I’m open to all kinds of suggestions that you all may have for me, even if it’s of the “F off” variety
Want to watch my four crazy kids so my wife and I can go diving? In all honesty, some of the dives we have done with different dive shops had support members that stayed on land watching the gear, helping gear setup, and so on. While I think a lot of those people were spouses of those diving, I don't see why you couldn't help in that way. For instance, my wife and I often leave a canopy with cooler, grill, and chairs setup on land while we go diving. It would be nice to have nondiving friends to man the fort per se. If you come north in the winter months, I am sure you could tend a line for ice diving .