The Big Five-O - Moving out - Wet Weekend

This is post #50 for me. I checked my archives and my blog is five months old. 10 posts per month is not exactly what I'd call frequent blogging but, hey, I'm a busy man. Or at least I can appear to be when it's convenient. I've gotten a lot better since the outset of the blog and maybe I'll get up to a post every day or 2 like the majority of you guys do. Baby steps. ;)

Tonight's subject is: And she's heading out into the great big world on her own.....again.

There has been a rumor circulating for some time about my daughter moving out (for the 4th time in just over 2 years) come the 1st of June. Due to new ordinances in the city they (her and her roommates) are moving to, I have yet to get excited about the thoughts of an empty nest (again). But I pulled into the carport after work today and was greeted with the most pleasant of sights. Cardboard boxes! Say it ain't so!!! She's packing? Really? I walk into the house to find that not only is she packing, she is already moving the stuff that she won't need to make it through the weekend here. The weekend is supposed to be THE move. Allegedly, reportedly, It's all supposed to be going then. The stuff from here AND the 2 storage units full of her stuff. I swore the last time was the last time but promises were made to be broken. Right? Especially when it comes to your kids. Oh, come on...How many of you have said, "This is absolutely the last time"? Only to find yourself doing whatever it is that you swore off again in a month or two. Show of hands? I knew I wasn't alone. So it's looking more promising anyway. The wheels are in motion at least. Now if the ordinance thing doesn't screw things up, I should be set. At least for a few months when she decides to move back home. But I'm not helping her move back. No, sir. We'll just sell her stuff and start anew the next time. I know...careful with the threats.
At least we'll rest easier when she moves out. Out of sight-out of mind sort of thinking. Right now, we know she's out and about and can't help but worry about her until she calls or comes home. A few of you know why these worries are substantiated. The rest can just take it on good faith. But if she's not even supposed to be here, then we won't worry until she gets here. So needless to say, I'm waiting with much anticipation. But until she's settled and the USPS has the change of address form in hand, I'm not going to get overly excited.

We did go back to the lake on Monday. And I did take the camera. But we didn't really make any share-worthy pics. I managed to teach another girl to ski and got 2 more off the sandbar on the kneeboard. They can't do a deepwater start yet but at least they know what to expect when they do manage to get up on it. I did quite a bit of skiing myself as well as some kneeboarding. I think I'm giving up the wakeboard for the season because elbow hurts like hell for a week or more afterwards. It's just too much strain on these old joints. The video is coming. It'll likely be a skiing one first, then maybe a kneeboard one later. I have to brush up on my kneeboard tricks before going public with that one. :) It will be a couple of weeks before we go back to the lake as we have some prior obligations for the next 2 weekends at least. But, bar anything debilitating twixt now and then, I'll do my best to get some footage for you all to laugh at. I'm hoping for the ooo's and ahh's but there's always the chance of a good wipeout when you try to do more than just ride behind the boat. And that's one thing I'll never be accused of doing. It's been said more than once..."If you ain't falling, you ain't skiing. You're just following the boat around." And I pretty much agree with him. When I go, I go all out. And sometimes that means a hard wreck but when you do pull it off, it feels awesome. That's what makes me get back out there.

Headlines now - Film at 11.

Good night all.