I Have A Talent!!!!

Wow, do I ever have a talent!!! It is called wasting time. I have found I am an expert at this. So many chores that need doing. So many ways to avoid doing them. Books that are waiting to be read, photos that want to be organized (okay, so it isn't really that they want to be organized but I want them organized) and housework that needs to be done, again. I am not even going to remind you of that box of miscellaneous things I stashed away before my company came last June. Oops, guess I reminded you.

Of course the housework gets done and done and done. It just will not stay done. Oh well, I am going to go watch the TV shows I recorded earlier so I will be free to watch my regular Tuesday night shows.

I watch The Biggest Loser and marvel at the way those folks work themselves so hard and get on the scales and find they have only lost a few pounds. I know a few pounds lost would be much better than a few gained but it would be frustrating for me, assuming I survived the workouts, to see only 2 or 4 pounds gone. Anyway, my weight can fluctuate up to ten pounds in one day so I would not know if I had really lost or not.

I have an issue with the fact that the contestants on The Biggest Loser are not given leeway for the fact that muscle is suppose to weigh more than fat. They are probably building up their muscles and yet they are not rewarded, by the show anyway, for that fact. It would have to be a bonus when they get back to real life. I am very proud for each and every one of the people that go through that. I wonder though why if they can work out like that, why/how they ever got so overweight.

See how talented I am? How well I waste time?? I have already used up some of my TV time by blogging.............

Whew!!!!!

Whew,the Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans almost give me a heart attack. I know better than to stop watching a Titan game because of history. So as I read the Sunday paper I keep the game on and is a good thing I do.

The score is way in the Titans favor but once Houston's quarterback, Sage Rosenfels, gets a feel for the game after replacing injured quarterback Matt Schaub, things quickly turn around in the 4th quarter.

Gratefully, Rob Bironas kicks a field goal with 2-4 seconds left on the clock to not only win the game for the Titans, but to break the NFL record with the most field goals in a game. He ends the game with 8 field goals.

Because.........

Because I feel no one is actually reading my blog, I decide I will not post anymore to the blog. Why bother?

Today, I find I have a comment on my blog asking for an update. Thank you Amber!!! I also receive an email asking for an update from Linda. Ahem, she does not comment on the blog site. I have had inquires from Dotsie but I would not discuss it. Due to the inquiries I will now give an abbreviated, I hope, update on the boat.

Jerry & Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man launch the boat on the 6th. As they are checking 'her' out, Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man is apparently "playing" Captain, he blows something in the exhaust system. They dock the boat in the slip with the understanding that he will be back the first of the week to fix what he broke.

Tuesday afternoon, about 2:30, I drive over to see the boat actually in the slip, not knowing that is the day Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man has plans to fix the broken thingy. I pull into a parking spot in front of the slip. No boat in the slip, I look to see if it is in a different slip. No. I call Jerry. He says Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man is probably taking it for a run the lake to make sure the repair is okay. I come home.

Around 6:30, I decide to drive back down to the boat dock. No boat in the slip. I feel sick to my stomach.

I call Jerry. He calls Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man and wants to know what is going on? Where is the boat? Duhhhh, I go over to fix it and find the bilge pump is running full time and there is still water in the engine compartment so I brought it back to the shop. Jerry tells him he should let him know when he takes the boat from the Yacht Club. Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man says he had no idea I would be going by there and doesn't think it will be missed (not exact quotes on any of this since it is all second hand info). I believe he says the boat will be in the water by the week-end.

The middle of last week I drive down to the Yacht Club to see if the boat is there. Nope. When I talk to Jerry I tell him it still isn't there and he said it should be because Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man as called and said it is there and everything is working properly. Apparently, I just missed him.

Jerry drives by to make sure the boat has not sunk when he comes home in the wee hours Friday morning. The boat is in the slip and still afloat. Friday afternoon on our way to the grocery, we drive by to make sure 'she' is still afloat. He also goes by Sat. noon-ish and visually checks 'her' but is on his way out of town so does not have time to take 'her' out to make sure 'she' is running properly.

I pray that all is well and we are now through with Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man. I appreciate the interest and hope future stories about Me-n-You will be regarding fun times we are having on 'her'. Of course I will be sharing the joys & perils of the process of fixing up an older boat.

PS: this really is abbreviated, believe it or not.

Is This THE Day????

Holding my breath. Wondering if it is really going to happen today.

Jerry is at the boat shop right now. He and Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man are suppose to take the boat to the lake. I am saying prayer, after prayer, that all goes well.

Jerry waits until after dinner last night before he tells me Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man has finally returned his call and afternoon visit to the shop. Jerry phones and must leave a message inquiring as to why the boat is not yet in the water. He is told by Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man, we will do it around 10 tomorrow morning. Of course, the reason Jerry waits to tell me is because he has the final fill for the job. I will not even go into all of that. Not share how sick I get to my stomach. How I can't eat my Cinnabon Cheesecake from TGI Fridays.

I will say it is annoying that Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man waits until the banks have closed Friday afternoon before he calls offering a reduced rate IF we pay in cash. Fortunately, it turns out our bank is open Saturday mornings. Something we do not know until I check on-line, just to see.

Anyway, that is where things stand as I know them. God willing things will go well and we will not have any further dealings with Mr. Boat Fixer Upper Man. (Of course, his houseboat is docked a few slips down from our slip so we may have to see him in passing but I certainly do not want anymore business dealings with him).

Branson Magic Show featuring Dan and Lianne

Jerry's brother, Dan, and Dan's wife, Lianne are selected to BE the Magic Show at our May reunion in Branson, Missouri.

We are certainly entertained!!! You can hear brother Tim and his wife Kathy laughing in the background.

Kudos to Lianne and Dan for being such good sports!!!

(PS to anyone: feel free to purchase me one of those neat cameras that don't make the video shake when I move around).