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Sunday, July 26, 2009
Lab Baby Shower
All my friends from the lab threw me a baby shower at my house today. Actualy my friend Amanda was the ring-leader. Luckily for Drew she brought her husband Jason. They spent the day together taking about ….I don’t know what, but they talked the whole time. Hanna from the lab also did a lot of work for the shower, as she is an amazing cook. I am sure that everyone at the party had at least 5 ribs each with meat and sausage kabobs, salad and punch. Oh and of course cake. Amanda was very concerned that I would have to be cleaning up glitter for the next month. I insured her that the only glitter we would be picking up would be in dog poop. The puppies got to stay and enjoy the festivities so tonight they were very very tired. I guess their 10 naps a day are very important.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
4th of July Recap
The weather forecast for the 4th of July was predicting unpleasant high winds for the weekend in Coos Bay. Keri and I had not left the area since January, so we decided that a mini vacation was in order, and off to Redding California we went. We also wanted to test out the dog's life jackets in warmer water. We skipped town late thursday afternoon and headed south.
Earlier that day, unknown to us, my parents were having an interesting afternoon. Scott had sliced the skin on his knee open using a hooked razor knife. Because the wound was on the bendy part of the knee he decided it was best to get stitches so that it wouldn't split open every time he flexed his knee. After returning from the work site on the mountain, Barb took him to the clinic to get stitches. While Scott was waiting to be seen at the clinic, Barb dashd off to do some errands. Before she could get out of the clinic parking lot the her van broke down. Not knowing exactly what was wrong and Scott being tied up in the waiting room at the clinic, she called Tripple "A" to have to car towed home.
After being dropped of at home by the tow truck, she quickly took off in Scott's pickup, making a quick stop at the store before returning to the clinic in time to pick up Scott, who had just received seven stitches to the knee.
We arrived late in the evening and an were soon to bed. (Its amazing how much smaller a full size bed is compared to a queen when there are 4 occupants. 2 People AND 2 space hogging puppies!)
It turned out that the van had sprung a leak in the radiator causing coolant to spray onto the belts which caused them to slip of the pulleys, causing the power steering, air conditioning, and alternator to stop working, which caused the calling of the tow truck. Fortunately the nearby repair shop had a similar totaled mini-van from which we were able to salvage the radiator and repair the van. I always seem to get suckered into working when I go on vacation.
On Friday while waiting for the replacement radiator to be removed from the donor vehicle we went to the house of some family friends who were out of town for the weekend to use their pool.
The water was just the right temperature to offset the 100+ degree temps. Coaly and Zephy had swimming lessons from Keri. They both swam well, but were not very enthusiastic about getting into the pool (though I think they enjoyed being wet and cool afterwords in the heat).
We had reservations for dinner in Dunsmuir at a railroad themed park. We ate dinner in a renovated railcar. Keri and Barb stayed at the resort in a renovated caboose, while Scott and I returned to Redding to care for the dogs and cats.
On Saturday got up early in Dunsmuir to take a few photos and to head for Shasta City where Barb had signed up to do a Five Mile “fun run”. Luckily for Keri they elected to do the two mile fun walk.
After Scott and I finished replacing the radiator we spent the afternoon and evening looking at ALL of the family photo albums.
On Sunday we had a leasurly morning before heading back to Coos Bay.
Earlier that day, unknown to us, my parents were having an interesting afternoon. Scott had sliced the skin on his knee open using a hooked razor knife. Because the wound was on the bendy part of the knee he decided it was best to get stitches so that it wouldn't split open every time he flexed his knee. After returning from the work site on the mountain, Barb took him to the clinic to get stitches. While Scott was waiting to be seen at the clinic, Barb dashd off to do some errands. Before she could get out of the clinic parking lot the her van broke down. Not knowing exactly what was wrong and Scott being tied up in the waiting room at the clinic, she called Tripple "A" to have to car towed home.
After being dropped of at home by the tow truck, she quickly took off in Scott's pickup, making a quick stop at the store before returning to the clinic in time to pick up Scott, who had just received seven stitches to the knee.
We arrived late in the evening and an were soon to bed. (Its amazing how much smaller a full size bed is compared to a queen when there are 4 occupants. 2 People AND 2 space hogging puppies!)
It turned out that the van had sprung a leak in the radiator causing coolant to spray onto the belts which caused them to slip of the pulleys, causing the power steering, air conditioning, and alternator to stop working, which caused the calling of the tow truck. Fortunately the nearby repair shop had a similar totaled mini-van from which we were able to salvage the radiator and repair the van. I always seem to get suckered into working when I go on vacation.
On Friday while waiting for the replacement radiator to be removed from the donor vehicle we went to the house of some family friends who were out of town for the weekend to use their pool.
