New Look... Old Computer...

Yup, I finally decided to give the old blog a new coat of paint. I have many pics to post as we've had many more birthday celebrations, but our main computer at home (where we store all our images) took nose dive. A friend of ours has it and I guess if having to reload Windows. Oh Joy. He said we won't lose any files and I pray we don't. It's a wake up call to me to get an external hard drive and back everything up on a regular basis!

Check back soon... New stuff is on the way. Yes, I promise it won't all be about a Subaru! :-)

A Day In The Life Of... Our Subaru?

Okay, so the thought crossed my mind today that with as many updates on our car, I may need to change the blog's name! LOL

Krista and I have enjoyed keeping track of the progress on our Subaru that's being restored at "A Master Touch" Autobody and Paint. Today it's about done with the primer. There's just a few spots that need to be sanded down and she'll be ready for the paint booth and it will begin to look MUCH better...

Birthdays!

Since Emily never had a formalized birthday party back in April, we celebrated it today along with Sarah's birthday today... what a blast! It was hard to get too many pics as they were on the run the whole time!

It WILL Look Good When It's Done...

Here's the latest on the Subaru's progress. If you're in the Portland area and need ANY kind of bodywork on your car... see "A Master Touch". They also did the restoration of my 1978 Corvette a few years ago. I was SHOCKED to see what they're doing to the Subaru. What was supposed to be a simple repair job (from the accident with the cyclist) and painting of the car has turned into a full restoration of the car! They said, "We just wanted it to be RIGHT..."

It will look as nice as the day we drove it home from Tom Scott Subaru in 1992!

Gone are all the parking lot dings and scratches from the past 17 years!

Hmmm... darn, I'm just going to have to get some custom wheels and tires for it, aren't I!!!

Today's Commute... ARG!

The morning commute started out with the stinkin' "Check Engine" light turning ON! What a pain...

The commute HOME tonight was a mess... something about some big concert in St. Helens, and an earlier traffic accident that snarled traffic for hours afterwards.

But I gotta say, I do have some of the most beautiful scenery to look at even when I'm going nowhere! Thankfully, there was still dinner waiting AND it was still warm! Thanks Shauna...

One More Subaru Video...

Okay, enough mushy lovey stuff about Subaru's... Here's the OTHER reason why it's easy to dig these cars...

In Response to Jason...

Why repair a 17 year old car with well over 200,ooo miles? Subaru owners are a different kind of breed... You hear from Subaru owners time and time again, "I LOVE my Subaru!". Funny, you never hear anyone say that about other cars...

Here's a quick video that might help you understand us better.

...dave
Subaru Owner

It Takes A Lickin'... But Will Keep On Tickin'!!!

As noted in an earier post, I broadsided a bicyclist at 40MPH a couple weeks ago when he rode his bike into my path. Thankfully, he's recovering well. I last spoke to him a week or so ago and he's still got some ankle pain... but he bought himself a new bike and a new helmet (after his last helmet broke when it hit my car) and he's back riding again.

So the Subie is in the shop now having the roof and front end repaired. The guys working on the car are simply amazed that the person whose body smashed into the car wasn't more seriously hurt. I guess I had enough angels riding with me that afternoon that a few got out in front of me to help him too.

Just as the battery inside says... this car is a die hard. When Krista gets this car one day, I'll have to find another Subaru. These tough little cars just run forever!

Emily's First Tattoo...

I don't think this dad could be more proud than I am at this moment

First Show & Shine...

Jason and I got the Miata's out yesterday for our first "Show & Shine" event at church. There were old Chevy's, Ford's, Pontiac's, and some newer high performance rides like Mini's, Audi's, and this row of Miata's! Mine is the BLUE one and Jason's is the BLACK one (click on the pictures to enlarge). I was up till after midnight Thursday and Friday night preparing the car... oh that reminds me, I need to clean up the workbench! Shauna and the girls even showed up later on to take it in and have a hamburger with us!

This 1969 Chevy Camaro SS/RS put a big grin on my face!

Its a good thing I don't own a Cobra like this... I'd be purchasing new tires with every other tank of gas!