Yellow Belt

Nolan began taking Karate about 7 weeks ago and made his first belt advancement this week. His gi now sports a yellow belt. Good job, Nolan!


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Fog Horns and Pounding Surf

I discovered Owl's Head State Park this morning while dropping off materials at one of Jim's job sites. The thought of a quiet walk along the foggy coast was just too tempting for this Downeast girl. I was not disappointed in my quest for solitude as mine was the lone car in the puddle spotted dirt lot.


With only the sounds of pounding surf, crunching gravel, and the gulls overhead, I followed the sound of the fog horn until it brought me to the headland and the lighthouse that occupies it.






Some might have been disappointed that there was no view but not me. I'd rather be surrounded by the salty mist of the fog, which always brings out the wistful, melancholy me. I'm betting that anyone who grew up along the Maine coast knows exactly how I feel.



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Parent Fail-Marriage Success

Last night Jim and I celebrated 19 years of marriage. Our actual anniversary was the 14th and that day was a bit of a parent fail. Jubal had his second driver's test at 10 but never got past the Topsham Fair Mall parking lot because our inspection sticker was expired. It was a stupid mistake and I felt awful! To his credit, Jubal only stayed mad at me for ten minutes, before forgiving his disorganized mother.
The accomplishment of almost two decades with Jim offset my failure but we had to wait until yesterday to actually go out and celebrate. It was nothing fancy...just steak and the new Star Trek movie, both of which were excellent. I continue to be impressed with how well the new actors have captured the essence of the original characters. I thoroughly enjoyed the performance of Benedict Cumberbatch, who played Khan. This is no surprise since I love his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the recent British series. My crical review of the night: Great meal.....Great movie....great husband!



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Cold in Cumberland

Atira (1 mile) and Tell (1/2 mile) had their first running meet today at Twin Brook Recreation Center in Cumberland and it was CHILLY! Tell had a minor meltdown BEFORE his race because he was so cold, but enjoyed his run, not even bothered that he finished 54th out of the fifty-five 5-8yr. old boys.



Atira's group raced last, which meant her legs were already half numb when she began her mile but she persevered, telling herself to keep running as she rounded the last corner.



As we walked back to the van she said she had no idea how tired her legs were because she couldn't actually feel them. During the walk to the van we felt some drops. We were very thankful that it started sprinkling AFTER the meet.
Next week should be about 20 degrees warmer from what I hear. That's spring in Maine for you.


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Chauffeuring

It was a late night serving as chauffeur for Jubal, Nate and their friends, Emma and Abbie for Coastal's Junior-Senior Banquet.


It was a gorgeous spring evening so once I had deposited them to their destination along the Damariscotta River , I made my way up the street to the Mediterranean Kitchen and enjoyed a piping hot eggplant sub with delicious crusty bread on the deck overlooking the river. Then it was time to delve into a new book, Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters, (a parody of Jane Austen's classic) until a driver was needed again.


With the banquet finished, it was up to Thomaston to watch Iron Man 3, where we ran into Ethan Morin....that kid seems to pop up everywhere. Now it's to bed for a couple hours of rest before church in the morning.

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