Trip to Amie's (Feb - March 2024)

 21 Feb - 24 Feb  Travel

Feb 25

Mason begins Article about SARC - with an outline.

Unload truck; organize shop in Amie's garage.

Begin tracing Log Trucks with Natie (32).

26 Feb 

Cut log trucks including the windows (16)

Make GAV Pattern and turtle patterns with Mason .  Cut 3 toys for Mason.

Natie tried using the scroll saw.

27 Feb

Cut pattern for Turtle car.  Trace turtles (2).  Cut turtles (2)

Cut names for Amie (6+1).  Natie removed the tape and sanded the names with the mouse sander.

Discovered super good mechanical pencils : BIC break resistant #2 medium point 0.7 mm.

Feb 28

Buy glue + 3M 77 + fat pencils at Home Depot - just sitting there waiting for me.

Order SS blades, foot pedal, LED light, and 2024 planner insert for Natie.

Feb 29

Cut more log trucks (20)

Design new car on napkins at Wendy's with Mason

Called it the "Flyer" after my Dad's car from 1955.

Make new patterns at Wendy's.

We made several toys to add to SARC candidates inventory.

Cut more log trucks.

CUT Keep Moving sign

Make patterns from Mason's toys

Cut turtles and hippos for SARC.

Use FDSR #12 BLADES for 2" thick wood

Connect laptop to w/l printer (MX 15), and print out Love Bug patterns

Order Irwin Forstner Bits set of 8

Summary of New Toys for SARC racetrack in  SD (so far):

Turtle racer, Hippo Racer, Ext Riser 4x Log Trucks, Van from Log Truck, Large Rectangular Racer, the Flyer car, extra Love Bug patterns.

Mar 1

Cut out love bug patterns, trace love bugs, cut love bugs (for Natie to color)

Sand some log trucks, box up.

Begin making measurements for Amie's list.

Mar 2

Cut more turtles

Cut dowels for log truck beds

Glue dowels into truck beds with Natie

Remove shelving unit from boys bathroom

Start agenda and newsletter

Mar 3

Cut more turtles (3)

Tyler helped me use YouTube to get help with new Word Processor on new laptop.

Send Poster on Wood Show to Gary G for printing.

Keep working Agenda and Newsletter

Mason finished his article on SARC.

Mar 4

Assembled 8 x 2 cube shelf for Natie's room with Natie's help.

McDonald's with Tyler and Natie.  Stater's Bros new store.

Trace Melissa and Doug  train set

Send out Newsletter and reminder about TWS.

Mar 5 

Upset stomach all day

Mar 6

Build platform for CPAP Machine with mask hanger.

AH - ordered new shelves for boys bathroom from Amazon.

Mark and Amie brought down the Makita Table Saw from shelf

Ate normal but upset stomach in evening

Mar 7

Return to soft food diet

Build GAVs for Mason (18)

Mason and I sanded the GAVs.  Mason took 3 to his friends Friday.

Mar 8

Cut more turtles (12).

Make patterns for train set @ 200%.  Print out.

Set up router table with trim router.

Mar 13

Mar 10

Jig for cutting GAV Cars on the table saw

Mar 11

Mar 12

Mar 14

TRIM ROUTER TABLE

Mar 15

Mar 16

Train Set Project Plans

Bases for Cup Coasters

Saw Horses from 2023

Jig for Router Dado cuts

Matt on Spring Break in LaPorte

Mar 17

Mar 18

Kit - barn doors double 24" doors

Natie's stack cubes 2 x 8

New baseball shirt

Tyler's new duds

SARC Cars

GAV Cars

Mar 19

Family of 8

Family of Five

Family of Four

Family of Two

Mar 20

Mar 21

Mar 22

Making Earrings

Seattle

New haircut - Ty

Mar 23

Escaped

Ball Game

Mar 24

Dinner time

Mar 25

New Shelves for Boys Bathroom

New Shelves for Guest Bathroom

Mar 26

Mar 27

SARC TOYS

Field Wheel install kit

TRAIN SET PROJECT FOR WW SHOW

SARC TOYS

TROLLS MOVIE NIGHT

ASSEMBLE BARN DOORS

J&D IN SEATTLE

TRAIN SET PROJECT FOR WW SHOW

NEW SARC CANDIDATES

Mar 28

Mason wrote an outline for his second article about the SARC.

Grandma started at 6:30 am with staining the two barn doors with Old Masters Gel Stain - dark walnut.  Bob installed the dowels (referred to as "corks" in the Instructions) about 11 am.  Grandma then turned them over about 12:30 pm and stained the back sides.

About 6 pm, Grandma opened the clear paint can and started painting the doors with  a clear coat.

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Apr 1

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Apr 3-4-5