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!

A different pose and view of Zoe…

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…

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❣️

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.