I've got a 16y.o. to loan out if anybody needs some practice... The rules are he can't be broken when he returns, keep on the honor role, be held accountable for his actions (or inactions), kept motivated to get his eagle scout. Bonus points if you can figure out wtf causes his room to stink even if it's cleaned daily. Those with teenagers know what I'm talking about...

Now that I have a teenager, I apologized to my dad everytime I see him and thank him for his motivation and not killing me or any of my brothers... this man is a saint.

 

Chuck says he is ready to ride, anyway that was his claim today.

 

good eve PSAR brothers and sisters. It is snowing like mad here on the upper west side bluff......maybe I should tape a mag lite to my lid and get the 70 out for some cul-de-sac racing!

 

I watch it every year, every night it's on, I'm a bad boy [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]

 

Hummmmmmmm [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

 

I watch both and enjoy each equally [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

AMEN there 2mny [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] You just don't understand it till you bin there. I had no brothers but one older sister. Growing up on the farm there was "boy work" and "girl work" so we did not trade jobs. It was truly amazing how much smarter my dad got after about my 16th birthday. And he was an absolute genius by the time I was 25 and we had a couple of kids.

Trust me, all the hard work, love and effort will one day come full circle. It's nice when the kids let you know the way you are telling your dad now.

As to that weird aroma that seems to linger in a teenage boys room, kind of a mix of old boots, three day underware, assorted food scraps and who knows what else. It seems to be somewhat universal and often spreads to their cars. Stripping the room, replacing the carpet and painting will usually make it go away. Don't do this till they go to collage or the service.

 

OK...The photo shoot is going to be on Sunday at the old Western State Hospital Ruins at Fort Steilacoom Park. We will get there some time around 10am and anticipate being there for at least 3-4 hours...probably longer.
I need to warn anyone that is bringing kids, some of the structures are not stable and not safe to climb on, there is also lots of broken glass and debris so please be careful and keep an eye on the little ones.
For those of you that haven't been there before, here is a little Preview of what the place is like.

Here are directions for anyone coming from the Northend

Here are the directions if you are coming from the South

Once you get to the park, go to the left at the main gate. Follow the road all the way in. Go past the kids play area, at the end of the road is a large parking lot on the left, parking is free. The ruins are located at the top of the hill that is sort of to the right of the parking lot. Some of the ruins should be visible from the parking lot. Hope to see y'all there! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

I am not sure what area you are you are talking about but if you go about 10 miles past Carbonado you'll be at Evan Creek ORV Area [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] It is great year round riding. May be a little tough for the sporties this time of year at the end of January there was a few feet of snow [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Melinda Doolittle just nailed it, that was purely awsome [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]