Oh no! It's the fuzz! |
Let me take you back to mother's day, 2011. While Robyn was cleaning her car, and I was at the shop cleaning my truck, Canyon didn't want to be left out so he took his car up to the carwash to clean it. Great idea, right? Ya, no. On the way home he got pulled over. He was driving great. It's just that there are no plates on the car, and no registration, and no insurance, and Canyon has no liscense. Other than that there was no problem. So Canyon is now the proud owner of about $600 in tickets. He informed us of the incident Monday because he didn't want to ruin Robyn's mother's day. He goes to court on June 6th.
My little convict... |
...and his refridgerator art |
In the meantime, I took Monday and Tuesday after work to finish up that side job I have been working on. I had to build a small cabinet over a microwave and build a wall for the micro to hang on as well as build an island wall and stain all to match the existing kitchen. This next series of pics shows the finished job...
another job well done |
Tuesday Robyn took Canyon to meet with the surgeon and figure out when he needs to have the operation. The doc said it could wait till school is out. That is a relief because Canyon is having a little difficulty getting caught up (so much school missed because of medical problems) and we couldn't have him miss more school.
Thursday at work we installed that funky countertop with the odd shaped pieces. It actually went in easier than I thought it would. They had a relative fabricate the cabinets, and while they are very nice they weren't quite level but that was a problem we can overcome. Here are a couple pics of the kitchen and bath.
The homeowner owns a concrete plant |
He brought us his limestone for inlays |
All these tops are made with 70% recycled materials |
Thursday was also Robyn's and my 21st anniversary. We had gone out the Friday before, (I blogged about it) so we decided to spend a quiet evening at home. Canyon had to work so Robyn was going to prepare a nice meal and we would enjoy a bottle of good wine together. Well, if you have been reading this blog you know we have some cooking stories, and Robyn wanted to add another. Right before I got home she was grilling some steaks and had some veggies in the micro. There was also a pan on the stove. She stirred the veggies and put them down on the stove, then went out to put the garlic bread on the grill and grab the steaks. So far so good. When she came back in the fire alarm was going off. Not because she was burning the food, but because the big plastic spoon she was stirring the veggies with was on fire! It had slid into the burner that was cooking the food in the pan. And while she was putting that out, the plastic pan that the veggies were in got to close to the flame and started melting. While she was dealing with all this, the garlic bread was burning. Robyn makes some fantastic meals, but not without some drama.
She may not be Julia Child, but she's mine |
She really needed the wine after that. I tried to cheer her up with this card..
Reminded us of the time we lost our car at a KC Royals game |
Friday, right after work I headed up to Sioux City. My niece Ashley was having a baby shower.
Mamma to be |
I was also having my brother Dave put tires and brakes put on my truck while I did some repairs on his shower. However, because of Canyon's little run in with the law, he needed to stay home and work to save money for his tickets and we thought it best if Robyn stayed home to keep an eye on him. So I took the baby shower gift and headed up there.
Upon arriving, after inital hellos, Dave and I headed straight to his house to pull my tires so we could go first thing in the morning and get the new ones mounted.
all jacked up (which also describes Dave the next nite) |
Saturday morning Dave picked me up and we went down to get tires. Here is a pic of his tires. I didn't get that kind.
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Just the rims are $1800. |
While they were mounting my tires, Dave asked if I wanted to go on the garage tour with him. (You're saying, "What's a garage tour?".) I had to ask too. It seems there are a lot of motor heads in the Sioux City area and once a year they host a tour of their garages, and their hot rods for everyone to come see. Some people put out food and beverages, including beer, and talk shop. Our starting point was a place called Dakota Muscle. This is where the bad ass rides are built. I took a video, but I didn't have my camera so try to enjoy this blurry phone video.
We hopped around to a few morning garages, then went and got my tires. Dave put on new brakes and put the tires back on. I really wanted to hit one of the stops on the garage tour. It was not a motor head's garage, it was a train museum. It was quite interesting, I was thinking of my dad the whole time. He's a model railroader from way back. I will have to take him there when I am in town again. Here's a couple photos from my phone.
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Iron Horse, the pride of Sioux City |
We took a tour of the old service area and were able to check out the roundhouse. That was a turntable for locomotives so they could back into garage bays for service. We went up into the engine conductors compartment. There were more valves than most Home Depots carry.
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whatever you do, don't touch the red valve. |
Dave had mentioned earlier that he planned on pounding some beers at this stop, so I excused myself and went back to mom's to visit with her and my sister Sherry. Now, this next photo will make my brother Steve and my sister Debbie salivate. When I got back to the house we all decided to have some pizza. There is only one place for great pizza in Sioux City. Jerry's Morningside Pizza. It is a taste sensation all it's own.
Comparable to the soup nazi on Seinfeld, it's that good! |
I was really missing Robyn, and she would have loved being up here because all the girls sat around watching lifetime TV. So I decided to go to bed, I still hadn't got caught up on my sleep.
Sunday morning I came downstairs to stories of my dad taking a terrible fall on an escalator. He had gotten home late the night before from a trip to Detroit. They were up until 5 cleaning and dressing his wounds. After a trip to the doctor Sunday morning, we were told there are no broken bones, he was just a little beat up and bloodied. Dad said he went head over heels down the double speed escalator. He vows to wait for the elevator next time. My head went faster than my feet once too, when I was foot racing a moped down the block (there may have been beer involved). I also vowed to never do that again.
and a bruised ego too |
Then I went over to Dave's house to work on his shower, but he had just used it and I needed it dry. So I put a fan on it and went back to mom and dad's. We decided to get some yard work done. I'm not sure but I think Sherry may not be used to a self propelled mower..
Dave stopped over and finished the mowing while the girls made tomato cages for mom's garden. In the meantime I chased butterflies around the yard. Now I know where Canyon got that when he was playing left field in little league.
I think this pic is suitable for framing |
With the yard work complete I went back to dave's and finished his shower, then it was time to head back home. I had my own yard to mow when I got there. Time to hit the open road..
Picturesque and inviting.. |
until you see this, and I saw a lot of that. |
Canyon called while I was on the road and said he would start on the lawn. That was great. It left me a little time to stop by a roadside attraction that I have wanted to visit for years. Here is a little premature Memorial day bloggage for you.
1 comment:
Freedom Rock is so cool! I have so much to say about this one I'm not sure where to start! Watching that vid of Sherry is too funny, our poor Dad!, Morningside House Pizza!!!!! and last but perhaps not least, did you ever have anniversary dinner? I forgot to mention your fridge art!
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