It is obvious I have a big history with racoons. This is
a fact. But this week at 2:30am topped the cake.
As usual Hubby and I fell asleep watching Lost on the
outside bali bed. That night we were lazy and did not do up the screens of the
gazebo. (you may be wondering how we have so much relaxation time to watch TV
and cuddle all the time? Well answer is we start relaxing at 11:30pm and go to
bed very very late. We chose life instead of sleep much of the time –not highly
recommended for health but great for couples life!)
I wake up to the worst sound of my life –two raccoons
about 6 feet away from us screeching and crying and screaming-I have never
heard such sounds in my life. It sounded like two racoons were ripping each
other part and we was screed to move an inch as I am sure we were the next
meal. We freeze. Then we look with a flashlight and one racoon has fallen into
our pool and the other one is trying to get him out and in a panic (and trust
me we were not helping and getting near these panicked animals!!!!!) After 5
mins one racoon got the other out and we were free to move…but man oh man it
was like a bad horror movie.
No matter what I do-racoons follow me everywhere. I can’t
hide. It’s hard to fall asleep back in your bed at 3am when you have these
sounds in your memory. Especially when the alarm is ringing at 6 is anyways. So
I just stay up all night after that and do my to do list.
Then this weekend Hubby and I take a nice boat ride to
the public marina and park boat to go out for lunch and we see a big family
whom have just rented a boat for the day getting out onto the lake at the
marina. They already had drawn a lot of attention from many onlookers as Hasidic
Jewish family with many kids and dressed on a sweltering hot day of course in
the religious uniform that Hasidic Jews wear. They were quite a sight on that
boat as rare to see a family doing such a sport in such hot weather dressed as
they were.
They were learning to drive the boat and simultaneously
praying and simultaneously teaching their kids some English lessons about life
and the world. It was quite a sight!!! The Dad pronounced he takes every opportunity
to teach his children and I believed him! (I secretly felt a bit sorry for this
kids as must be nice one in a while to just take a break and enjoy the sun and
stop learning—but of course kept my opinions to myself and just happily watched
them go about their excursions).
Until I saw the man actually drives the boat!!!! Driving would not be the accurate word
actually. I was scared for my life in my boat as he was right beside us!!!! He
had no clue of back or front or stop or go and juts widely smashed into am hung
next to him (docks , other boats, anything with the infortune of being near his
boat) at a very high speed in a small marina!!!!! We were all in shock. After
he damaged his boat and the docks the marina renter guys said they were holding
the deposits for all the damages but yet still let him take the daily our for a
boat river. The guys was looking around so confused and still praying away with
his family and totally oblivious!!!!! All his kids started kind of yelling in soft
voices and their hats were flying off.
It really was one off the oddest things I have seen in my
lifetime. On their way out after nearly killing me and crashing our boat they
happily waved to me and I waved back with a smile. They were a sweet family
despite their skills (or lack of therof!).They put a smile on my face.
Life can be funny.
And then Friday night we took a night off Hubby and me at
cottage. Beauty was sleeping at a friend’s house and Bear in Ottawa at Nationals
and so chase was home alone a Friday night (rare we do this on a weekend) He
asked permission to be two couples at the pool and have a mini pool party
night. We have never allowed this before when not there, but kind of hard when
one is a lifeguard to say not safe! He made me all the usual promises, no
alcohol, no drug, no going up to the bedrooms (all the things I used to try to
pull at his age) and he had a great and safe and good night (with a random
check in from didi a couple of times)
At 10pm he calls and wants to know how to put on Jacuzzi
as girls wanted to go in of course and putting on this takes about 20 steps.
Hubby sits there on phone and patiently describes it step by step and then at
11pm he calls back to turn it off and Hubby describes it calmly and patiently
again.
This hits me suddenly how much utter patience my man has.
It is a true strength. Rarely gets ruffled or annoyed or irritated to upset. It
is a quality I really admire given that I would have said “Just forget Jacuzzi
to complicated” or if I did tell him my voice would have an edge to it after
the third of 20 stepsI sat there juts in awe of my husband and felt so proud to
be married to him. Maybe one day his patience will rub off on me. I am still
waiting.
These few events were on my mind all week and had to
write them down. To share and remember the awe that life gives me.
Last night we went to my aunt’s 50t in Ottawa. Drove
there and back same evening-pretty wild ride and party. We got back at 3am!
Today is a rare day at home (vs the cottage on weekend) and it feels good. Sun,
pool, watching Beauty do synro routines. A daughter dad outing to Costco and
homemade pad tahi for the first time for dinner.
I hope all my blog readers are having a Happy SundayJ
