Christmas 2008 - with Baby Mango On The Way

An update is long overdue, especially at the rate that Caroline is growing along with little "Mango" inside her womb. Many people are asking Caroline, "how are you feeling?", and happily we can report Caroline has had a great pregnancy with no problems. Well, not to say she hasn't stretched incredibly, gained 20% more weight and has to get used to a bizarre center of gravity, a baby kicking and not enough lung room to take a deep breath. As you can see from the picture, it hasn't slowed her down much, especially when it comes to decorating our new apartment.



We have settled into our new apartment in Key West that will be our home for the next year. Many people have been surprised we are so excited about being on land for a year, but after spending most of the last 10 years living aboard, living on land is a fun treat. Also, we know Penzi is waiting to take our new family on our first sailing trips as soon as we are ready.



We had our first party at our apartment: Keith's 39th birthday! Although he was very sick (flu) we had a few friends come by and enjoy pizza from the Veggie Cafe and an incredible "Brownie Cake" baked by Caroline. Regardless of being sick Keith enjoyed two of his favorite foods.



It is Christmas Eve and Keith is still pretty sick, which has put a damper on a lot of the holiday activities we hoped to do, not having to work Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. We are still hoping for a Christmas Miracle of spontaneous healing ans Keith will be baking cookies and singing carols tomorrow. But, if not tomorrow, probably in a few days...





















Caroline is working again for the bed and breakfast that she was at before we went on our trip - they were so thrilled to have her back. She is working at their sister property (Duval Gardens) because it has an easier workload. Her boss has been so flexible on the hours Caroline feels very comfortable working until "Mango" arrives. Keith has been filling in at Danger Charters, where he used to work, but, they don't have any captain positions so keep looking until he found Java Cat. It looks like, starting in January, he'll be working 3 days there and doing computer work a couple of other days.



The Baby Shower is in the planning stages and we'll be announcing it here in the near future.



Until then, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa, Merry Christmas and Peace be upon all.



Caroline & Keith