Barnes Family

Thanks Easter Bunny!

2009-04-13T21:05:00.000-07:00

Oh so cute!

Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T19:18:00.000-08:00

Had everyone over to my house, took some pictures outside since the light was perfect. Follow the link to see them.

Thanksgiving 08

New Pictures!

2008-11-10T22:02:00.000-08:00

Check out the new pictures I posted here.

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-06T11:19:00.000-08:00

BOO! I mean MOO!

2008-10-17T12:48:00.000-07:00

CAUGHT!

2008-07-22T09:14:00.001-07:00

Now I've got PROOF someone lets small furry critters in our bed!
But dang if they don't look cute :)

Please Welcome Mo

2008-07-12T16:09:00.000-07:00

So it's been a week now, but here's our little guy. This is his "before" picture:

Then we took him to get a haircut. So this is what he looks like now. Isn't he cute?

This was AWESOME

2008-07-08T22:36:00.000-07:00

Chad + scooter + Honduras = bugs in teeth. Need I say more?

More pictures can be found here

Friday, April 4th, 2008

2008-04-13T16:41:00.001-07:00

Chad and Rebecca got married ~
Thanks to Jari for taking the pictures!

3.29.08 Exploring Trip Ends in Axle Carnage

2008-03-30T11:46:00.000-07:00

Dad and I went out for a nice afternoon drive in the 70's weather yesterday in the jeep - it was beautiful: easy trails, awesome views and we saw some neat rocks & a huge bullfrog at Corn Creek. About 30 miles or so into the trail, we heard a loud snap and the rear wheel fell off of the jeep with the axle shaft still attached.

We're not sure what actually caused the problem - maybe the large "bump" about a mile earlier where the rear end of the jeep ended up a few feet off of the ground in flight, but it is doubtful. My cell phone coverage didn't work at all, and luckily Dad had brought his cell and gps. After making a million calls, we finally got in touch with Becci & Mom who got Cal & Mike (Mom & Dad's neighbor and friend) to come out and get us with his truck and trailer.

Dad and I were stranded for a few hours - I hadn't brought any tools, water, etc. since it was going to be just a short trip. We were lucky enough to scrounge up a few cinder blocks, a two by four, and an old station wagon tailgate. I found some bailing wire in the jeep and we used the two by four with some rocks to leverage the jeep up enough to fashion a skid for the rear axle & used the bailing wire to attach it. We were able to drive/drag the jeep far enough to get it to level enough ground the trailer could get to it. We were able to drag the jeep onto the trailer and tow it home. Thank goodness for Cal & Mike or we would have still been out in the middle of the desert!

Here's some pics - they are really bad 'cause I only had my cell phone: Axle Shaft Carnage

Moral of the story - always be prepared, even for easy trips.

Death Valley / Scotty's Castle

2008-03-30T11:19:00.000-07:00

Kids and I went adventuring yesterday.

Nevermind about the other stuff

2008-02-25T21:16:00.000-08:00

Ok so forget all that other stuff I asked for. I got something way better for my birthday! Looks like I'll really be one of you now. Oh wait, I guess that's more a present for YOU than ME. Just kidding. :)

Geocaching, etc.

2008-02-18T07:22:00.001-08:00

Check out what I've loaded up here on my blog: http://abeccaplay.blogspot.com/

Oh yeah, and for those that have been asking about my birthday wish list, here are a few items I'm considering...

jewelry box (or similar that will hold hanging necklaces)
luggage
floor mats for my car
gift certificates always work

And that's about it.

Happy Retirement!

2008-01-07T15:56:00.000-08:00

Here are just a few pictures to reflect the sheer joy of being officially retired. January 3, 2008 marks the end of 43 years.

Free at last

Merry Christmas

2008-01-02T23:55:00.000-08:00

Ok so I'm a little late with this, but here are a few pictures I managed from the holidays.

To see what was happening with New Year's Eve festivities, check out my fancy new blog and photo albums.

Chad & Rebecca's Lake Tahoe Trip Pics

2007-12-13T16:37:00.000-08:00

Here are the pic's Rebecca has been nagging me to post since our trip last October (10.5.07), enjoy!

Lake Tahoe Trip

Mom & Dad's Deer Farm Trip

2007-12-13T16:21:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from Mom & Dad's trip to the Deer Farm in AZ last November ('07).

Deer Farm Trip

Another funny...

