when the wind blows, the cradle will rock.
and the wind is definitely blowing! so we will be rocking to sleep tonight.
but that must mean... yes! we are finally in the water!
cricket is so happy when she is in the water, and so are we. she is not stuck unmoving upon the solid ground, but is freed to float and bob with the wind and waves.
today the big boat moving crane contraption came and put it's huge belts around cricket's belly, lifted her off the blocks on the ground, and slowly led a little parade down to the boat launch. the parade consisted of a guy to direct traffic in front, the bbmcc with cricket, and then pam and jerry and i following in the rear, with our hands out in front of us in order to catch the boat in case she fell. but she didn't fall. cricket was lowered gently into the bay, and while i jumped on board to make sure she wasn't sinking, some dock guys were yanking on ropes from the shore to pull her along the harbor wall.
we're happily in a slip at the marina tonight listening to the wind whistling through the rigging of a couple hundred other sailboats, and the halyards (ropes) clanging and clattering against masts.
earlier today i was unfolding our little inflatable zodiac tender boat (which we are considering naming "jimminy") i found a couple mouse nests. the dinghy has been stored in kell's shed for a couple years now, so this wasn't too shocking. no mice ran out, so i hope they didn't abandon ship in the toyota car deanna is driving now, but perhaps deanna is in for a surprise by a couple of cute little stowaways! anyways... as we were inflating the boat we discovered that the mice had nibbled a hole through part of the rubber. those little rascals! as we were about to patch it, mike, a friend of jerr bear's showed up. we had a very nice visit, and a delicious dinner out, but the hole is still there now at 10:30pm... we'll patch the hole tomorrow.
sleep now. good night all. | )
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