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Winning Wednesday @GriffinsHockey
Tonight was the first Wednesday night home game for the Grand Rapids Griffins, and boy oh boy was it a game. Over the years we have won our share of prizes and gifts from the Griffins. I think tonight was only second to the meet and greet with Steve Yzerman.
Before the game even started we were selected to get the “Uncle Bob’s Self Storage Upgrade.” So following a member of the staff we left our upper bowl seats and headed down to four nice lower bowl seats. The view is very different and I don’t think I would buy season tickets down there, but as a treat it was fabulous. This upgrade came with those nice canvas bags, t-shirts, and a little video board time.
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The Griffins played well tonight and were rewarded with a home win. The team has struggled at home and it was nice to see the group play together and have a good time. With this win everyone gets a free ticket for next Wednesday’s game. So, including my parent’s tickets next week, we’ll have 12 tickets to the game. I don’t think we’ll have any trouble filling those seats.
During the third period came the biggest surprise of the night. Theresa’s name was drawn to win a game used stick! Tonight marked the 1000th game for Brad Thompson, the Griffins equipment manager. After the game Theresa and Drake headed down to the equipment room to meet Brad and pick and random card which had one of the players numbers on it. By some stretch of luck or something Drake drew #19. Drake was super excited. Number 19 happens to be Drake’s favorite player, Greg Amadio, it’s even been autographed!
I don’t think anyone is going to be able to top this at his birthday party this weekend.
A few photos of Drake and his new hockey memorabilia, click to enlarge.
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Bad Plumbing Luck
Last week I confirmed that the main water shut off valve in the house was bad. This left us wit no way to shut off the water to the whole house if needed. With some good advice and borrowed tools I was able to get a new valve in place today while the city changed the water meter.</p>
Now that I’ve arrived home from work I have found more plumbing issues. The upstairs toilet has two leaks. The valve in the tank does not close all the way then the float is fully raised. This is causing the tank to fill to the overflow tube and drain into the bowl causing more water to come into the tank. This problem however would not explain my wet socks.
As I am investigating I find the source of the water on the floor. The water line shut off valve is dripping. There must have been something that happened earlier in the day while I was messing with the water, since I did drain the whole house.
So now the question is; do I buy new parts or cannibalize the other toilet? One thing I do know is that after this the score will be Jason: 2, Aleshia 0.
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Wii Bowling Shame
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I am saddened to say that I was almost beat by a 3 year old at Wii Sports bowling. I must have been having an off night, because the alternative of Drake being that good is just horrible to think about. I really thought that it would take much longer for the kid to become as good as the parent.
My score of 155 is low for me. Just last week I bowled a 213, but I average 175-185. Drake’s score of 131 is his highest yet; he bowled a 121 the very next game.
The single most impressive thing about this game happened in the 8th frame. Drake was faced with a 4 – 6 split and managed to pull it off. I would love to say that it was a happy accident, but for all I know he is a master. He managed to hit the 4 just left of center which sent it to the back wall. The pin then shot back forward and took out the 6 pin. My jaw dropped; I couldn’t believe what I just saw.
The first frame of the game was my worst in a long time. With only knocking down 8 pins I almost restarted, and had I been playing with Theresa I probably would have. My skill points drop from this single game was heartbreaking.
Overall Drake played a great game getting 2 strikes and picking up 3 spares. He gets so excited with he gets a strike or spare, jumping up and and down shouting “I did it!”
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The Heart of Summer
With summer moving closer and closer to the end I figured it was time to put together a picture video of June and July’s photos. In this episode we visit the Grand Rapids Art Museum during Festival of the Arts for some silly hat making. Founders Brewing Company was a blast with some big band music. We also had another visit to the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum and Camp Concordia. Take a look and enjoy. Remember, if you are interested in creating your own Animoto videos use my referral link to save some money.
The Heart of Summer via Animoto
This video is viewable on it’s animoto page for browsers that do not support flash. All of my photos can be viewed on flickr; videos are on animoto and YouTube.
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Water/Sewer Rates Go Up Again
Image: Francesco Marino / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Just because I like complaining about the water/sewer rates in Grand Rapids I’ll post the mail box findings from today.
Water is now at $31.92 + $1.82 per HCF
Sewer is now at $40.99 + $3.33 per HCF
The over all increase from last quarter is not drastic; Base rates of $70.65, water $1.752, sewer $3.238, but it is still and increase.
Our usage stayed the same from last quarter, but due to the rate increases I owe the city more money. I would have to dig a little to confirm this, but every quarter the rates have gone up since we moved in in December of 2004.
I know that I’m just complaining to complain, but this is starting to get a bit out of hand.
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