Daughter Date with Daddy was to Home Depot and then to Chuck E Cheese. We purchased some paint in a racing kart. At Chuck E Cheese, Rachel enjoyed a game of air hockey and the Merry Go Round. It was a quick date b/w work and dinner.
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Date with Rachel
Rachel wanted to go to Chuck E Cheese again for her date. First, however, was a quick stop to the lock and key shop. Come to find out that the shop owner had twins and his wife was a twin. Rachel enjoyed playing with the key combination on a safe while I finished my chores. At Chuck E Cheese, Rachel darted to the Merry Go Round. She entered the coin and I purposely leaned into the ride to wave hello as she approached. She giggled as the post collided with my head and started to “pull” me around in circles. I amused her several more times with the same trick, adding more laughter with each collision. We played skee ball, had photos taken, and other ticket games. My favorite was playing air hockey.
We went off to the bank, returned to Chuck E Cheese to retrieve the forgotten photos, and back to the lock and key shop. A wonderful date!
Date with Alexis for breakfast
At 7:03am Alexis woke up. Allowed to disturb her parents only after the first number on the clock reads “7,” she quietly walked down the hall. I asked her if she was ready to go on her date to the Richard Walker Pancake House. She quickly got ready and we were off. We ordered one plate of strawberry pancakes. Alexis poured the syrup and cut. I fed every bite to her and every other bit (or two) to myself. She even drank some of my coffee (the “it makes you go fast” kind).
After breakfast, we took our picture by the fireplace and headed outside. It rained the night before so there were large puddles in the parking lot – perfect for Alexis’s green frog boots. We stomped in the water and then headed home.
Disable Seat Belt Alarm for 2007 Toyota Camry
It took a lot of searching and experimenting but I finally figured out how to turn off the seat belt alarm on my 07 Toyota Camry. The owner’s manual said to contact the dealer to disable the seat belt chime. After calling three dealers, they all said it could not be done. I considered cutting the wires and then fusing them together – thinking that would simulate a closed (buckled) circuit. But it’s too tight under the seat to work with wires. So, onto the Internet to get a cheat for defeating the seat belt alert – lots of answers.
The one that worked was to disconnect the cables under the seat. There are two bundles of wires, one with white connectors and the other with yellow. Simply disconnect the white connector and the seat belt warning bell is turned off.
The light still displays on the dash so the weight sensors are operable. Everything else works fine.
Yes, we DO wear our seatbelts.
Uploading Video
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I’ve been attempting to upload video to WordPress but without success. It should be simple but I’m getting a max file size error even though the file is only 18mg. It’s a mp4. WordPress doesn’t have documentation on acceptable file types so this is an exercise of trial and error – hate those.
Anyway, I’ve installed two plugins thus far:
Embed Video – says it allows uploads but I don’t see it.
Interactive Video – uploads to third party and then back to WordPress. It has to be installed on server. Kinda scary.
Spring Snow
Just when we hoping spring had firmly taken hold over winter, old man Frost came and blasted us with a wet, white blanket of snow. So, we bundled up the troops and made a snowman. Rachel did not last the duration but a neighbor friend built a snowman with Alexis.
Date with Alexis at Chuck E Cheese
For this date with Alexis, we went to Chuck E Cheese during spring break. The place was packed so Alexis had lots of friends. Except she doesn’t like boys in the tubes so when the boys came by, she stood still and waiting for them to pass. Naturally, the boys did not even notice her as they zoomed through the tubes. Alexis went to the flower shop and brought home a bouquet for Rachel. She hid the flowers behind her back to present her gift at the door.
Heather and Rachel stayed home and got dressed up. Heather was beautiful – hubba hubba.
Date with Rachel at the flower shop
On this date with Rachel, we went to the flower shop and then to the pet store. Rachel brought home a green Fuji Mum for Alexis. Meanwhile, back at the homestead, Heather and Alexis painted pictures of princesses with water colors.
Rachel kissing her favorite ivy plant
Date with Alexis to the flower shop
So we really don’t do anything on our dates – just play, talk, imagine, learn, etc. A gal named Amy gave Alexis this flower for free just because.
Finally the house is getting new lights in the kitchen. We wanted to move the chandelier 12″ plus add additional pendant lights to the island. Chop chop to the ceiling – what a project. It turned out great!