Beautiful Morning

I stepped outside this morning to take out the trash and was greeted by a beautiful sight. Two blooming day lilies! These come from my Grandmother's garden and every time my Mom comes over she tells me I'm not watering enough. So hooray, I have found some hardy little guys that can survive apartment living.

Trebuchet: Part 05

It's been too long since I've worked on the trebuchet. But with all the wedding planning and trying to figure out timing of moving and getting everything planned, it's a bit hectic. But I got more done today. I hope I can finish it and test it before the wedding.

I cut the dowels and put them in to reinforce the security of the bottom crossbeams. I then attached the upright A-frame assembly to the bottom Sub-Frame along with some side bracing.


Here we see some rubberbands bracing the assembly while the glue dries.


This shows a bit more detail. You can see that I used short pencils with the rubberbands to be the anchor that pulls up on that center beam of the sub-frame. With those side angled braces pushing up at the top of the A-frame, it was wanting to separate from where it's being mounted to the sub-frame. Thus the need for these rubberbands to help keep it connected. In this shot you can also see the mini dowel pegs I used on the A-frame cross beams.

The Rings Have Arrived

Whistle while you work...

I realized today that I haven't posted anything on the blog in a while. I guess I've just been a busy little bee doing my boring day-to-day thing. Home to work, work to home.
As we get closer to the wedding I'm starting to panic! No, not over the whole lifetime commitment thing. No, it's the one thing that strikes fear into every women...moving! Why must the packing of ones things be such drama? I'm starting to wish I could have a Disney moment. Just clap my hands together and inspire all the little birdies to pack my belongings while I sing a two minute song...

"When there's too much to do
Don't let it bother you, forget your troubles,
Try to be just like a cheerful chick-a-dee"

Ordered the Rings

Well, I never heard from the local guy yesterday, so I bought the rings online today from Titanium Era.

	This is Maegan's, except the stone will be a Ruby. The inscription inside will say Proverbs 31.
	This is mine. The inscription inside will say Psalm 128.

Looking at Rings

Maegan and I went to look at rings last night. We got our current exact measurements and looked at the widths we would each prefer. It was a good time to do it because during that time of the day, when it's hot and muggy, is when the fingers are most swollen. That way we were able to choose something tight enough that it will not fall off when we're cold, but not so tight that it cuts circulation when hot.

We're wanting Titanium rings for our wedding rings. The guy at the shop didn't have many in stock right then. His supplier was closed by this time. We got there just barely before his store closed. So he's supposed to call me back this morning with availability, prices, and delivery eta. He hasn't called back yet.

After I dropped Maegan off and I got home, we got on the IMs and started looking online. We found the perfect rings for us that we both REALLY love. They don't "match" eachother as far as design. But we figure if each of us has to wear them forever, let's get what we like. So we looked and looked at various options. After selecting what each of us wanted on each of our rings, I put them in the "shopping cart" ready for checkout. I didn't checkout completely because I'm waiting for the local guy to call back with pricing options. But I think the online place is where we're going to go. They're very nice rings for a very good price.

My Tux has Arrived

My tux came in today. It's pretty awesome. I got a good deal on it, too. Combo came with the Jacket, Pants, Shirt, Bow tie, & Cummerbund. The pants are unfinished at the bottom, so I need to get those tailored. The jacket needs a bit, too. It's just an inch or so long in the sleeves. But it's pretty close. Especially considering I bought it online.