December ‘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!
December 1st, Friday
Worked on sanding most all day – 5th sunny, warm, no wind day in a row.
Mac and Carol, Venture Forth, came in, we all went to dinner at the little place up at the RV park here – good.
December 2, Saturday
San Carlos
I’m working on a new drop screen for the companionway – John is still sanding.
100% clouds today – even rained for 15 minutes or so around 3 pm.
Goon and Shine called, she is so big and uncomfortable now and still a month to go.
*The drop screen was a canvas drop-down for the companionway which helped keep some of the cool air out without having to put up the wood partitions which were cumbersome and inconvenient for daily use. While Mom was making the new one, we used this towel which our cutie-patootie, Seager is photoed under.
December 3, Sunday
8 am we left the dock – ventured out to Catch 22 Beach. Just after anchoring, Seager threw up a little.
It wasn’t even rough when we left the dock, Seager couldn’t figure out where the world was going. We ran the new gen-set for 3 or 4 hours while using the electric sander. Samie worked along with us.
The wind was 10-20 and starting to shift around – so we came back into the dock at 3 pm. Venture Forth, Mac and Carol were headed out – they stayed.
Seager did use his mat to poop on – but he didn’t make it off the boat fast enough back at dock and went pee on the deck.
Thank God the sanding is all done!
*I wouldn’t have remembered this specifically, but Mom’s description of Seager not knowing where the world was going has me laughing out loud - I can now remember him scooting up and down the deck a bit, watching the dock moving away and trying to figure it all out. 😆
I’m glad I was helping Mom and Dad work on the boat - even if I was “in it for the money”.
December 13, Wednesday
John put all the cetol on and it looks wonderful. Should have done this years ago.
We stay in touch with Caleb most every week day with email. Peg didn’t have too many come to her baby shower, but then it was at Angie’s in Taylor – a drive for everyone. Her doc appointment yesterday – all is well, no dilating yet and he hasn’t dropped yet. She goes in once a week now.
Took Seager to the vet last Saturday to have his nails clipped. Since he tries to bite he tied his mouth up with gauze – but he still fought like hell. John got big scratch on his arm, vet got one on his back we think. And poor Seager was foaming at the mouth, pissed and pooped. I’ll never make him go through that again – I’ll drug him first.
*😥Oh man, I forgot about all this with Seager, poor guy. I seem to remember there being an accident where he got clipped too close when trimming his nails once, and I think ever after that, he was petrified to get trimmed. It probably freaked him out even more having his mouth tied up.
I don’t think it was ever quite THIS bad again, hopefully.
December 14, Thursday
Jim and Gail, Priority, came in. They have a 28’ motor home now along with their boat.
December 17, Sunday
Mac and Carol, Venture Forth, came back.
Arturo has finally been working on Storm Haven getting painted. He has done beautiful work, but not sure he put the right color on the “house.”
Weather has stayed wonderful – not much in the way of wind.
John has been busy stripping the paint off of the decks.
Peggy’s baby, Drayden has dropped – guess she could go any day.
December 21, Thursday
Finally – Bob, Cynthia and Maggie are back.
Sure enough – Arturo has the paint reversed on the boat. Oh brother. So they will now buy more paint and wait for Arturo to repaint the house white also.
Good to have them back, they are staying in the guest house of some of their friends, Dave and Barbara Poulson over on the beach. Their son is working at Show Low High School.
Dec 23, Saturday
John got the 2 new Trojan batteries in and part of the deck paint – Bob brought these goodies down.
December 24, Sunday
Nice calm and warm. Get together at Bob and Cyn’s for chips etc., then drove into town to watch the boat light parade and on to dinner at Bananas.
December 25, Monday
Christmas
Samie opened her gifts. Seager had ripped the “lobster” from Cynthia within 5 minutes – boys!
Called Goon, Shine and Caleb, all’s well – she’s so ready to get the delivery over with. They ended up with 8-10 inches of snow.
Went to call Chelle, the phone was cut off! John was so mad. We went over and used Cynthia’s phone for a quickie to the girls – all’s well there, too.
Later in the day my mom called – but we still couldn’t get out.
For Christmas dinner everyone made a chicken dish and other goodies and we ate at the house Cynthia is staying in – out on the patio. The wind came up around noon – but we were protected.
Those presents were Bob and Cynthia, Storm Haven, Jim and Gail, Priority, Mac and Carol, Venture Forth, Nick and Tanice, Wylie May, Bert, Island Woman.
December 29, Friday
San Carlos
I’ve been saying this would be the day Drayden would be born. Goon has been having some contractions the last couple of days, but as of 7:30 pm – I was wrong.
I talked to Peggy earlier, the contractions have stopped, but she was in good spirits.
One of the gate guards here at Marina Real was killed last night. He was trying to catch a ride in there from San Carlos. We have picked him, Andre, up before. I guess he stepped out in the road to flag down one of the Mexican worker trucks and he was right in the sun. The driver never saw him. Bob and Cynthia came up just behind the truck and said the sun was right in their eyes. All of us here in the marina are going to take up a collection for his wife and family – 5 kids, the youngest one 15. He was the friendliest of all the guards, so sad.
*This terrible accident with Andre hit the community hard - he was very friendly and well-liked in the marina. I remember always getting nervous on that particular spot on the hill after this happened. I still get choked up thinking about the whole thing. 😭
December 31, Sunday
New Year’s Eve Pizza Hut pizza party at B&C house.
