Today we went into a wool shop here in yorktown. FUN, so now I am learning how to spin wool! it's all Becca's fault she showed me her spinning spool (way cool i thought you needed a wheel but you dont!) the woman at the store showed me how to spin and then we went to Becca's and we did it together. just what i need another crafty sport. ...Oh FYI remember all those finger puppets Krissy and I made for the philippians? (well we did) mike told Ben that they expected 50 kids to show and 200 came! oh my! we only made about 115....
back to crafts. So Becca and kids and ben and I just hung out in the afternoon, ate ice cream and then Ben and I went back... I had work-wifi stuff to do and a storm was coming. I hope the storm gets done by morning! our plans are to peek out into the Atlantic for a day or two. so you might not get any blogs. we will write them but we can't post them.
today we also need to plan for our trip. Ben has been looking on line to find the weather and ocean currents/tides so we know which way to go and the weather. He found Oceantides.com or something like that. we are planning to go out into wind as best as possible and against the current, we might stay in one spot but that way we know we will be able to get home. we will check the weather and ocean tides/currents just be fore we go to make sure it is all good. oh and we will get to use and practice our radar on the gps so we can see if we are in any big ships way. we will also have a float plan too. that will be given to Dan wellumson.
right now we are in Ben & Jerry's doing wifi.
that is my day. we will miss Jason and Becca and the kids!
I am thankful for rain and wind! tonight should be a night to get some sleep! i can sleep in a rough wind better than in dead calm with hot. needless to say i am tired and ready to sleep tonight!
love you all always blessed
Pam
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sailing for fun with friends
Splendid day
Ben and I got to use becca and jasons car for the day!!! We got groceries! Yumm food back in the cabin. Then becca and family all climbed aboard the jimini captained by Ben. On to our big adventure. It was all of their first time sailing. Winds were about five knot a very light wind so it was fun for the kids. They all took turns at the helm and such. Jason was excellent crew where he mastered tacking the jib. While becca steered us in the correct wind direction. We sailed a bit in the river. The winds died and it was getting late for the kids and our tummys. So we tied up to the mooring and BBQ brauts! Yumm!! We all saw dolphins again! A great highlight and not to forget the sunsetting. Captain David was on the look out foe the mooring balls with his binaculars as he stood out on the bow sprit. While first mate Anna drew a nice picture for the boat while at the nav station.
Oh the highlight for Anna was the food. The highlight for me was the dinner prayers prayed by Anna and David. Oh so sweet! We shall stay one more day in Yorktown as we wait for a storm to pass with high winds.
Miss you all
Pam
Ben and I got to use becca and jasons car for the day!!! We got groceries! Yumm food back in the cabin. Then becca and family all climbed aboard the jimini captained by Ben. On to our big adventure. It was all of their first time sailing. Winds were about five knot a very light wind so it was fun for the kids. They all took turns at the helm and such. Jason was excellent crew where he mastered tacking the jib. While becca steered us in the correct wind direction. We sailed a bit in the river. The winds died and it was getting late for the kids and our tummys. So we tied up to the mooring and BBQ brauts! Yumm!! We all saw dolphins again! A great highlight and not to forget the sunsetting. Captain David was on the look out foe the mooring balls with his binaculars as he stood out on the bow sprit. While first mate Anna drew a nice picture for the boat while at the nav station.
Oh the highlight for Anna was the food. The highlight for me was the dinner prayers prayed by Anna and David. Oh so sweet! We shall stay one more day in Yorktown as we wait for a storm to pass with high winds.
Miss you all
Pam
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Responding to peoples comments
Thanks dad for sharing your excitment. Thanks Erin for the cool breeze prayers it worked tonight it is finally breezey! Will sleep good tonight! Today was 86 and humid. Now has to be 75 or so but breezy and nice zzzzzzzz
A day with good friends!
Nice day with Becca and Jason and their adorable kids!
