Rewind Day 4 ; Parade & Carnival Days

First off we have the Strawberry Festival Parade and Carnival back in June.. yeah I know talk about procrastinator! The girls love carnivals and Donni is still too small for the rides.. they wont even let him on the carousel.. sheesh! I took Kaila on a carousel when she was like 1 1/2months old.. but that was in Arizona lol. We went here after Alana's Top Soccer wrap up day then went to the parade later that evening. Some of these might be familiar, I was racking my brain trying to figure out where I had posted these before.. making sure it wasn't here etc.. I finally remembered that I posted a couple of Alana on her Walk Video :-D. Check out the rides I went on at the end of this post!

Waiting for the parade to start!

Kaila petting a dog with wings lol

These next photos are from the Evergreen State Fair in late August.

This swing was from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch and it played his music too.

It was really hot that day Alana looks like shes on the verge of heat stroke in alot of the pictures lol.. it was HOT in this bear!

yes.. that was a cat.

Alana couldn't do the net climbing by feet so she pulled herself up it on the side lol. When she got to the top bridge we were just laughing because she was taking her sweet time and holding up about 10 kids behind her haha.

It's the Easter Bunny!

I have no words..

This was the only ride Alana didn't like I took her on it and quickly learned she didnt like heights at least not heights on this ride lol.. she loves kiddie rollercoasters so its not speed or dipping.. it had to of been the height while moving she was freaked about.. she is fine with the big slide height but you arent moving in a little seat on the slide and stopping and going.. good thing it was the last ride for the kids!

I also went on 2 rides by myself...

The Turbo Force

(these videos are not when I went on them, just videos of the rides so you get an idea of how nuts I am

:-P. )

And the Super Shot

Let me just tell you I MUCH preferred the Turbo Force over the Super shot.. I can deal with the spinning and heights of the turbo force.. but I didnt care much for my stomach dropping to the ground before I got there lol.

New Old Washer ; Repair - I am so Good at Puzzles

So my washer broke 2 weeks ago..

It was making a grinding noise and barely spinning.

Still drained water and agitated.

I wanted to see if I could fix it myself...

Because I am a handywoman ya know..

I looked up online how to remove the cabinet..

Also what might be the problem.

This video was a big help..

I was hoping it was the coupler..

I wasn't so lucky..

The coupler was fine.

My father who knows appliances but lives in Texas was on the phone with me helping me check the coupler. After that was shown to be okay and knowing the oil was everywhere we came to the conclusion that the transmission was bad.

After I hung up with him I decided to pull out the transmission and be nosy and just check stuff out. It takes alot to pull out a transmission out of a washer just an FYI... you have to remove the tub, agitator etc. as well to get to it.

It is the transmission or a part to the transmission that would cost more then the washer is worth.

I then had to put it all back together after I "investigated".

Apparently I am good at puzzles because when I got it back together it actually worked.. not work as in fixed but worked as in no more broken then before I took it all apart!

It is now in the garage and a new old washer in its place that was gifted to us by a friend that didn't need it.

See that hunk o metal to the left? that would be the motor.

RIP BELOVED WASHER

Tag you're it!! Me weird?? NAHH I am completely normal.

Lisa @ Oh Boy...Oh Boy...Oh Boy has tagged me.

I just have to share 6 weird things about myself and then "tag" 6 of my bloggy friends. Yeah "just" huh lol. Like Lisa said the hard part isn't coming up with the weird things, it is remembering if they have been mentioned on here already in some shape or form.. so with that said I am sorry if there are any repeats of things you already know!

1. Let's see come on this can't be too difficult.. I am anal about the toilet paper and paper towel rolls, they have to be rolled out "over the top"... under and it drives me utterly insane. I have to take it off and reposition it.. even if it's not my house.

2. I use to have horrible nosebleeds when I was a kid, I still have them but not nearly as bad usually. Kaila has inherited this trait of mine unfortunately.. So far her's seem a little less milder then mine were but none the less scary for most people. Alana gets them too but much less frequent and milder. My best friend once broke her nose and still has never once had a nosebleed. When I was 7.... a doctor actually asked my mom (ASSuming jokingly) if I snorted cocaine.. REALLY?? My mom has had to deal with a few of Kaila's nosebleeds and twice she has called me freaking out because she didnt know how to stop it.. thus freaking Kaila out.. really?? You raised me! The queen of nosebleeds (I mean seriously most kids go to the nurse if their nose is a blood floodgate at school, but no I just excused myself to the restroom.. like it was nothing) you think she would be experienced in that aspect right? She tells me that was a long time ago! Gee way to make me feel old.. We also even weirder call the clots that come out of our noses "worms".. for some reason this makes it sound betteR?? I know it doesn't make any sense haha.

3. I am a clutz, I had stitches in my forehead twice, stitches in my foot and countless other ouchies that didnt need them. I have burned my face, my leg (both with top ramen) and my foot.. My foot was because of my shortness I used to climb on the counters to get things.. another trait that my short little child has inherited grrr. Well one time a burner was on and I didn't know it. It burn't in the rings just like the burner.. wasn't comical then but it is now lol. But I have never broken a single bone.. but I did sprain/tear my ligament on my ankle really badly stepping off a wood "curb" at a playground. Seriously?? WTF I could have at least been doing something "worth" it.. My foot swelled with blood instantly.. and the blood had given into gravity over the next few days and the bruising was on the bottom of my foot where it didn't even hurt... go figure.

4. I hate socks.. I hate socks with a passion. I hate shoes. If it were up to me I would never wear anything but flip flops. and even those come off the second I am indoors. I wear them in the snow, comes in handy with pedicures lol. The only time I wear socks is when I am forced to when I am working, when if rarely I ever go for a brisk walk of bike ride... and I hate every minute of it. The other half is the opposite, he even wears socks with sandals, he wears socks to bed in the summer.. this some nights makes me want to shoot him. I have very dry skin and when those gosh darn socks touch my legs they make them itch like no tomorrow.

5. I have a huge fear of wasps, I could care less about honey bees etc. A few times, a few years ago, at my old house there were wasps everywhere around our front porch most the year, I would sit in my car afraid to go in my house for the fear of being stung... for hours. Those tiny little skinny legs dangling..yikes.. This may or may not have anything to do with "My Girl".

6. I have never seen the movie series Jurassic Park (maybe 10 minutes maybe....), Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Carribean or Harry Potter.. Now don't burn me at the stake.

Oh I forgot I have to tag some people...

Renee
Dee
Heidi
Bethany
The Coffer's
Bridget