"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13
May 12th, 2009 by Aubri
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Lily is really getting good at standing. She isn’t pulling up, but likes to stand like a big girl if we help her. She’s also getting good at waving “bye-bye” but wanted to show off her Nebraska “two finger wave” here instead.
Lily told me she was pretending to be a mechanic like her Daddy does. She got her work clothes on and went at the coffee table. I’m thinking that as chatty as she is maybe she’d make a better beautician.
May 10th, 2009 by Aubri
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Here is a practical gift, made with family love and engineering. Moms don’t like noise. Especially when they are hauling their favorite trailer. They are probably familiar with the rattle between the hitch reciever and the ball drop. Here a a homemade solution, sure to win hearts on Mother’s Day.
Here is a picture of the anti-rattle device in operation. It has a square the fits around the ball drop. It then has a piece that sticks out over the receiver mount, which is attached to the vehicle. A nut is welded to that piece and then a eye bolt is threaded through. The eye-bolt is twisted by hand to hit the receiver mount—-and viola, no more rattle!!!
All your need are some small pieces of fairly sturdy steel and an eyebolt and matching nut and a small welder. A clamp or two helps to keeps things aligned when welding. Simply align them and clamp them down to your ball drop, to ensure a tight fit, and weld the pieces together. Here’s the best thing about this, you probably have the parts lying in your garage already. For the frugal gift maker, this is a perfect Mother’s Day gift. Total it only cost me $0.00. Build one today!
Here is picture of the finished product polished. Parts list: Two large cotter pins; One large bolt with nut; One piece of angle-iron; two eyebolts with one nut.
Make that special mother in your life happy. (Sorry mom, I only made one of these for Aubri, maybe next year). Here is evidence that practical, homemade gifts are the best.
