The older boy came home from school yesterday and announced, “I can get you an oil change at school tomorrow if you just go to the store and get a filter and a container of oil.” Score! My car has been overdue for an oil change for a few weeks now, and how lucky am I that I am the mother of a son who is taking Auto Mechanics class this semester? I replied, “Really? That’s awesome! I’ll go out to the store in a bit!” He looked at me and, in all seriousness, warned me, “Just make sure you get the correct oil and filter. They have to match…
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Time For Souvenirs!
First of all, let me thank you so very much for joining me this past week (and then some!) for my “Weather’s Better in the Bahamas” series! I know that some of you may have a harder time letting go, so I picked up created a little souvenir for you: a button! (Woot!) Here’s what it looks like: Don’t worry; I’ve made things really easy for you. Just scroll down a little bit and check out the fancy-schmancy code I have placed in my left margin, making it the easiest way EVER to get your Bahamas souvenir! (and it’s FREE!) Post it on your blog and, whenever you need a…
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When You Want To Be Whisked Away To The Bahamas On a Moment’s Notice…
Welcome to the Bahamas! Fix yourself a pina colada, have a seat, and start clickin…no sunscreen required! Officially Over It, How Bout You? I Could Live There In a Bahamian Minute Ahoy, Me Hearties! We’re Givin’ Winter The Ole’ Heave Ho! (Arghh!) I Wondered Which One of the Boys Would Be the First To Try and Ride One. Take a Flying Leap Bahamian Interlude What Would Mario Do? Just Sit Right Back and You’ll Hear A Tale Tied Up In Knots ©2010 Suburban Scrawl
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Tied Up In Knots
As my “Weather’s Better in the Bahamas” series winds down, I wanted to tell you all about a competition we had on board the Pecheur that week. You probably already know that Boy Scouts tie knots. Well, sailors tie knots, too. (You knew that, right?) The two knots that all of us (even us adult, non-scout types) had to be proficient in before setting foot on the boat were the clove hitch and the bowline (BOH-lin). Well, as you would expect of people who are getting ready for a trip to the Bahamas, we all made sure that we knew how to tie these knots, but not to mastery level.…
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Just Sit Right Back and You’ll Hear A Tale…
The horror story that I told yesterday was only part of our day on that primitive isle*; we saw so many other amazing things, things we weren’t scared of or slimed by**! This island truly was the type of place where it wouldn’t have been surprising in the least to see Gilligan swinging in a hammock or the Professor fiddling with that stupid radio. It was deserted, but beyond the beach area and in the midst of all of the trees, there were signs that people had been there: trash in the form of things like tires, containers, metal scraps, and other miscellanea. We spent some time exploring, and the…