The FriendSHIP

It's not far down to paradise

At least it's not for me

And if the wind is right you can sail away

And find tranquility

The canvas can do miracles

Just you wait and see

Believe me

It's not far to never never land

No reason to pretend

And if the wind is right you can find the joy

Of innocence again

The canvas can do miracles

Just you wait and see

Believe me

Sailing

Takes me away

To where I've always heard it could be

Just a dream and the wind to carry me

And soon I will be free

Fantasy

It gets the best of me

When I'm sailing

All caught up in the reverie

Every word is a symphony

Won't you believe me

It's not far back to sanity

At least it's not for me

And when the wind is right you can sail away

And find serenity

The canvas can do miracles

Just you wait and see

Believe me

   

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A Day at Sea

A beautiful day on the water.  I wasn't sure where Cap'n Ken was going to take us.  It was windy and sunny and warm the perfect combination for sailing.

Cap'n Ken at work getting us ready for the high seas!

There was a very cool water plane flying around.  It would take off and land in the harbor.

We saw these beauties out enjoying the great weather.  Now these are party boats.

Thought for a Sunday

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

- Oliver Wendel Holmes

Home Again

Home from a great weekend getaway.  I wasn't the only one enjoying Newport Harbor....

This is me

Happy Face!

Conclusion:  A little sea, sun, and getting away from it all is good for you!

Weekend View

Is it really January 18th?

Hi to all my friends who follow my blog. I have taken a huge break from my blog and now I think I'm back. I want to just do a little recap of our holidays. Not so much that you care but it gives me a chance to re-live it! So here goes.

First our family was here for Christmas.... meaning, Sean and Stacy and Katey. It was so fun to have a full house again. I know I posted about the HoHo Parade. We also decided to take the kids to see the Christmas lights. We were sure Stacey had probably never seen anything like it. We were right. Ken thought we could just drive down the street so he wore his pajamas, overcoat (from his mission) and his Croc's. Oops! He had to get out and walk but there were enough crazy people that it didn't matter. The real interesting part was when we got home the Jones family had stopped by to Christmas Carol. They got to see in his snazzy get up. In fact he just joined their family in the singing so they wouldn't sound so absolutely perfect. Here are some of the Pics:




Ok that was a fun little trip down Memory Lane. Next Christmas. Santa was good to all of us and we had a peaceful, fun day. Some new toys. Some bigger than others. Kens Big! Seans little! I got a new lens. Here you can see I need practice because Sean is in focus, Stacey is not in focus. Danielle got a dog---finally. It is the best little dog ever. Katey spent the day giving us great poses and fashion shows The highlight of our Christmas day of course was our phone call from Natalie. It was so wonderful to talk to her. We miss her and are really counting down the days until she comes home.
This is what she said they do in Argentina for christmas. At midnight on Christmas eve it sounds like a war zone because the entire city is setting off fireworks. I guess it makes sense since it is hot and summer and a lot less expensive than piling a bunch of gifts under a tree. These Argentinians might be on to something.
Now of course I you all know we couldn't possibly get through the Christmas vacation without some time spent sailing. Unfortunately we didn't have much wind. But a good harbor cruise is also good for the soul. Stacey's family was in San Diego for the New Year so we took them out and really enjoyed their company. They are a fun family and all have a great sense of humor. There was a "What About Bob Moment" and there was some bird feeding going on.

It was chilly out so we made sure that we were prepared with our warm clothing. Here Sean and I are modeling some items that we both wore in the 90's. How cool are we?
Finally, Last night we (Ken, Katey, and I and our friend Kyle) stopped in for a race or two at Angel stadium. The Supercross races were in town. Good racing, great people watching. Katey is all about the laser show and big fire. Ken is all about the racing. Well that's it folks. Aren't you glad that you have a secret password to get into this blog. I know this was so edifying and gratifying and stimulating to read about my last month. Thanks for stopping by and just remember it can only get better.

Summer afternoon

We had a great Thursday afternoon. We took our friends out sailing. We weren't expecting much wind and thought we might have to motor around but when we got to Long Beach it was a different story. There was the perfect amount of wind, the temperature was perfect and the company ,You guessed it, perfect.


( Hey who is sailing the boat?)

On our way back in we were oh so close to a race. It was really fun to watch and the boats looked beautiful.


The sails on this boat were such a pretty color. The pictures don't do justice.

A Bit Late.....

These pictures and this post are a bit late. These are from Memorial Day Weekend. We thought we would sail down to Newport Harbor and hang out and enjoy the warm weather that we had been having. As luck would have it the storm clouds rolled in and it was cold. Oh and did I mention that it rained and rained? Oh, did i mention that the wind was fierce. Needless to say we didn't go to Newport but decided to hang out in Long Beach. It was really very cozy in our little home on the water with three teenage girls. They all had their cell phones and were able to stay in constant contact with their operatives at home.

We stopped in at the Long Beach Museum of Art. They had a big sign up that said "Free Friday". We are all over free anything. Very interesting. Please notice that Danielle has her head strategically placed. Doesn't this look like the dancing baby?





We stopped at the market to stock up on the cozy comfort foods required in bad weather. Chocolate milk, cinnamon rolls, and cheese for Grilled cheese sandwiches. Holly had her first grilled cheese sandwich ever! (I think she liked it.)

We decided to take a sunset cruise because it was so beautiful out and it wasn't raining. While we were out it started to rain. The sunset was still beautiful and we just got a little wet.


These girls really know how to have fun. They informed us that laying around in the boat and keeping their PJ's on was perfect, exactly what they like. It actually reminded me of a book I used to read to my kids when they were little. It was called the Maggie B. a lovely book.

They laughed a lot. I don't know if they were laughing at each other or at the old folks on the boat.

Here is our dedicated Captain. I have to admit this guy knows how to have fun and entertain. The last night the girls wanted him to tell them stories. They thought that was more entertaining than watching movies. I loved it. I snuggled up under my blankie and read to my hearts content.

Here is Danielle looking out at the little speck of sun shinning through. Not the best picture, a bit over exposed but she just looks so pretty and her eyes so sparklie.


So that was our weekend. It seems so long ago. Oh yeah it was. Are you sick of sailing pictures yet? So sad so sorry I think there will be at least a zillion more by the time the summer is over.