With all the melting snow and rain, the ponds at a nice level. Andy and I worked to plug some of the leaks it had, and they seem to be slow enough that it's holding at a reasonable level throughout the year. Such a pretty day too!
2026-03-01
Julie’s printing projects!
She successfully printed an auger project for John's friend Ivan. Ivan sent us this pic of it assembled. It's also fun to see John's wedding band making a cameo!
Cincinnati and Skyline
The Cyclones were having Skyline Chili night this weekend. Julie bought Andy and I a souvenir jersey for Christmas and they just showed up this weekend. It's a fun do-marketing thing they do. They actually changed their mascot and team name for the weekend, haha.
Lake Barton in full swing!
We had a LOT of rain in a short period the night before. Andy, can you fix my drain?! 🤪
Tornado?!
It dawned on me that we had helmets that would come in handy if one actually hit. A week or so ago we had a warning right in our neighborhood, so down to the basement we went. I look a lot like Andy in this pic too!
2026-02-27
Fishing the drain!
Andy was coming up with an excuse to show me his new toy/tool for work. Pretty cool setup! We could tell someone in his building was doing laundry haha.
I like the way the pond looks when the sun comes back out
After a hard winter and gray skies, it is nice to see the sun again. It is starting to melt the ice flow.
A brisk but pretty day…
… for a quick run to the post office. I liked the flag waving in the breeze.
We decided to try our hand at chuck-a-puck
Where we sit, you have to get them over the net designed to stop pucks from leaving the arena. One of us was successful, the other was not. That person used the excuse that they were foam rubber pucks stating that if they would have been real pucks, they would've cleared by a mile. ;)
2026-02-26
If you’re crazy enough…
… you might just win an entire pizza and a hockey game and have it all to yourself! For some reason, Julie insisted I share my bounty with her. We actually shared with all the peeps that sit around us for most games. The even funnier part is one random kid saw me on camera and just ran up to ask if he could buy a slice from me? I gave him one. Then not long after that one of my Jeep club members came from the other side of the arena just to say hi and meet Julie. I gave him a slice too. Pretty fun.
This is a sentimental shot for a lot of reasons
Centerville with it early stone buildings was my stomping ground growing up. Also, you can just make out the Bell tower of the church I attended as a child. I can remember ringing the bell in 1976 as part of the bicentennial celebration. I'm parked near two of my favorite eating joints, City BBQ and Graeter's Ice Cream. And of course I'm taking this all in while Joy riding in my Jeep with the freedom flaps off. They are technically called freedom panels, but Julie dubbed them freedom flaps when we rented a Jeep in Hawaii and it has stuck.
Don’t you agree…?
…It's important to keep the flavor calendar for your favorite ice cream close at hand!
65º and sunny!
We had a couple beautiful days a week ago. I took full advantage! It's getting to be that time of year when you can occasionally take the top off of the Jeep. First time since early winter or late last fall.
More meaning that I am willing to type at the moment
Suffice it to say these new stickers that I picked up with our chocolate strawberries were appropriate while we were celebrating Valentine's Day.
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