Good-bye, Old Man Winter, Spring is in the air!

For the past few days I have noticed that there is heat in the sun (on the rare occasion that it is shining). This heat penetrates past the cold of even the chilliest day. Standing out of the wind, one can feel it and even bask in it. Then last night, walking back from my shower with wet hair, I felt a breeze. The temperature could not have been more that 9 degrees celcius but the breeze felt warm. I instantly thought of sitting on deck after the babe is asleep, watching the sun set and the moon rise, sipping a cool drink. Summer. We probably have a good month more of the nasty winter weather. It's enough to send a liveaboard running for the nearest condo for sale. But that little trace of warmth is enough. It reminds me of pleasant days past. And it promises more of the same. Soon the days of compromises and discomforts will be behind us. We will once again be living in luxury. The luxury that comes from owning a boat that is comfortable enough for living aboard and worthy enough to fulfill many a dream.

Pep Talks

Everyone must check out this site
Priceless Pep Talks from Peyton Manning
What a hoot!!

Yet another reason to live on a boat

Whatever wind and weather comes our way, while living on a boat, we never have to deal with this.

Arriving at the cottage at 11:30 pm, we found a snowplowed hill about 4 feet high ( the picture doesn't do it justice). We had to leave the car on the road with Christina sleeping inside while we shoveled enough just to bring the car into the driveway.





Then we shoveled a path to the door so we could get in and get ourselves some rest... to prepare for another day of shoveling.

Why anyone would want to live on dirt full time is beyond me.

Back To The Boat

Since this is supposed to be a blog about living aboard, I thought I'd bring you this...
This is our little girls aft cabin bedroom.
Hmmmm. Not very child friendly is it?
While we're busy painting and renovating a cottage, this one thing continues to get overlooked. Our steadily growing daughter will soon be longer than her 'toddler' bed. But her cabin continues to get used for storage. We gotta empty this space and complete it. Soon!!!

Big Girl Bed!!

The big girl bed arrived!!!!! Thank you Anthony!!! Christina is helping Daddy put it together.













She's pretty handy with the tools. Daddy is so proud!













And it would appear that the end result is a comfortable one.













Sweet dreams, Princess.

It's not all whip-cracking around here.

While it may seem that my parents are victims in this whole cottage purchase, I want to assure you that some rest and relaxation does occur.

More for some than for others (laugh).

Dad hurt his shoulder and couldn't participate in all the fun so what else could he do?







Besides, there's more value in being a great Poppy than can ever be said.

Christina and Poppy share a cold one.

FOR SOME REASON, CAN'T PUT A TITLE ON THIS PAGE
SO HERE IT IS...
MORE KITCHEN AND PRINCESS ROOM UPDATES.



So my parents came to visit and it looks like we put them back to work... again.













The truth is that my mom got sick of looking at those last two or three cupboards that had not yet been painted so she grabbed the bull by the horns and finished it up for us. Normally this would be a thankless job. But really... THANK YOU MOM!!!









We have not be avoiding the work, leaving it for Mom and Dad. No... we worked on finishing up our other current project... princess' bedroom.
The paint is a light green called 'water mark'. Seemed very beachy to me. This beautiful daybed is only here temporarily. Not an appropriate bed for a toddler so we'll be putting it away once her big girl bed arrives. Side note... I made that quilt and am quite proud of it!





I painted the inside of the closet. I was going to leave it till later. But my mom warned me (rightfully) that if I left it, it wouldn't ever get done.
My cousin gave us their old TV stand. We only had a 13" TV so it would have been quite lost in there. The stand is in Christina's room and I think it makes a lovely toy shelf.