Showing posts with label FB on this day memories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FB on this day memories. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Facebook Memories, five years ago:
first
Thanksgiving while living in SC....spent it in Florida with my parents
and inlaws....my girls look so tiny, yet it seems like just yesterday
that we moved down here. SO grateful!
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Today's "on this day" Facebook Memories:
on this day three years ago:
Well, J has returned to work today, and our 10 months of vaca are officially over (ok, not really, life is a permanent vaca when you reside on the beach!)
Funny how normal this feels!
also on this day three years ago (notice the direct relationship to the post immediately preceding this one, coincidence? I think not):
The girls have decided that whatever Ken does, their Daddy will do too...aka, they have utter and complete control over their daddy's actions. Day one of daddy's new job: hand stands and LOTS of napping:O
on this day, five years ago:
We are reading about monks and monesteries for history. Little Angel: "oh, I know Monk, he's on Grandpa R's favorite show!"n
on this day, six years ago:
the first new big girl bed is up, and the four year old (who had only recently been three) will FINALLY be out of the crib (sniff sniff:(--we tried a toddler bed earlier this year, but she wanted no part of it and we didn't like the bed and wound up taking a $75 loss as we sold it for $25 to a resale shop.
Well, J has returned to work today, and our 10 months of vaca are officially over (ok, not really, life is a permanent vaca when you reside on the beach!)
Funny how normal this feels!
also on this day three years ago (notice the direct relationship to the post immediately preceding this one, coincidence? I think not):
The girls have decided that whatever Ken does, their Daddy will do too...aka, they have utter and complete control over their daddy's actions. Day one of daddy's new job: hand stands and LOTS of napping:O
on this day, five years ago:
We are reading about monks and monesteries for history. Little Angel: "oh, I know Monk, he's on Grandpa R's favorite show!"n
on this day, six years ago:
the first new big girl bed is up, and the four year old (who had only recently been three) will FINALLY be out of the crib (sniff sniff:(--we tried a toddler bed earlier this year, but she wanted no part of it and we didn't like the bed and wound up taking a $75 loss as we sold it for $25 to a resale shop.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Monday, August 17, 2015
Saturday, August 15, 2015
FB Memories: one year ago today....We survived our first storm at sea
One year ago today....a word about boating on "the open seas"
(technically we did hit some blue water;)....and Mother
Nature...RESPECT!
We were on an outing with a group of boaters to Daufuski Island. The purpose of the trip was to help teach boaters who are new to the intra Atlantic Coastal Waterways, how to navigate them, and to get familiar with the area.
It was sunny when we left, but after lunch it was obvious a storm was rolling in. Our boat was moored to somebody else's boat, and the leader of this trip decided to try to outrun this storm. Our boat was smaller and less powerful than the others, and this is all new to us here (much different than WI smaller inland lakes, not counting the Great Lakes, which we wouldn't do).
We were on an outing with a group of boaters to Daufuski Island. The purpose of the trip was to help teach boaters who are new to the intra Atlantic Coastal Waterways, how to navigate them, and to get familiar with the area.
It was sunny when we left, but after lunch it was obvious a storm was rolling in. Our boat was moored to somebody else's boat, and the leader of this trip decided to try to outrun this storm. Our boat was smaller and less powerful than the others, and this is all new to us here (much different than WI smaller inland lakes, not counting the Great Lakes, which we wouldn't do).
John made the decision to abandon the "brave" ones, found a dock and
tied us up. This was a wicked storm, but thankfully NO lightning where
we were. (We could hear thunder off in the distance).
So, in a word, this was probably the most educational boating trip we had.
1. Just because the others may be in the "teaching" roles, doesn't mean they make wise decisions
2. We are the captains of our own boat... The decisions and responsibility belong to us alone
3. We were unfamiliar with our new navigational equipment, and were somewhat dependent on the boaters we were following to find our way back....never, you must find your own way!
4. Mother Nature + Boating = Respect
(For the record, we were soaked to the bones, I was laughing, the girls were crying....but our Captain is a wise, sensible and experienced small aircraft pilot, small water craft captain, scuba diver, and mountaineer.... We're in excellent hands
the day started out like this!
and then we made it to Daufuski Island and had a perfectly lovely lunch:
but when we emerged from the restaurant after lunch, the skies were no longer looking sunny...they were looking quite ominous:
but, we decided to follow the crowd, partly because we didn't exactly know where we were going:
and the skies were getting quite dark, as you can see....these photos have not been enhanced:
and our captain made the wise decision to abandon the fleet and dock us; the girls were petrified (with good reason)...thankfully, there were no lightning strikes in our immediate area....
and the storm quickly passed; we got drenched; we safely found our way home...happy ending:)
So, in a word, this was probably the most educational boating trip we had.
1. Just because the others may be in the "teaching" roles, doesn't mean they make wise decisions
2. We are the captains of our own boat... The decisions and responsibility belong to us alone
3. We were unfamiliar with our new navigational equipment, and were somewhat dependent on the boaters we were following to find our way back....never, you must find your own way!
4. Mother Nature + Boating = Respect
(For the record, we were soaked to the bones, I was laughing, the girls were crying....but our Captain is a wise, sensible and experienced small aircraft pilot, small water craft captain, scuba diver, and mountaineer.... We're in excellent hands
the day started out like this!
and then we made it to Daufuski Island and had a perfectly lovely lunch:
but when we emerged from the restaurant after lunch, the skies were no longer looking sunny...they were looking quite ominous:
but, we decided to follow the crowd, partly because we didn't exactly know where we were going:
and the skies were getting quite dark, as you can see....these photos have not been enhanced:
and our captain made the wise decision to abandon the fleet and dock us; the girls were petrified (with good reason)...thankfully, there were no lightning strikes in our immediate area....
and the storm quickly passed; we got drenched; we safely found our way home...happy ending:)
Friday, July 31, 2015
ON THIS DAY: FB Memories, five years ago today!
I had WAY too many posts, but I was kind of excited about our recent
move to Paradise and all;) But I have to share, so I'll just do this in
one post (I think you'll agree it's worth the share;):
1. heading to the beach (Hunting Island) for a sand sculpting contest and a steel band!
1. heading to the beach (Hunting Island) for a sand sculpting contest and a steel band!
2. Super serious sculpters arrived with measuring tape, rubber hammer and lots of wood
3. Totally humiliated:O. Stood up for a minute, sat back down on my chair, it wasn't there:/ strong atlantic breezes. Yes i had witnessess laughing with me:D
4. I'm going to cave in their mote if the GROWNUps next to us keep stepping on my 4 y/o's castles!! (this is a VERY serious threat here people!)
5. Second Place!!!!
3. Totally humiliated:O. Stood up for a minute, sat back down on my chair, it wasn't there:/ strong atlantic breezes. Yes i had witnessess laughing with me:D
4. I'm going to cave in their mote if the GROWNUps next to us keep stepping on my 4 y/o's castles!! (this is a VERY serious threat here people!)
5. Second Place!!!!
FB memories, on this day in 2012:
Fair Girl is suddenly, hopping/skipping/limping: (K, what's wrong?) "A broken leg, I woke up with it:("
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