We met and had ice cream! Yummm before that we drove the battle fields of yorktown. I stood where general George Washington stood! Their son David who is soon to be seven knows more about history than I do! Doesn't take much. What impressed me most about the day was how cute and adorable their two kids are. They remind me of my two cuz they play together nicely and are good friends. Now I know what people mean when they used to say to me, " wow your kids are so good together and they play so well together " it is so nice to see. Oh how it warms my heart. We then went and played games and made and ate pizza (daves recipe. Yummm thanks Dave steinie)!! Then we looked at pictures that beccca took. She is a great photographer. All in all a super night! Thank you so much Jason for kindly letting us use your car so tomorrow we can provision. ! Love you all and Gods blessings on the family.!! Pam
We met and had ice cream! Yummm before that we drove the battle fields of yorktown. I stood where general George Washington stood! Their son David who is soon to be seven knows more about history than I do! Doesn't take much. What impressed me most about the day was how cute and adorable their two kids are. They remind me of my two cuz they play together nicely and are good friends. Now I know what people mean when they used to say to me, " wow your kids are so good together and they play so well together " it is so nice to see. Oh how it warms my heart. We then went and played games and made and ate pizza (daves recipe. Yummm thanks Dave steinie)!! Then we looked at pictures that beccca took. She is a great photographer. All in all a super night! Thank you so much Jason for kindly letting us use your car so tomorrow we can provision. ! Love you all and Gods blessings on the family.!! Pam
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Hot hot and hot
Jamestown historic fort.
Today I was so excited to get going! I love old forts. This one has big square riggers.
We got off the free shuttle and ... There was no sailboats and no fort. Just an archiological (sp) dig. We saw footings from the old fort. Now if I was into walking around in 102 (heat index) degree day and looking at dirt and if I had a really good imagination. Well then it would not be so bad. Welp we were at the wrong place. We wanted to get off at the Jamestown settlement. Who would have known! Now I was happy even on 100 degree weather. We Learned a lot. Today was the first day of extreme heat and no wind. Hot! Right now we are all laying down in the salon with our tiny fans. Even Owen is so hot he's not moving. We are listening to the twins game! Go twins !
You'll have to excuse me while I signoff with sluggish ness of heat stroke. Ha ha
Blessings to you all!
Pam
P.S. Congrats to my dad. He is a new sailboat owner again. Takin after his daughter now. I guess the sailing bug got to him while he was here. Xoxo
Today I was so excited to get going! I love old forts. This one has big square riggers.
We got off the free shuttle and ... There was no sailboats and no fort. Just an archiological (sp) dig. We saw footings from the old fort. Now if I was into walking around in 102 (heat index) degree day and looking at dirt and if I had a really good imagination. Well then it would not be so bad. Welp we were at the wrong place. We wanted to get off at the Jamestown settlement. Who would have known! Now I was happy even on 100 degree weather. We Learned a lot. Today was the first day of extreme heat and no wind. Hot! Right now we are all laying down in the salon with our tiny fans. Even Owen is so hot he's not moving. We are listening to the twins game! Go twins !
You'll have to excuse me while I signoff with sluggish ness of heat stroke. Ha ha
Blessings to you all!
Pam
P.S. Congrats to my dad. He is a new sailboat owner again. Takin after his daughter now. I guess the sailing bug got to him while he was here. Xoxo
Monday, July 27, 2009
Now for something completely random!
First. Bens birthday. I made coffee. Cleaned the cabin. Did his kitty litter duty and his chores. Then we went to historic Yorktown. Ate at a yummy reataurant. Oh met the dock masters. A great group of guys! Another storm came in. We watched it from under the big bridge. We took the trolley Now ben and I will end with games and movies clips like cartoon shorts. See not too much excitement. Oh wait we picked up our first moorings. That was new and exciting. It only took us two trys. Amazing. Ben is at the bow with the boathook. I am trying to stop the boat on a dime. So he can hook the little white ball with a rope to attach our line to. I can't see the mooring due to me being in the stern. Infront of me is a mast, main sail neatly flaked, a staysail, an open hatch, big bow sprit, ben standing there, and the boat is 48 feet long. ben says forward and gives hand signals. Plus there is a current, waves and winds at 8 knots. All a mystery to me how we did it. I'm happy to be at a mooring!!! rather than Sarah creek and slipping in the mud with the anchor! And having to recite Isaiah 41:10. Smile.
So now for something totally random!
