The Anchorage, Part 3

[Pendraia]

Morning all...(just it's 5 to 12 here) Been at work since Wednesday and haven't been on the net much except for school stuff...

I am on a ship that supplies the US Navy with their gas and food. It's about 700 feet long and as tall as a US aircraft carrier.

That sounds interesting Rokket...

And they were drag racing....

I don't know what the laws are like there, but where I live that is illegal. I feel bad for their families also, that's a nasty way to go. :/

There are laws here but the kids use social media and two way radios to avoid being caught. Apparently the police had already broken up one group close by and some of the young people had moved elsewhere. It was unfortunate that they chose there. Every time I go past that section of the road it makes me nervous. Always has. Alongside the road there is a lot of grass it would be very easy for someone to choose to drive over there. I always thought that it should be better barricaded then it is.

Yeah, the one I am on is turning 6 this year. I was in the Navy from 18 to 38 years old. Every time I called a ship a boat I was chastised for it. "Do you know the difference between a ship and a boat?!?" (shakes head)
"A boat can be put on a ship. But a ship can't be put on a boat!"
But even now, someone will ask me where I am going. I'd always reply "back to the boat...."

Lol...I get in trouble for that with my brother in law. He likes to go sailing...as well as working on boats.

Dinner here was a bust. Sometimes you just get a brisket that simply will not cook right no matter how experienced one is with cooking briskets. Argh. I guess tomorrow it will be the hard work of shredding it up and making it into a sort of meat soup/gravy thing to put over noodles. Dangit. We were so looking forward to a good chunk of meat for dinner, too.

I've never tried to do a brisket. Some types of cuts are difficult to cook...not that I cook much these days as I pay my kids to cook.

As if it isn't enough to be dealing with hives, I slipped on a patch of ice in the parking garage this morning and landed on my left knee and hands. One car away from mine! I'm ALWAYS so careful when there is the possibility of ice, but I never even considered there would be ice in the parking garage this morning. Not when I'm trying to skirt around the unfrozen puddles. Had the puddles been frozen, I'd have expected ice. Wasn't until I got in my car that I saw it was a whole 28F. Well ... yeah. There's going to be ice when it's that cold.

So there I am on my hands and knees, and I'm not sure which made me feel worse ... my knee and hands screaming owwie, my pant legs soaking up ice cold water, or the frustration at not being able to get up. Several 'considerate' neighbors drove by ... apparently assuming I was just a crazy old lady sitting on the wet cold pavement because it was such a cool thing to do. I managed to crawl closer to the car next to mine so I could use it to help me off the ground. Gettting off the floor or ground isn't the easiest thing anymore, but it definitely requires a stable surface!

So sorry to hear this Satira...your neighbours aren't very nice. They should have stopped. You were very lucky that you didn't break anything.

Tsuki's Cricket toy arrived today. It chirps when touched. So she had a grand old time with it for a bit. Now she's off to something else.

I'm trying to find a teething toy for her, but every teething toy has horror stories about pieces breaking off and being eaten and getting lodged in the intestines. So, I"ll ask the vet for recommendations tomorrow.

I've not hear of that toy...I will have to see if I can get it in Australia. Sounds good...

The crazy part is I'm just the store's scanning coordinator. I'm nowhere near a computer expert but compared to the boss I am and as such I've ended up being considered the IT person in store. I've ended up learning some things along the way but the biggest thing is I just know more about the why and how of computers than the boss but he still won't listen if it's something he doesn't want to believe.

Most bosses are like that...unfortunately.

Gosh, my evening got derailed big time but in a good way. I had just unlocked the dinghy padlock about 5.30 to come home when I got a text from a friend asking if I'd like to go there for toasted sandwiches. Well, I can't turn down an invitation like that so here I am, 6 hours later, sandwiched, socialed and home. Also had a swim when I got back which was lovely. Sometimes the best fun is unplanned

Sounds like you had a good time...

Everything looks good. She is definitely teething. But it's her canines that are coming in. Which don't usually come in till they are 6 months old. So funny because she has both the baby canines and the adult canines. She looks like a vicious vampire.

