Today we went to Rebound Inflatable Park in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. We had great fun having races through a course of obstacles, sliding down the slides, climbing up walls and trying not to get knocked off by the rotating machine. We were there for an hour and were worn out after it.
This evening I wired up the sheds consumer unit to the power from the house and got everything working. It was great to have lights, sound and heat in there without the need for an extension lead back to the house.
I started wiring everything up today, I got all of the sockets cut out, back boxes in and the sockets wired up. I then did the same for the speakers and amp, heater and the thermostat and finally the lights.
To make the shed strong, I ordered some 2 inch thick x 200mm wide boards at 4.2m long as the flooring. Dad and I levelled up the floor and secured the 22mm under floor before putting down the new boards, fixing them together with biscuits and glue. We then screwed each board into the floor joists. In the afternoon we built a wall and added the shelving. Just before the end of the day I built a work bench.
Ethan and I were up and out early this morning to paint the inside of the shed. It took us a couple of hours and we got covered in paint splatter but it was good fun with the music on.
Dad and I worked on the shed today, insulating all of the walls and ceiling, we then boarded it all and filled any gaps with expanding foam. Its all starting to come together now.
We went out for dinner this evening with my parents and Grandma to Las Iguanas for a late birthday meal. It was great to see them and we had a really nice meal.
I had ordered some accessories for the shed including an in wall amplifier, some speakers, thermostat, door sensor, smoke detector, light and then a swivel bracket for mounting the bikes to the wall.
Today I wired up the shed, adding a consumer unit to handle the power coming in and then separate circuits for lights, heater, sockets, outside lights. I ran network cable and speaker cable too.
It is my 42nd birthday today. I had to work which was a bit of a shame, but in the evening I went to my mother in-laws for cake and then Rachel and I went out for a nice meal at Zizzis. I got lots of lovely cards, Lego and some money.
Ethan and I went with Scott and his wife to the Leicester Brick Festival today. We were expecting to see a lot of models that people had made, but it was 90% people selling Lego. It was good to have a look at some of the older sets, but that ended quite quickly. We spent less than an hour there which was disappointing.
Ethan and I tried a new Clip N Climb today in Northampton. When we arrived we were a bit surprised as it was in a shopping centre. There was quite a few new walls that we hadn't been on before and the session was really quiet so we got to go on everything more than once. We had a great time and would go back again.
We wanted to get the shed water tight, so Dad built a door and then I worked on finishing off all the cladding including the door. Dad worked on tiling the roof and then adding the dry ridge. At the end of the day we managed to get one length of guttering on.
Grandma Hayman was 80 today, so we went to the Golf Club to celebrate. We had a nice meal and spent some time with Grandma, ending the night with some cake which was nice.
Today we started by building the front wall and then Dad moved onto the roof rafters while I put the cladding on the outside. We then put 18mm sheets on the roof and covered it in Tyvek. We made some great progress and its all starting to come together now.
Dad and I started the day by taking down the old shed, making sure we kept the roof tiles to use on the new shed. We then dug holes for the blocks to be concreted in place. We then had a few family members come over to help move the shed from its old location to its new location and then got that all levelled up. We then got the 3 walls we had built up.
It was Ethans first day in year 5 today.
We decided to move the shed to the other side of the garden, this meant that we needed to clear out the seats, firepit, bushes, etc so we spent a few days clearing all of the area. We also emptied all of he shed contents into the garage. Over a few days we moved an Acer tree which would have been in the way but we didn't want to cut it down.
Our old shed is sinking and it is full, so we decided to build a new shed. This time we are going to mount it on metal posts so they cant go rotten like the old wood ones did. We had a long hard day digging out and concreating in pads for the new base to sit on and then building the new base and we managed to get 1 wall built.
Tonight Grandma and I went to see Grease at Kilworth House theatre. We got there early so we could have a picnic on the grounds. Granma had made egg cobs for us and some scones, I bought the drinks and tea. The show was amazing, great singing and dancing, we both had such a great time.
