The Colonel then, made it a point to join her in the kitchen. He sat there on a stool and watched her work. He would wait patiently for her to finish ...er work and then commence coaching. My wife appreciated his tolerance for the delay on account of her preoccupation. I was sure the Colonel was utilizing the time, enjoying the sight of my wife at work. He sat on a stool behind her watching the movement of her buttocks when she moved in the kitchen and her cleavage, when she bent to fetch. We live a relatively open lifestyle as you will soon learn. I hope that you enjoy the accounts, and I welcome your comments and feedback. I never would have dreamed that I would be living the life I live today. In fact, my whole life has been filled with pleasant surprises and good fortune. I grew up as an only child in a comfortable middle class home in the Midwest. I went to college without knowing what I really wanted to do with my life. In my junior year, my grandmother passed away and. "A few moments of silence followed as we ate our apple crisp, then she said, "I think your trouble this year is that you have been too intent. You have to relax and let things happen." No, just letting things happen has caused me to fall behind. Of course, being sick for a week didn't help either," I said"Are you caught up now?" she asked."Almost, I think a few more hours and I will be." You know what they say, 'All work and no play will make Johnny have blue balls.'" I don't think I have. Wouldn’t have been able to buy a hundred foot catamaran without it ... the same pile of cash would buy a hundred fifty foot monohull. Dinner out? Sure. Many times. Posh places? Uh huh. Sailing the world put me in exotic restaurants wherever we went. Our nanny would pick up a phone book ... find something interesting, and call for reservations.“Party of four,” she would say. “Flintkote ... yes, 8:30.” She always included a credit card number...”In case we don’t make it.”We always did ....