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Laying some cable

I landed another cabling job up at the Gateway. On Saturday, all 4 of us went up there and pull the cables. We had a hard time getting started but after lunch we really hit a groove and finished up in a couple of hours. We still need to put all the ends on but all the cable is in place. We will put the ends on after all the painting, and cabinets are installed.
We have a pretty good system for network cabling.

I am a degenerate

I am a degenerate for gadgets. I love electronics and gizmo's. This last week I bought a Hi-Def camcorder. Did I need it? No. But it is cool. We took it out on the boat today and got some really good video.
Once I figure out how to convert the video I will post some.

The Car Game

We have a game we like to play as a family called "The Car Game". Here is how you play, as you are driving around, if you see a particular type of car, call it out and you are give the appropriate number of points. Points are as follows:

PT Cruiser - 1 Point

VW Bug (old or new) - 1 Point

Mini Cooper - 5 Points

Smart Car - 5 Points (recently added)

Delorean - 50 Points

If you see more then one of the same car, you can call a double or even a triple and the points are increased exponentially. Car lots do not count.

The trifecta is accomplished by calling and being able to sell all 3 cars (PT, VW, Mini) all at the same time. This is a bonus 25 points.

So if you ever have one of our family members in your car and hear someone call out "PT Cruiser", then you know what is going on.

Brit seems to be the winner most of the time. He is always scanning for cars when we are driving around. Btw the winner for the days gets nothing but a cup of satisfaction.

Why am I mentioning this now? Well yesterday, I called a Delorean.

My Guys

I pride myself on being able to figure a lot of things out. I like working on project around the house. This year, I must be getting old or too busy. I have finally put together my "Team" of skilled guys. Here is the list.

Erick - Auto Repair will come to you
Oscar - Lawn and Yard care
Jeremy - Sprinkler repair and maintenance
Trevor - Electrician

I am still looking for a plumber, tile installation and some general (cheap) labor. I will be glad to get away from a house and yard that needs such a large team.

I am sure this list will continue to grow.

Gargage Sale Time

Have you ever looked around and seen how much crap you have? Well since we are going to be moving soon, we realized that we need to get rid of some of our extraneous crap. This all started last week when we decided that this weekend would be the chosen weekend. On Thursday, I decided to start advertising on KSL.com. An hour later we stated getting phone calls about things mentioned in the listing. By that night, Kim had already sold one of the large items.

Last night we stated hauling crap out of the house and into the garage in preparation for the next morning. By the time we were done, the garage was completely full. Next comes the wonderfully chore of pricing everything. Fortunately, we found "Garage Sale" stickers at All a Dollar. If you are having a garage sale, these are well worth every penny. We finished in the garage about 10:30PM.

Saturday morning, Kim and I were up at 6:00 to get everything out of the garage, setup tables and answer any questions. Our first people started showing up at 6:30. About 7, Kara and my Dad came over with a few things to sell. It was a long hot day and we got rid of a bunch of stuff. When we finished at 1:30, we still had 2 truck loads to take to the DI.

Highlights:

• Kaylee want to do a Lemonade stand, so we bought her some supplies to make a little money. We spent about $50.00 so she could make $12.00 and some change.
• Kaylee was mixing up the Lemonade in the kitchen when I walked in she was taking a taste off the mixing spoon. I asked if she was going to put that back in the Lemonade? She said "ah nooo...". I then asked if she had already tasted it off the spoon and put it back? She said "ah yesss..". She said, should I dump it out and start over? No it will be Ok.
• Kara almost selling enough items to pay for what she was buying. She was still $5.00 short by the end of the day.
• People (more then one) trying to bargain for something that has a .25 cent sticker on it.
• Old Man River warning me to "Watch out for the Mexicans and Tongans" They will steal from you.
• Listening to an old guy telling me his computer experiences. Then asking for a business card from me (why didn't I say I was out?).
• After stating that I can not go any lower, asking me 3 or 4 more times for a lower price.
• Selling old laptops for a dollar

I am glad it is over and we made a little cash and got rid of a bunch of crap. My dad made a little bit of money as well.

Wedding day circa 1990

Kim found her wedding dress the other day and Kaylee had to try it on.

That started me thinking of our wedding video.

Here are some highlights:

• I weighed about 40lbs lighter
• 9 of the people in the video have died
• We were the first in both families to be married
• Only one sibling on both sides had not been married since
• Mullets were in style
• so were suspenders (right Scott?)
• Shoulder pads were a requirement for the women
• Triangle perms were hot
• Puffy sleeves abounded in 1990
• Jeni's posture has gotten a lot better
• for all the time spent taking photos, we don't have a single one today
• My kids have never seen me in a tuxedo
• It snowed on June 1st
• We had to wake up at 4:30 that morning
• I did not have a job on our wedding day or for 2 weeks after that
• We had planned on a garden reception but Mother Nature had other thoughts
• Kim's brother did not attend, but there was a 3 foot tall head of his in the reception line (Why did we do this?)
• Kim's Grandmother decorated the cake with fresh roses that afternoon
• Our wedding Luncheon was at "The Paddlewheel"
• We sang "Happy Birthday" at the wedding luncheon
• The video cameras were the size of the ones used for TV now days
• Kim did not want to have a reception line but was talked into it
• Mindi caught the bouquet
• Early the next morning my parents called us at the hotel we were staying at
• The Brides maids dresses were the colors of Jordan Almonds
• We sent out over 800 invitations to the reception
• Kim's dress was custom made and designed by her

My favorite part of our wedding video is when my mom asks Jenifer to stand up straight. You can see this clip here.

Wow we sure look a lot different now.

Father's Day

Just want to wish all the Father's a Happy Father's Day

Me and the kids in San Juan

This is me and my Dad out duck hunting last year.

Thanks to all the Dad's out there everywhere.