My husband gone blog wild

Okay so David and I wanted to have a blog where we could both write about the cool stuff going on in our lives. But holy crap he's writing more than I do. I got on to post and I see three new postings already there.

Anyways, David finally got his license to drive a motorcycle (he just had his permit before) which means I can ride with him. So we went for our first ride together this week for like 20 min. and I am so hooked. I love riding on motorcycles!!! Seriously. I really prefer riding with someone... I'm a little nervous about ever driving one myself... but maybe someday we'll each have our own hog to take road trips on.

I don't have my own helmet so David let me borrow his. Hopefully soon I'll have my own, but I'm not in a rush... it's getting to cold out to ride. Plus it won't be much longer before my belly is to big to fit anyways :(

The dog

This is our dog Ginger. Just a FYI. You probably already know her. Here she had been shaved for the summer. Recently, she's been on antibiotics for an infection. She's been doing good though. She's stayed down to 18 pounds which is a good wieght for her. Every once in a while, she sits on her bed a certain way with her feet out in front of her that makes Naudia and I think she's the cutest. Maybe we'll get one of her 'poses' captured in a pic.

White boy! (bird)

Never thought this was possible. If you can see this picture, it's an albino finch. I thought it was pretty cool. I think it's new to our area (parking lot) this year. It's definitely the strangest bird I've seen.

Boat

This progress gets me the most excited about the boat. I really want to get it done. It's going to look sweet. As of right now, all the skin is on finally and thank goodness. If I ever do something like this again, I'm going to look into making a steam box or something.

mmm hmmm

Just a little to add to David's posts. First of all he mentions me being some sort of saint for putting up with his messes... which are a pain. What he doesn't mention is the way I store my current projects (including dirty dishes)... which happens to be in piles around the apartment. My piles may look a little more organized than his workspace (ground zero) but they're still everywhere in the apartment. Right now I'm trying to get out of the habit of cleaning everything up only when there is a visitor coming. I plead exhaustion from being pregnant for the moment, but the doctor tells me in a couple weeks (2nd trimester) I'll probably have more energy.... and there goes that excuse out the window.

Second I'm really proud of David building this boat. I learned early on in our relationship that he can pretty much make anything he wants to. ~~~Naudia

Boat

This is phases two and three respectively. Again, coming along nicely. But not without a fight. Getting the skin on has been a challenge. I've started with the back because it is flatter. And currently it is further along than what you see in phase three. Sometimes the balsa has failed in the skin and in the frame. I will be trying to apply skin.........crack! Just to let you know, every piece of wood on this boat is custom cut and shaped. (I think that's the funnest part). I just didn't estimate how much balsa needed to be in certain places. It's been okay: I just beef those failed parts up. Sometimes the glue is unmanageable. Many times I have had layers of glue and balsa on my fingertips and the skin still won't stay in place. Luckily sand paper does a fairly good job of getting it off without too much skin. The challenges now are going to be the very front, the top (which is shown half-way done), attachments for keeping the boat together, painting/waterproofing, and layout of the cool parts (aka motor, servos, rudder, gas tank, lights, and cooling setup). I am getting more excited towards getting this boat finished and useable. ------David

Boat

So this is the boat I am building. It is about 26" in length. This is phase one: getting to see both angles. The only plywood is the floor and the front deck. The frame has come out real nice. My biggest worry is the skin. It really is going to be hard to do the front. Now, I will have to say: this project happens on the weekends and at night when it's too late to work on homework and Naudia is asleep. I have woken Naudia up once at least (that's what she admits) sanding away. I really should try to keep it down. Now Naudia is a saint. She is really patient with me, lets me ride a motorcycle, and she lets me use the livingroom as a project shop. And when I am working on something, I usually have a spread (aka no one is allowed to walk in the realms between the hot chocolate table ('cause we don't drink coffee) and the entertainment center when I am too lazy to pick up my stuff after a night's work. I don't know how she puts up with it. But, I do know we are going to have fun with the boat together when it's finished. ------ David