People ask me
"why do you make life so hard?" they usually are referring to the following ... At the shanty I walk 1/4 mile in, carry water and backpack ... For vacation I go walking in the woods,caneoing, active stuff. (why not live it up in a hotel? Lay around and spoil myself?) I'm sailing a big boat which is a lot of physical work. We pump our own water and try to do as many physical things as possible. Hoist sails, winch sheets, climb up and down steep stairs, pull up anchor, sometime fight with a wheel and much much more. At home I park far away to places whenever possible. I try to nordic track Etc.
Well I like outside to start with but many years ago I was in the waiting room to the neurologist and across from me was a woman my age, she told me she was in so much pain she couldn't do anything. She could not even keep a job. I felt sorry for her. She went in first then me. I said to my dr. Wow that poor lady. My doctor replied, "you and her have about the exact same diagnosis. I don't know what makes one person so different than another but you are in the top one percent of functioning adults. So whatever you are doing keep doing " (who can explain God and healing)
Hummm I thought. I like exercise but it is hard to be consistent unless I have a goal or a buddy to workout with. If I know I go to the bwca I start working out slowly six weeks before so I can make it. The mountian trip six months beforehand. If I put physical activity in my day, everyday, then I feel better. The moment I stop physical activity and sit at a desk day in and day out( and let me tell you it happens often. Every summer I do well and every fall I go back to work and crash by October. My back goes out etc) so sailing around the world is adventerous and also active. There have been times I have been not willing to take the harder trail but the easier trail (If I had my wish I would lay around more) but I know when I get into a more convient easy life. I get more tired, I get more pain, the pain keeps me from doing more and I get in a ficsious downward cycle of pain begats pain. That is part one.
Here is part two.
Ben came to me three years ago and said read this book "the Makers Diet" (not a weight loss book a different way of eating book) I read it and we promised to follow the recomendation in the books six week body cleanse. No processed food. It was amazingly hard. In the first two weeks of not drinking pop (which just about killed me) all feelings of carpul tUnnel left me! To this day I can have one pop or so but the next day I can feel my wrists. Now I have no wrist pain while interpreting. My head aches are now to once in a while not every week. I have more energy. I used to take many vitamins but never felt it made a difference. Now I take a few vitamins and my body uses the energy in the vitamins and i really have seen a big difference in health and energy. Myback aches less. I actually have days without pain more than with. Now when my back or neck go out. They usually only last for one to ten days. Where before it would be two weeks to three months with many types of pain meds. I have not had any pain meds for over one year! So you all can laugh all you want. And many do. I try to eat organic but organic is not the diet. It is all about putting the right enzymes in your gut so you can digest and use the food for good use. I try to be 90% good. I have eaten out a few times and yes i had mcdonalds once this summer - it happens- and it is still yummy! This summer I know I have lost my stupid ten pounds I have been complaining about all winter.
So the things I do help me to function. Pushing myself to do things is a way of lifestyle that is more adventageius than a sedimentary lifestyle. Yes sometimes I push myself too much and I suffer for it but on the flip side when I don't do enough I suffer for it too. It is quite the balancing act. I know my own body the best. I live in it. So many people say don't do this or that. Sometimes they are right but most times I am right about what I can and can't do. Like I know when my back is "solid" and can back pack 25 pounds and when it can't take picking up an ounce. Most back doctors say if your back is sore the best thing is walking not laying. Sometimes I can only walk to the mailbox and that is good for the day other days I can walk ten miles and still can go more!
I can lounge around for three to four days but if more then I start to lose the little muscle tone I have and I will start acheing the aching will tell my brain to lay around more, lies all lies, I need exercise not rest at that moment.
So when I'm laying around it is because I know rest is the answer in that situation on that day. Or I'm just enjoying my lounging time. Ben and I have enjoyed going to bed-and-breakfasts and PAMpering (ha ha look my name is in pampering! Funny it is in my nature and name to do that) ourselves once in a while. And if I eat too much processed food my body tells me the same thing, more yummy more junk, lies all lies, what I need to feel better is good food.
I'm not sure how to spell many of these but it is close. Her are my diagnosis' from doctors.
Carpul tunnel
Fibromyalgia (a diagnosis everyone with unexplained pain get -or so I think)
Condro myalsia (left knee rub with soon to tear)
Ottcipical (sp) nerve damage and headaches ( car accident)
Migrains (lose vision on left peripheral)
Dystonia thoratic ( overuse in the back rib area from holding up my arms for work)
Trigger thumb
Tennis elbow
Disk derrangement all levels of neck (car accident) the worst!!!
