Interesting…

Catching Up with Some Pics…

Check out some pictures that I took of Thomas and Ava on Thursday…

I took them to the Battlefield Park less than a mile from the house.

Making Progress…

Check out the progress on the built-ins…

Circus Fun…

We went to the 67th Annual YAARAB Shrine Circus Carnival tonight. 

It is amazing how many different ways that they nickle and dime you…still, it was fun.

Thomas and Ava wanted to do a little fishing to win some prizes…

It cost us $6 for them to win a really cheap Ninja Sword and a really cheap Barbie Phone.  (but how could we resist their proud faces when they caught the fish)

The circus part was really amazing.  One guy juggled fire while walking around a spinning ‘death wheel’.  He was really high in the air.  They also had highwire acts and motorcycle stunts…

Play, Work, & Bargains!

On Saturday, Mina pulled out a really crazy looking octopus water sprinkler…

The kids had a good time with it…for about 3 minutes.  The legs of the octopus were really good at shooting water right into their eyes at about about thirty miles per hour…we are excited about using him to water our grass, if we can ever get any.

After the three minutes of play, they wanted to wash stuff like their red car and the cooler…believe it or not.

 

While they cleaned their car, I continued to work on the built-ins…

In the midst of building and installing the built-ins, I have also run new wiring to replace the old 1940’s ungrounded wiring.  I have added things like a wired smoke detector, canned lights over the built-ins, and spot lights on the painting that will be over the fireplace.

While running the wires for these changes, I also ran wire for lighting the crawl space and the attic.  I went to the Home Depot to buy some flourescent lights to install in the attic.  I found a crazy deal on some…a penny each!  I am talking about the actual housing that holds the lights.  Normally they are $40 each.  They had them marked down to $5.50 each.  At the register, the guy told me that he was going to give it to me for a penny each!  I paid a total of $0.04 four my attic lights!…

 

Work & Play…

We took the kids bowling today.  Yesterday, Ava asked specifically to go bowling and eat pizza at the bowling place.  We had a coupon, so we went…

They rolled the ball so slowly that they had to wait for the ball to reach the end a few times.   They just chilled…

I failed to post earlier that last weekend, Thomas took the initiative to climb a rock climbing wall.  We were at a community club house play ground for Mina’s sister’s baby’s birthday party.  (check out her blog here)  Thomas was pretty good at it…

That’s Mina’s brother, Taylor, watching Thomas.  (Check out his blog here)

I have also been working on the built-ins…

Restaurant Review…

Today, I had to take Mina’s van in to get new front brakes.  The service station said that it would take two hours.  Needing to get a great amount of work done, I decided to walk a little less than a mile down the road to a cafe called Aroma Cafe.  I had noticed it while driving by several weeks ago…

I really just wanted a place to sit down and drink a cup of coffee with free wifi.  Walking in, I noticed that the place was extremely clean…and empty.  The guy behind the register had a head mic going from his ear to his mouth…not sure why.  I told him that I wanted a cup of coffee.  As I said that, I noticed that the coffee was sitting in regular coffee pots behind the counter…much like the one at my house.  My expectations were pretty low.  A lady came out from the back at this point and asked if I wanted cream and sugar.  I said yes.  She asked if I wanted the dark roast.  I said yes. 

I told them that I was going to be taking it out to the patio.  Upon hearing this, they rushed out and cleaned all of the tables outside and set up the umbrellas into their stands. 

I got settled, and took my first sip of their coffee.  INCREDIBLE.  It actually tasted better than Dunkin Donut’s coffee!  (and I love dunkin donuts coffee)  After finishing the cup, I went in and asked where their coffee came from.  She told me Columbia. 

I was completely impressed with the environment, the service, the free internet, and most of all the coffee. 

The sad part is that the entire two hours that I was there (12:10 – 2:10pm), they had one customer besides me.  I’m afraid that they may not last very long.

I feel like starting a campaign to keep Aroma Cafe alive, but I won’t.  Still, you have got to try a cup of their coffee…before it’s too late.  2655 Cobb Pkwy NW Ste.201; Kennesaw, GA 30152.  678-594-4688.

Whew…almost slipped out of the habit

I don’t know how I have missed so many days of blogging! 

To catch you up a little…

I have been working on the built-ins …

When Ava saw me doing that to the wall, she said “Daddy, why are you tearing up our home?”  (good question)

Mina and the kids painted some Easter Eggs on Saturday…

We also went through Resurrection Eggs with the kids.  These eggs basically walk through some of the key elements leading up to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

On Easter Sunday, the kids were looking pretty sharp…

Finally, some pretty good everyday shots of the kids…

Stunning Pictures…

Check out some stunning photographs by clicking here.

Two examples are below…

Capital being built

Washington Monument being built

Cutting with Water!

Today, I had the opportunity to tour a facility where a gentleman uses water to cut just about anything.  We had given this guy some sheets of roofing tin to cut some letters out for a stage set for the Connections Service.  It cut through the tin like it was nothing.  (I’ll show you pictures of that later.  Right now, I have it soaking in acid so that it will rust).  The guy showed me bullet proof glass that had bullets broken inside from the impact of the bullet.  He cut through it like it was a skinny piece of wood.

He has done work for several big companies, including Extreme Makeover Home Edition.  Below, I have a picture of some really thick marble that he is cutting to make a large marble sign.  I also have a picture of the machine itself…