November ‘00
*Additional notes may appear in italics after my mom’s initial journal entries.
A ladybug means you should check the comments at the bottom of the page to see what Mom has chimed in on after reading these!
*Some highlights from my journal entries that summer:
*I included the one about the film because I forgot about how we had to wind the film back into the canister once the roll was done, and how there was always the potential that your last photo or two wouldn’t turn out either due to a light leak or if the photo was literally at the very end of the film and was half cut off. It’s funny to look back and remember all the little hurdles there were. It’s too easy to take for granted how easy it all is these days!
Then, I love the memory of writing our phone numbers onto friend’s hands or piece of paper. No “I’ll find you on social” or going into your phone to add someone into your contacts… There’s just something different about the whole interaction.
I remembered this little flood job of mine, but had forgotten the details - like how did I forget the faucet was running?! I must have been filling the sink to wash my bathing suit, but the sound of the water running blended in with the sound of the shower and I got distracted? I don’t remember how much of the carpet was soaked outside the bathroom, but I’m sure Mom and Dad were NOT happy when they got home! I didn’t make any notes about it, so I must have gotten off pretty easy.
This last one - oof! I still think of this mishap anytime I have a drink close to my laptop. Mom and Dad were asleep when it happened and I still remember waking Mom up, fully panicked knowing Dad would be reasonably VERY upset. But wow, again, I got off easy because I apparently wasn’t fully grounded, just had to be home by an earlier time, and even got to go stay the night with my sister the next night. That was incredibly lenient, considering I actually destroyed the computer! Still sorry about that, guys! 😬
November 6, Monday
We worked 2 weeks longer than normal – had to buy a new gen-set - $7000 plus $900 for the new main sail. Water maker parts and a bigger inverter.
So, it was October 28th before we left the snowy mountain.
Got to the boat in San Carlos at 2:15 pm on October 29, 2000.
All is going along fine. New gen-set inverter and water maker all in and running. New sail on and it fits!
Have to buy a new compressor for the fridge and thermal coupler for the oven. BOAT – Break Out Another Thousand.
November 8, Wednesday
Happy Bday Aunt Janice.
John got all the switches and gizmos hooked up for the gen-set and inverter.
The fridge guy came by but he has to go to Hermosillo to get another part – so mañana.
Samie has started doing her school work on her own. It helps her pass the day. Last night she used a phone card to call friends on the mountain. She was on Cloud 9.
We finally got to see Bill and Trish – either we were too busy or they’ve had company since we got here – so no time and now they’re leaving in the morning.
Reports are 8” of snow in Show Low. Down to 18° at night. Glad we’re here.
*One of my journal entries for the summer mentioned getting our big package of school books for the year. I can remember the smell of the fresh, new books and the fun of looking through everything to get a feel of what was in store for that school season. I still get giddy about back-to-school supplies.
November 10, Friday
Yesterday was beautiful! Clear skies, warm and no wind. Today cloudy, cool land breeze – a front is trailing down here as it heads for Arizona.
Still no results on the Nov 7th presidential election – it is so close that Gore is calling for recounts. There are still all the military overseas votes to come in. We shall see.
November 11, Saturday
If the fridge guy would get his act together and get our fridge fixed then we could more less get on out of there. Cloudy again.
November 21, Tuesday
John got the fridge compressor back from the “bad” fridge guy – he was sanding it down, he thought he could sell it back as a new one. We had paid him $400 US to order a new one. To date we have only $90 of it back. Come to find out he has done this before and been turned into the judge, which I guess is what we’ll end up doing if we don’t get the rest of the money. Al, the “good” fridge guy put more freon in it and WOW – it works.
Yesterday was wonderfully warm, light breeze only after the last 3, 20-25k. This morning, 100% cloudy.
Talked to Chelle on Sunday, Rick’s mom has lupus and is in a hospital in Tucson.
Peggy is doing fine, weighs 150 lbs, but says it’s all baby. She goes in again today for a checkup. 5 or 6 weeks to go.
Seager is so funny when he eats – or tries to – peanut butter.
*This used to be a regular point of entertainment for us with Seager. 😆
I wonder if we ever got the money back from the fridge guy - Mom doesn’t mention it again.
November 23, Thursday
Happy Bday Deb and Turkey Day
John worked on grinding and sanding down Samie’s hatch. It has needed fixed for a long time, so he’s gonna put down fiberglass.
It was a pretty nice day, only a little wind.
I fixed a pork roast, papas, carrots, candied sweet potatoes and salad for dinner. Bert, Island Woman, was an hour late, cause just as he was leaving his boat in Guaymas, dry storage they came to put him in the sling so they could put him in the water first thing in the morning. I fixed him a plate – neat guy.
Carl and Lina, Fido Pause dropped by – they are here for a couple of months.
*Wow, the slings make me so nervous - I would be stressed having my boat in one overnight.
Bert was good people - we enjoyed his company!
November 24, Friday
Howled today.
November 28, Tuesday
San Carlos
The last 2 days have been perfect weather, no wind and warm.
John is stripping the paint off of the painted white wood on deck, cap-rail, handrails, etc. We decided to put cetol on it and have the wood effect. Samie was even using the electric hand sander – until Dario said no more electric sander. So once John has it all stripped, we’ll go out and anchor for a couple of days to do the sanding. Be good to go out anyway.
The planets, Saturn, Jupiter and Venus are the closest to earth than ever in the last 200 years – like the moon last year – they say you can actually see the rings around Saturn and some of her moons. Samie and I can see the moons and we think the rings. Really neat.
Goon called, her doc appointment is said all is well – 5 weeks to go.
*I was all impressed with myself for helping out, and then I found my journal entry: 😉
