Bershon on a boat - March 28, 2008 -
I mean, paleeeease. I do believe he showed more interest in the top of his Fresca can than all the sunshine, blue water, white sails against a gorgeous sky and dolphins……..we are killing him. Right? Mean, mean parents.
Mermaid - March 21, 2008 -
Somebody is turning 4 very, very soon. She is growing up, and as much as that pains me, it also makes me feel so much joy that it squeezes my heart and has me dazzled. It is like living with an actual fairy.
How to keep them out of the very cold water without really trying - March 20, 2008 -
The other day Quinn decided that since the water was warming up so much, it was time to be towed behind the boat again. As hot as it was on the deck, I was still doubting the ability of his skinny little self being able to tolerate the cold water. Needless to say, after a “Hush woman” comment, Bill tied on a tow line and launched it off the back of the boat.
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He crawled out onto the stern of the boat, and got ready to launch himself off the boat.
Right about here, I asked him if it bothered him that someone had caught a 600lb bull shark in the bay recently………..
Well, it appears that it was too cold after all.
And yes, it is true about the shark…although I am sure there are many more where it came from, one was more than enough for Quinn.
Caught in between motion - March 17, 2008 -
If I did not have an SLR camera, this whirlwind child would rarely be caught “on film” for me to ponder some years in the future. I want to remember everything about him. How long his eyelashes are. The sand dollar necklace that he wears with love swinging from his small neck. How he inherited his fathers broad shoulders.
His hands in the sand.
I gotcha! My shutter speed is faster than you are, little man.
Sanctuary - March 13, 2008 -
The temp is supposed to reach the upper 70’s today, edging its way into the 80’s tomorrow, and climaxing on Saturday with sunny skies and a temp approaching 90.
The last part of that sentence made me feel all hyper and giddy.
Water temps are hovering around 65 degrees. Still chilly, but maybe with temps near 90 on Saturday, there is a strong possibility that I might just get my pasty white body into the water…..it there is any degree of surf at all.
In other news, I have been experiencing these horrible, one sided headaches from time to time. They feel like my nerves on my scalp and down my face are on fire and that little men are inside my head, pushing outward on my skull while stomping on my brain. I have been getting them for some time now, and recently have been doing some detective work to find their cause.
I do believe I have finally figured it out…..I get them each and every time I drink Starbucks coffee. Yup. I drink coffee at home (organic, fair trade, shade grown Ruta Maya) and never get the headaches, but within hours of a Starbucks doppio compana espresso, the left side of my head is in agony. The headache lasts all afternoon, through the night and into the next day. It is most certainly the Starbucks.
Which leaves me to wonder why? Is it the way they process the coffee? Maybe the chemicals and poisons used on the coffee plants?
Or is it the freaky, frisky barista who made my espresso yesterday. When I asked for just a very small dollop of whip cream, he danced over and handed me the cup and said “You got it! I’ve got your backside covered, literally and figuratively”, and then he winked and used his hand to shoot at me with an imaginary pistol. Oh baby….not.
When I told Bill about his little weird display, he said “What the hell was that about?” and I replied, “Not sure, maybe one too many espresso shots…..but I think I need you to do that little wink and some pistol action, baby”.
Anyhow, I won’t be buying any more coffee from Starbucks.
I much prefer to brew my own cup and wander out to the hammock for some solitude.
Well, my own version of solitue that has several kids and a dog piling into it with me.
**update…headache is now gone…and the comment glitch that I had is gone too, so comments and page scrolling are working again. Sorry dudes. Dang, how long was it like this??? I was thinking no one liked me anymore. (sniff)
**I was hacked. One of the themes I had uploaded had an “archives” file that was diverting all of my comments and archives into neverland. I found the file, it is deleted, and all is right with the world again.
Waving off her paparazzi - March 10, 2008 -
She loves her fans. Really, she does. But it is hammock time folks, and she and her Ponies have embraced la buena vida.
Embracing the beautiful island - March 7, 2008 -
In another effort to grasp the endless summer, changes are going on here at And Baby Makes 6! The most obvious being appearance. I am not one to like things to stay the same for very long. All you have to do is count how many homes we have owned in the last 13 years (8), and you be in touch with that fact.
