Blue Nettles

First Day of School...Megan's last year of high school...Marisa's first year of high school.

As you can see in the photos above, they were trying hard to have a sense of humor about the day as well as laugh at their new uniform shorts which they dislike greatly.

I loved my day back at school...it's going to be a great year.

Max and Whitey- you look great in your photo! I hope the big catamaran works out...it looks like it would be a fun, new challenge. ...hopefully we can figure out a visit someday...
Let us know when you have your exact dates for going to S.F. -

I have to admit, I do feel a little bit like I'm blogging myself lately. I totally understand that not everyone in the family feels like blogging all of the time, not able to get to it, not able to do it or maybe just not as interested in communicating this way. However, I believe it's a fairly easy way for us to keep up a little bit with each other and could even be a good way to have some group discussion on any topic...
The miles between us and our busy lives will consume us if we don't stay connected. Life's short; kids are growing up, we're growing older...

We have been enjoying the Olympics every night...so inspirational. How about that Michael Phelps! Megan and Marisa met him a few years ago when he visited U of U for a swim team event. They have his autograph. Duane thinks it's worth thousands of dollars- we'll see.

Love to everyone-
Kay

Hello everyone:

I was speaking with Kay the other day and she mentioned the Family Blog. I’m so embarrassed I haven’t contributed for so long on it. It’s great to see all the pictures and what everyone is doing. Ellie – 50 looks great on you!

We’ve been having a great two months in the BVI’s. Have had a couple busy charters on a nice 53 ft. catamaran. Have caught up with old friends. And have visited some old favorite spots and found some new ones. It’s been a great decision for us to come down here, especially financially but also mentally. We’ve been honored to be offered a position as crew on a 85 ft. catamaran. Called ‘Lone Star’, it is the largest catamaran in the Caribbean. Go to www.lonestarcat.com to see it. We are waiting for the owner, who is French and in France, to make his final decision. But the manager who is here has said it is us. We leave on Saturday for St. Martin and then Venezuela with the current captain. At the end of that is when the owner will say his yes. But we’re positive and are pretty sure the job is ours. It is more money but especially as new challenge for us. The boat is primarily in the BVI’s with a few charters to St. Martin or Antigua.

We will fly from Venezuela to San Francisco early September for 3 weeks. Take care of business stuff, especially the yacht club, and make sure Gypsy Blue is put away safely.

Hope everyone is well. What we don’t miss when we are on the boat – political advertising. But what we do miss, sadly, is the live Olympic coverage. Oh well, the sacrifices.

Love to all

Max