Category: Before The Boat

So far, 2019 has been fine, though not all that noteworthy in the grand scheme of things, which is why you haven’t heard from us in a while. We spent January doing what needed to be done; meeting with contractors, obtaining estimates, and taking care of little things that required our attention. We have selected our contractors and are ready[…]

Lost. That’s not a reference to our beloved fluff ball who went to doggie heaven. That is about how I felt this past Sunday. The week of course was a rough one as was to be expected. The girls were devastated by the loss, so we thought it best to take a day off Thursday and head to Greensboro to[…]

So where did November go? We spent the majority of it selling and trashing things, then moving over to the other house. There was plenty of hard labor happening. The girls would pitch in when we needed them, or when they needed a break from homeschool. We were able to get out of our storage unit before our contract ended.[…]

I must have woken up at about 6 am. It was still dark. I was disoriented and had the feeling that Jason wasn’t in the bed with me. I listened. Our usual cacophony of animal and human snores was missing. Ah, there it is, the sound of dogs snoring and the incessant knocking of an off balance ceiling fan. But[…]

On Wednesday, October 3rd, we headed out to Annapolis, excited to be back near sailboats again. Jason hadn’t even been out of work for a week, so we didn’t get huge amounts done before dashing off to the show, but it was a welcome diversion that would hopefully answer some questions about what boat we would eventually want to call[…]

It has been just over five months since I’ve had to turn in my resignation to my supervisor. The letters of intent to return had been sent out just before the Christmas holiday, so I had to indicate that I was resigning, but I asked her to please keep it quiet until the new year. I couldn’t hold back the[…]

After the house closing, the pain from writing that check was gone and the excitement from accomplishment took over.  I realized that it was meant to be after all. So for about a month after the closing, we got busy changing locks, buying and hanging some window coverings, having the landscaping cleaned up, ordering new garage doors and starting on[…]

Wow, has it really been that long since the last entry? Well, we have been busy. I had reviewed some of the previous entries and wow, we had no idea how things would go. That’s why I love looking looking back on my writings. So to pick up where we left off, we made an offer on House #1 but backed[…]