The water was just the right temperature to offset the 100+ degree temps. Coaly and Zephy had swimming lessons from Keri. They both swam well, but were not very enthusiastic about getting into the pool (though I think they enjoyed being wet and cool afterwords in the heat).
We had reservations for dinner in Dunsmuir at a railroad themed park. We ate dinner in a renovated railcar. Keri and Barb stayed at the resort in a renovated caboose, while Scott and I returned to Redding to care for the dogs and cats.
On Saturday got up early in Dunsmuir to take a few photos and to head for Shasta City where Barb had signed up to do a Five Mile “fun run”. Luckily for Keri they elected to do the two mile fun walk.
After Scott and I finished replacing the radiator we spent the afternoon and evening looking at ALL of the family photo albums.
On Sunday we had a leasurly morning before heading back to Coos Bay.
Studio Work
I had a whole day off today so I worked in my studio and blogged (ok I made Drew finish my 4th of July post but nagging takes effort to.) Last night Drew set up the studio for me then this morning my friend Jessica came over so I could practices taking pictures of them. Later in the afternoon I had my friend Carol over so I could take photos of her little boy Wyatt. Well enough of my blabbering on with the photos….
T- 7 weeks (Well Wendi I hope this is what you wanted..... to see my huge belly!!!!)
It really was like trying to take a photo of the moon. As far as trying to get the lighting perfect. I am sure you all remember that science experiment in 2nd grade where you take the flash light and shine it on the ball and it is demonstrates how the moon changes……yep that is me right now.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Another Semi Self-Inflected Busy Weekend
It was another semi self-inflected busy weekend. I taught a CPR and First-Aid Class in Port Orford, which is only about an hour away from Coos Bay. Then rushed home were Drew had the boat all ready to go camping. Sadly, it wasn’t looking like Coaly's life jacket was going to make it in time, but just as we were getting ready to leave the mail came with her life jacket.
We thought that it would be fun to explore a different part of the lake, which means taking a sailboat through the canal and under a bridge…. Good thing the boat can quickly be converted from sailboat to jousting boat!
Once we made it safely under the bridge and through the narrow canal we put up the sails made it around the corner where we quickly realized that we were about to hit a power line. (Stopping a sail boat on a windy day is loads of fun.) After "jousting" under the power lines, which we obviously would have taken out, we put up our sails one more time. Poor Drew had a lot of work to do. We were having the perfect run (in Drews eyes) heeling over to nearly 35 degrees or more. Which if I wasn’t soo pregnant it would be fine, but I was convinced he was trying to send me in to early labor. Nothing like the feeling that your boat is going to tip over!
We decided it was time to find a camp spot, which was extremely difficult, because it seems like someone lives on every inch of that lake.
The next day we had to get up early and take the puppies home so we could come back to make it to our first meeting at the Coos Bay Yacht Club. It would more acutely be named the Coos Bay Sailing Club considering our boat is about the biggest at only 24 feet. Most people have Gary 18s, which look like a lot of fun because they have a trapeze that allows you to hang off the side of the boat.
After the pot-luck lunch, Drew went out in the safety boat with our host, while I took photos from the finish line. While waiting at the dock for Drew to come back with the truck and trailer. I fed the ducks and took pictures with my zoom lens, it was time well spent.
We thought that it would be fun to explore a different part of the lake, which means taking a sailboat through the canal and under a bridge…. Good thing the boat can quickly be converted from sailboat to jousting boat!
Once we made it safely under the bridge and through the narrow canal we put up the sails made it around the corner where we quickly realized that we were about to hit a power line. (Stopping a sail boat on a windy day is loads of fun.) After "jousting" under the power lines, which we obviously would have taken out, we put up our sails one more time. Poor Drew had a lot of work to do. We were having the perfect run (in Drews eyes) heeling over to nearly 35 degrees or more. Which if I wasn’t soo pregnant it would be fine, but I was convinced he was trying to send me in to early labor. Nothing like the feeling that your boat is going to tip over!
We decided it was time to find a camp spot, which was extremely difficult, because it seems like someone lives on every inch of that lake.
The next day we had to get up early and take the puppies home so we could come back to make it to our first meeting at the Coos Bay Yacht Club. It would more acutely be named the Coos Bay Sailing Club considering our boat is about the biggest at only 24 feet. Most people have Gary 18s, which look like a lot of fun because they have a trapeze that allows you to hang off the side of the boat.
After the pot-luck lunch, Drew went out in the safety boat with our host, while I took photos from the finish line. While waiting at the dock for Drew to come back with the truck and trailer. I fed the ducks and took pictures with my zoom lens, it was time well spent.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Just Another Post
While Drew has been absolutely obsessed with his boat... Speaking of obsession, this message just popped up on my MSN:
DrewBee says: I want to go boat camping again this weekend but only if you feel up to it.
