Sometimes it feels like Lowe is on a never-ending battle against Mexican bacteria. The latest fight is against some sort of crazy thing called Impetigo. He’s got one nasty looking sore scab above his eye at the moment. I hate to say he’s always sick, because he goes around as … Read More
Going to Need More Tape
Ouest likes to get up on the stage at the resort to put on a hoja dance. That’s a dance in which she tears up leaves from nearby plants and throws them in the air while she spins around. If there was a crowd there would be stunned silence.
Lowe 15-Months, Ouest 35-Months
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
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
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
Beach
Late afternoon at the beach.
Into the Water Part 2
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
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
My Headlight?
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