Yup! I turned 42 yesterday! I can't believe how FAST time has gone, it seems like only yeasterday I was 20 years old and here I am now at 42? NO complaints! I LIKE where I am in life! although with the state of the economy things are a BIT wierd?
I am looking forward to going camping this weekend, there are a couple of things I need to get done yet, I HOPE to have the time to get them DONE! the Bravada is SO close to being finished.
Time to heaf off for now!
Me~~
Two years
The first picture below is the one that took me two years to get, I just could NOT figure out what the problem was? the picture on the bottom is what I had taken and I just did NOT like it until I added the little chapel into the picture? go figure? apparently symmetry was not what was needed in this picture, a-symmetrical is good.
I walked around the edge of the lake taking pictures as I went, I was nearly all the way around when I FINALLY found the right angle for the picture? and YES! I can be WAY O.C. about the pictures I take.
I walked around the edge of the lake taking pictures as I went, I was nearly all the way around when I FINALLY found the right angle for the picture? and YES! I can be WAY O.C. about the pictures I take.
The Friday and Saturday at the church lake was much too fun, I hope as I said to be there once again very soon, I will make sure to take my camera and a few sets of extra batteries with me also. I went through two sets of batteries in one day alone, so I will need PLENTY on hand.
It is time for me to once again disappear and find myself a cup of coffee!
Later for now!
Me~~
It is time for me to once again disappear and find myself a cup of coffee!
Later for now!
Me~~
"Confidence is that cocky feeling you get just before you know better"
"Be careful of your thoughts, they may break into words at any moment"
Project Barvada
I hadn't blogged about this yet, but here it is! Project Bravada!
I picked this Bravada up from my cousin, it is a 1999 that had a "few" problems, at this point I have done a few things:
1. Had the transmission rebuilt $1700
2. Four new tires $300
3. Replaced both front wheel bearings $300
4. Four new shocks $116
5. both front stabilizer pins $22
6. A new battery $45
7. A new master cylinder* $75
8. A new door hinge pin and bushings* $5
9. Replaced the serpentine belt $40
*Not completed yet
I bought the Bravada KNOWING it had problems so I'm NOT complaining in any way, I did all but the tires and transmission myself which saved me a TON of money! the truck and the repairs have cost me a total of $3290 so far, a VERY good deal indeed. I have had it for nine weeks now and it has been a nice distraction so far, the interior still needs a bit of cleaning, but that is no biggie!
My Bravada is actually FUN to drive, I had a 1996 Chevy S10 before, and it was a fun vehicle to drive also, the Bravada is the same body style so I like it just as much, better yet it is AWD! COOL!
I'm hoping to complete the Bravada this weekend or during the fourth holiday, I'd love to see it done! I will have $3290 into a vehicle worth $5500! PLUS! it has all those new parts in it! COOL!
If I haven't said it yet, God is GOOD! God provided the vehicle and the ambition to repair it!
I should also mention that I would NOT have been able to get this Bravada had I not sold the second vehicle I had, and the "stimulus" check I received helped in a BIG way also, it would not be near finished otherwise.
It is time to head off for now, coffee's calling!
Later!
Me~~
I picked this Bravada up from my cousin, it is a 1999 that had a "few" problems, at this point I have done a few things:1. Had the transmission rebuilt $1700
2. Four new tires $300
3. Replaced both front wheel bearings $300
4. Four new shocks $116
5. both front stabilizer pins $22
6. A new battery $45
7. A new master cylinder* $75
8. A new door hinge pin and bushings* $5
9. Replaced the serpentine belt $40
*Not completed yet
I bought the Bravada KNOWING it had problems so I'm NOT complaining in any way, I did all but the tires and transmission myself which saved me a TON of money! the truck and the repairs have cost me a total of $3290 so far, a VERY good deal indeed. I have had it for nine weeks now and it has been a nice distraction so far, the interior still needs a bit of cleaning, but that is no biggie!
My Bravada is actually FUN to drive, I had a 1996 Chevy S10 before, and it was a fun vehicle to drive also, the Bravada is the same body style so I like it just as much, better yet it is AWD! COOL!
I'm hoping to complete the Bravada this weekend or during the fourth holiday, I'd love to see it done! I will have $3290 into a vehicle worth $5500! PLUS! it has all those new parts in it! COOL!
If I haven't said it yet, God is GOOD! God provided the vehicle and the ambition to repair it!
I should also mention that I would NOT have been able to get this Bravada had I not sold the second vehicle I had, and the "stimulus" check I received helped in a BIG way also, it would not be near finished otherwise.
It is time to head off for now, coffee's calling!
Later!
Me~~
Church campground 2
So here are a few more of the pictures I promised, the place is really cool, I hope to be there in the next few week’s!
Here is a picure of the cabins at the lake, this is one of the smaller one's that can be used, I hope to find a picture of the larger cabin, I MAY have one, just can't find it.
