Thanksgiving

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!

Check out the new pictures I posted here.

Happy Halloween!

BOO! I mean MOO!

CAUGHT!

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

Please Welcome Mo

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

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

More pictures can be found here

Friday, April 4th, 2008

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

3.29.08 Exploring Trip Ends in Axle Carnage

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

Kids and I went adventuring yesterday.

Nevermind about the other stuff

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.

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!

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

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.