15 mph on the dry land luge run

15 mph on the dry land luge run
Originally uploaded by Spappy_joneS.

We had another lovely spring day here in the Pac NW. The whole family all four of us with the big bun in the oven went up to the park after we got some coffees then we watched Ben train for his Olymipic trials for the single men's luge. Not sure if he has the weight and size to qualify for Vancouver 2010 but his is a hopeful. I think the min. height is something like over 37 inches or taller than mickey mouse figure's raised hand that is at the top of all Olympic luge runs to keep the Jr Olymipcs seeded with contenders.

Shawn is full term as of last week. The Dr said he her it a 50% chance of entering labor prior to the due day of the 9th. So we are both carrying our cel phones and not screening eachother's calls until the blessed event is upon us. Oh yes, as you can see Ben's nose is fully healed is less than a week.

Ben's Latest Action Movie (7 minutes)

We were up at Jackie's on the corner and Ben was playing "show me yourbelly" is was super funny

We were up at Jackie's on the corner and Ben was playing "show me your belly" is was super funny
Originally uploaded by Spappy_joneS.

Shawn was busy much of the weekend so it was a lot of me and Ben time. As you can see he dinged up his nose yesterday under my care. But he needs to get used to having a Swift nose. I told him blood from the outside is good, blood from the inside after impact is probably a trip to the thousand dollar photobooth in the ER. He took it well and I think it looks great. It happened while he was playing with digger, Ben was swinging my garden shovel around at digger who was biting the steel blade when Ben took a mini header from his knees.

The movie linked below is of just some fun stuff. Some indoor and some out. I will try to get some footage of Ben in his dryland luge sled. He has a run out on the sidewalk in the front of the house. He certainly already digs speed. Probably time for a helmet. I think the movie is about 5 minutes long so enjoy.

Ben's late April 2007 movie (5 minutes)

The painting has begun

Ran five coats of different paints in the basement today.

1. Primer on the wainscoating
2. Two flat white on the ceiling
3. Two antique white over the primer on the wainscoating

How could I possibly run five coats in a day you ask? Well it is all possible with my newly arrived XR7 spraying system. I bought it off the internet at a spray place down in New Mexico, it was 40 bucks cheaper than HD plus know tax and free shipping. I love seeing the smaller shops beat HD on products. The gun worked great, ceilings are still difficult only because it is hard to see what is covered and wet and what is not. Included in this post is some shots of the garden springing up nicely and a video update of the basement. Nice and short.

Today's Video (small)

Easter Footage

Ben climbing on the gym
Originally uploaded by Spappy_joneS.

Sorry for the long delay between posts. We have been very busy here at the homestead with nesting activities. This is a long movie, you may want to view it over a few days unless you are a grandparent, then you will be on the edge of your seat with this action packed movie.Shawn is due to give birth one month from today at Ballard Swedish Hospital. We went over there as seasoned vets to check out the place. It was a tour - most of the people as part of the tour group were first timers. Pretty funny the different perspectives. They have no idea what is ahead. I remember when I was in their shoes. Enjoy.

Easter 2007 and a few other things 19MB