Mostly, I am finding the need for a bit more privacy since we have moved to a larger town. That coupled with the fact that there is mucho to do here, I am just losing my desire to be online. So, the blog has been simplified. The nav bar at the top, and the nav bar at the bottom (Next) will get you where you want to go. One post per page, no ads. No categories.
Off to enjoy la buena vida.
La isla bonita - March 5, 2008 -
Bill and I were sitting in our room yesterday, talking randomly, and I said. “You know what I can’t wait for?”
And he replied “A warm beach” without missing a beat. Those were the exact words floating in my head.
Sometimes it is a bit spooky how much we know each other.
There seems to be a battle going on here. Warm and Cold are fighting it out, and it appears that Warm is winning.
These cold fronts blow through, leave us chilled for 1/2 to 1 day, then the warm tropical air blows out the cold, and we are back into shorts and tanks. Ahhh!
Soon our quiet evenings on our back porch will return. We can sit and visit in the warm tropical air as the blue herons fly through our yard and the whistle ducks fly home to their inland pond.
There will be many weekend nights spent on the boat, rising early to sail off to some anchorage along the islands of the Texas coast….returning with the setting sun to dock the boat, tie her up and sit at the marina’s outdoor tiki bar enjoying a margarita and some calypso music.
With all of this the temperature in the Gulf is slowly creeping up. This is one thing that I look forward to in the spring. It means the beach will be warm as well.
I want to share a couple of very random images with you. I take a kazillion pictures, most are pics of little moments in time of our life. Probably meaningless to most, but important to me. You may have seen this one:
….it is a sight I know of so well….Bill working on a boat. The open toolbox in the cockpit, boat parts everywhere. The odd smell of the toolbox…..greese mixed with the metalic smell of nuts and bolts. Taking apart a boat and putting it back together the way it suits you is a common practice among sailboat owners. There is always something that needs fixing and Bill loves to tinker with the boat. Images like this remind me of summer, racing, the sound of wind whistling through the rigging, and the joy of being outside.
This next one is of my boys:
…..it was so hot that day. The smell of warm wood from the dock floated in the air, mixing with the other smells of the ocean. The boys were watching trigger fish feasting on the barnacles attached to the pilings. They were also dropping small pieces of wood into the water and having “boat” races. Later they would take off in the dinghy, exploring the little islands outside of the marina, the musty smell of the marsh surrounding them, crabs skittering through the reeds along the shore.
That red cooler was full of sparkling water, Sprite, Tecate and snacks of fruit, cheese and pico dip. When I put my hand on Cody’s back, it was so hot from the sun beating down on him. My kids get so tan here at the coast, no matter the amount of sunscreen I slather on them.
That picture reminds me of summer. The hot, Texas summers at the coast that I thrive on.
Things are warming up here for sure, and with that will come a summer full of adventures on land and the sea. Paddling out into the surf with the hot sun on my back. Dolphins surfing off the bow of our boat. Taking the boat offshore and living in it for our vacation. There will be islands to explore, shells to seek, campfires on the beach, and the simple enjoyable gift of just being together.
It won’t be perfect. There will be work for Bill, screaming toddlers, bickering boys, bills to be paid, the rainy season, PMS, and a whole host of unpleasantries. But that is life, you know? The difficult is always mixed in wth the good.
I have come to realize that there is an Endless Summer. It lives in your head and heart….an island inside of you. It is a choice that you must make, not a place to visit. It comes with the attitude of gratefulness. It is la isla bonita.
I am seizing that. Won’t you?
There shall be
eternal summer
In the grateful heart.
-Celia Thaxter
Something amiss in Ponyland - March 3, 2008 -
When I first walked through the den, all the My Little Ponies were standing upright, my daughter making wee little Pony voices for them. They seemed happy and as colorful, bulky and awkward as ever.
The next time I walked through, I found this:
Hmm. What happened in Ponyland???
Did they:
a. ride one too many rainbows?
b. lie down for a nap?
c. realize that they were living in a technicolor dream and awoke to the reality that, sometimes, life was in black and white?