T-5 crushed and flattened disk (I think the T is neck) pain down arm. Pinky n
Ring finger numb
Two of neck disks are buldging
L-5 herniated lower back
L-6,7 buldging
Arthritis in my spinal area it is rated at a 62 year old
Whiplash tears from car accident
I'm sure there is more but can't think of them all. So this is why I sail. If my back goes out sailing I'm sure Ben could sail me somewhere. If he gets motion sick I'm sure I could sail us somewhere if we both are in bad shape at the same time I'm sure the boat will sail us somewhere.
So There you have one reason why sailing is on top of the options. It is for a short time in life. It is for fun health and life I love and miss all my kids, family and friends. I won't be gone forever.
Another random blog will be to continue why I love adventure. But another time.
Got to go. It is bens birthday you know.
Good night Gods blessings to you all!
Pam
So now for something totally random!
People ask me
"why do you make life so hard?" they usually are referring to the following ... At the shanty I walk 1/4 mile in, carry water and backpack ... For vacation I go walking in the woods,caneoing, active stuff. (why not live it up in a hotel? Lay around and spoil myself?) I'm sailing a big boat which is a lot of physical work. We pump our own water and try to do as many physical things as possible. Hoist sails, winch sheets, climb up and down steep stairs, pull up anchor, sometime fight with a wheel and much much more. At home I park far away to places whenever possible. I try to nordic track Etc.
Well I like outside to start with but many years ago I was in the waiting room to the neurologist and across from me was a woman my age, she told me she was in so much pain she couldn't do anything. She could not even keep a job. I felt sorry for her. She went in first then me. I said to my dr. Wow that poor lady. My doctor replied, "you and her have about the exact same diagnosis. I don't know what makes one person so different than another but you are in the top one percent of functioning adults. So whatever you are doing keep doing " (who can explain God and healing)
Hummm I thought. I like exercise but it is hard to be consistent unless I have a goal or a buddy to workout with. If I know I go to the bwca I start working out slowly six weeks before so I can make it. The mountian trip six months beforehand. If I put physical activity in my day, everyday, then I feel better. The moment I stop physical activity and sit at a desk day in and day out( and let me tell you it happens often. Every summer I do well and every fall I go back to work and crash by October. My back goes out etc) so sailing around the world is adventerous and also active. There have been times I have been not willing to take the harder trail but the easier trail (If I had my wish I would lay around more) but I know when I get into a more convient easy life. I get more tired, I get more pain, the pain keeps me from doing more and I get in a ficsious downward cycle of pain begats pain. That is part one.
Here is part two.
Ben came to me three years ago and said read this book "the Makers Diet" (not a weight loss book a different way of eating book) I read it and we promised to follow the recomendation in the books six week body cleanse. No processed food. It was amazingly hard. In the first two weeks of not drinking pop (which just about killed me) all feelings of carpul tUnnel left me! To this day I can have one pop or so but the next day I can feel my wrists. Now I have no wrist pain while interpreting. My head aches are now to once in a while not every week. I have more energy. I used to take many vitamins but never felt it made a difference. Now I take a few vitamins and my body uses the energy in the vitamins and i really have seen a big difference in health and energy. Myback aches less. I actually have days without pain more than with. Now when my back or neck go out. They usually only last for one to ten days. Where before it would be two weeks to three months with many types of pain meds. I have not had any pain meds for over one year! So you all can laugh all you want. And many do. I try to eat organic but organic is not the diet. It is all about putting the right enzymes in your gut so you can digest and use the food for good use. I try to be 90% good. I have eaten out a few times and yes i had mcdonalds once this summer - it happens- and it is still yummy! This summer I know I have lost my stupid ten pounds I have been complaining about all winter.
So the things I do help me to function. Pushing myself to do things is a way of lifestyle that is more adventageius than a sedimentary lifestyle. Yes sometimes I push myself too much and I suffer for it but on the flip side when I don't do enough I suffer for it too. It is quite the balancing act. I know my own body the best. I live in it. So many people say don't do this or that. Sometimes they are right but most times I am right about what I can and can't do. Like I know when my back is "solid" and can back pack 25 pounds and when it can't take picking up an ounce. Most back doctors say if your back is sore the best thing is walking not laying. Sometimes I can only walk to the mailbox and that is good for the day other days I can walk ten miles and still can go more!
