I will have to follow up with some pictures but I have been branching out on my paracord stuff. I made a couple of wrist lanyards and I have been working on what is called a monkey fist knot that you work over a marble/ball bearing/some other type of small sphere. It looks pretty cool and makes a good key chain. Most of the stuff that I experiment with I get from either Stormdrane's Blog or from Fusion Knots. The Fusion Knots site is run by a guy named JD who has a book available on Amazon with step by step instructions and his site has links to all of his Youtube videos. Both have great examples of stuff that you can do.
We were finally able to get our tax refund in so we are having some much needed work done on the van and we are getting an estimate this weekend to have insulation and a radiant barrier done in our attic. I am hoping that they not only help with the TXU bill but also keep Kellie happy as she will be VERY pregnant during the hottest part of the summer.
I now have 2 more reasons to think that I have the best wife ever. As our Christmas/Valentine's gift to each other this year Kellie bought me an Xbox 360 with Kinect and I bought her an Ipad 2. If you haven't seen the games that use the Kinect they are pretty sweet. We had a chance to play a dancing game at a friends house and had a great time doing it. My second reason is a much needed vacation. Kellie has okayed a "guys" trip to Vegas in April and I am wicked excited. If all works according to plan we should be able to stay in comped rooms and fly using buddy passes from Southwest Airlines. This will be my 3rd time out there and I am looking forward to getting away from some of the "touristy" stuff and doing things that (at least for now) only the West coast offers. Namely my first trip to the In-and-Out Burger and the Fat Burger. I have heard both are awesome and I can't wait to see if they rank up there with Al's and Chapp's/Simply Burgers.
We will keep you guys posted on all the other goings on... until next time.
