Monday, August 13, 2012

Well, the camping weekend is over.  Boo hoo!  We had so much fun with our children and grandchildren.  Everyone had fun and went to bed worn out each night.  We went out on the boats and swam.  We had a campfire each night.  One night the kids made s'mores.  On Sunday, Jay and Cynthia and their children went out on their boat and Gina and Jim and their children went out on their boat.  Kate had gotten a little pink from the sun on her face, so they went with John and me to check out Somerset.  We went to Mills Springs Battlefields and saw a movie about the Civil Was at the Visitor Center.  Then we went out for lunch and walked around at an antique / flea  market.  The weekend went way too fast.  As a matter of fact, our time at home has gone entirely too fast.  We are planning on leaving here early this evening.  We want to drive at night in hopes of avoiding the awful traffic we saw on the way here.  I am posting some pictures from our time at home:

 Lindy and Clara (and Jim)

 Kate

 Jonathan

 Carolyn and Maria

 

Jonathan had worn himself out.  Jay is imitating Jonathan.

Gina and Jim's boat.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Since we have been at home, we have been running around like crazy.  We had dinner at John's parents' house on Sunday.  Joan and Jim (John's sister and brother) were also there.  It was really nice to see them all and the food was excellent.  My mother-in-law is the best cook.  Then I had dinner on Monday with my Mom and my two sisters.  We sat at the restaurant so long, I thought they would kick us out, but they didn't.  We had a lot of catching up to do.  My sister Jenny has the lower part of her right leg in a cast from surgery.  She has a scooter thing that she puts her knee on and she goes speeding.  It's really fun to watch her buzz around.  I would be crashing into everything, but not Jenny.  John and I had to get caught up on our doctor visits.

John has been eating lunch with his friends in Delhi most days, getting filled in on what has happened around town while we have been away.  John got a haircut at the barber shop.  The barber asked him who cut it the last time.  He told them that I did, and the barber said that explains a lot.  I thought I did a pretty good job, but I guess not. 

Tomorrow we are going camping at Lake Cumberland with all of our children and grandchildren for the weekend.  So, this will probably be my last post until Sunday night or possibly Monday. I will take lots of pictures to share with you.  Promise.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

There is a pattern forming here.  I am skipping days of posting, not because there is nothing going on, but because we are busy with our family and friends.  Friday night we went to the Lighthouse Point Yacht Club's "Barbecue Bash".  We had received an email with all of the particulars and decided to just show up unannounced and surprise everyone.  It worked.  We had a great time visiting with our A Dock friends.  There are several boats of people on A Dock that we knew from Catalina Harbor.  We had such a good time getting caught up with everybody.  The food was delicious and, of course, I ate too much.  It was so pleasant sitting out on the dock, not hot and not cold.  Thanks to all of you, it was really fun.

Saturday was spent in the company of our children and grandchildren.  That's what I'm talkin' about!  It was wonderful!  It was the first day we had seen two of the three families.  Watching the kids interact with one another is precious.  Getting our hugs and kisses are even better.  We watched the Red's bring home another victory (on TV) and then went back to our daughter and son-in-law's house.  We are planning on going camping with all of them next weekend at Lake Cumberland.  It should be fantastic. 

We'll see if I can be more disciplined and write the rest of the days without missing any on the rest of this trip.  I will post some pictures later too.  So far, I've just been enjoying everyone and not bothered with my camera.  That's bad of me.  I'll try to do better.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Sorry, yesterday I neglected to write.  We rented a car and drove home over 7.5 hours.  It was the most miserable drive so far.  Traffic was backed up bumper to bumper through Milwaukee and Chicago and all the way through Indianapolis.  We finally made it home at 6:30 P.M. yesterday.  We are glad to be home for a short while. 

Today we picked up our van.  We each visited with our parents.  We made dinner for Jim and the kids. ( Gina is in Washington, D.C.)  Now we are settled in to watch the Olympics.  Lindy takes gymnastics and thinks she can do all of the moves the athletes on TV can do.  Maybe someday, Lindy. 

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Last night we had a dandy storm.  First the lightning started.  The entire sky was lit up by the lightning longer than it was dark in between lightning flashes.  I have never seen anything like it.  Then the wind started blowing and rocking us even in this wonderfully protected harbor.  Then the rain began falling.  It sounded like hail hitting the boat.  It didn't last very long, but it was quite a show.  This morning the sun was out, but the temperature was considerably cooler than yesterday. 

John and I walked into town for yet another look around.  We stopped in a bar for a drink and enjoyed the locals for awhile.  This is a nice, small town. On the way back, we watched a large sailboat being launched at the ramp.  It took awhile for the guys to step up the mast and then the semi backed the trailer into the water.  The cool thing was that the trailer was attached to the semi by a cable so that the trailer and the boat were backed into the water, but the semi stayed up on dry concrete.  It was pretty cool to watch. 

We spent the rest of the day getting things ready to make the trip home.  We'll see you all soon.

Sunday, July 30, 2012

We visited the marina office this morning to inquire about a weekly or monthly rate.  They have a weekly rate plus 2 days free when you pay for 5 days.  So, we decided to leave the boat here for a couple of weeks and make a trip home.  We thought that was the hard part, but finding a rental car and / or a taxi cab in this small town was decidedly more difficult.  We did work it out though.  We will be home soon to see you all. 

Today I also found a hair salon and managed to get an appointment for a haircut.  Finally!!  After my haircut, John and I went out for dinner.  So, it's been a great day. 

Sunday, July 29, 2012

After speaking with our boat neighbors last night, we decided to cross Lake Michigan today and head for Port Washington, Wisconsin.  The forecast was for less than one foot seas in the morning, building to one to two foot waves this afternoon.  It's warmer today than the last few days.  The seas were flat as we started out this morning, but by 10:30, we had two to three foot seas.  The waves were coming at us which is better than hitting us on the side, so we kept going.  We left this morning at 6:55 A.M. and arrived at Port Washington Marina at 3:30 this afternoon.  Our new boat friends passed us about 11:00, but they had left Snug Harbor at 9:00.  I'm jealous!

Once we arrived here, we immediately met our new boat neighbors.  They caught our lines for us as we docked.  They invited us for dinner, but our dinner was already in the works, plus we had not eaten anything all day and were very hungry.  This harbor appears to be fairly new and very well protected.  It's good to be across Lake Michigan because we are hoping to go home for a grandchildren fix in the not so distant future.  It's going to be an early night tonight.  John and I are both pretty tired. Until tomorrow.