2007-12-11T18:18:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-06T06:12:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone!

How about one of these...?

2007-11-10T18:50:00.000-08:00

...or these?

2007-09-20T10:58:00.000-07:00

Courtney, Lisa and I took the Jeep out for some geocaching on the 19th and 20th and snapped a few pics along the way. Enjoy!

Geocaching 9.19.07- 9.20.07

09.18.07 Mojave Lake Run

2007-09-19T10:51:00.000-07:00

Fun run w/ Brian & Linda Potter & Lisa & Courtney. Brian and Linda took us down to one of their secret spots for a night swim, weenie roast, smores and good times. Fun stuff! Lisa & Courtney got a bit chilly on the way home though and decided not to take as many pictures after it got dark.

Note - I accidentally loaded all the pics backwards, so you gotta look at the last ones first to see the order they were taken in

09.18.07 Mojave Lake Run

09.08.07 Potato Ridge Run

2007-09-19T10:49:00.001-07:00

Some pics from the Jeep run I did with the Vegas Valley 4 Wheelers, Nevada Backroaders, Total Karnage, & Jeep Thrills in Las Vegas folks.

09.08.07 Potato Ridge Run

Brenda's Music Video Debut

2007-07-12T18:51:00.000-07:00

Check out Brenda's music video debut - filmed on location near Wendy's home in Washington.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmdyi4g1AIQ

Vacation

2007-07-01T19:52:00.000-07:00

Alaska was more than I could have ever imagined. WA was also so much nicer than I had thought. Its time to think about moving! We'll see. Anyhow here are the pictures from vacation.

Vacation

I realize it's been a long time...

2007-06-01T19:46:00.000-07:00

But here's a new post! This is from Chad enjoying his boiled peanuts in Georgia. He had to eat 'em in the car and it was messy. Looks tasty, huh?

2007-05-04T20:15:00.000-07:00

Anyone alive out there? I haven't posted anything in a while 'cause by the time I get home from work I am pretty much done with computers. How is everyone doin?
Any updates on where to get some decent downloads from that will take some $$?

Birthday Jell-O

2007-03-15T14:11:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Chad...

Chad's '95 YJ Pics

2007-03-03T23:47:00.000-08:00

I created a few online albums to store the pics of the build on my jeep. Thought I would share ")

Stock Pics

Build Pics

Sunrise

2007-02-11T07:51:00.000-08:00

Last week (Tuesday?) I snapped a few pictures of the sunrise outside of my kitchen window. They turned out pretty decent so I thought I'd share.

I like this too

2007-02-10T14:52:00.000-08:00

Some smelly stuff

Chad's Running Wish List

2007-02-06T21:26:00.000-08:00

So here's a few things I've been looking at lately, just haven't had the guts to buy..
Nonin 9550 Onyx II All-In-One Finger Pulse Oximeter
ScreenGuardZ - Garmin GPSMAP 60CS Screen Protectors

Then there is the fun stuff..
Jeep "Unstoppable Legend" Tee
Jeep "Since 1941" Tee
Jeep "Hip to be Square" Tee

For me! I have room!

2007-01-30T20:07:00.000-08:00

I would like a few of these please. For more reasons/photos of why I want them, click on the numbers to read descriptions!

I like this one

2007-01-26T15:36:00.000-08:00

Isn't it pretty?

Pretty

Alarm Clocks

2007-01-19T20:45:00.000-08:00

Any of these?

One
Possible not sure if its buzzer or not
Kinda cool!
Maybe
Another

Thats all I can find right now, would any of these work? Seems like Oregon Scientific is the brand most fitted to Pop's wish list. None of them are perfect, it also seems like the people who don't want the radio/buzzer alarm would like the temperature guage?? (farmer!)

Anyhow let me know what direction to go.

2007-01-17T09:52:00.001-08:00

2007-01-15T20:22:00.000-08:00

Is Jari amazing or what?

2007-01-15T19:06:00.001-08:00

To get this thing going...yay!

Chris

2007-01-15T18:53:00.000-08:00

There is even a program (also google owned) called picasa that organizes all your photos on your computer
and you can post pictures to this blog from there.

Testing

2007-01-15T18:22:00.000-08:00

Chad,
Is this closer to what you want?
This was the only picture I could find that was sorta the right size for posting without working in adobe to resize things.

I could also send you to a place that I like.

I can, if I want to, make it private as well so only people invited can read/post.

So this?