Doomsday is dead, long live doomsday

The wedding went off really well.  The worst thing about the whole thing was that the cake wasn't nearly what Kendra expected it to be.  The jeep and baby Felice survived 2 days of VERY bouncy terrain.  I'm going to have to replace all the leaf springs, but I had kind of expected that anyway.  Luckily the previous owner gave me a set, and I've spent the last few weeks pressing out the shot rubber bushings in them, and installing urethane replacements.  Let me tell you: that's a bitch without a hydraulic press.  I nigger rigged something with a 2-tooth gear puller that worked, but it was a LOT of muscle to get it done.

Simultaneously, I've been attempting to rebuild the motor on my mower.  I got that back in today and...no compression.  I don't know if the head is warped or if there's just no valve seal, but it's toast.  Kind of embarassing and a giant waste of money.

Now that the mower project is done, I can go get the jeep out of the locker and actually swap over these springs.  I'll probably throw some shocks at it too.

In other news: I resigned from Wells on monday, and that is a major stresss relief.  Hilariously, even after I I resigned....they still want me to work on a sunday.  If there was any doubt in my mind that I made the right call, it is eradicated now.

I have a future of weekends spent lifting, playing with baby-person, and doing projects.  Can't wait!

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