Adventures With Janie #1

Janie and I have started adventures together. It is really easy to get her to go out. I just have to ask if she wants to go on an adventure and she runs and gets her shoes and socks on, even if she is only wearing a diaper. Our first adventure was around the Provo Airport on a dirt road that is not well kept. These are some of the stops we made along the way.
This is an old abandoned boat ramp and barge. Basically the closest we could get to the water.

A better picture of the barge and how cute Janie is. She loves here gloves and hat. So do I.

Some farm equipment we found along the way.

Down by the water Janie had to put her stick in. I think she might be ready to go fly-fishing with me when the run off is done.

A view of the mountains from the trail we were on. This was the first kind of nice day and we got a good view of the mountains.


Janie's first 4 wheeling/mudding experience. The road is really rutted out this time of year and the wholes are filled with mud. I like how she has to grab her hat to keep it from flying off. She loved how the road threw here back and forth.

The road usually continues right through here but the ice from Utah lake blows up and piles up over the road so this is a dead end. That was okay because we got to turn around and drive through the same fun road the came in on.

Kind of looks like Iceland. These mounds were 10 feet high.

The mud. It wasn't a ton but enough to spray the sides of the car. Janie liked to see the water shoot up by here window. Overall it was a great little adventure. We got to see ducks, swans, minnows, and bugs. And don't forget the rocks! Keep your eyes out for the next adventures of Janie and Daddy.

Dewalt 12 volt Drill and Impact Driver

I have been looking at this drill set since Christmas. I read reviews and messed with them at Home Depot many times. Well, I finally bought them and I could not be more pleased. I will admit that I was a little nervous about the 12 volts not being enough power but these little drills out-power my Ryobi 18 volt drill.

Tamara wanted a sewing table for Christmas so this was my first project with the new drills. I put a drill bit in the impact driver and screw driver on the drill. The drills are so tiny that switching back and forth was a breeze. The lithium ion batteries are great. I have had this set for about a month and have done multiple projects and still have not needed to charge the batteries.
The table has fold out legs that more than triple the table top. Tamara can fit her serger and sewing machine on the bottom shelf and thread and all the other sewing stuff on the top shelf. It is on four casters so she can sew while watching a show.
Another one of the projects I did. I bought some guitar wall hangers at Bert Murdock Music and put my guitars on the wall. This cleared up a lot of floor space in the room and looks pretty good. Anyway, I put the hangers onto studs but my drill bit didn't reach the stud so I decided to test out the impact driver and drove 3 inch screws into the studs with no pre-drilling. The little 12V impact driver drove the screws in smoothly with no slowing. It was loud but all impact drivers are loud when they start driving.

Rod and Case Finished

Apologies, It took me way to long to get this picture of the ferrule up. Sorry it is not that close but my camera is getting old. This was as close as my point and shoot would focus.

This is the butt section along with both tips over the beautiful soft case Tamara sewed for me and the blue spruce hex case Ben made for me.
This is the hex case that Ben made for me. He is an amazing craftsmen. It is blue spruce. I put 3 clear coats on it and now this rod and case are complete.