Bear Bear’s Den!
This renovation project took place because of a promise I made to Isla for her 9th birthday. Apparently I actually promised her this in the summer, but I only remember promising this for her...
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Furnace Backup power
So I saw this guy on Youtube with a pretty cool setup on his furnace. He has a natural gas furnace that was previously connected directly to power. The power on a furnace is...
Hot Water Recirculating Pump
So I installed a hot water recirculating pump. It basically circulates the hot water in the house in the pipes, so that any faucet or shower will receive hot water instantly upon demand. The...
Animal Kingdom
This was our final day in Florida. We had a 7:30pm flight, and we had to checkout of the place at 10am. The previous day was pretty tiring, but we still had 1 more...
It’s Go time!!!!!! Island of Adventure
We woke up at 7am and scheduled to get out of the house by 7:45am so we could get to Universal Studios – Island of Adventure, by 8:30am. We had a full day ahead...
The Storm that passed! Shopping and Eating
The evening was a pretty loud one. You could hear the wind and the rain throughout the night while we were asleep. However, it was a safe and sound one, which is the most...
A Storm’s a coming! Epcot!
There’s a tropical storm Nicole that will be making landfall this evening. It’s definitely putting a damper on things, but it’s not supposed to be any significant other than strong winds, and rain. We...
Rain or Shine – Universal Studios
The weather today was pretty crappy. It rained pretty much as soon as we finished our first ride at Universal Studios Florida. We got up and out of the house rather late today. I...
Hollywood Studios
We woke up around 9am again, to get ready for our day at Hollywood Studios. I was looking forward to this one the most, for we would be visiting the new Star Wars Galaxy’s...
Magic Kingdom
The Fung-Lys arrived at 630am after a red-eye flight. James went to pick them up from the airport and brough them back to the house. Most everyone woke up around 830-9 to get ready...
Travel day to Orlando
Our day started relatively late. We left our house around 1030am for YVR. Our flight would be departing at 1:15pm to Dallas. We would then have a 1.5 hour lay-over, before flying to our...
Our Annual Camping trip
We took our annual camping trip with the regular crew, and some familiar faces! We managed to book a group camping site at Sunnyside Campgrounds at Cultus Lake. It turned out to be an...
Oregon Coast
Today we spent the day driving the northern Oregon Coast! We didn’t actually leave our room until about 10:30 and we need sustenance for our long day trip! Kids are loving Chipotle and it’s...
Downtown Portland
I woke up around 7:40am to move the car from overnight street parking (which was free) to one of the Smart Park parking lots in downtown Portland. Parking on the streets is actually free...
Roadtrip!
Wes had hotel vouchers to use up, and we happen to be free of softball, hockey, and baseball this weekend, and the kids had a proD day! All good reasons to go on a...