Family Reunion '12 at KC's

The pics are top to bottom, I have the large colorized ones at home if Ya want any, KC, I"ll send Ya yours in the car.  

A GREAT trip!!!  Thanks Mike and family for coming down, and KC and family for puttin' up with us all!!!

Weather was pretty good and we escaped the Snow Gods on the way home, they tried, but Amy slid thru the mess!!!! GBG  

I was pretty loose on what I put up, and no text, we all were there and know each other!  GBG   Had a great visit with Mike and kids in San Jose while Nisel was off traveling.  Just got a call from Mike, and he's headed north with family in tow!  Safe travels!!!!  

And very sorry for some of the blurry pics... but I got what I got... sigh... And sorry I got 2 pics of mom sidwaze, forgot to twist 'um... sigh...     Dad

 Ya can't see it as well as I did, #$*%#)$*%#)*$ snow!!!! But Amy slid thru it!!!  GBG 

KC Final Graduation Dec 11 2011

Pics are from top to bottom, text for a pic is under the pic, if you want to see the pic full size, right click - open in new window - and left click it twice, sorry Google did it!

KC gets to graduate -1- more time, so Mom and Dad had to go!

Mom had some pics of Xmas tree ornaments on the camera....

Another shot...

So as we arrive Friday nite.... let's see, crap, eat, and hhhmmm...

Well, Gramp and Gram can fix the last one!!!  GBG

Carson, hence to be CJ found Gram's lap!

Let's see, crap, sleep and hhhhmmmmm...  GBG!

Nite before the big walk, better try it on!   It'll work!

That's the hood he gets tomorrow... the blue loop...

CJ is teething, everything is chewable...

Sign kinda says it....

CJ is all attention!

I tried, KC is on the right of the stage...

Decided to get shots at home...  Here's the boys.....

Proudly showing their matching ties....

Well Gram had to get into it also...

Time for some graduation pics.

Gram bought CJ a hat... that is the smallest setting... he has a waze to go!

We had breakfast Sunday am and CJ was eying me, wondering when I was gonna shovel some his way!

Great weekend, GREAT WEATHER!!  NO #$)*#*$&_()%&$# SNOW!!!!  WHEW!!!!

Great visit, great trip, great occasion!!!  CONGRATS KC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  ... er Dr Snodgrass...  had to get  one in!!!  GBG  Dad and Mom

Mom - Trip to Tillamook and pick up Samshel in Aug 11

Hey!  Mom made to Tillamook to pick up Samshel for a visit!

Mike was in the middle of a "reconstruct" and will be for a long time!  Great use of his years in the trades.

Putting a bay window in Samshel's room....  currently open to "breeze"!

From the outside....

We are having closure!

The master at work.

It's all in the angle.

Now we have a window, and  I'm sure Samshel appreciated it!

Wyatt, having a ball... sorry, had to....

Samshel not to be outdone.

... And getting a kick out of it....  sigh....

From the outside for now...

Looks like you're doing great Mike!!!  Keep it up!  Be by soon for another visit!   Dad

BBQ - Time to rebuild the Weber!!!

OK, time to rebuild the BBQ!  What is it, a gazzion years old???   I've done the easy stuff at least once, now the burners are toast... Wish I'da taken pics....

IT's a Weber!!! I can do this!!!!!!!  ...said Tim the tool man.... sigh....

It finally rusted out the flavorizor bars so bad one was laying in the bottom of the grill.... sigh... And more fell apart in my hands, and some almost did...  So I started to take it apart.... the pieces were easy... the burners... not...

They were rusted completely out.. the crossover tube to light the other back burners was rusted in 1/2, and the back burner was falling apart, rusted out... sigh..

..So I got to it... the fasteners that held the front and back burners, looked rusted... got out the chisel and hammer... not good,  drill... no good, so got the vice grips and destroyed the burners, which was not hard...  and finally got the two wing nuts holding the gas manifold on after oil and big pliers and bending the crap outta them, galvanic corrosion, dissimilar metals, they don't like each other and will weld...

OK... RTFM!!!!!!!!! sigh... the fasteners were studs, the instructions said leave them alone... I hate that, sigh...   Got 'er done!!!  Old crap out and cleaned up!

Ordered some new stainless hardware from Amazon...  $130 and I get a new Weber!  I looked around and it would cost MUCH more for junk, and I'd have to assemble it and get rid of the old one!!  THBBBFF!!!!!!!!!!   ( The correct way to spell the raspberry by Beetle Baily a long time ago cartoon)

The new burners...  and igniter...

The lower bars...

The upper bars...

Tried to clean up the grill a bit....

Even cleaned up the tray!!!  THAT was the biggest pain!! The burned on smoke and grease on the left was tough!!!    

I could buy new trays for the left of the BBQ, my old fart friend did it but the ugly wood still works....... but that's over the mark....

Ran it up to over 500 after cleaning the grates and some Pam spray for "cleansing" and then sprayed again and cleaned 'er up again!  Those bars are Not shiney any more!!

Hey!  It all works... even took the thermometer out and cleaned all the crud off the sensor point!!   .... now if it can only improve the cook..... sigh!!!!  GBG  Love Ya all!!!  Lots and lots!!!   Dad