Progress on the Kayak!
As I’m sure you’re all aware, my friend Jim and I have had a kayak building project “in process” for longer than I care to admit. JuBu has instituted a firm deadline now though, so I’ve been working like mad to finish it before the big day. This week has been particularly busy. I’ve spent six of the last seven evenings removing wires, sanding and sanding some more. Tonight I finally applied the first coat of epoxy to the hull.
The following picture was taken last Sunday morning. If you look closely (click on the picture for a better look), you can see the wires sticking out of the seams, and the epoxy patches are fairly obvious. It looks like a kayak, but it’s pretty dang ugly.
Same ugly boat. Same day.
I spent all day Sunday, then Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings (we had childbirth class on Wednesday), removing wires, sanding and sanding some more. On Saturday, I spent some time cleaning and organizing the shop and then finally applied the first coat of epoxy to the entire hull.
My kayak is now officially un-ugly. Of course, this is just the hull. There is still much to do. I’m starting to have hope though that I can get this kayak done, and take it on its maiden voyage, before JuBu arrives. Then I can start making a canoe for the whole family.
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Week 32!! 8 more weeks!
Whoops, missed another week! Baby Jubu has entered into a major growth spurt. She will gain about 1/2 pound per week from here on out! I definitely feel like I can notice her growth every day when I drag myself out of bed in the morning (and multiple times throughout the night!).
I’ve got less than 5 weeks left of work, and one of those is next week’s short holiday week. I’ve got a lot to do…and not much energy.
We had our first childbirth class last Wednesday night and really enjoyed it. One class down, 6 to go! My awesome coworkers threw us a shower last week and gave us so many needed items like a car seat and stroller. There’s a bit more organization to do, but we are getting close to being ready. Our friend Bonnie is painting a mural on one wall of the nursery the first weekend in December, so we are really thrilled about that. We’ll post pictures, of course!
Burke and his friend Jim are working hard on their kayaks and seeing lots of progress. I will have Burke put a post on here about that! They are both so excited and Burke thinks there is a really good chance that he might be able to finish it by the time of Jubu’s arrival.
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Here is our week 30 picture! Sorry, we skipped a week! Only 10 more weeks to go…crazy, crazy. We have had such a busy week. The shower last weekend was SO much fun and we got wonderful gifts and beautiful clothes. This morning a few of my girlfriends had a brunch for me and we got even more goodies, and my belly got a good workout from all the laughter. I have loved getting to be around so many friends these past two weekends. Baby Jubu is one lucky baby to be born into a world filled with the great friends and family that we have. We really do feel SO blessed.
The pregnancy is still going very well. Lots of blood tests at the doctor’s office this week but everything looks good except for my continuing anemia. I move on to every 2 weeks doctor’s appointments now, and we start our childbirth education classes on November 12. We have 4 weeks of those classes, and then we are taking a few other classes on breastfeeding, infant safety/CPR, and newborn care. There is one week in December right before Christmas where we are going to be in one class or the other for about 12 hours!
A big week with Election Day on Tuesday! Don’t forget to VOTE! We are off to a cabin in Welches, up near Mt. Hood for a long weekend on Friday with our Dusty Dog group of friends. It might snow on us, which would be great. We’re looking forward to lots of fun with our friends by the fireplace…
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