Aug 5th

Good morning everyone. We are leaving Sitka right now and headed to the next stream. Port day was another one full of grocery shopping and cleaning. I'm so glad to have Minnie there for us when we arrive. She is so awesome and jumps right into whatever needs to be done. She even does my laundry and everything smells so wonderful. Trust me, this boat is not the best smelling place to be after several weeks of chum hunting and stream walking. I'm not saying these kids are smelly but I don't venture downstairs very often that's for sure! They were very helpful unloading groceries and hauling them all over the boat. Such a huge blessing. A little quirky they are but gotta love 'em. Happy asked for meatloaf and mashed potatoes for dinner so will get started on that a little later. Have to get breakfast on the table first but wanted to touch bases with you before I'm out of cell range. Haven't been feeling great so would appreciate your prayers. Thanks much. Not sure if most of you know but I have a thing for bracelets and just acquired several more when we were in Joseph in July. However, I've found an issue that I may have to deal with eventually. Last night, in the dark, I had to get up to go potty, (TMI?), anyways as I got up in my dark cabin somehow, I crossed my arms and lo and behold my bracelets got tangled up. I only have one on my left hand but a few more on my right. So anyways, there I was, needing to tinkle and my hands were basically handcuffed in front of me. Seriously! You know how a simple thing in the day, in the light can be no big deal? Well,at night, in the dark, unable to see what was going on made me a little bit panicky. Plus, I really had to go. So, first things first, I jump on the potty and then I go about trying to uncuff myself. Which bracelet is hooked onto the other one? Nope,not that one, oh dang, it's getting worse, I'm all tangled up now. I finally took a breath and took off the one bracelet from my left arm, still took a little bit to get it loosened but once it was off, I was no longer cuffed. Whoopee, get it? Okay, enough potty talk. We are headed to Chaik Bay and it will take us most of the day to get there. Hope the weather is good and winds are calm. That's my new mantra for the trip. Going to post this for now and hope everyone has a fantastic day......dj