Sunday, December 12, 2010
Happy Christmas
I haven't been keeping up with my blog on here, but I am posting on our Cruising Adventures blog. See the latest at: crusing adventures.blogspot.com
Friday, August 13, 2010
Knitting an Afghan
I read a blog about the Great American Aran Afghan and decided to knit it for Missy. So, I'm 6 blocks along, but I've only knitted the easy ones. I have gone to the local knit shop where they are doing a class for this very afghan, so I'll get help there. I have to admit I am much more interested in knitting brainlessly which means I knit socks. I know I can take the afghan along on our trip to Alaska with the big boat, but I'll just leave it and not work on it because I have to concentrate and look at the pattern directions. That's my knitting story for now. More later. V.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Cruising Adventures
For an update on what's happening around here, go to my other blog, Cruising Adventures http://www.crusingadventures.blogspot.com/ Look for my latest July 4th report, coming soon. V.
Monday, May 03, 2010
Oh, So Late!
We've been a little busy! 
The new boat is renamed from Dragon's Edge to Karen Marie. We didn't go with KM Too, II or KM III because it was getting silly. We really want the name and the extras don't count. We went over to LaConner to do the ceremony with 10 other boats from the Oak Harbor Yacht Club. It was fun, fun, fun. Steppe Williford, our friend, was Poseidon, and did the ceremony with all the proper drinking and toasting. We ate too much, drank too much and had a great time. Jim was really moved because it was silly but serious, and in memory of Karen.
The months have flown by. Where are we? I was sick for three weeks in February-the same bronchitis that got me a year ago. Seemed like it took forever before I was better. Jim has been preoccupied with the boat, prepping for Round Whidbey Race and our trip to Desolation Sound in Late May. We celebrated my birthday for a week and more in April. Last weekend we took the boat to Coronet Bay to be available for a renaming on a friend's boat. That got cancelled and we brought the boat back Saturday in a real blow. We bounced all over before we got back into the dock. Spent the night at the dock and slept like a log! All that excitement got to me.
We have been balancing boat stuff with church stuff. Our new priest has started things moving again. We got the portables refurbished ,and she now has an office, and we have a Sunday School room. The neighbors aren't happy but who cares. We have cleaned up th shrubs around the chapel, and they screamed about that. Now we talk to them through our lawyer. The good things are added classes, great Bible study and great gatherings of the faithful. I can see a wonderful future with so much less stress coming around the corner.
As I said, we leave May 27 for Desolation Sound. We'll be gone 3 1/2 weeks or so, traveling up and back with 4-5 other boats. If we are lucky, we'll have good weather like last year. Right now we are going through some spring storms that really blow and bring lots of rain. Hope that isn't what we can expect for later. We'll go to a few places we've been before, but we will have new adventures in Desolation Sound, a Canadian marine park with lots of anchorages, islands and beautiful scenery. We've stayed on the boat twice now and we love it! It has so much more storage and a great galley for cooking. We still have a few things to get/fix before we leave, but we'll be ready. I'm making lists of food and clothes to put on board, and Jim gets the electrical and other stuff ready. Right now he's working on a leak under the sink in the galley. He hates plumbing, so that's a challenge. Next week end is Round Whidbey Race, so he has to fix the leak now!
Everyone in the family is well. The girls will be here for July 4th, and we'll move on the boat to fit the family into the house. We hope both Wagner cousins will be here, too. We'll just be home a week before they all arrive! Meghan was here for sping break. What a gift! She is so much fun!
Blessings on friends and family. If you are coing over for a visit, let us know so we'll be home. The Whidbey Wagners
The new boat is renamed from Dragon's Edge to Karen Marie. We didn't go with KM Too, II or KM III because it was getting silly. We really want the name and the extras don't count. We went over to LaConner to do the ceremony with 10 other boats from the Oak Harbor Yacht Club. It was fun, fun, fun. Steppe Williford, our friend, was Poseidon, and did the ceremony with all the proper drinking and toasting. We ate too much, drank too much and had a great time. Jim was really moved because it was silly but serious, and in memory of Karen. The months have flown by. Where are we? I was sick for three weeks in February-the same bronchitis that got me a year ago. Seemed like it took forever before I was better. Jim has been preoccupied with the boat, prepping for Round Whidbey Race and our trip to Desolation Sound in Late May. We celebrated my birthday for a week and more in April. Last weekend we took the boat to Coronet Bay to be available for a renaming on a friend's boat. That got cancelled and we brought the boat back Saturday in a real blow. We bounced all over before we got back into the dock. Spent the night at the dock and slept like a log! All that excitement got to me.