I can lounge around for three to four days but if more then I start to lose the little muscle tone I have and I will start acheing the aching will tell my brain to lay around more, lies all lies, I need exercise not rest at that moment.
So when I'm laying around it is because I know rest is the answer in that situation on that day. Or I'm just enjoying my lounging time. Ben and I have enjoyed going to bed-and-breakfasts and PAMpering (ha ha look my name is in pampering! Funny it is in my nature and name to do that) ourselves once in a while. And if I eat too much processed food my body tells me the same thing, more yummy more junk, lies all lies, what I need to feel better is good food.
I'm not sure how to spell many of these but it is close. Her are my diagnosis' from doctors.
Carpul tunnel
Fibromyalgia (a diagnosis everyone with unexplained pain get -or so I think)
Condro myalsia (left knee rub with soon to tear)
Ottcipical (sp) nerve damage and headaches ( car accident)
Migrains (lose vision on left peripheral)
Dystonia thoratic ( overuse in the back rib area from holding up my arms for work)
Trigger thumb
Tennis elbow
Disk derrangement all levels of neck (car accident) the worst!!!
T-5 crushed and flattened disk (I think the T is neck) pain down arm. Pinky n
Ring finger numb
Two of neck disks are buldging
L-5 herniated lower back
L-6,7 buldging
Arthritis in my spinal area it is rated at a 62 year old
Whiplash tears from car accident
I'm sure there is more but can't think of them all. So this is why I sail. If my back goes out sailing I'm sure Ben could sail me somewhere. If he gets motion sick I'm sure I could sail us somewhere if we both are in bad shape at the same time I'm sure the boat will sail us somewhere.
So There you have one reason why sailing is on top of the options. It is for a short time in life. It is for fun health and life I love and miss all my kids, family and friends. I won't be gone forever.
Another random blog will be to continue why I love adventure. But another time.
Got to go. It is bens birthday you know.
Good night Gods blessings to you all!
Pam
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Winds. storm. Hail - anchored three times!
Winds storms hail - anchored 3 times!
Well today we left mobjack river cuz it was to be 95degrees and 10-15 winds. Today we were beating into wind and flying at 7.8 knots. That's screamin! That is the best ever!! Amazing what sail configurations do! Well the right ones.
Today against my best judgement we cut through this narrow path to avoid 2 extra hours. One map said it was seven feet narrow one map said five feet narrow one the gsp said seven at the narrow. Now if our gsp was at the wheel it would be so easy but instead it is at the nav station. So one of us yells to the other Port or Starboard by a little or lot or two degrees. Etc... I being captain have decided that Ben is way better at drivng and me way better at giving direction. I guess I'm good at giving direction. Just ask my staff. Or my kids. It is a strength that can be a limitation if used wrong. My personality , if any of you believe me, it is passive and not give direction. I like to give direction when no one else will do it or if I know I can do a better job. I even sit back and let others lead even when I could have done something different. It's all subjective. I am a horrible back seat driver cuz I have been in three accidents allnot my fault and me not driving. So when it comes to driving and safety I'd rather be captain than not. Even though I'd rather just be a midshipman. When Ben gets more experience I'm sure I'd rather be along for the ride. Unless he doesn't do the paper work involved. He hates paper work. Like right now we have been running on starbaord deisel for 21 hours. Soon I shall switch to port. The water tanks is on forward. The deisel fuel filter looks good the oil is one quart low which I plan to add tomorrow. I wrote down the weather report for the next few days. I review yesterdays tracks. The propane is on the second tank. There is enough food in the locker for two days. But we are near becca and Jason and soon they will drive us to reprovision! Like chocolate and bread. Yummmy
Today I played the eye doctor game. "do you like one ot two. One or two. Three or two ..." I would change the sail configuration and check speed. We had a great day of steady winds. It was so fun to try different stuff. I played with the blocks and boomvang ect... Up til now Ben has pretty much done the sails. But now I'm ready and I am way stronger than two weekes ago. I got a work out today. Even pulled up the anchor chain twice. Hoisted the sails. Oh while sailing we had our first bird sit on the bow sprit rail. Cute! We had one big old dragonfly and two other little ones. Fun fun. Don't ya love wild life? I do! "Go God Go"
Then we went into Sarah creek. A huge storm came up. We got to anchor but I had to run aground again. Ben was giving directions. We anchored and slipped back into the muddy shore line. The winds were 35 with hail. The boat totally heeled way over while anchored! Don't know why. I think cuz we were a ground? We pulled up and moved over but it would not hold. We move to a different part of the creek. We are holding but right on the edge of mud again. I hope I sleep tonight. The lord is so good. Today i didn't want to go through the pass. We past the enterence. But then for some reason I changed my mind. If we had not taken the short cut we would have been out in the storm. Which would have been not so bad. I think. It was big and scary but not worth worrying over. I did send a few prayers upward for safety and He listened. Amazing.
