07/21/2008, S F BAY
Well, here we are with NEW NEWS to share with everybody - - - -
Nope, the twins have not yet arrived. Mo is very ready, but the only thing going on now is the waiting, and that may continue for another week to 10 days.
BUT,
it looks like a new boat is on the horizon; and this one's a STINK POT!
Yep, we may become "trawler-trash" as well as "Trailer-trash". But if this does come about Carole said I can get a sailing dinghy for it!
We have spent a couple days with Carole's mom & brother's family, all is well in San Francisco.
Keep checking here, we will post when the kids get here.
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07/11/2008, PORTLAND, OR
We are ready to take up residence in
"ESPIRITU-TOO" (for lack of a better name)
We have been up here for a couple of weeks, and now we have the motor home all set up in Mo & Doug's front yard, complete with pink flamingos!
Now the waiting starts for real. We are hoping that mo can keep the kids 'in the cooker' for at least a couple more weeks. She is ready now!!! But with the 'real' due date in mid August, it would be good to get more time.
Doug & I were talking about the 'watch-schedule' for after the kids arrive. He said he's ready, and showed me a large easel-pad ready to figure out the first Month's plan. I don't know when I've ever seen such a surprised look anywhere when I told him we just needed a rough list of chores 'cause there would be A LOT OF CHANGES (no pun intended) once the kids got home. It is fun to see them and remember what we were doing when we had our 'first'. There's nothing like an expectant dad! I laughed and told him it would be fun to watch as so many unexpected things come his way. He laughed too.
Pat heads back to the Bay area tomorrow, Carole may come down for a while if all remains quiet up north.
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06/21/2008, from Alameda to Portland
ESPIRITU is clean and quite content in her berth here at Grand Marina and we are now used to the bugle calls in the morning coming over on a whisp from the Coast Guard station.
Carole jumped a jet a couple days ago for a short re-union withthe 'Gonzaga-gals' and will be in Portland by Tuesday. Tomorrow (Sunday-22nd) I'm headed up to Pat & Toby's for a couple days, then I'll drive up with a FULL LOAD of stuff that's going from the boat to the RV. There is just enough room left in the car for me, I almost had t go get the pick-up!
We've gotten a few e-mails from SHIRAZ and RENEGADE who are working their way up the coast having fun. Sure makes you wish we had some more sailing time now, bu twho knows what's ahead and when / where it will take us.
WHICH REMINDS ME TO INFORM EVERYBODY, I now have a job!! Customer relations and marketing director for a small marine service company here in the Bay Area. Can you believe it, I'm going to be paid for messing around on boats!! I told them as long as it doesn't turn into work, or interfear with up coming "twins-duty", OK!!
So for the next bit we will be in Portland, then at least I will make another trip down first part of July, after the RV is set up in Mo & Doug's fron yard..
OH YEH, WE HAVE A NEW PHONE NUMBER!! GET THIS, IT IS THE OLD NUMBER FROM THE HOUSE ON TREEHOUSE LANE, HOW's THAT FOR AN EASY ONE TO REMEMBER!!
Just for fun I thought I'd post a shot of us sailing in the Sea Of Cortes Sailing Week from 3 MONTHS AGO, man how time flys. The shot was taken by Richard (Lat 38 editor) from Profligate when they STEAMED past us.
See ya when we get back south, if the twins hold off a bit.
Pat
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06/28/2008 | Marty (mdwooldrik att msn dott com)
Hope you had a great reunion Carole and you had a safe drive up to Portland, Pat. You must have really enjoyed our lovely smokey weather during your visit with Pat & Toby. Congratulations on the new job & thanks for the NEW PHONE number. Tell all hello. Don & Marty
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