The Boat FLOATS!

Awhile ago I wrote about Michelle's Dad's boat. Let me share a small story on how big this moment really was or another way, how powerful a granddaughter can be.

Michelle and I are out to dinner in Florida with a good friend of Michelle's. I nonchalantly say that we are going out on the boat and his face falls. He has known Michelle for a long time and he says "I have never seen that boat out of the garage!" and then proceeds to congratulate me on getting Michelle's dad to use the boat. I quickly correct him and say "I deserve none of the credit. This is all an example in the power of the grandchild!"

On a side note, the last time Vic had the boat insured it was 1997 and that was a couple years after the boat was last in the water.

Without further ado (because this blog is WAY overdue), here are some pictures from the big day.

Here is Sam anxiously awaiting the upcoming boat ride...ok I was anxious. She was excited to be playing in the garage.



Here Vic is making sure the brake lights are working. Boats are a Pain in the ARSE...



The boat in its natural space...in the garage...



The boat is LOCKED and LOADED!



Is the boat really ready for the water? Only time would tell!



Off we go and everything is a go!



We have a happy passenger!



And a happy captain!



We did have a couple set backs and docked for a little bit but for the most part everything was good.





It was a very successful trip and I can not wait to go on it again next time we are down there. Nice job Vic!

Oh, I mean Samantha can not wait to go on it again!

The Infamous Boat!!!!!

Michelle's parents own a boat. It sits in their garage (and has for a long time). Michelle's dad used to go fishing on the weekends with his father back in the day. Now, Vic has taken up golfing. Still the thought of this boat has always stirred up many fun ideas like "should be bring it up to Chicago?" or "we should take it on a lake sometime when we visit".

Michelle always laugh at me. As she says, "The last time the boat was in water was before I was driving". Enter the power of the GRANDDAUGHTER!

Vic has told me there is some work that needs to be done on the engine. Every time we visit, I always ask "how is the boat coming along?" or more specifically, "Samantha sure will love taking boat rides". He is probably thinking "Who the hell is this kid? I always have Yuengling in the fridge when he comes down. What more does he want?". He has a point.

It still doesn't stop me from asking about it. I even tell him that I would rent the truck to tow it, buy the gas to run it. Whatever. Well, I had worn him down and it was on his every changing list of things to do. Then, their bathroom/closet catastrophe happened (a leaking pipe in the wall for years...). So he spent the last year or almost year building a new bathroom. He did an amazing job on it by the way.

Well, randomly I received this picture yesterday.



To say I was excited is an understatement! Although given his sense of humor, I can also see just taking the picture as a joke and sending it to me. I guess I will find out next time we visit.

Either way, it was a very fun picture msg to get in the middle of the day!