Every campground needs the little red woodshed! literal and figuratively!
Sorry to say I cannot remember what this building is, I took the picture last year and did not label it! DOH!
Another building on the property, so many interesting things to see there.
I'll post more pictures later if I can find any more interesting one's!
Here is a picure of the cabins at the lake, this is one of the smaller one's that can be used, I hope to find a picture of the larger cabin, I MAY have one, just can't find it.
Every campground needs the little red woodshed! literal and figuratively!
Sorry to say I cannot remember what this building is, I took the picture last year and did not label it! DOH!Another building on the property, so many interesting things to see there.I'll post more pictures later if I can find any more interesting one's!Church campground 1
I went to the Church campground for the weekend, it was AWESOME! Except for forgetting my sinus med’s and having to head back and pick them up! DOH! I COMPLETELY enjoyed being around friends and being able to kick back and play for a few hours.
I've been trying for two years to get a good picture of the bridge below, I did manage to get a nice one although the one below is not it.
There are a few buildings at the campground, this is the little chapel there, it can accomidate a few people if the cabins there are all full and there are still people that need a place to sleep.
This spot is SO nice! I enjoy just looking at it and of course getting a couple of pictures along the way.
I think I walked around the lake a couple of times this weekend taking pictures along the way just wondering what I might find around the next corner, I have other pictures of the cabins at the lake, they are small, only the size of a shed, but they work great as a place to sleep.
I will post more pictures later, at the moment all I want is a cup of coffee! YES!
Later for now!
Me~~
I've been trying for two years to get a good picture of the bridge below, I did manage to get a nice one although the one below is not it.
There are a few buildings at the campground, this is the little chapel there, it can accomidate a few people if the cabins there are all full and there are still people that need a place to sleep.
This spot is SO nice! I enjoy just looking at it and of course getting a couple of pictures along the way.
I think I walked around the lake a couple of times this weekend taking pictures along the way just wondering what I might find around the next corner, I have other pictures of the cabins at the lake, they are small, only the size of a shed, but they work great as a place to sleep.
I will post more pictures later, at the moment all I want is a cup of coffee! YES!Later for now!
Me~~
Dad
Dad will be having surgery later today, that blockage is still there and can only be removed that way. If everything does not go as planned he may have to live with a bag SO I'm hoping all goes by the book as they say. I plan on being at the hospital for the day, maybe into the night, just until the surgery is done and I see how things are going.
The drive to the hospital was decent, we took a back way to the hospital that took us into the countryside of Grand Rapids, I hadn't been there for some time, around 14 years for sure.
I'd give my right leg for a cup of coffee at the moment, I have a BAD craving for one.
I'll post more later~
So it's later, the doctors delayed the surgery till tomorrow, the operating rooms were full. The room Dad is in is really nice, there is wireless internet too keep those around busy also, kinda nice.
I downloaded Internet Explorer 8 Beta today, I put it on my second computer to see how it runs, lot's to learn there yet, a few things are different on it.
That cup of coffee I wanted so bad didn't come till after 8:00PM I got to tell ya, it was GOOD! OH YEAH!I talked about change lately, change may be coming my way and I am looking forward to seeing what is to come.
Later~
Me~
The drive to the hospital was decent, we took a back way to the hospital that took us into the countryside of Grand Rapids, I hadn't been there for some time, around 14 years for sure.
I'd give my right leg for a cup of coffee at the moment, I have a BAD craving for one.
I'll post more later~
So it's later, the doctors delayed the surgery till tomorrow, the operating rooms were full. The room Dad is in is really nice, there is wireless internet too keep those around busy also, kinda nice.
I downloaded Internet Explorer 8 Beta today, I put it on my second computer to see how it runs, lot's to learn there yet, a few things are different on it.
That cup of coffee I wanted so bad didn't come till after 8:00PM I got to tell ya, it was GOOD! OH YEAH!I talked about change lately, change may be coming my way and I am looking forward to seeing what is to come.
Later~
Me~
Ram is on it's way
The weekend was nice, I managed to get a few things done and I enjoyed the warmer weather for a moment or two.
I managed to find that memory I needed for the laptop, I was able to get a good deal on it too! better yet, it will benefit three machines, not one! the triple whammy!
I am hoping the week goes well, no MAJOR projects at work, just the normal one's. The big issue right now is the winter blah's, not depression, just don't feel like doing anything at the moment.
I should head off, another cup of coffee would be nice.
Me~
I managed to find that memory I needed for the laptop, I was able to get a good deal on it too! better yet, it will benefit three machines, not one! the triple whammy!
I am hoping the week goes well, no MAJOR projects at work, just the normal one's. The big issue right now is the winter blah's, not depression, just don't feel like doing anything at the moment.
I should head off, another cup of coffee would be nice.
Me~
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