Anyway…… While drew has been fixated on his boat and taking fun trips out in the open Ocean, I have been fairly preoccupied. I spent most of the weekends with the neighborhood girls, Saturday night we all got together for a girls night and Sunday they threw me a little baby shower, both of which were fun. It is always good to hang out with friends and rebuild your self esteem after a week of: "WOW you’re as big as a house!!” Really…. Do you really think that is the best thing to say to a hormonal woman?
I have still been working at the Hospital, The Red Cross, and The Athletic Club teaching Water Aerobics; however, I think I am about ready to quit teaching water aerobics for awhile. I am sure that I will need a way to get back into shape again soon, but until then. I do however enjoy sticking my feet in the hot tub after a long day of work. Here is a picture from my point of view with my feet in the hot tub.
So as of right now my life has just been working hanging out with friends and playing Mario Kart with Drew, I am sure that will change soon.
DrewBee says: I want to go boat camping again this weekend but only if you feel up to it.
Anyway…… While drew has been fixated on his boat and taking fun trips out in the open Ocean, I have been fairly preoccupied. I spent most of the weekends with the neighborhood girls, Saturday night we all got together for a girls night and Sunday they threw me a little baby shower, both of which were fun. It is always good to hang out with friends and rebuild your self esteem after a week of: "WOW you’re as big as a house!!” Really…. Do you really think that is the best thing to say to a hormonal woman?
I have still been working at the Hospital, The Red Cross, and The Athletic Club teaching Water Aerobics; however, I think I am about ready to quit teaching water aerobics for awhile. I am sure that I will need a way to get back into shape again soon, but until then. I do however enjoy sticking my feet in the hot tub after a long day of work. Here is a picture from my point of view with my feet in the hot tub.
So as of right now my life has just been working hanging out with friends and playing Mario Kart with Drew, I am sure that will change soon.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Ships Blog
I started another blog that contains a ships log type entry for our adventures in the sailboat. Check it out at the Ships Blog. Some posts may be similar or outright plagiarism from our regular blog, but the Ships Blog will only have sailboat related posts.
Coastal Cruising
Jerry and I took the boat out this weekend and sailed from Winchester Bay (Umpqua River) to Coos Bay (Coos River). The weather was calm and overcast. The wind was so calm that we almost didn't have enough wind to keep the big spinnaker sail inflated.
We motored out of Winchester Bay on the last of the outgoing tide at 10:00 am. As soon as we rounded the end of the South Jetty we killed the motor and hoisted the sails. The wind was so calm that even flying the main and the big genoa, wing on wing, we still were barely moving at 2.5 kts. So we dropped the genoa and hoisted the even bigger cruising spinnaker. This was better, but the mainsail was still stealing wind from the spinnaker and not helping us much so we droped that as well and just flew the big chute all by itself.
About this time I started to get a little sea-sick. The swell was about 4-6 ft on 15 seconds. The big long slow waves like that are the ones that get me a little queasy. The fact that we were still barely moving (we were averaging only 2 kts at this point) didn't help either. I sat with my eyes glued to the horizon and a death-grip on the control lines, trimming the sails by feel, because looking up at the sail made me sick too.
We were able to sail most of the day, we only had to motor out of Winchester, once during the day, and back into coos bay when the wind died right as we got to the entrance. Once the wind started to pick up around 2:00 pm, I also started to get over my sea-sickness (I took some Bonine earlier). After the wind picked up we increased our speed to between 4 and 5 kts, still flying only the spinnaker. We started to make good time toward the Coos Bay entrance. As we got to within 1 mile of the entrance all wind stopped completely! So we lowered the spinnaker and started the motor and cruised across the bar into Coos Bay.
We crossed the Coos Bay bar at 5:00 pm on the last of the incoming tide. There was absolutely NO wind and no waves to speak of, which made for an uneventful crossing. We moored the boat in Charleston while we did the vehicle/trailer shuffle. We came back in the morning after doing some quick trailer maintainance the night before to retrieve the boat.
Trip Data:
Distance: 26.5 nm
Time: 7 hr 30 min
Average Speed: 3.5 kts
Green sections on the map are sailing, and red sections are under motor power.
We motored out of Winchester Bay on the last of the outgoing tide at 10:00 am. As soon as we rounded the end of the South Jetty we killed the motor and hoisted the sails. The wind was so calm that even flying the main and the big genoa, wing on wing, we still were barely moving at 2.5 kts. So we dropped the genoa and hoisted the even bigger cruising spinnaker. This was better, but the mainsail was still stealing wind from the spinnaker and not helping us much so we droped that as well and just flew the big chute all by itself.
