We bought the boat today. We are still kinda shell shocked. We give them ours next Saturday, the day before the big 50th party. As if there isn’t enough stress. My folks will be in town so they will get to see the old and new. We will probably tell the inlaws after the party…

I can’t believe we did it.

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purchase pending our test drive tomorrow.

Shhhhhhh!!!

These are from the site. I will post mine should the deal finalize. Cross your fingers.

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I wore a cute pair of shoes today. Liz, actually and not new. My feet are swollen, cut and red. Teaching is hard on my fashion sense.

Other news… Deposit, subject to test drive on the boat. Woot!!

We put a hold on the boat, meaning they can’t sell it to anyone until we make a decision after our test run on Saturday. (still no pictures until we seal the deal).

I had dinner at The Outback tonight. Sadly, the prime rib was delicious, but red meat at that level makes me ill. Sorry Home Goods….

Had dinner with my inlaws tonight and I made it! Not one flub about the surprise party. How many days until the 14th?!?!?!

We had a full day of school today. Who knew?!

That’s all folks. I am exhausted.

We were contacted by the boat dealer and were low balled on our boat. Let the games begin.

School was dimissed at 11:00 today because of water issues. We may not have school tomorrow if it isn’t resolved. I just want to get this show on the road, you know?

My sister was a douche last week about my inlaws. I purposefully sent an email about their health to my family and she in turns sends out the most diabetic email to her email list about saying prayers to the “beloved family” of her sister. No shit. I told my mother she would do that to make it about her.

I saw this quiz today and figured I’d give it a shot.

Other than that, have a good one!

Where the hell did August go? I near plotzed when I saw September 1 on my desktop this morning. I am sorry August…I really feel as though I didn’t get to spend quality time with you this year.

We had a great day…sort of…yesterday. With the high winds, the lake water was at five to ten foot swells. It took us two hours to get to the boat dealership, when it generally takes us twenty to thirty minutes. We also used about a half a tank of gas and I was scared to death. I spent most of the ride there laying on the flat of my back on the boat floor.

We drove all that way only to be disappointed by the boat we saw. It was much smaller and reconfigured than our boat.

But…

There was another boat on blocks in the parking lot and we fell in love with it. We are taking it out Saturday because of the rough waters yesterday. No pictures yet nor info about it on the off chance if falls through. I will tell you this about it…all the comforts of home and it will fit two Goldens and two humans comfortably.

Wish us luck!

Now I am off to do some lesson planning. And so it goes.

We had a fantastic time last night at the marina’s end of summer BBQ. The folks we generally hang with seem to be pretty excited that we were able to get a spot right next to them and have really made us feel welcome. Our dog sitter bagged on us so we ended up driving home at midnight. An hour’s drive. Ugh. We are headed back today and were going to bring the beasts, but yesterday Mr. Chatty called me upstairs into my office to show me something. He had the specs for a boat on the screen. “Nice boat.” was my reply. I mean, what else was I supposed to say? Turns out I should have said more because he told me we have an appointment to see it on Sunday.

Say.what?

It’s the same size as ours, a few years newer, but has what is called an aft cabin. I call it a coffin because if it isn’t a yacht, with a room and a bed, it’s a crawl space. If we are doing this boating thing seriously next year with the land slip and all the amenities of home, we need to be able to do it right with the beasts. So, I’ll let you know what happens today, tonight. This will seriously impede any future shopping trips, that is for sure!

I finally saw the other English teacher in my building yesterday too. She and her husband had a slip this year and we never ever saw them. It was kinda weird to see her anywhere but in school or an English meeting! One of my professional goals this year is to become more involved in the high school community. I think drinking girly drinks on the dock counts, right?

OK, must shower and hit the road. Have a good day!