Sunday, July 25, 2010

On Friday, Sue, Terri and I went to Paducah to the National Quilt Museum. WOW!!! Those quilts are absolutely works of art. There are quilts from all over the world. We were in awe of the talent displayed. After the museum, we had lunch at Whaler's Catch. We plan on bringing our husbands back to that restaurant. It was a lovely, comfortable place with excellent food.

On Saturday, the marina had a boaters' appreciation dance on our dock. They had a live band and "heavy" horsdevours. Sue and I stayed until the band quit playing. They gave away door prizes like $100 worth of fuel, $50 Ship Store credit, 2 free pump outs, etc... It was really nice of the marina owners to do that. We were told they have three functions a year.

We will be coming home Wednesday overnight so John can go to the doctor, then back here on Thursday. I think the doctor will be pleased at how well John is doing. I hope he continues to do as well.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Tonight we had a wonderful potluck dinner on the dock with our new boating friends, Terri and Steve, Terri and Larry, Rennie and James. The food was delicious and the conversation was even better. I just love boating stories. John is really behaving himself. I am so glad. I want him to be around for a very long time. I hope he keeps on doing what he is supposed to do.

Catching Up

Today is July 20th, Clara's birthday. We were home for her party. We got to visit with family and a few friends while home. It was really nice to see everyone. As some of you know, John's trip to the Doctor didn't turn out too well. The Doc sent him to the hospital for a stress test, which he flunked. He had an angiagram at the hospital and they had to put 2 stents in the same artery. We had to stay in Cincinnati until today according to the doctor's orders. He is doing well, although he's not allowed to lift more than 10 pounds until he sees the doctor again. (The toilet will have to wait to be installed until he gets the oky-doky from the doctor.) Carolyn (age 3) asked John if he went to the hospital to fix his broken heart.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Gina, Jim, Clara, and Lindy spent the holiday weekend with us. They brought their new Glastron boat they bought at the Cincinnati boat show this past winter and we went out in it Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The fireworks were directly behind our boat on Sunday night. Lindy was wowed by the fireworks at first and then not so much. It was nice to spend some time with them. They left Clara with us for the rest of the week. We are bringing her back home this coming weekend. The park has activities every day for children. Clara has played corn hole, gone to a dance, made a beaded dolphin, played water balloon derby, made beaded jewelry, played Putt-Putt golf, made a class craft project from school. Tomorrow she is going for a pony ride and on Friday she is going "ice fishing" (picking up marbles in the baby pool with her toes). It's wonderful to spend time with her. She was a little homesick the first night, but since then she's been fine.We will be home next week to visit family and friends, and do the doctor thing. I probably won't post again until the 19th. Have fun and stay safe!

A mechanic has been to our boat and removed the affected parts from both engines. He will bring them back fixed when we return from Cincinnati. We also have a problem with the rear head. We have ordered a new toilet and will install it when we return from Cincinnati. B.O.A.T.= Break Out Another Thousand. It really feels like that. Every time one thing gets fixed, we think that's it and then something else happens.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Yesterday we spent the day picking up Norm and Sue's van. Sonny from Dog River Marina was kind enough to drive it up from Mobile, AL to Birmingham, AL, saving us about 4 to 5 hours drive time to pick it up. That was nice!

Today was spent doing chores and getting ready for a visit from one of our children's family. We are so anxious to spend one on one time with them. There is still some chores to be done tomorrow, but we'll get finished in time to relax with them. The temperature was about 86 degrees today. It was lovely!!!! It makes you feel more like doing your work when you aren't sweating before you start.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Jeff, Susan, and Kate came to spend the weekend with us. It was so good to see them. It's nice to spend some one on one time with our children and grandchildren. Kate is getting so big already. She smiles just about all of the time. The only time she cried while they were here, was when she was hungry or had a dirty diaper on. We took Kate to the beach and let her put her feet in the lake. She didn't mind at all. The water is really warm.

John and I went out in the dinghy today after the kids left. We swam in the lake and it felt wonderful. This could become part of our regular routine. The temperatures are supposed to drop a little next week. There are supposed to be no days over 90 degrees. That's better.

We met the President of Jefferson Yachts the other night. He keeps a houseboat here. We have met quite a few people. There are 2 other boats across from ours, who are here until October 1st like us. They are traveling together and both couples are from Louisiana. Another man came and introduced himself because he saw our AGLCA flag. He has a houseboat he keeps here as well. People have been so kind to us, asking if we need to be driven anywhere or borrow a car. It's fun to hear people's stories.

First Week at Kentucky Dam Marina

Monday: We rented a car and drove to Lake Cumberland to pick up our van. Patty and Paul had driven it there from Florida for us. Norm and Sue came with us. It was a very pleasant drive because there was very little traffic. We had reserved the car for 11:00 and it was 6:30 before we got back to Kentucky Dam State Park. We had dinner at the lodge before returning to our boats. It took up most of the day to get the car.

Tuesday: Sue and I drove around for two hours trying to find a laundromat. We used the GPS. It didn't really help much. The nearest one, according to GPS, didn't exist. The second closest one, was pretty run down and dirty. So, we had seen one Sunday night when we went out to dinner at Patti's 1880 Settlement. We drove to Patti's, but saw no laundromat. We drove back to the park. We asked at the lodge if they knew of a laundromat and they gave us directions for one in Calvert City. We found that one and finally managed to get our clothes clean. What an ordeal.

Wednesday: Today we checked out the campground at the park. Our children are planning to come here to camp and visit us. The campground looked nice, electric and water at each space, nice looking restrooms and showers, newer looking playground equipment for the kids, plenty of trees and the grass had been recently cut. We are so looking forward to them visiting. I spent the rest of the day embroidering prayer flags for when Gina and her team climb Mt. Adams later in July. It's still really hot and muggy. The poor air conditioner struggles all day long to keep the boat at 86 degrees. At night, though, it gets comfortable so that we can sleep.