Xander got his shots today, his reward for being 4 months old. It was traumatic, but he made it through with some fussiness and a moderate fever. In true Leonard fashion, Xander decided to take his frustrations out - and perhaps find some relaxation in - the game of World of WarCraft. He showed Mommy what Daddy taught him on Sunday. He's a very, very smart boy...
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207 new plants on our crumbled/reshaped bluff face. Will it work or wash away?..........Only time will tell but the view is better. This maybe like a light bulb which burns brightest before it burns out or in our case......everything looks great before the house goes over the bluff to the beach..............Pete L.
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A little home-improvement news. We got our old Craftsman riding lawn mower fixed for a modest fee. It's been in the shop for at least a couple weeks when the guy called out of the blue during lunch today. He exclaimed that it was all fixed up and good as new, almost.
Lady Wind Gypsy performed the following work on our fancy mower, codenamed "Rustbucket".
New Spark Plug: $6.50
New Fuel Filter: 5.00
New Tube: 11.49
New Front Wheel Bushings: 16.00
New Battery: 44.95
New Spindle Assembly: 94.00
New Blades x 3: 48.00
New Air Cleaner Assembly: 28.00
New Air Filter + Pre-Filter: 16.95
2 Hours of Labor: $140
Grand Total: $397.97
After test driving it on the lawn, I think I can safely say that next to the iPhone, it's the best $400 I ever spent.
Well, roughly.
Regards,
Tristan
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A couple of photos in honor of Father's Day...
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New photos of Xander taken by myself and Grampa David. The little guy had a few outings and is starting to enjoy his bath! Now if he could just get some relief from the pain in his poor little gums...
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Hey everybody,
Just thought I would give a quick update on my condo. Today, I found out that the bank will close my loan immediately, without having to wait for FHA approval! This is very good news, because it appears that the units are still not moving quickly, and getting 7 units under contract might not have been as immediate of a thing as I was initially led to believe.
I will have to finance at the current rates, which is unfortunate because I think the rates have gone up almost a full point since I got my first good faith estimate. However, I think it will be worth grabbing the loan in order to eliminate the uncertainty that was hanging over me before.
In other news, the Mariners finally won in the fourth game I had been to this season, yesterday at Safeco. Weekend after next I'll be checking out all three games of the weekend series against the Diamondbacks, and staying Friday and Saturday night at the Silver Cloud Hotel across the street from the stadium! Then, since I finally have some accrued vacation time at my new job, I'll get the following week off - the first I've had since Christmas! I'll be spending the week in eastern Washington with friends and family.
Hope all is well with everybody!
Zach
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