No Pictures Today

Sorry. I am just not in the mood to post pictures today. Why you ask, because I desperately want a new camera. The more I look at other blogs the more I realize how inadequate my own pictures are. How lame.. how pathetic.. how non artist. I am ashamed to post any more pictures. That does not mean I am not taking pictures, it just means you won't see them.

I am just bumming around today. Nothing much going on. The Waterman is out working on boats for the Boatman. The Dude is out playing somewhere in the neighborhood.

Can I just say that is one small joy .. make that a LARGE joy of living in a small town. I can guarantee that when my little Dude hops on his bike and takes off in the morning he is going to end up at the house of someone that I went to school with or someone that I have known most of my life or someone that I am directly related to. It is so incredibly nice outside today that it would be a shame for the little brat to sulking around the house all day like he used to when we lived in the city and there was no bike riding or going off on your own. Living in a place like this opened up a whole new world to him that he never knew he was missing.

I wish I could say that this afternoon we were taking off on a nice boat ride and I would be taking along a camera worth taking but alas the Home Depot calls us and that is where we will spend the beautiful afternoon. Looking a power tools, large powerful power tools. HMMM maybe that won't be so bad.

Happy Saturday Everyone!

Oh shoot here.. one picture taken with a crappy camera.

The name of this blog is deceiving..

It is the truth but not the whole truth. I realized this when I was sharing old pictures with my oldest son tonight.

Ok so technically he isn't my son he is my step son, but I have never liked the word step-whatever. It seems so detatched. I am sure some of you will not agree with me on this but that is how I feel so deal with it. Heck I have a sister that isn't even a step-whatever nor is she a half-somethingorother she is just my sister and I love her dearly and at times dislike her just like one too. I can honestly say you can dislike and love someone at the same time.. just ask her.

Our Boys.


This is one of my favorite pictures of all time. It was taken last year long before I even knew that young man would be my son, but it was still one of my favorites even then. Our boys, the oldest and the youngest. Aren't they handsome?







Ok let's get back to the point of this post. My deception. You see I am not just the wife of a waterman.

I am the Great-Granddaugther of a waterman.


This is Captain Henry Owens. He owned four boats that I am aware of. One was named after my grandmother, the Ellen Marie. I was named after her, the Dude likes to say that I was named after a boat.













I am the Granddaughter of a waterman.


This is Captain Snooks. Pop as I called him. He owned two boats. The Pet and the Virginia. I have no clue where those names came from but he worked on the water until he couldn't anymore and even on his death bed he woke up more than one morning at 4 am saying it was time to go in the bay to fish his pound nets.




I am NOT the daughter of a waterman.


My father hi-tailed it out of the water world as soon as he was old enough to hold down a regular job. Somehow the saltwater didn't make it in his blood and hunting did. I still love my Hounddog though.






I am the wife of a waterman.


Being the great-granddaughter and the grand-daughter of watermen has done nothing for the worry I go through every time the wind blows when one of these guys is out on the water, but this is my life and I love it.







I am the Mom of a waterman.


To be honest I am new this part and I am sure that worry of him being out there on the water will drive me insane but I will get used to it... at least that is what I keep telling myself. I remember when The Waterman took my camera on the boat with him last winter and this particular day was very very COLD.





I am the Mother of a Future waterman.


My little one informed me that when he grew up he was going to work on the water. I hope he means as a hobby because the working part of the water is dying rather quickly. So many rules and regulations put in place by people with book smarts and no working knowledge of the bay.




Now you have the truth and you have met the men in my life all in one post.

It used to be Arizona and a Streamline Trailer.

For years when I wanted to run off I always had this fanatasy story of running off to Arizona and living in one of those streamline trailers in teh dessert. Why I don't know because that quite possibily would be the most miserable place in the world to be in one of those bullet homes. Can you even imagine how HOT it would get in there?? Maybe that was the point.. trading one misery for the other. I dont' know really.
The point is in the past few days I have decided that I do not want to run off to Arizone in a Streamline. Oh I do still want to run off just not to there.

