Best Life

After an early rise and early departure, we headed to RI.  The goal today - help Megan complete the nursery organization and figure out what is missing.  Thank you Aunty Karen for the help and the Winnie the Pooh accessories!  Thank you Layla for helping entertain the girls and keep them busy!                                                                      A diaper holder turned toy bag.                                                    Curtains were pulled and I will attempt to make Valances from the crib bumper.  (Bumpers were okay when we had babies but now are no longer recommended.  So - I will try sewi...

 National Tooth Fairy Day.  Here are my favorite jack-o-lantern smiles!                                                                                     Megan                                                                                Kevin                                                                 ...

 Happy Birthday Thomas!  It seems like just yesterday you were in the cupboard!  Love the smile and the "up to no good" attitude! Another beautiful day here and with no rain in sight we planned a full day of work.  How can the summer be nearing the end?   Since the parts for the boat are days away from arriving, we covered the "holes" to prevent critters from taking advantage.                                                        Parts are waiting in the basement for reassembly.                And the boat is covered and tarped under the new carport until it's time to begin again.                                           ...

The Pub at Saddleback was our choice tonight for dinner.  Good food, great service and an absolutely stunning view of the mountains and sunset. Paul spent the majority of his day working on the boat motor.  Unsuccessful in locating the oil leak, parts have been ordered and should arrive early next week.  Ugh. Meanwhile I made avocado bread - yummy! (And super easy!) I also found pictures from 1998 in the closet. (Actually I found 1998- 2001 but I only sorted and downloaded 1998 today.) My faves:                                                                      Megan                                                   ...

 Today's goal - float the boat.   Paul began by changing out the impeller.  Used to cool the engine by pulling in lake/ocean water they can become brittle and crack.  Paul had changed out the impellers on Quiet Time a few times but never on our Stingray.   He also changed out the fuel filter.  And then during the testing phase - the engine began overheating.  Ugh.  (Hopefully a simple fix of inversing the impeller.)  And there is an oil leak from somewhere.  Double ugh.  So no test float today.  Paul will begin diagnosing the leak tomorrow.   My day was pretty mundane with laundry, reading, sketching, a bit of cleaning and I emptied another box from the closet! National Sandcastle and Sculpture Day.  Here the kids are sculpting but no sandcastles!                                       ...