Category Archives: Cars

Car Jenga

The forecast last night said severe storms likely with hail as big as 2-3″ in diameter. EEEKKK! The only car in our garage is the race car. I rushed home after work and started moving stuff around…throwing things is more … Continue reading

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March on

February has come and gone. March is here. I have been working on sewing. I even picked up a vintage Kenmore sewing machine at Salvation Army…now to find a bobbin carrier. Ice racing has come to an end..it ended similar … Continue reading

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30 Day Challenge: I am thankful for…Day 26

Today, I am once again thankful for knowledge. This time, the knowledge I have about cars. You see, when I went out to start the van this morning. Nothing. The battery was dead. I hopped out, grabbed the jump box … Continue reading

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Weekend Recap

We had a great weekend racing with ChumpCar at Brainerd International Raceway. It was Mayhem! Quite literally! This was our first race since we did the motor swap in the Honda. The motor ran great! We changed things up, so our … Continue reading

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Harvey West Memorial Day Classic

This past weekend was a big weekend, and really big week, for my husband. You see, my DH not only earned his SCCA competition license, but also competed in and finished his first 2 SCCA races. I could not be … Continue reading

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Fit Love

We just got home from a road trip to the Florida Keys. I am wiped out, still feel like I am moving and ready for another vacation. From our home in Minnesota, the Keys are 33 hours drive time. We … Continue reading

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Occupy Kids

Before our road trip to Florida, I feverishly prepared things to keep the kids busy for the 33+ hour trip ahead of us. I got a lot of things to keep the kids occupied. Some things were huge successes, others, … Continue reading

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Car Pillow Tutorial

I was looking around the interwebs for some type of pillow to make for my kids to use when we go on our upcoming road trip. I found pillows I could purchase, but I wanted to sew one. Since I … Continue reading

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Weekend recap

I missed posting our weekend recap yesterday because I was just too darn busy at work! That is a good thing :). Our weekend was spent ice racing.  That is right, racing with cars on the ice. What about all … Continue reading

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Travel Games

I spent some time today creating activities to keep the kiddos busy on our upcoming road trip. I created several scavenger hunts as well as license plate bingo. All are printed and in a folder (that I will hopefully NOT … Continue reading

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