With winter in full swing, I am missing my bike something terrible. The only thing keeping me happy about not riding is the upgrades that it will be getting this winter. Mind you they are all pretty much cosmetic, I’m OK with that. Some performance bumps are sure to come in the next round. Another major bonus is that I paid off my loan very early (3 years). So the Thruxton is officially mine!
Jetta is doing it’s job like a champ. After some hiccups with a temperamental alternator, things have gotten back to normal. Put fuel in, drive. Repeat. Mileage is a steady 29mpg. Not as good as I would have expected from a 2.0NA motor, but winter fuel is likely hurting those numbers a bit. Regardless, for a boring, plain Jane silver wagon it actually does the job nicely. With all that being said : I can’t wait to shop for it’s “fun” replacement later this spring/summer.
Kidlets are growing like weeds and make me prouder each day. Abby recently was chosen as the winner for a colouring contest in which she will be getting an award at the Legion next week. Congrats Abigail! And my wee-man has turned in to a Wii-Man. He has fully turned into a gamer kid. We bought the kids a the Wii-U for Christmas, and boy was that a good pick. Both kids enjoy it greatly, but Joe has taken it to a new level — pardon the pun. He has became mildly addicted to LEGO Star Wars – The Complete Saga. We’ve shared many hours killing bad guys and flying X-Wings and Tie-Fighters since Christmas. Boy is nearly as good as the old man already. Before long, I predict I will become the padawan 😉
Finally on some unfortunate news. Karmin (my parents pomeranin) sadly passed yesterday in the early morning. She’s been battling with an infection over the last couple weeks, but refused to eat and taking her medications was becoming more and more difficult. Sadly she simply seemed to have given up. She passed painlessly in her sleep while at home in her own bed. Can’t ask for more then that. Thankfully all dogs go to heaven. Rest in Peace Karmin.