Chris organized a get together at the quarry for us. We brought our scale rigs and enjoyed climbing the rocks and falling down them too.
2026-09-10
The call came in…
Andy was wanting to hand a piece of plywood on the wall behind his cab in his truck, but it was definitely a two person job. So, he rang me up and I appeared. We figure out what we needed then headed to the lumber yard. It was fun to ride around in his big box :) Lower left shows the finished project. It didn’t even take us two hours. Not a bad activity to do in the sun on a 93º day hahahaha.
A fun little nod to the original moon watch
I like the moon on the back, the crators in the strap, etc. It’s pretty nice looking for just a cheap “plastic” watch. I paired with with a quick fit band and enjoy reliving my swatch junior high days too, hahaha.
Joyride with my mom
I had some time after my Jabez week last week and felt like enjoying the pretty weather. Mom had wanted a ride too, so I picked her up. We toured some of the backroads of Xenia and Waynesville included a stop to see my dad’s grave. It’s crazy that those rocks the boys and placed the over a decade ago are still there. It is a pretty setting. We enjoyed the willow tree and creek until the mosquitos found us🤪
2026-09-09
The range owners shared their Oreos with us!
These are maple syrup and cinnamon pancake flavored! Pretty good, but why are they purple…?!
Strapped for Friday night
I had fun practicing my pistol and rifle skills last Friday. In this instance you had to hit the white steel target in one shot (you can see it just over the top of the white plastic barrel on the right) THEN you had a chance for the little yellow circle (yeah, you can barely see it attached to the white target in this pic) in one shot. I managed to accomplish that with my tiny little carry pistol :) All in the 93º summer heat! Pretty good shape for an old dude carrying around my rifle and 12 mags full of ammo haha.
Julie’s snail babies are starting to hatch
You can see a few of the babies crawling away on the leaves of the plant in the lower left
Just waiting for her bath
Chloe was first in line, so Zoe and I were waiting for her turn at the bath station. She checked out all the workers, visiting pets, and food selection and then was just content to chill with me while Julie finished up Chloe. They both found some lovely filth to roll around on out in the yard so here we are… 🤪
Fun so see a window into the process
We got to see a small window into the process of Andy getting his new truck from Brandon :)
2026-09-08
So many pretty colors and fun things!
We really enjoyed the variety of the aquarium and the fish store on the way home. Julie is having fun feeding the stingrays (lower left). She also found this isopod that was bigger than her hand (lower right). The polka-dot bustle-nosed pleco was another favorite of mine (upper right). I had never seen a carrier crab before either (upper left). They grab anemone and carry them around on their back with the rear set of claws.
Some other aquarium fun
We thought this ray was big until Julie pointed out that he was about ONE TENTH the size of a manta ray…! In the insets: Striped Pajama Cat (lower right) and the glittery piranha (lower left). I just thought pajama cat was a cool name and the piranha glitter is pretty and often overlooked. 
Julie took me to the aquarium
On the way there I told her I’d be happy if I got to see a lion fish. She delivered in a big way because we found this fuzzy dwarf lion fish! Such awesome looks and colors! Of course we got to see and do a lot of other things too, but this was one of the highlights for me!
Going a little crazy on coins
I was given this cool little holder for the 2026 250th celebration coins. So I took the ones Laura gave me and added some others to the collection. The holder stores all the quarters (there’s four total). I have the bell, boat, and bonnet guy wearing a tricorn hat). I still need the one showing independence hall (U.S. Consitution), and the one showing two clasped hands (Gettysburg Address). I have the nickel, dime, and fifty cent piece too. I even managed to find a pre-release version of the Trump dollar and got one for Julie too (although they’ve since been released). I thought it was fitting to include my bicentennial silver dollar in the shot too.
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