She was so cute too. I opened the carrier door and she ran over to the vet (this was Tsuki's first time at my vet's) and started sniffing her face. Vet commented on how shy she is. Yep. That's Tsuki. Can't find another kitten as shy as she is

She sounds so cute...definitely a shy kitty! lol

 

[Satira Capriccio]

Here is Tsuki's cricket. It woke me up yesterday morning chirping as she was tossing it all around. But that's ok. It's not an annoying chirp at all. It just took me a few minutes to realize what I was hearing.

She lost both baby teeth today. So she now has a fully adult mouth

 

[Lorraine]

Hi Pen! So good to see you back. Hope the tired's have faded

 

[Lorraine]

Our babies grow so fast!

 

[Pendraia]

Thanks Satira...looks good!

@Lorraine...woke up this morning feeling good. Yesterday I was too exhausted to do much. First couple of weeks back are the hardest.

 

[Lorraine]

I'll bet! The humidity here in Northland is just awful, thunderstorms every afternoon...there's one rumbling at the mo...and they are giving me headaches. Nights are too hot to sleep well...anyone would think I lived in Oz

 

[Pendraia]

lol...hasn't been too hot this week but we have had some storms. At home we seemed to miss getting any rain but Geelong got about 3 times this months average rainfall in about two hours so they had flash floods. Where my teaching partner lives it was waist deep at the end of his street. We've been getting mid to upper twenties which is unusual at this time of year. Should start to get hotter next week...

 

[Terre]

Good morning.

Lorraine and Pen, I hope you both find a way to get some decent rest.

 

[Lorraine]

Hi Terre Should get some sleep tonight, it's a bit cooler as it's just rained.

 

[Terre]

Good night. Almost time to leave for work here.

 

[Lorraine]

Yep, time for me to hit the sack. Hope you have a good day, Terre

 

[Satira Capriccio]

Oh wow! Tsuki found a toy Taeyn had hidden so well, I couldn't ever find it! Yay!!!

The Cat Play Roll 'n Chase Toss'em Blossoms are the absolute perfect size and weight for her to carry around. She absolutely loves the yellow one. Now she's found the pink one. This particular toy is discontinued, and I haven't been able to find any to replace them. Everything they have similar is about half the size.

Um ... ok then. She also snatched the roll of toilet paper out of the bathroom and dragged it into the living room. Now, that's just too expensive for her to be playing with! Granted, it's probably a rather cool toy. But, I have more important uses for the toilet paper rolls

Since the toilet paper holder is in an inconvenient position, I just put the roll on the bathroom counter.

 

[Miss B]

Good thing she found them Satira, since they're no longer available. They look cute, so I'm not surprised Tsuki likes them. Now the toilet paper, yeah I can agree with you about that.

 

[Lorraine]

Cute, Satira! Your little one is very clever

 

[Lorraine]

A cloudy and warm day in Opua with a brisk easterly blowing. Fingers crossed for no thunder storms this arvo.

Today is a public holiday, Anniversary Day for Auckland, Northland and the Waikato. Once upon a time this area was called Auckland Province so we all share the same day. Down in Auckland they are having festivities and boat races on the harbour...I would love to see the tugboat racing one day.

 

[Miss B]

How far are you from Auckland miles-wise?

 

[Lorraine]

Bout 150miles/240kms. Takes about three and a bit hours by car, four hours by bus.

 

[Miss B]

AHA! I can relate, as it took me about 2 1/2 hours to drive out to the tip of Long Island one summer.

 

[Lorraine]

I had no idea Long Island was that long! Well named

 

[Miss B]

Yes, it is. NY City consists of 5 counties, and Long Island (due East of here) has 2, Nassau and Suffolk. I live in the county closest to the Nassau County line, which only takes me maybe 10 minutes to get too, unless there's a lot of traffic. From there it's a straight run on the LI Expressway, and then a not too long ride down a little south to get to the start of the Hamptons. Montauk Point is past all of the Hamptons, so takes a bit longer than the trip to Sag Harbor, where a friend and I used to spend long weekends during the summer months.