Monster Garage

My wife left me with the boys for the day. This doesn't happen frequently, but we have still managed to establish a "day with dad" routine: Krispy Kreme for breakfast, some type of mid-morning project in the garage, whatever I can scrounge for lunch, afternoon playtime outside, big fat naps, a movie over pizza and root beer for dinner, and late to bed.

Today's garage project was taking apart the garage door opener to see why it mysteriously stopped working a few days ago. I found that the coupler between the motor shaft and the worm drive was stripped out. It looks to me like the part failed when the motor tried to lift something heavier than it was designed for. When confronted with the evidence, Eli quickly confessed (it was obvious to both of us that Aaron was going to squeal if he didn't). A quick call to Genie and the replacement part is on the way.

Afternoon playtime on our previous "day with dad" saw the advent of the front yard tree swing, which was a big hit. It was going to be a tough one to top. It was hot and the boys wanted to play on the Slip 'n Slide in the backyard. It was fine with me, but I've always felt the Slip 'n Slide was lacking that little extra something.

I had an idea, the materials, and nobody to stop me, so I built the Slip 'n Slide that I wished I had when I was a kid. Complete with a 20 degree grade and copious quantities of dish soap. Good times were had by all.