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First day home, I spend 5 hours washing/drying GiGi. Get groceries, the Jeep is good. Start on a few projects and I’m tired. Getting ready to plan my week. Text the boss. Any plans to head out this week? I need to schedule the rest of the repairs. I need to know which day isContinue reading “Back to reality”

I’ve been in dentistry for 35 years. It is typical in the industry to close between Christmas and New Year. so I’d always have between 11-14 days off. I now work 7 days a week snd had 7 days off. When I returned, my poor GiGi was a mess. Whoever put her away….well the powerContinue reading “Back to work”

Arrived back in California Saturday around 3:30. I’m staying with my brother this time so he was supposed to pick me up. A bit surprised to see my daughter Jenna again. Give her a hug and start right in on stories while we wait for luggage on the carousel. She seems distracted and frankly uninterestedContinue reading “Christmas”

Boss thinks I’m such a bad ass after last night. I decide it’s time to ask a favor. My two oldest daughters birthdays are in January. My youngest is July. So I asked if I could have the January ones come with us to the Bahamas and the July one come to Sag Harbor andContinue reading “Time to ask a favor.”

So…remember when I said this week was gonna be tough because boss didn’t go to Caribbean? I woke up at 7am, had my coffee, showered and got ready for my day. At 9am my boss texts me and says “we’re going out, departing at 11am” I reply okie dokie, how much water do you wantContinue reading “Learning under panic attack is hard”

We had planned on him coming aboard today so he could drive the boat for a sea trial to fix me pushing the wrong button on our Simrad computer. He was supposed to be leaving tomorrow for the Caribbean on a flight with his family. Because he was going to be gone, I was goingContinue reading “My boss cracks me up”

I think the year was 1991, my sister decided she wanted to host Thanksgiving, my mom always did Christmas. I wanted to host a party. So I decided to invite a few friends and my family over for a good dinner but the requirement was, you have to cut a snowflake. My brother, high schoolContinue reading “Funny how we can miss something that was a chore”

My dilemma is, I can’t figure out which brand the soft top on my Jeep is. I bought one from a nice gentleman at a 4×4 shop near me, but it didn’t fit. So I destroyed the box trying to put the top back in. The nice guy still took the return.

Remember Heather? My classmate at deckhand school. We haven’t seen each other in 6 months. Had so many stories to share of our yachting experiences. It really is a whole “nuther” world. We have so much fun together. She’s already got plans for us to go paddle boarding and possibly New Year’s Eve! After lunch,Continue reading “Lunch with one of my first friends here”

Gave GiGi her weekly bath today. Kept wondering why no techs had checked in, boats are gone in the marina…boss calls. He’s going back up to palm beach for the weekend. He says go enjoy the beach, enjoy miami…I’m like sure! I have a 4 bedroom boat to take care of and my weathered neglectedContinue reading “Taking care ah both my girls is trying”