a sigh of relief

mike has bought a boat (well, i guess i should say WE have bought a boat - chuckle) and ecstatic is not even enough to describe how i feel. this boat has an engine, i.e. is not powered by the wind, who by the way i loved for a good 36 years, this is the wind we are talking about just in case i lost you....anyways...a few years mike/we bought a 17 ft hobie cat - a sailboat he said that had coolers - images of lounging and white wine filled my mind with pleasure and satisfaction- HAH. is all i can say, would you like to see my scars? i was his ballast, there is no other word for it, and bless his heart he loved every minute of it (the way your kids love beating sibs up, i suspect?!?) anyways, it got to the point that i would wake at the cabin and hear the wind and think SHIT!!!!!!!!!!! this was the whole reason to have dyani at minaki for 2 summers, i know most thought it was to help watch kids, but truly it was to give mike a sailing buddy. hey - i will watch all the kids and make dinner, you go get in the harness and sail with my beloved....?....i loved the idea of sailing, kind of like the way i loved tennis, btw have you seen me in a tennis skirt? HEllo....but truly it scares the shit out of me. thank god my kids love it and will have the muscle memory (thank you kim for imprinting me with that concept) for sailing...and now anyone for a little water skiing and a booze cruise?