About this time I started to get a little sea-sick. The swell was about 4-6 ft on 15 seconds. The big long slow waves like that are the ones that get me a little queasy. The fact that we were still barely moving (we were averaging only 2 kts at this point) didn't help either. I sat with my eyes glued to the horizon and a death-grip on the control lines, trimming the sails by feel, because looking up at the sail made me sick too.
We were able to sail most of the day, we only had to motor out of Winchester, once during the day, and back into coos bay when the wind died right as we got to the entrance. Once the wind started to pick up around 2:00 pm, I also started to get over my sea-sickness (I took some Bonine earlier). After the wind picked up we increased our speed to between 4 and 5 kts, still flying only the spinnaker. We started to make good time toward the Coos Bay entrance. As we got to within 1 mile of the entrance all wind stopped completely! So we lowered the spinnaker and started the motor and cruised across the bar into Coos Bay.
We crossed the Coos Bay bar at 5:00 pm on the last of the incoming tide. There was absolutely NO wind and no waves to speak of, which made for an uneventful crossing. We moored the boat in Charleston while we did the vehicle/trailer shuffle. We came back in the morning after doing some quick trailer maintainance the night before to retrieve the boat.Trip Data:
Distance: 26.5 nm
Time: 7 hr 30 min
Average Speed: 3.5 kts
Green sections on the map are sailing, and red sections are under motor power.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Zeph-Zephs new jacket
We are still waiting for Coaly's life jacket. They didn’t have Orange in her size, they only had a dark green. That is the last thing we need… A dark black dog, in a dark green life jacket, going for a midnight swim. The one that Zeph-Zeph is sporting has reflectors on it as well as a handle.Thursday, June 4, 2009
Name Vote
So I have a theory that if we go for a “normal” name that when he is old enough to go to school it will be unique. So I am going to ask for a vote on the following names:
1. Cody Miller
2. Corey Miller
3. Trent Miller
4. Wesley Miller
5. _________
1. Cody Miller
2. Corey Miller
3. Trent Miller
4. Wesley Miller
5. _________
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Ending May
Drew’s little brother Damian and his girlfriend stopped by for the weekend.
What else was there to do but go and play on the sail boat?? I have a lot more to learn about sailing, and maybe even one day I will know enough about sailing that I will be able to go back and read Drew’s last post and understand what he said. ;) He defiantly understands it better than I do, but of course he would, there are: ropes, pulleys, and many more things to play with.
Zephy also learned how to dig DOWN. (with Drew's help)
I forgot to blog about Trevor and Erin coming to play on the boat as well!!! I would love to tell more stories but it has taken me far too long just to type this much. I think I need new batteries in my keyboard...
What else was there to do but go and play on the sail boat?? I have a lot more to learn about sailing, and maybe even one day I will know enough about sailing that I will be able to go back and read Drew’s last post and understand what he said. ;) He defiantly understands it better than I do, but of course he would, there are: ropes, pulleys, and many more things to play with.
Zephy also learned how to dig DOWN. (with Drew's help)
I forgot to blog about Trevor and Erin coming to play on the boat as well!!! I would love to tell more stories but it has taken me far too long just to type this much. I think I need new batteries in my keyboard...
Monday, May 25, 2009
Sea Trials
We went sailing out on the bay this weekend. Winds were a little stiff and provided for some excitement. Keri and mOm stayed ashore and took photos, not wanting to get sick from the rough water. We were able to sail up the bay tacking into the wind and making good time in the 20 knot winds with gusts reaching 25-30 knots. The boat was healed over to 30 degrees frequently and we think we got to 40 degrees a couple times!
All it takes is two sailboats on the same body of water at the same time and you have a race! We met this boat near the upper end of the bay. They passed us sailing down wind while we were on an upwind tack. They then fell in right behind us and the race was on! Their boat was larger than ours at 28 feet, and were catching us sailing up wind. When we turned and started running downwind we were able to out run them easily.
This is us on the left in the smaller yellow boat and our competition on opposite tacks.
Returning on the downwind run was much more relaxing. We ran the sails "Wing-on-Wing" and scooted all the way back down to the marina.
All it takes is two sailboats on the same body of water at the same time and you have a race! We met this boat near the upper end of the bay. They passed us sailing down wind while we were on an upwind tack. They then fell in right behind us and the race was on! Their boat was larger than ours at 28 feet, and were catching us sailing up wind. When we turned and started running downwind we were able to out run them easily.
This is us on the left in the smaller yellow boat and our competition on opposite tacks.
Returning on the downwind run was much more relaxing. We ran the sails "Wing-on-Wing" and scooted all the way back down to the marina.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Coolest Crib Ever!!!
Scott made us a crib or bassinet that we will use for a very long time in fact I fear that when he is 5-8 we may find the little guy trying to sail away in because it is a real boat. But enough talk photos right…..
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