Living on a houseboat seems so cool.
Houseboat
A houseboat (different from boathouse, which is a shed for storing boats) is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home. Some houseboats are not motorized, because they are usually "moored", kept stationary at a fixed point and often tethered to land to provide utilities. However, many are capable of operation under their own power. "Float house" is a Canadian and American term for a house on a float (raft); a rough house may be
older mother's love affair and adopted by Geraldine through pressure and married to Howard the same way. Cat also finds a hidden safe full of cash and legal documents in Geraldine's old room as well as sexy lingerie and pornography. Living with the secret of Geraldine's death and illegal burial eventually catches up with Cat, and Howard, her adoptive father, finds her and takes her away onto his houseboat. Misty, Star, and Jade are not left so much as a note. 
On the houseboat, Howard is