We have been balancing boat stuff with church stuff. Our new priest has started things moving again. We got the portables refurbished ,and she now has an office, and we have a Sunday School room. The neighbors aren't happy but who cares. We have cleaned up th shrubs around the chapel, and they screamed about that. Now we talk to them through our lawyer. The good things are added classes, great Bible study and great gatherings of the faithful. I can see a wonderful future with so much less stress coming around the corner.
As I said, we leave May 27 for Desolation Sound. We'll be gone 3 1/2 weeks or so, traveling up and back with 4-5 other boats. If we are lucky, we'll have good weather like last year. Right now we are going through some spring storms that really blow and bring lots of rain. Hope that isn't what we can expect for later. We'll go to a few places we've been before, but we will have new adventures in Desolation Sound, a Canadian marine park with lots of anchorages, islands and beautiful scenery. We've stayed on the boat twice now and we love it! It has so much more storage and a great galley for cooking. We still have a few things to get/fix before we leave, but we'll be ready. I'm making lists of food and clothes to put on board, and Jim gets the electrical and other stuff ready. Right now he's working on a leak under the sink in the galley. He hates plumbing, so that's a challenge. Next week end is Round Whidbey Race, so he has to fix the leak now!
Everyone in the family is well. The girls will be here for July 4th, and we'll move on the boat to fit the family into the house. We hope both Wagner cousins will be here, too. We'll just be home a week before they all arrive! Meghan was here for sping break. What a gift! She is so much fun!
Blessings on friends and family. If you are coing over for a visit, let us know so we'll be home. The Whidbey Wagners
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
A Few Thoughts
The Heather is Blooming!
Today is Epiphany and those three wise men are arriving to meet the Baby Jesus. We have a special service at the church and a soup supper. The heather in front of the house, along the driveway, has started to bloom. In these dark winter days, it jumps out as you ride by.
We are also starting our Cruise Planning class tonight. We're looking forward to the class which should give us lots of information about going on long trips in the islands and into Canadian waters. The guy teaching the class has been to Alaska two or three times. I don't want to go to Alaska unless we have a group of boats going, but we will learn lots about the places to stop on the way up there. We plan to have many trips up into Canadian waters, and all the help we can get is better for us.
I am doing Weight Watchers again and have lost 17 lbs so far. Started the day before Thanksgiving, and so far so good. I think about food lots, but I did that anyway.
We leave for SoCal on Sunday to do some work on Grandma Wagner's house. We are only going to be there for four days because I start my EFM Bible Study class again on Friday. This year we do church history. Can't wait.
We are getting ready to select a new Rector for the church. No idea who it will be, but rumors are that we have a few good applicants. That would be great! Hope we find someone who can give us at least 6 years and out of the tangle we are in now. We have a future, but we need a leader.
The best from the Whidbey Wagners on a cold winter day.
Today is Epiphany and those three wise men are arriving to meet the Baby Jesus. We have a special service at the church and a soup supper. The heather in front of the house, along the driveway, has started to bloom. In these dark winter days, it jumps out as you ride by.We are also starting our Cruise Planning class tonight. We're looking forward to the class which should give us lots of information about going on long trips in the islands and into Canadian waters. The guy teaching the class has been to Alaska two or three times. I don't want to go to Alaska unless we have a group of boats going, but we will learn lots about the places to stop on the way up there. We plan to have many trips up into Canadian waters, and all the help we can get is better for us.
I am doing Weight Watchers again and have lost 17 lbs so far. Started the day before Thanksgiving, and so far so good. I think about food lots, but I did that anyway.
We leave for SoCal on Sunday to do some work on Grandma Wagner's house. We are only going to be there for four days because I start my EFM Bible Study class again on Friday. This year we do church history. Can't wait.
We are getting ready to select a new Rector for the church. No idea who it will be, but rumors are that we have a few good applicants. That would be great! Hope we find someone who can give us at least 6 years and out of the tangle we are in now. We have a future, but we need a leader.
The best from the Whidbey Wagners on a cold winter day.
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