Boat shopping

What do we do when in Destin area? Go look at a boat…

These are photos from the sales adds

Butch could almost stand up in here. It’s about shoulder high so he could stand slightly stooped but had some room 

You can see flaws in the rails. You’ll also see wear on the toe kicks and decking needs some love. 

Checking out the controls 

The boys were in the engine room as the storms were rolling in. 

My real opinion of the boat. It’s OK. There are super steep steps between each level and too many levels. Fly bridge, down to sun deck, down to aft cockpit or down and in to the galley and the salon along with the lower helm. Then down MORE steps to the front v berth cabin and if you count two more small steps to the engine room. You could go down from the galley to the aft master all steep narrow steps. Either way it’s out of our price range and not what I would be excited about. 


The door to the engine room is around the corner on the left.  The “day head” is to the right and is a wet head - aka no shower per say, just a way to put a curtain on a rail to protect the toilet paper and sink area and probably the door. Not ideal but would work. 

The actual master from the bathroom door. The washer and dryer is to the left as is the stairs to the galley and the salon

The master bath is cramped. That shower would be super tight for my liking. 

The kitchen is OK. Nothing to write home. The sink at least looked over the sun deck. I told Butch if we get a boat like this I would need to modify that window to pass stuff out!  It dies have a good bit of storage. 

The salon was a big threadbare in some aspects. The green chair was cracking. The cushions could use a good refresh for sure!  Don’t get me wrong, there was potential but at the price point?  Nope, not the boat for us. 

Driving home. 

I am old… painting my office

I cannot paint and NOT get it on my hands. Ever. 

I also forget to take before pictures. This HUGE desk was on the far wall when I started. I painted the wall behind it then asked the airmen to help lift and shift it to the opposite wall. They were great help and got it moved…then I started on the REST of the walls. The big screen on the wall could come down as I’ll never use it. BUT for now it stays. Someone may want to use it eventually. 

The baby poo. Oh I mean peach is the old color and the light blue/grey is the new. It’s so much brighter already!!

The first wall completed. 

The awful peach with drinks spilled down the wall to just add the perfect touch. 🤮

So glad I painted. I will show the final look once o get everything moved back in. I have three guest chairs that will be moved around. A plant stand that really has no home. This office is the same size but the computer screen on the wall really takes options off the table. So, we work around it. 

Next up phone move network drop activated and I’ll be done. Oh and moving the few additional items into the room I’ll need. I NEED to get rid of a lot of things!!  Guess it’s time to cull!!

Don’t think I escaped unscathed with just paint on my hands. Nope. My body is hurting. I have tail bone pain after all this… why tail bone pain?  Not a freaking clue. Pelvic floor failures and life of a woman who had had one too many pelvic surgeries?  Who knows. But I have spent all of Saturday laying low and using my lovely new percussion massager on my hips and saddle areas. It’s still not happy but feeling better after just resting. I’ll be a back at it again tomorrow I’m sure.  

Visit with Mommie Dearest

And captured from a video I had. 


‘’Twas a cloud filled trip for sure. It was either FULL clouds and bland or beautiful storms!  I was even rained on in Vegas!  Not typical!

Mom said folks were going to think I never have flow before ;) I’m ok with that - ha!

It was a good visit and as always I didn’t take many pictures. 

This is mom reading a card from a friend who sent money to me at dads passing. I used the money to take mom out to eat while I was there. We went to Applebees once, the McDonalds (her choice) and to Linda’s one night :) oh and IHOP for breakfast one day. I joined her af her place for dinner or lunch one day and sat with her while she had her breakfast one day as well. We laid around talking and visiting and took drives up the mountains and even went to the nursery to get her a new plant. 

She and Robert we rubbing on each other one afternoon :)

Robert, Linda, Mike and I played games at night and had a very good visit!

In the evening it’s so nice to sit out in their back porch!

Then all too soon it was time to head home again. I came in Thursday night super later - or super early Friday morning.  Spend Friday - Sunday with mom for as long as she would have me each day!  She only tapped out once and said “nope, I need to go take a nap” and we let her be, but that wasn’t until Sunday!  Worked on her stamina and strength while I was there with lots of walking and more calories than she’s used to. We will get her up to fighting weight yet!!

The flights home had lots of pretty clouds coming into Atlanta

No video to catch the lightning under this storm. 

Not the same cell but a good one from the ground!

A good trip. Now I need a few days to recuperate!!

Work around the house

My coffee company this morning. 

He was very interesting and calm. I watched him for quite some time and shortly after this picture he flew off. 


I finally got off my duff and put the entertainment center on Marketplace. Hopefully it will sell and be gone soon - as there are two items behind this you can’t see. A desk and a dresser. Both roadside finds. 

And hung pictures in the bath. It seems to be grandma floral. 

They definitely have a grandma vibe but they were so pretty. The middle one with the zinias had a bit of damage but I wanted to keep them together so picked them all up. I planned on seeking them but didn’t. Story of my life. Maybe I’ll sell them later?  Until then they’ll stay here. 

I also picked up two German paintings at an estate sale. They’re pretty!




And… two glass paperweights, yeah yeah yeah. I need to stop. Eventually!!