Spring is here!

Spring is here!! But the ironic thing is that I have been sick all week with a bad cold or something. And I made it thru the entire winter with NOTHING, yet here is it April and I have been down for the count -- the week when it's been warmest and sunniest! As such I'm behind on my work so if you're waiting for proofs or products, please be patient, they will be ready asap. Moreover my family and I went boating yesterday -- the marina opened this week and we were ready to go! Despite feeling ill, I couldn't disappoint the troops here and the sunshine was good for me.

We headed out of Woodbridge and headed up north to the Mt. Vernon area on the Potomac. We were just about ready to have our dinner when we noticed being approached by a boat with flashing lights. For the first time, we were 'boarded' by the Coast Guard for a random safety check. It was quite interesting and funny. It's akin to being randomly stopped by the police -- but that never happens. They were with us for a good 30 minutes and just checked life jackets, fire extinguishers, and other stuff I don't even know about but trust Jack does. The guys were actually quite nice and were in town from NJ providing water security around the Stadium during the Pope's Mass earlier in the day.

One of these photos is my favorite -- my youngest, Harry, is a comic. He is a happy kid with a wild imagination and always trying to make us and his friends laugh. When the boat was moving at full throttle, he was pretending to be blown by the wind so all you see are his feet as he's horizontal to the ground holding on to the rail. Jack, Jackson and I were cracking up.