Where I want to go I want to see this every morning..














Where I want to go I can nap with this much comfort every day.













Where I want to go I can knit what I want when I want.















Where I want to go I can eat these whenever I want. Like last night.















Where I want to go I can listen to what I want when I want.. (note that is 2566 songs listed)















Where I want to go I can go to bed with this every night.



So what I have found is where I want to run is home. I just couldn't get there last night even though I was here.

The Little Things in Life...

Actually in my world I am getting ready to talk about the big things, but when you put it in perspective (yes there I go again) we are all very small in comparison to the world. I have been doing some thinking, I have always said for as long as I can remember that I didn't NEED anything. You could take everything away from me and I would be ok, and because I am such a hardheaded strong willed person I still say that I don't NEED anything but there are quite a few things that I want. I am going to let you into my strange little world and show you a few things that I do NOT WANT to ever have to live without.

MY WONDERFUL WATERMAN



There is something to be said for a man who loves his wife even though she wears bunny ears! Seriously, I do not ever want to think about life without this man. He knows how to make me laugh and smile even when I can't don't want to.




MY SWEET DUDE



This little guy gets on my LAST NERVE at times, but what kid doesn't. Every day I see something new through his eyes. He is an angel. That is the only thing I can say.

BINKY BOO



I never would have thought that a dog could capture my heart the way this little one has. She is part of this family and everyone in the house LOVES her.






COFFEE AND MARLBORO'S



I didn't say that they were all GOOD for me now did I? I just said it was stuff I didn't want to live without, and to be completely honest the coffee and Marlboro's keep me sane which in turn keeps the previous three "Don't Want to Live Withouts" from running away from me screaming!




MY BLANKIE AND PILLOW

Don't ask. I have had the pillow for as long as I can remember. Asswipes People have actually been hurt over this pillow. NO ONE gets to touch my pillow.. NO ONE. That includes the "Don't Want to Live Withouts" and in truth they are all afraid to touch it.
As for the Blankie I am not as attached to that. I will allow other people to touch it, but not sleep with it or snuggle with it. The Blankie is MINE and when it is time to watch Law and Order I do NOT want to have to say to someone.. give me my blanket.. I want it sitting there waiting for me in all of it's fluffiness.

JENNY MAC

That is what I named my laptop, yes there is a story behind it. No I don't feel like telling you at the moment. This thing keeps me connected to friends and family that I have all over the United States and as of 8 pm tomorrow night I can say all over the WORLD! I don't want to post pictures of all my friends it will take way too long. So I posted Jenny MAC cause this is my connection to those people. Family, Friends and the Internet.. all things I do not want to live without.

Life is short.. Live every day to the fullest.. Find something to smile about every day.. and never forget that we all have things in our lives we don't want to live without.


Go Hookies!!

Sibling Rivalry

When I was a child, which is different than saying when I was CHILDISH, because that I still am. Ok back to the story.... When I was a child I used to pick on my younger brother TERRIBLY. I was always much taller than he was and a considerable amount meaner. My mother (who I still say loved him more) used to say, "One of these days he is going to be bigger than you and he is going to get you!!" Well she was right .. sort of. He did end up much taller than me, a foot taller to be exact. HOWEVER he never got me, why you ask, because I was always way meaner and much more sneaky and very hard person to GET. I am not sure that anyone ever GOT me.

Yesterday, my friend Pat and The Boatman (yes I just named him that Pat) came by to deliver work, and with them they brought Rudder who happens to be Binky's brother. Now let me put this in perspective for you, because I like doing that.. putting things in prespective .. Rudder is STILL twice as big as Binky if not more. I seriously need to take her to the Post Office and have her weighed. But the point is compared to her he is HUGE!! Binky is a fairly nervous little bugger so I was a little concerned that she would shimmer and shake and hide behind me. uummm NOT!!!

Take a look at this video ...



Looks like my little girl can hold her own!!!

This post brought to you by the letter B!!!

