This weekend we took a quick jaunt down to our boat, this as many will recall is a new thing for us both. It was the beginning of last year when I was informed about hubby’s new found interest and the subsequent savings he had accumulated for the venture. Extreme fear aside and the inevitable throwing away of my wish list for a china cabinet, TV room wall unit, blinds for the master and guest bedroom that actually block out light, new upholstery on a couple of chairs and a fully finished shed; I have adapted. Now, I have only moderate fear and I am contemplating selling my body to acquire my household improvement funds.

We loaded our overnight bags and food onto the boat and prepared the cabin for our stay. Neither of us can remember where half our stuff is…”Where’s the kettle?” “Do we have any paper towel?” “We were going to use paper plates this time, where are they?” “My toothbrush is nowhere to be found, I guess I must have taken it back home in my bag the last time I was here.” Coming out of the bathroom ( called the head) the door hits hubby. As we put everything away and turned on necessary switches, we both jockey for position.

“Excuse me, I just have to get to the ….”  “Um, can you grab me that while you are there, that way I don’t have to squeeze by?” “Oh, sorry I didn’t know you were wanting to go that way.” ” Honey, I’ll move over here while you do…”

We did a dance that may have been good if we were still trying to romance each other. You know, when you lightly breeze by him so that he feels your hand, back or front. He then reaches for something across you when he could have gotten the item by just getting up and walking around. Yes, well we are beyond that and now it is just two bodies trying to maneuver in a confined space.

Speaking of confined space, I think I’ve discovered why they call our sleeping area the V-birth, its like I’m coming in and out of the womb. I’m born again daily. Do you know how hard it is to make the bed in those spaces, somebody should design sheets just for those angles, its madness!

So, finally I took a moment to observe a seal playing in the water and then bubbles and rings surfacing from the little fish next to our boat. Then it came to me, as I peered out the window.  Those fish are probably looking at us as they gleefully swim in their expansive ocean home. “Look Marge at those two humans in that bowl, moving around back and forth, poor saps.”