Routine visit at the dentist before Sam leaves to go work on the boat for 2 months. He needs to prepare it before the rest of us arrives for good. It’s coming very fast.
-Man…these gums doesn’t look good, the dentist says to Sam.
-That bad?
For the last time before we leave, we are with Sophie, our doctor guru. She is teaching us how to make stitches. Honestly : I hope if won’t need some. But if we need some, and cannot reach medical assistance, better safe than sorry.
We bought a pork leg to practice.
-So here, you turn the thread around the plyers and you pull to make the knot.
-What do you mean by ” They changed their mind!” Sam?
-Why, exactly that. They changed their mind.
My mother adds (after all, we crash at her place since we sold the house) :
-Yes, they changed their mind. But does it mean they accept your offer?
Over the years, Sam started really enjoying wood working. Putting hours to bring back to life a complete collection of old planes that he used afterward, collecting special tools, saws, and buying some exotic wood.
Sam looks at his amazing band saw being loaded inside the pickup of its new owner.
Very early that morning, we take the plane for a second time; heading to Georgia where a boat that Sam found is waiting for us.
– I am just SO excited !!! I say to Sam.
– I know! The boat is just perfect: our own bedroom with a bed not in the shape of a triangle, separate beds for the kids, two bathrooms, wind generator, solar panels, kitchen like we wanted, central cockpit that keeps us dry and the kids safe…
– With white cream cushions on top! Brand new from 2014!!!
– Arrghhh…you and your cushions.
Past February 2018.
-Look Salty, this is a photo of the man who’s helping us to find a boat.
She doesn’t look. Not sure why I thought it could interest her…
-He helps to find a boat?
-Yes! We’re going to go back to see him and visit a boat with him soon.
-But I don’t know him.
-No you don’t. His name is George. But look this time, here, that’s a photo of him on his business card.
Salty looks, grins and almost screams:
-This is NOT George mommy!!!
She goes in the living room, visibly upset.
I wait and think about when we met George back in Florida. He said:
“I will give you such a good service finding your boat, that when you’ll come back of your trip, you will call me.”
Salty comes back and brings a plush at 1 inch from my nose and says angrily:
-THIS is GEORGE, mommy!!!
We flew to to meet him again and visited no less than 18 boats in 1 week through the ENTIRE Florida.
There is not much resemblance between George the Pig and George the broker. But I must admit that I cannot dissociate the two anymore!
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Featured image: Sam and Cass driving a mini cooper from Turo through Florida, hopeful to find THE boat…
Days passed and we slowly got back home after spending awesome time with the kids on that tiny sailboat. And just like that
It happens to us, few years ago in Cap À l’Aigle Marina, that a complete stranger lent us his car…
Laundry during our holidays: it’s about Sam filling a bucket with water from the St-Lawrence river and frenetically dancing, jumping and stomping …
It seems that sleep triggers sleep. Unfortunately for us, Matey is teething. Indeed! the first week has been great (except the first night) in regard of sleep. Now, Matey has started to wake up 2, 3 even 4 times per night. And waking up earlier. All that to say…