Yes I did watch too much Sesame Street as a child but I LOVED Big Bird!!! Big Bird was my Blue or Dora or whatever that little Carpenter dude's name is. I loved me some Big Bird!!!

B is for BINKY!!!



Who as you can see is still the cutest little girl EVER!!!! She has found her voice. Apparently she does NOT like other people touching her Mommy. Twice she has barked because people touched me. Thank goodness she doesn't seem to mind her Daddy getting near me!!



B is for BEEF!!!





This is what I am cooking for my wonderful husband The Waterman tonight... that other bowl is mushrooms and onions.. and I was worried I didn't know how to be a good wife!



















B is for BIG BLUE BOAT BAG!!!



I should have put things in it so you can see how HUGE this thing is!!! It is laying on a couch cushion a large couch cushion. The bag was fun to make after modifying it because I couldn't do the basketweave pattern it called for. It wasn't your typical basketweave. In the future I see this bag carrying many many beers to the boat! As well as towels, sunscreen, iPod, and any other thing we may need for a day on the water. I love this BIG BLUE BOAT BAG now that it is done!!! I may even start the little one that matches to put the small items in so as not to get lost in the vastness of this very big bag!

B is for BOYS!!!



Apparently there is a golf course in my back yard I didn't know about until The Waterman and Otis pointed it out to me the other day. It was a gorgeous day and I was attempting to hang out clothes on the line. Do you know how scary it is hanging clothes on the line when two boys are hitting golf ball in your direction?

B is for BABY BOY!!!



The Dude came home today from vacationing with his Ganee in Florida. He has a tan. I don't. I am jealous. I also think he grew 3 inches while he was gone. It is amazing how a little time away from your child makes you see things that you wouldn't normally in day to day life. My Baby Boy is growing up! I have to wonder if there is a way that I can keep him little forever. I miss the little things he used to say before he knew better. Like Budweiser Stalker Man instead of Buzz Lightyear Star Command. Or one of my personal favorites " I can hear your Harp Beeping." when I would hug him close. He is at an age where friends are more important than me and that makes me miss the days that his life revolved around where Mommy was. I have to say that I do love this age though, he is finally asserting some independence and it is completely amazing to watch him grow in to a young man.

B is also for BAD weather.

I do not have pictures of impending BAD weather. I do have pictures of last time. All we can do is hope that this doesn't happen again!



Just so you know. That is a picture of our FRONT yard, the creek is in the BACK yard!!! I took that picture from our front steps!!

Apparently I had a thing for exclamation points today. It's my blog and I will exclamation point if I want to!!!

Heart Beat!!!

Isn't this just the SWEETEST SOUND??

Let's put this in Perspective...

My dog and the phone are just about the same size!!! She is being such a good little girl, she is trying so hard to go potty where she is supposed to!!! I can completely understand why she isn't liking the paper training thing.. she gets her feet wet! I am sorry but peeing on your own feet is NOT acceptable! Especially for such a little princess. I am trying alternate things and will see what happens.

The infamous "THEY" say that these little dogs are one people dogs but I can honestly say she loves her Mommy and Daddy equally. She spends part of the time snuggled up to me while I am either on the computer or knitting and part of the time with her Daddy while he is snoring or eating. I think she got seriously afraid something was wrong with him yesterday when he fell asleep on the sofa and started snoring. She stood in the floor in front of him whining and then jumped up on the sofa and snuggled down and took a nap herself.



I have also decided that in order to get REALLY REALLY good sleep one must learn to sleep like this!!!

In knitting news.. I have done more rip rip rip than knit knit knit. When I actaully get past row 3 on something I will show it to you, until then you only get pictures of the Baby.

I am also a little worried because the REAL 9 year old baby comes home on Saturday from FL. I am sure there will be good pics of him then, but what is he going to think about not being the BABY anymore. And is it possible to teach a 9 year old to play GENTLY with something so small???

Puppies and Purses!!

Binky showing off Mommy's new bag.




Ok Ok it is ONE puppy and ONE purse.. I am not even sure it is a purse.. it is more of a bag but it is finished!!!

I can not remember what all the little things are for knitting projects so I will just do the two I remember.

