Lunches with family friends - Kenworth Shop

Monday
We took the Kenworth to the dealer on Sunday afternoon so they could run some tests Monday when it was cold. Lately it's been puffing (girl talk) white smoke when it shifts. It was doing this on occasions last winter but the last month or so it seemed to be doing it a lot more. So we decided we'd better find out what's going on before we hit the road.

They put the computer on it but couldn't find anything wrong. Than they took it out for a test drive and nothing. The mechanic was puzzled as he said the truck is in really good shape. Same thing the place in Grand Rapids said last year when we had it over there. The only thing that it might be was when we had the overhead done two years ago they didn't do it right. Larry has thought this since it was done since the puffing started after that was done. But they did find a small fuel leak and we're having that fixed to see if just maybe that might be the cause. They said they'd do the cheaper fix first before doing another overhead. Friends out there that have these trucks understand that there is "nothing" cheap about having work done. Oh and of course the leak can't be in a "convenient" spot, noooo has to be the fuel line that goes up behind the head. To me that means nothing but you guys will understand. So the part is ordered and the truck goes back in next week.

Monday Evening:
As I said in our last blog it was our grand-daughters birthday so we took the family out for dinner. She always gets to pick the place and this year it was Carrabba's Italian Grill. It's a nice place but you have to watch what you order. I'd forgotten when we ordered that they have a small and regular size portions and our waitress didn't ask so naturally we all got the more expensive regular size. Way too much food and the only one who finished theirs was Darrius cause he ordered off the kids menu.

Tuesday:
Larry worked on putting installation up in the storage room off the upstairs bedroom. This is the section that we had a totally new roof put on. Once he's finished with that I can start moving some of the storage bins in that we had in the storage trailer. While he was doing that I got paint out and started doing the touch up spots.

Wednesday:
A special day as we headed down to IN to have lunch with our special friends Donna & Grant Zinnecker. We made plans to meet at the Blue Gate Restaurant in Shipshewana at 11AM. Of course we can't go down there without stopping at Larry's favorite RV Surplus place Bontragers in White Pigeon MI and he always seems to find something. I guess we should of communicated a little better with the Zinnecker's cause we just missed them at that place before meeting for lunch. Oh well we had a great time seeing them and even tho our lunch took longer than it should to come out and they over charged me (ordered soup & 1/2 sandwich & charged for full size) it was fun.

** note to self - time to start checking out these bills before paying them

Thursday:
Did a little running around than we had lunch with our son Alan.

Friday:
Darrius day was moved from Thursday to Friday as he had a Dr's appt for his collar bone. Dr. said it's healing good and he could go with out the sling unless he was outside playing and no horsing around. Ya right - that's not in that kids vocabulary. But he's a happy guy, especially when the Dr said he'd be able to play Tag Football this fall. For a celebration he and his folks went to Impression Five which is a great hands on place for kids.

Doesn't he look much better without the sling

That's it for this week. Guess this blog was a bit long but had lots to share. Oh I do have a before/after picture to show you. I finally got a picture of the new garage door.


Before After

OK, that's it for this week. Till next time.................................