Well, we had fun in Pahrump!

Yes, we just returned from our week in Pahrump. For a brief synopsis of all that we did, please visit Lauri's blog. For the parts that stood out to me, please read on!

Once again, as has become a visit to Pahrump tradition, Mom made us Shrimp Creole!!! Thanks Mom! Caleb and I purchased a number of SoftAir guns.

Caleb was shot in the eye by a SoftAir gun. We (Dad, Grand-dad, Uncle Randy, Caleb, and I) sang at church on Sunday. We sounded just a little better than the guys singing on Uncle Randy's blog. I judged a chili cook-off and Brenda won 3rd place! We went four-wheeling over wheeler pass before spending the night in a cool cabin!


This is a picture (taken by someone else) of where we ate lunch.
Overall, this was a great week of fun. I was sorry to see it end, but there will always be next time!

I am considering re-doing my blogs look again, but I have received some feedback that I should still keep it baby oriented, how do all of you feel about this?

Real Quick Post before we leave for Pahrump!

Well, I upgraded my internet connection to SBC's 3.0 to 6.0 mb connection and I must say, I am quite happy with the result. I took an internet speed test and these are my results.



I am getting around 5Mbs download and 400kbs upload fairly consistently! One last thing, please pray that Brenda and I have a safe, fun trip to visit my parents. Thanks!

I Hope you all got a chance to see (and hear) my last blog post!

So, I have been very busy over the last few weeks and have chosen to do things other than create new posts on my blog, but I made up my mind to post today so here it is.

Last time I went out to my parents house, I noticed an unusual wear pattern on my left rear tire. It looked a lot like this.

There are many possible causes for this;

- loose wheel bearings
- mismounted tire/ wheel assembly
- out of balance wheel assembly
- tread design/ tire design
- worn bearings, shocks, springs or other suspension components

but I am guessing that this was simply caused by lack of balance.

At that same time, I noticed the front left was also wearing, but this one was wearing evenly along the outside edge.

This also could have been caused by many things, but in my case, a wheel bearing had gone bad.

Last weekend I went to Costco and bought 4 new tires for $280 mounted, balanced, and including a lifetime (of the tires) road hazard warranty. I felt like I got a pretty good deal. This weekend I went to Les Schwab and got my wheel bearing replaced and an alignment for $180. I am very glad to have my car all fixed (except for the motor mount that is going bad), but I always hate spending money on stuff that I don't really want! Anyway, that is what I have been doing for the last two weekends. I also worked at the Cargile's once and went golfing once, played on the computer a lot and did music at the church both Sundays. We lost our music guy not too long ago, so I am filling in until we can find someone else. Well, I could probably give you more of the exciting details that are my life, but I will save those for another post.

Oh, and for any of you wondering about the validity of Justin M's last comment, he is not the normal one, he just brings out the worst in me!

This is for all the whiners!

Please listen to my new sound, this is what I hear pretty much all the time now. Brenda hurls and then....

Oh, and check out my profile pic too, when I hang with my brother in law, things get a little wierd!