Wow - the guy who runs this place has been invisible lately. Maybe some pictures and various news tidbits will help get him back on track.
In the past few weeks, we've been pretty busy - the elementary school's Ice Cream Social, some trips to the pool, M's school tennis match, several floor naps, and a quest into the world of electric motors (torque vs. speed). Here are a few pictures to sum up some of our activities:
K is living the good life at the pool (Not shown: the haircut he got shortly after.)
The boys and their piano teacher, Mrs. Waller, at their annual recital. All of the students did a great job - I'm always impressed.
K pursues the ball at his last soccer game of the season.
M playing tennis for Slauson's Sixth Grade tennis team. He's the top-left player. They played their matches against the other Ann Arbor sixth-grade teams at the U of M tennis facility, which was gorgeous.
Our new Yamaha piano, complete with a lot of music. All of us have been playing lately. It even makes me sound good.
In search of a motor for the elevator project, I decided to go with a configurable gearbox whose speed and torque can be adjusted by adding or removing sets of gears. It was harder to put together than I thought it would be, although my Japanese language skills have improved. (Actually, there are enough English instructions inside that I finally got it working.)
A Few Other Notes
Today we went to the Food Gatherers "Grillin'" picnic. We've been going for quite a few years now, and always enjoy the food and entertainment.
The kids and J have one more week of school and work, respectively. My work continues and continues without end, regardless of season, so I hope the three of them appreciate their time to do some new things, and will allow me to live vicariously through them.
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