We had 2 new starters today at work, so I organised a night out for the Lovelace squad. We went to Golf Fang in Sheffield. The place was great, the themed rooms for each hole were great, the holes were not too difficult but were great fun. I came first out of our team which I was pleased about. We then decided to stay for food and I had a great fried chicken burger.
Ethan and I went to Cliff Lakes this afternoon as it was so warm to go on their inflatables. We got 80 mins on the lake and we had such a great time going over all the obstacles and sliding into the lake. We were quite worn out after 80 mins though.
With the new server having an RTX graphics card in it, I wanted to try out Stream remote play, so I managed to get a cheap Steam Link off eBay and then got an Xbox controller and then a tiny keyboard that is powered by the controller but works independently as a keyboard. After figuring out that I needed to be logged into the server and that the screen couldn't be locked I got it all working and gaming at 1080p is great on all the games I have tried.
After the cars took a beating in our first season racing, they needed a lot of work doing to them. I made a large order from BattCave and Kamtec, with all the parts that we had broken, new shells, paint and a few sets of wheels. I took the shells to my parents and sprayed them in the homemade spray booth. Ethans turned out amazing being all black.
It was our last day, so this morning we quickly packed before heading to Epcot, we managed to get on The Seas with Nemo & Friends and then took some photos, before heading back to the hotel and getting a tax to the airport. Ethan and I had a Burger King and then we had a direct flight back to Heathrow airport. We landed about 5am and then I drove home. What an amazing holiday!
It was a Magic Kingdom day today, we started off with photos at Meet Daring Disney Pals as Circus Stars at Pete's Silly Side Show, then went on Dumbo the Flying Elephant and Prince Charming Regal Carrousel. We stopped for lunch and a drink before I went on Tianas Bayou Adventure. We all then went on Walt Disneys Carousel of Progress and Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin. We headed back to the hotel and went to Disneys Port Orleans Resort - Riverside Arcade, which were free at the time because of the lightning. For dinner we went to Blaze Pizza at Disney springs before heading back to the hotel for a swim.
I was up and out at 7am to get to Epcot and was inline for the rope drop so I could go on Test Track presented by General Motors on its opening day, the ride was great, worth getting up early for. We then went on Spaceship Earth, Soarin Around the World and Living with the Land before heading for lunch and to get out of the sun for a bit. We then went back to the hotel and rented a Surrey Bike and had a ride round both hotels. For dinner we went D-Luxe Burger at Disney springs, then went back to the hotel and went swimming at Disneys Port Orleans Resort - Riverside. In the evening we sat down outside for Movies Under the Stars Camp Rock 2.
Back at Hollywood studios today, we had another go on Mickey & Minnies Runaway Railway before getting some photos at Meet Disney Stars at Red Carpet Dreams. We had lunch and a drink before a photo with BB-8 Astromech on Duty. We then watched the For the First Time In Forever A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration, which was great. We then headed over to Animal Kingdom and I went on Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain and then Kali River Rapids. We then went back to the hotel for a swim before heading to Blaze Pizza in Disney springs for dinner.
We made an early start for Magic kingdom this morning. We started off with a photo at Meet Mickey at Town Square Theater, went then went on its a small world before stopping early for some lunch and a cold drink. We then went on the Jungle Cruise and then as the queue was short I went on TRON Lightcycle. As I met up with Ethan and Rachel again we see that people we queuing to meet Stitch, so we did that. We then headed back to the hotel and went for a swim to cool off. For dinner we went to D-Luxe Burger at Disney springs. We then decided to go back to Magic Kingdom, we started with the The Haunted Mansion, then Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin before watching the Happily Ever After show.
Today Ethan and I went to Disneys Blizzard Beach Water Park for the day, we enjoyed sliding on the mats. In the evening we went to Disney Springs and had Blaze pizza for dinner and then Everglazed Donuts for dessert.
