I don't know if I mentioned it or not, but I was able to get foul weather gear off of Ebay for $100 awhile back! It's a $350 set. It's almost brand new, only worn once. I had trouble getting it from her but when I did get it, I was very happy. It's in excellent, almost new condition and fits me really well with clothes on underneath. I also ordered a pair of used binnoculars from them and they are ok. It's nice to have things slowly checked off our list. I can't believe how unbelievable I felt when I received the foul weather gear and tried them on. I am unsure if they are made for offshore but they are really really nice and didn't break the bank. We'll see how they perform soon enough.
Living aboard has been really nice. I am struggling with all the cat hair everywhere but it's nice to have so much more space. Benny and Jack really really like it too. Benny gets to hang out outside all the time as long as he stays on the boat. He is loving it. Jack is happier now that he has three sunny sides of his cage to look out. Although he stays covered up a lot due to his squaking. :)
I talked to my friend, Pam, yesterday, finding out her kemo didn't work this time... My heart broke when I heard it from her. No one has been telling me what is going on and I finally called her and talked to her. Her spirit and her confidence in God during this time are amazing and I hope she realizes her strength is very inspiring through the pain I feel for her. I'd give anything to be back in Oregon with her...The cancer hasn't been growing or shrinking so we just keep praying for her strength and to have strength in God's will...
Yesterday Brett and I took a break and drove to Freeport to check out the marina and get away. After Freeport, we headed into Lake Jackson and went shopping. I picked up a sail repair book and foot pump spout we needed for the boat on clearance at West Marine in Freeport. The book is awesome and way cheaper than the one I was going to get online. Brett then let me cruise through Hobby Lobby and we went to Lowe's to pick up some wood. We also breezed through Walmart and I forced him to get some new jeans for eight bucks.
We spent WAY too much money on our card but we really needed to get away and it was great. We got a few things we needed, a few things we wanted and had a great drive.
We sold our tv/dvd combo unit a couple weeks ago and have been using the computer Eddie gave us to watch tv on the tv tuner with cable. It's worked out alright. The volume isn't loud enough so we're going to pick up some cheap speakers and the reception is poor due to the free cable we got but at least Brett still has his tv.
We have to take the boat to the pump out station again today. We ordered a small holding tank so we have to empty it more often. But Brett thinks it is good experience for me for us to motor to the pump out station every week. Last week we had problems with the prop and the wind driving us almost into a boat. This morning would have been perfect to do it with a North wind but Brett went to work and now we're getting a South wind which means we'll be blown into Tom's boat again. We'll see how it goes.
Last week we got a call from Brett's daughter. It was soooo cool. We hadn't talked to her in a long while, not being able to locate her in California while we were there. She had gotten our phone # and called us. It's the best thing that has happened to Brett in years, I think. She is in college, studying Graphic Design, just like what I wanted to do.
Last weekend, we watched a beautiful little boat cruise in and out of the marina. It looked like so much fun. The wind was averaging 10 knots. I encouraged Brett to take our little dinghy out so we pulled out the sail and he scooted around the marina area for a bit.
We've been making meals using our crockpot since we still don't have propane hooked up. It's been a learning experience with it. But I am having fun cooking with it- Not a lot of dishes and easy and cheap.
Well I just wanted to get you up to date. Hope you are all well. Love y'all.
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