Fun level.. very simple knit. Designed by a child for a child I believe but it was for such a good cause and I really like the outcome of the bag that I just had to make it.. Gold Eyelets Silver Yarn and all!

What I would have done to make it my own.. I did make it my own! It has no boobies and I made stripes instead. I think I even did pretty well measuring them so they look ok.

Ok so I really need to get myself a knitting project template badly!

This was just a quick update for today. Hopefully later this evening I will figure out how to add my Flickr badge so you can see ALL the wonderful pictures and also maybe I will figure how to to get this thing to upload more than one picture to a post!

Next kntting project BEACH BAGS!!!

It's a Girl!!!!

This probably isn't the best picture I could get but it will have to do for now. The little thing is exhausted as well as ME! Wow.. what a drive to pick up something sooo tiny! She has a name, The Waterman named her, he went completely out in left field for her name and picked nothing that we had discussed but in his normal fashion he saw her for 5 seconds and had her named. She will forever be now known as Binky. Granted she does LOOK like a Binky so it works well.

I took her in to see her brother this afternoon and she is HALF his size!!! Did you see what I said? HALF!!! She is the tiniest little thing I have ever seen.

We also went shopping today in true girl fashion and she picked out the following:
Pink Collar
Pink Harness Collar
Pink Leash
Iams Smart Puppy food.
Natural Blend training treats
Pink and Blue Lamb (or it may be an ant eater we really aren't sure)
Hot Dog squeeky toy for her brother
Purple and Gold Carrying bag (that truly looks like a pocket book)

I think she did very well for her first shopping experience. And she was sooo very good in the store. She didn't even bite or growl at the three people that said.. Oh what a cute Chihuahua!

In case you are wondering she is a Tiny Toy Rat Terrier, with very large ears!

More pictures tomorrow.. we are going to take a nap!!!

Happy Easter

This is what I woke up to this morning. Actually I didn't wake up to it.. The Waterman woke me up so I could see it and take pictures. It is actually a chronical of pictures because he woke me before it actually crested the clouds. So I was wishing for that camera that I am not buying until I prove to myself I am going to use it enough to pay for it.

Tomorrow I go pick up the "Baby Girl" and hopefully she will have a real name and there will be pictures!

New Life.. New Wife.. New Blog!

It is a time for new beginings and renewing old things. Spring what a wonderful time of year. Things always seem a little brighter.. at least to me anyway. One of the new things in my life is my wonderful, handsome, wonderful, loving, wonderful, sweet, wonderful husband! Did I mention how wonderful he is? We were married on April 1st, yes April Fool's day! There is a story behind that but that is for another day. The wonderful husband will for here on out will be refered to as The Waterman, just giving you a heads up.

Another new thing.. this blog. I figure as long as I am starting a new life I may as well blog about it. I mean everyone gives a shit about a waterman's wife's life right? Just say you do OK? ok.. good.

Next new thing.. I am going to be a Mommy again on Monday!!! Granted this brat will have four legs and the biggest ears that you ever did see. And she is all mine!!! Oh wait I am married now I have to share her don't I? Hmmm he did buy her FOR ME so does that mean I have to share her?? I don't want to share her. I want her to love me and only me! I am married now and that means we are a team and there is no "I" in team.. BUT WAIT.. there is a "ME" if you jumble it up a bit! There problem solved! Maybe I will knit The Waterman a pair of socks and he won't notice that I am not sharing the puppy! That reminds me...

The next new thing.. ok so that isn't exactly new but it is new for me this year. I am starting to knit again. I will have WIP's and WFN's really soon! Pictures will be a must.. and that reminds me of the NEXT new thing..

I told you there are LOTS of new things happening right now. I am going to challenge myself to take at least ONE picture every day. I do NOT have a good camera at the moment it is just an elcheapo digital camera but until I can prove to myself that I can take pictures every day I will not be dropping the $1500 on the camera and lenses that I want so badly.

There are lots of things for me to blog about and I have only been married 6 days.. but for tonight I am done.