for an hour or two a day. So Ouest woke up this morning and heard Lowe in the other room playing with this little plastic laptop toy. … Read More

My Headlight?

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One of our Bum friends grew tired of hearing about me doing all my engine maintenance with a flashlight in my mouth, and so took it upon himself to correct the situation. Ouest and I played explorer for at least an hour today, going into her darkened room to “discover” … Read More

Helping Hand

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This morning we had Bum friends stop by in their ’67 VW bus. We had shuttled some parts down from the States for them, which made us feel good since people have done that for us more times than we can count. Seriously, there is so much you can learn … Read More

Not Cool

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When we got back to the boat the other day one of our two turbo fans wasn’t working any more. One of our DC boat fans wasn’t working either. The little turbo fan was the killer though. That thing puts out enough air to feel it from one end of … Read More

Crocs

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I spent the morning aboard the boat with, who else, the refrigeration guy. Because I’ll be damned if I can figure out how to fix refrigeration without his fancy tools. We got the AC system up and running again, but the engine driven is causing headaches. I really should just … Read More

Finally

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When I flipped on my computer last night I was met with a black screen and a steady beeping. My only thought, “Unbelievable.” I know I’m limping along with this computer at this point, but why does it always break down at the most inopportune times? Fortunately there is this … Read More