As you may have noticed, there has been a minor hiatus in the blog. Well, the reason behind this literary solemnity is a major refit of my home, boat, abode and all of the above, Mr. Mac.

Yes, I live on a boat.

If you don’t know me, or haven’t heard that particular bit of news in a previous blog or e-mail, then you now know that I am certifiably insane.

Well, maybe not, but sometimes I think so.

Take, for instance the last month of my life:

We, my wife and I, had planned our bi-yearly haul out very carefully. We were to haul out around the 10^th of November, and pull both engines (generator and main engine) out of the boat. Sell the generator on consignment. Refurbish the main engine and put it back in the boat, during which time the hull would be cleaned, sanded, painted and ready for two more years in the water. All this was supposed to take about a week and a half, maybe two.

In the end, we spent a horrific month living on the boat while it was high and dry in the boat yard, dust and dirt everywhere, working our day jobs, workers in and out of our home every day, while we spent way too much money buying and installing a brand NEW engine, having sold both of the old ones, and doing a great deal of sanding, grinding, epoxying, faring, resanding and painting, before we were finally put back in the water.

Wheeew…

Anyway, we’re back at our old slip, plugged back into our internet connection, and ready to blog.

So, what do I blog about…

Getting back, though the boat is still much a clutter, our first order of business was to put up our Christmas lights. Somehow, this made me feel better. I am not deeply religious, but something about the hope of Christmas always makes me feel like I can go on a bit longer. Also, it got me thinking, even with all of our trials and tribulations, we have so very much to be thankful for that it makes me embarrassed to sometimes feel sorry for myself.

So, no feeling sorry. We will regroup and hit it hard with the New Year.

2007… sounds like a lucky number to me!