I am physically and mentally exhausted.
Good night.
Bens birthday on the 27 th! Don't forget to call or send prayers or brownies his way. Text and email will do too.
Miss you all
Pam
Ptl
Well today we left mobjack river cuz it was to be 95degrees and 10-15 winds. Today we were beating into wind and flying at 7.8 knots. That's screamin! That is the best ever!! Amazing what sail configurations do! Well the right ones.
Today against my best judgement we cut through this narrow path to avoid 2 extra hours. One map said it was seven feet narrow one map said five feet narrow one the gsp said seven at the narrow. Now if our gsp was at the wheel it would be so easy but instead it is at the nav station. So one of us yells to the other Port or Starboard by a little or lot or two degrees. Etc... I being captain have decided that Ben is way better at drivng and me way better at giving direction. I guess I'm good at giving direction. Just ask my staff. Or my kids. It is a strength that can be a limitation if used wrong. My personality , if any of you believe me, it is passive and not give direction. I like to give direction when no one else will do it or if I know I can do a better job. I even sit back and let others lead even when I could have done something different. It's all subjective. I am a horrible back seat driver cuz I have been in three accidents allnot my fault and me not driving. So when it comes to driving and safety I'd rather be captain than not. Even though I'd rather just be a midshipman. When Ben gets more experience I'm sure I'd rather be along for the ride. Unless he doesn't do the paper work involved. He hates paper work. Like right now we have been running on starbaord deisel for 21 hours. Soon I shall switch to port. The water tanks is on forward. The deisel fuel filter looks good the oil is one quart low which I plan to add tomorrow. I wrote down the weather report for the next few days. I review yesterdays tracks. The propane is on the second tank. There is enough food in the locker for two days. But we are near becca and Jason and soon they will drive us to reprovision! Like chocolate and bread. Yummmy
Today I played the eye doctor game. "do you like one ot two. One or two. Three or two ..." I would change the sail configuration and check speed. We had a great day of steady winds. It was so fun to try different stuff. I played with the blocks and boomvang ect... Up til now Ben has pretty much done the sails. But now I'm ready and I am way stronger than two weekes ago. I got a work out today. Even pulled up the anchor chain twice. Hoisted the sails. Oh while sailing we had our first bird sit on the bow sprit rail. Cute! We had one big old dragonfly and two other little ones. Fun fun. Don't ya love wild life? I do! "Go God Go"
Then we went into Sarah creek. A huge storm came up. We got to anchor but I had to run aground again. Ben was giving directions. We anchored and slipped back into the muddy shore line. The winds were 35 with hail. The boat totally heeled way over while anchored! Don't know why. I think cuz we were a ground? We pulled up and moved over but it would not hold. We move to a different part of the creek. We are holding but right on the edge of mud again. I hope I sleep tonight. The lord is so good. Today i didn't want to go through the pass. We past the enterence. But then for some reason I changed my mind. If we had not taken the short cut we would have been out in the storm. Which would have been not so bad. I think. It was big and scary but not worth worrying over. I did send a few prayers upward for safety and He listened. Amazing.
I am physically and mentally exhausted.
Good night.
Bens birthday on the 27 th! Don't forget to call or send prayers or brownies his way. Text and email will do too.
Miss you all
Pam
Ptl
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