First day out on my kayak

All last week I wanted to take my kayak out on Georgetown lake but every day I just got sucked in to sewing my project. So it’s Monday and it’s 82° and beautiful outside there isn’t a cloud in the sky, well maybe one. So around 3 o’clock I decided to take my kayak out to Georgetown lake. Mark helped me load the heavy thing into my car and as I drove here I wondered how I would manage by myself. As I drove down to Russell Park and crazy down the boat dock I realize I can do this. I Put the car in park at the bottom of the boat ramp and unloaded my brand new blue kayak. I left it there with a paddle and drove the car up to park. In my anticipations to ride my kayak I ran down the boat ramp. This was a beautiful day it was so easy. One pedal to cuddle and away I went paddling  repeatedly into the open vastness of the lake. The water was beautiful and there was only one other boat on the lake that I could see. How perfect is this – it was a lovely beautiful day and the serenity and tranquility of the lake is just Amazing to my mind. I’m enjoying and thinking of every savory moment of this wonderful experience. I don’t have a care in the world. I set my timer for 30 minutes so then I have time to turn around and come back. On my way out I am handling against the wind there are ways set timer for me a little bit here in a little bit there but it does not deter mine determination to paddle on and get to the other side of the lake. I’m not in any time rush but I do want to get to the other side and explore this lagoon. With each petal I get a little closer to Michael and about 20 minutes later I am on the other side of the lake exploring this beautiful lagoon and plotting ways that I can enjoy it on future trips to the lake. After exploring and resting for a bit, I start to head back towards the boat ramp. There’s no sense in being out too late on my first run. Even though the windows at my back is pushing me sideways so there’s still a bit of a struggle to paddle. I get back to the boat ramp in plenty of time. 

This is where the struggle begins!  Obviously the boat ramp as it as an angle. As I try to load the kayaks I realize that the gravity of the kayak keeps pulling it out towards the back of my car so that I can’t close the hatch. Luckily and ingeniously I wrap my keychain around the front candle son and pull it forward in the door to hold the path you please send with a little bit of brush hi hurry to the back of my Clark to close a hatch.  SLAM!!!  Done what a great feeling that is! Next time I will park my car horizontally on the boat ramps so that I don’t have this trouble again.  

All in all a perfect first outing for my kayak and a wonderful lesson to learn on how to get it back in my car!  

Plans change

This has been the craziest time of all with Covid. It’s hard to believe that I used to not travel very much but this year I have traveled in June, July, August, September, October, and now November again for my daughter’s  wedding. I was planning on traveling out to Utah with Mark on November 18 for the wedding however, I was pleasantly surprised when Jessica moved her baby shower to the week before the wedding in Provo. I am now flying out to Utah on November 13, so that I can attend Jessica’s baby shower. I will stay with Ali and Chris Collard, my niece and her husband, while I am in Provo.  

I will drive up to SLC to pick up Mark on November 18, we will babysit Cayson together for a bit before driving up to Rexburg for the wedding.

While in Provo I will do some last minute wedding preparations.  

It’s so crazy - since I am going out there I planned on taking some things that are the kids, but I now require two full suitcases plus my carry-on and I haven’t even finished packing - yikes.  

The plan is that Devon, Sierra and Robert will stay with us at the condo while Jessica and Tate will stay at the hotel using his discount.  My father, grandfather and Grannie are not attending after all.  

Friday is the bridal shower and getting our nails done! Saturday is the big day!  

Sewing every day

Since I decided to start my business and really accelerate it’s gross I have been sewing for customers every day. I sold everything from T-shirt quilts to Footy pajamas and missionary aprons and stockings. Lately I have sown a few baby blessing outfits Footy pajamas and of course a T-shirt quilt.

In addition to sewing for other people I’ve been trying to sew a few projects of my own. I have been working on a baby blessing gown, pink baby outfits, and baby blankets for Jessica and Tate’s expected baby girl.  

I also have been sewing several projects for the wedding. I showed a navy blue suit for Cayson to wear and a few bowties for the little boys that will be at the wedding. In addition to this I sewed navy facemasks for all the groomsmen and the groom and blush face mask for all the bridesmaids.  

Needless to say I have been sewing a lot!!!!

Mark knee surgery

Mark has been having trouble with his knee since July. He thought he heard it running on a treadmill and I thought he heard it playing basketball with Roberts but in any case somehow it was hurt during the summer. He continued to play tennis and run and do elliptical and bike on it but it would still continue to hurt. Finally mid October Mark decided to have an MRI image done on it. The MRI showed results of a torn meniscus in his right knee. 

 His doctor was able to schedule him for knee surgery fairly quickly. Marc had knee surgery down at Saint David’s hospital in Georgetown Texas. The surgery took about an hour.  The best part about this surgery was that he did not come out of it all groggy. We warn the staff about his nauseous reaction after anesthesia and they were able to give him a patch behind his ear before surgery which really reduce any nauseous feeling after surgery. This is the best I’ve ever seen Mark after surgery. And it was such a wonderful feeling. We were able to go home from the hospital within an hour after his surgery. I took care of him to make sure he had ice on his knees every hour for 20 minutes and that it was raised up while he recovered.  

Wedding preparations trip to Rexburg

I feel so blessed that I got to spend a week with Marisa in Rexburg planning and shopping for her wedding. We did so much together and really had a wonderful time together.  

Shoes, 

jewelry 

honeymoon stuff 

mattress 

getting our nails done together 

eating Texas roadhouse 

having lunch together with Michael 

shopping for a new apartment