What's in a name

Hi everyone, our boat was launched on Monday 4th Feb 2013, 4 months later than anticipated but deffo worth the wait....
Our name has changed slightly as the sign writer managed to put an extra 'E' into our name. Now then we have Millie and Maizee, we took the last 'E' from each name d put the rest together, hey presto
MilliMaize but on the new boat he left Millie's name in full so now we are MillieMaize.

Never mind, we quite like it and we didn't even tell the sign writer....

We're in the Salthouse dock this week  in Liverpool but will soon be on our way.

More pictures soon....

From MilliMaize to MillieMaize

Lots Happening...

Well, I am still having problems getting pictures on from my iPad, even though it worked for me last time....
Anyway, after travelling through to liverpool one of our original thoughts came back and changed our lives. MILLIMAIZE  NARROWBOAT HAS BEEN SOLD! And in her place a widebeam is being built.
We are so excited having been restricted by our 65' length we aren't concerned about our 12ft width which will give us more privacy with us having a young boy who is now 15 1/2 yrs now.
She should be ready just before or just after Xmas and we are beyond ourselves if just a tad fed up in the caravan...anyway I was hoping to get pictures of the build on here and I will keep trying..promise

Hi everyone, after our 2 weeks in liverpool we have been enjoying the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Its been a busy time too as my sons league 2 team Crewe Alex reached the playoffs yippee.... Not only that, they won there games and tomorrow 27th May 2012 they play at Wembley stadium in the final. You may not know crewe alex but the team has 9out of the 11 players from their own academy with most having been there for over 10 years and still only 21/22. There are a couple only 18 and 17 and my son at Aew is one of the experienced players with over 100 games under his belt. They have been called a bunch of kids but on a 18 game unbeaten run I think they can be reckoned as men in their game. Well were off to Wembley tomorrow and coming home jubilant. !

Oh my, I have finally discovered how to upload pictures from my iPad to here...
I have missed blogging but just boring text was not going inspire anyone to read!
Lots has happened and lots is happening but before that can I share with you my sons Wembley trip and a few pictures from the summer......The first picture is of our good friends Dot & Colin on their boat Ascot, we spent the summer of 2012 with them. Can I apologise for the pike appearing 3times!

WEMBLEY here we come...

Sorry I havn't been blogging but it's been a busy month....we have been cruising along the Leeds Liverpool canal whilst supporting my sons football team. He plays for Crewe Alex and they reached the league 2playoffs so we have been very stressed watching those matches but low and behold they won their leg and were off to Wembley tomorrow 27th May 2012 for the final against Cheltenham.. If you don't know Crewe then let me tell you how awesome they have been since a change of management...18 games unbeaten, called a team of kids but surely now even though a very young team they must be viewed men on the field. Out of 11 of the team 9 are from Crewes own Academy, the most ever in the first team...and what talent. The youngest in the squad is 17 and yes he scored the winner to get through to the finals the rest are 19, 20,21,22 with a couple touching 24 and 29... They have been amazing and just hoping to make it 19 unbeaten and up to league 1 . If you read this and can watch my sons name is Matt Tootle and he is No 2 could be playing left back, right bac, left wing, left mid. His actual position has been right back but lately been playing left back and now left wing...COME ON YOU REDS !

Left the docks...happy for the rest

Well I have had no tIme to post anything with 3 lots of visitors a day it's been near on impossible! It has been such hard work being in the docks....I shall not put our next visit on Facebook. There have been the invited family and friends but also a stream of friends who arranged for one day and then turned up on spec 2 days early... Tim and I actually did nothing that we intended to do, oh sorry we got half an hour in the new museum after visitors one day then they said they were closing.... I know I am moaning but I shouldn't as we still had a great time and have already booked our return.....it's a secret!! Haaa....that's not a joke by the way!!!!