It followed me home Carole

Friday, July 17, 2009

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Wait someone has already used that line. Today was a good day and for a lot of people at the school it is a sad day. Most people are finishing their courses today. They are saying good-bye to there new best friends. I have always been a student of group dynamics. It fun to watch how people come together here. You see someone who arrives at the school totally lost, not knowing a soul and at the end of the week, they are friends with everyone here. It is an amazing thing to watch. I have even seen a few tears shed as people say good bye.

Of course, my class has another week to go so we aren’t crying about anything yet. We got a lot done today. We got six boards fitted and glued on the boat. Our project is beginning to look like a boat. You can see the shape of the bottom and begin to get a feel for the way the finished boat will look. I think this is going to be a beautiful boat. I have strict instructions to not let it follow me home. Boats do that you know. You just drive by one and it just falls in love with you. The next thing you know you look up in the rear view mirror and it is behind your car.

I am actually quite tired we worked hard all day without much rest. I was ready to quit about 3:00 but Geoff set a goal and we had to go until we met that goal or is was no beer. It is not a good day unless you work hard enough to enjoy a beer. We finished just in time for the 5:00 bell to ring.

Friday night is also lobster night. With a large lobster, clams, corn on the cob, salad, etc. for dinner. It is a BYOB with plenty of the second “B” around. They actually do a very good job with the lobster dinners. Of course it is very hard to mess up a Main lobster. When Carole comes with me, it her favorite part of the week. On previous trips to Maine, she has had lobster for every meal.