Maximus

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Well, I decided that we should dedicate at least one blog to our lil Maximus!!  He is after all a huge part of our lives.  He has brought us so much joy, love and yes…Fun!  He makes us laugh when we don’t feel like laughing…he makes us get up and take him out for walks when we don’t feel like it too!!  He is also a good alarm clock!!  He thinks that just because it’s light out…everyone should wake up!! 

All ABOARD!!

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Well family and friends, we did it!! 

We made it to Florida, we found a sailboat that we both liked and we’ve paid for it!! Tomorrow we get the final paperwork and the Keys!! Yayyyy..! 

My Grandson

Hello!! I wanted to give you all an update on my Grandson, Reyes, and post the most recent pictures of him!  He is growing by leaps and bounds...gaining weight and doing well!! 

The Sailboat

GOOD News!!  We put in an offer for the S2 that we liked!!  The owner came back with a counter offer...we gave him ANOTHER counter offer and he accepted!! 

Sailboat Search

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

In my previous post, I wrote that we’d made it to Florida safe and sound. We stayed in Panama City, Florida.  We went ahead and got a hotel room for the night and began to look at boats that were for sale in the area.  We only found one, a 37 foot Irwin Ketch.  Keith and I went to look at it.  It looked like a really nice boat on the outside…I did not go aboard it to see.  But what I could see from the outside it looked like a really nice boat.  I liked the way it looked and well, Keith really liked the boat, although it had some “soft” spots.  He said that those soft spots wouldn’t really affect the boat or our sailing.  Since this was the only sailboat we found in Panama City, we decided to head south.  We decided on making our home base Sarasota, Florida and look to the north and south for sailboats. 

We Made It To Florida

Well, we made it to FLORIDA! Hurrayyyy! Finally!

In the spirit of keeping this blog real and honest, I’ve got to say what we’ve really been through and feeling.  I’ve tried to keep my postings light and fun but, it has not all been that way.

Keith and I both have gone through a lot of emotions in the last couple of days.  We’ve at times felt defeated, dejected and we really have been second guessing ourselves.  Asking whether or not we have made the right decision for us, for Maxi and our children.  Keith has wondered if he has let his son down.  I’ve asked myself if I’ve left my daughter at a time when she really needs me with her, and my son who is a recent ASU graduate, working at a hospital and planning on pursuing a medical degree who still needs my support. 

Third Day on the Road

Third Day on the Road
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Well we made it out of Junction, Texas. We stayed in a Motel 6 last night. Again, it was a long day out on the road. All three of us are doing good, except for getting a bit road weary, Maxi more then Keith or I. He didn’t want to eat or drink at all, all day, which was really getting me nervous and anxious.

Our plan was to camp on the beach, south of Port Arthur…which we thought was a decent sized town.  Well, we found out that Port Arthur is not a town! It is just miles and miles of oil refineries! We were getting low on gas and were not sure if we would make it to Sea Rim State Park where we would be camping on the beach. So we decided to turn around the way we came in search of a gas station.

Second Day On The Road

Second Day on the road

Friday, June 10, 2011

Friday morning we left Las Cruces, NM and got on the road once again.  We left at 10 am bound for Junction, TX.  It was a very long day!  We did not make it into Junction till about 10:00 pm local time.  We lost two hours in the time difference.  Besides it being a long day, it was uneventful…nothing exciting to write about.  We were not really in a hurry to get in since we would not be setting up camp.  We decided to camp out one night and the next to stay in a motel.  So, we checked in to a Motel 6.  This Motel 6 was pretty nice…better then some of the Motel 6’s that we stayed in last year when we went to Wisconsin for Johnathan and Jessica’s wedding.  When we got into our room, Maximus was thrilled!  Poor Kid, I am sure he was tired of just riding in the truck all day like we were.  All we did was take a shower, do some online updates and hit the sack!!

First Day On The Road

First Day On The Road Benson, AZ to Las Cruces, NM

June 9, 2011

Well our first day on the road came to an end on a high note.  We left Benson, Thursday, June 9^th, at about 2 pm.  We had an uneventful drive..it didn’t get interesting until we got to the camp ground Keith had mapped for us.  We made it right before sundown….as we drove into the campground there was a sign  that said the camp ground was open from 7 am to sunset.  We went in and chose a camp site and began unloading the tent from the roof rack of the truck. No problem…everything was going smooth, until, KABOOM! I fell! L  I hurt my left leg AND my back!  I am a trooper…so I got up, dusted myself off and continued helping set up the tent. By the time we finished setting up the tent, it was just after sunset.   That done we decided to go get something to either make for dinner or buy it. We’d seen a sign for RADIUM SPRINGS a town just a mile from our camp and decided to go there in search of food. 

Blog Update

There has been some confusion from some of our readers concerning some features on this blog. 

First was concerning the ability to add comments.  You are able to add comments to all articles posted on this blog, but you have to go to the complete article page to get to the comments section.  You can read the full post by clicking on the "Read More" link or by clicking on the article title.  Once at the complete post page, you can go down to the bottom of the article and find the comments block.  Type in a comment and select how you identify yourself, either with you existing google account or you can simply type in a name.
We stongly encourge and look forward to your comments.

Secondly, I thought that simply by clicking the "Follow" button that you would get e-mail update on the blog.  I was wrong.  The follow button only lets us know that you are reading our blog.  So, I have added a new link that will send you an e-mail each time new content is posted on the blog.  Simply click the link "GET E-MAIL UPDATES HERE" to the right and you can provide an e-mail address where you would like to recieve your update.  We still encourge you to use the "Follow" button, if you haven't already so we can see who is reading our blog, but please sign up for the e-mail updates for your convience so you won't have to continually check the blog to see if we have posted something new.

Thanks a lot for your interest and if you have any other issues with the blog, please let us know so we can address them.

Keith

Good-Bye Benson

Our stay in Benson has come to the end.  Our projects that we had planned have happened.  Events that we were waiting for like the graduation of my son and the birth of my first grandchild have come and gone….Mom’s (Joy) garden has been completed, the yard sale that we planned has also come and gone.  It seems like a long time ago that we were all working on getting the garden built…but it hasn’t been that long.  We sure did have fun…it was hard work, no denying that! All that shoveling sand and dirt…Keith cutting lumber and hammering nails….and me ALL that painting..phew!! Long sweaty hours, but worth it!! Even Mom got out there and helped to shovel dirt and sand!! She did great!