What's in a name? Oh, a whole lot!

A few years ago, when I started my addiction to papercrafting, one of the first layouts I did was one dedicated to our beloved boat, the Pug. Now some people may think Pug is a weird name for a boat but once I let you in on the secret you will get a kick out of it. If you follow my blog you are well aware of my sense of humor and here is yet another example of how warped it can be. Our boat is a 24 ft. Cuddy Cruiser that is 20 years old that we purchased for a very good price four years ago. As any boat owner knows it is bad luck for a boat to not have a name so we had to come up with one. Of course the first name my husband came up with was the Susan Marie. I shot that down right away. Over the following days we went through so many names but not one that actually seemed right. Then one day we were at the Marina, where the boat is kept ,and after going through yet another list of names it hit me! As I sat there looking at so many huge boats at the Marina I thought it would be funny to name the boat Pug MaHone! You see Pug Mahone is actually how you pronounce an Irish (Gaelic) phrase Pog Mo Thoin which translates to 'Kiss my arse". Yep, that is what we named our boat! With a majority of people in Minnesota being of Scandinavian decent most people don't know what that means, but for those that do know, omg, the laughs are non stop! Here's my layout that I decided to enter at the Sunday challenge over at K. Andrews blog http://www.gettingcricky.com/

Oh the fun we have had on the Pug! A few years ago my husband and I, along with my little dog (as the witch in The Wizard of Oz would say) went on a 6 day trip down the Mighty Mississippi river. I would love to go from St. Paul all the way to New Orleans. Maybe someday when we get Pug Mahone the houseboat! I hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend and still have all your fingers attached!

Be good!
Susan