2026-05-02

Julie’s 3D designs and prints in action

Check out those parts with the slots in them. Julie designed, model, and printed them. They’re to keep her stupid fish and shrimp from jumping into the filters!
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Sabbatical days be like…

…”Hey dad, you willing to run to Louisville on a hot Facebook Marketplace deal?!”  Yeah!

Andy found a great deal on a core drill so I learned how to use them and headed down for the day to check it out.  Turned out to be a win-win!  I had to take one of his batteries along to test it out.  He used the drill all day the very next day!
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Cinci Fountain Square lights

It’s fun to remember the days of taking pictures of the boys playing in it as toddlers…❤️
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They gave us this adorable little seal for dessert too… 🤪

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The fancy room at Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse…

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2026-05-01

We took the Barton’s out to celebrate!

We figured buying a house was a big enough deal that we better make a special double date night out of it with John and Savannah.  The staff heard about the marriage, job, and house.  They liked the story so much they bought us out a “slice” of carrot cake on the house, pun intended! 🤪 A great night!
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A different pose and view of Zoe…

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That feeling when you see YOUR jeep pass you on the road…

My neighbor kindly offered to help me get it down for service after I threw out an axle seal.  It was leaking bad enough I didn’t want to run the diff dry or sling the gear oil all over it.  I need to get myself a bearing press and try doing one of them myself.  But I had it scheduled for other service anyhow, so…
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Julie’s impressing me!

I knew she was a geek’s geek when she referred to a ruler as a scale not long after I first met her in high school.  She has jumped into 3D printing with both feet.  Not only has she printed stuff for friends and family, but she’s not designing her own things to solve problems in her hobbies and around the house.  This shows her iterating on a replacement skimmer plate for her fish tank.  She wanted a way to hold it in place, balance the flow rate, AND keep the little fish and shrimp babies from getting in.  It worked out perfectly.  Then she went on to add some barriers to prevent them jumping over the sump wall.  

Next project is a case for Johnny’s handheld game unit.  She’s awesome and I lover her❣️
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We got these cool ice cream treats at Jungle Jim’s!

They’re like a dip top popsicle. Mango flavored and REALLY yummy.  A nice little treat to celebrate.
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2026-04-30

It’s fun to fish with my dad’s lures

These things are at least 60 years old.  Made of wood and brightly colored.  It reminds me of all the fun times fishing and boating with my dad so many years ago.  Doesn’t matter if we catch anything or not.  Just spending time together and relaxing is the whole point❣️
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John and I went back for a second day of fishing

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Julie’s little crabs look more like spiders!

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What a pretty day for a bike ride!

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Chloe being silly…

She’s getting more and more comfortable with all of us❤️
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