Saturday, August 15, 2009

Look Babe, I fixed it!!




Yes, we bought a new(to us) car. That's a saga all in itself, you'll have to ask about that one in person. However, it came with a nifty media package, but the audio of the DVD player didn't come through the car speakers, it only went to the wireless headphones. But the previous owners said it used to work and they aren't sure why it stopped. So now that we officially own the thing, I dove in to see what was the matter. The hardest part, of course, was getting the blasted factory radio out of the dash. I even googled how to remove it but the explanation I found didn't warn of the fact that if you push the hidden tabs the wrong way you'll actually engage an anti-theft feature that makes it even harder to get out. RRRR!!!!

Once I got past that issue, the cause of the problem literally fell on the floor. It ended up being the plastic fuse holder that goes to the inline FM transmitter. It was cracked and not connecting the two ends together. So the DVD audio never got transmitted into the radio because the FM transmitter never got power.

So we are now a new fuse holder away from melting our kids brains while driving in the car!!! Now we can play the "Name the movies playing in the cars on the freeway" game in both directions. Oh, and I think the radio looks better this way. This look is IN!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Super Awesome Boat Outing!!



We had a great day out on the water with our friends! :-) I was a little concerned on how Zach would take it, but he loved every moment of it! He even got to drive the boat for a bit.

I won't mention how I did out on the water, but lets just say it's been over 10 years since I've done anything more than tubing, and I'm not in the best shape. But it was still a blast!!

P.S. - We didn't bring a camera...or that boat.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

4 Reasons Why the 4th Was So Much Fun!!

Our small friend had a wonderful weekend! And he has the marks to prove it!

Number 1: We were playing on a trampoline and we think, we don't know for sure, that he face planted on the tramp, but also slid his face across the tramp at the same time. His forehead and nose display these results quite well. However, at no time did he cry or stop playing on the tramp. He's tough!

Number 2: There are 2 more bumps on his head, on each eyebrow that can be blamed on the rings on mom's swing set. Apparently he got knocked in the head a few times with the metal rings. You can look closely at his eyebrows, and you might see the leftover buisis.



Number 3: We only have his word on this one, but he says he got this one while playing on the swings with all of his cousins. We didn't notice it till it was time to change into our swimming suits.



Number 4: We think his toe lost half its nail on the tramp as well, but no one knows how this one occurred.



The best part is that at no time did he complain or want to quit. He was laughing and just loving being with all of his cousins from Thursday night on. It's been a great holiday weekend!