St Irenaeus Skate Night

The girl and I went skating last night for her school's fundraiser. Laughs and tears and bruises!

Broken Lawnmower

My Lawnmower broke, but I got 'er fixed up and finished my chores.

Mechanical Sunday.

So I spent some quality time with my dirt bike today replacing the lower shock bearing on my YZ250f. First I had to lift the bike up on the stand and raise the front wheel so the the shock bearing was accessible. Tip: measure depth of the current bearing with a micrometer before you push it out. I used a long bolt with a 1 /18 on the outside an a 19mm on the push side to push the bearing out. Once out I cleaned it all up and built the press using the se bolt washers and sockets to press in the bearing. Once the new bearing was in, I measured it for depth and reinstalled.

First post 2012

Wilson got a bath after stepping in poo. Ugh. He is still losing weight. He turned 11 yrs on the first.

The boys and I went to the Discovery Science Center to see the Star Wars exhibit. We have now seen it in three different cities in three different countries on three different continents. Apparently for boys, It never gets old.

The girls played Just Dance 3 for hours and then crashed when we went to dinner that evening on three different occasions.

We also spent some time at the Getty Museum. They have a great itouch device that has all the art and also a very flattering bit about the founder who was really not a very nice guy and sadly died friendless and alone.

Christmas Eve 2011

Wilson has been feeling a little sick and losing weight. I have out home on canned food which he LOVES and seems to be doing much better now. He is currently supervising the progress of Christmas dinner and the 24 lb turkey.

Went mtn biking with my brother in law Rob this afternoon to work up the appetite needed for the evening's festivities.

Took the kids to the La Brea Tar Pit and then to the LA Natural History Museum. It was a continuous stream of behavioral corrections, but fun non-the-less.

Wilson ate the apple pie

I went mtn biking Thanksgiving morning with my brother in law for two hours. Uh, who left the pie on the counter and then let the dogs into the kitchen Thanksgiving morning? Wilson is just being a dog...that really likes pie. In fact, someone left out the pecan pie today while I took the kids to visit a friend for three hours. Somehow this is all my fault or Wilson's.

Birthday gifts

The kids love their gifts from the Alaska Mahoney's.

Rats!!

A rat moved into Patty's car Saturday night and chewed up all the wires. $700 later....

Ready for Halloween!

The shorties are all ready for Halloween. The girl is a really scary ghost and the boy is 'Scream'.

Wilson on a Saturday

Wilson was unable to move or get me to move the Tv tray table. His long stares at me and multiple pawings proved ineffectual, thus he endure this humiliation.

The condo pool

The kids and I were at the condo pool and I got them to dive in head first by promising them a DQ shake.

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South Dakota visit

We had a great time visiting Don and Kyle in Rapid City. They are ridiculously good hosts and really good eggs. They helped celebrate the girl's birthday with gifts and a delicious cake. What made even better was having Aunt Joreen along for the ride from Minot. The weather was wonderful and we got to do nearly everything we wanted including Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and several kids attractions. Our trip was really wonderful and it was great to learn about everyone up an down the Mahoney family tree.








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At the Crazy Horse Monument

We went to the Crazy Horse Monument on Tuesday...

Grampa Joe and Babe

Here is the wedding picture of Grampa Joe and Grandma Babe in Pierson Canada.


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Sat at Disneyland

We dragged Joreen to Tom's new lake house. We had a great time with all the toys and such. We cruises the lake and met Joreen's son Dean. Then we drove over to Westhope and saw Tom's farming operation. His son Beau let me drive the combine which I almost crashed! Then we went over to the ranch rodeo in Antler and on back to Minot. It was great that Joreen and I got to talk.











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Rough start

We missed the connection to Minot and were stuck in Denver for a while. The spouse was underwhelmed, but we persevered through multiple delays, gate changes and a rookie blunder.





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Princess party and a dead cat.

The morning started with finding a dead cat in the lawn. Is that bad luck? I took a picture of course.


Then the girl had a birthday party to go to for her friend Madison.

Chiweenie!

So it turns out that Mr Thomas is a Chiweenie hybrid. He is half chihuahua and half Dachshund. That makes him either a German taco or a Mexican hotdog?


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Dirt biking

I have been going to the motocross track once a week to improve my skills. This week I twisted my ankle, but my boots saved me from serious injury and was able to go Mtn biking after a days rest.





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Dad's little helper...

I am helping with the kids homework with a little fortification first.


We went miniature golfing on Mother's Day and gave mom a break.



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