She's got nerve

First of all, I did NOT take these pictures...they are of my daughter and her tandem partner/instructor. A few years ago, she and one of her friends decided they wanted to try skydiving. So they looked into it and decided to do a tandem jump--that is where you have a little bit of training and then are harnessed in with someone who is an experienced jumper.
She did enjoy it, but hasn't gone again. I think she was most amazed by the quietness...

Busy, busy, busy....

Sarah sent these to me the other morn...I think you might get the idea of how busy Lorelei can be.
But who can complain? She keeps herself occupied and happy.

Her mommy, her aunt and I went on a shopping expedition yesterday and she had a blast. She was saying 'hi' to everyone or else waving to them. And was totally fascinated by the other kids. We had her stroller, but she did not want to stay in it. She like to be down and walking around...

We stopped for pizza on the way home--that is one of her favorites. You would have thought she would be tired and fussy but she was totally entertained while there, as well as being entertaining.

Lending new meaning to the term red-hot

Roger just finished a new knife, which I shall feature on my other blog here shortly. Not the knife in his forge shown here....he was using it as a heating element to heat his quenchent.
When he uses his forge he has it in the open door of his shop...it really heats up the place....these pictures just do not capture the heat radiating from it. Though they are better if enlarged.
Here he is getting ready to submerge the knife blank to heat his quenchent.
All his friends bring him steel...he likes 1095 series leaf-spring steel to make them. He does the knife from start to finish.

He also made the gas forge shown here...I have another post about it but have to get the pictures uploaded for it again.