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cedar tree turned into columns for the arbor

helper son #2 wimberley

we went down to wimberley saturday.  kat got caught up on sleep, the older two kids laid around but #2 son asked if he could help me.  really, he did!  and I appreciated his effort.  he poured the water for some concrete I was mixing.  making footers.

young W hotel designer

then he showed me his design for a hotel, "the restaurant can go here and the rooms can be in the tall part". 

blanco river rapids park access stairs

the boys and I walked down to the blanco river.  it was hot and muggy out, I needed to cool off.

river rapids blanco community park

then we went to the leaning pear for dinner.  one of our favorite restaurants in central texas. 

leaning pear wimberley

he looks so innocent...

leaning pear wimberley crimini mushroom soup of the day

the soups are always perfect.  the crimini soup was no exception.  really, really good. 

leaning pear wimberley weekend special oven roasted Rockfish with Scallion Risotto Cakes

Rockfish with Scallion Risotto Cakes (weekend special)

wind chime boy leaning pear wimberley

not so innocent now...  he decided we needed to hear the "wind-chim"

river rapids tear down

(BIG and UGLY)

I'd planned to start dropping the old run down house this october.  but it doesn't seem to be happening just yet. 

it rained overnight and into the morning.  but, the sun came out and I was glad to get on with my project. 

wimberley arbor sketchup 3d model

the sketchup I'd shared with kat, she approved.  she suggested a few changes, like using the cedar trees I'd recently cut down for columns.  I was thinking steel but I'm flexible. 

lumberjack-ass

so we squared and trimmed the ends of a few straight cedar sections that were just laying around. 

cedar column wimberley

cedar column wimberley wax trax shirt blublocker

it was hot and humid again. 

wimberley chainsaw artist

when I was done with the chainsaw, kat played around with it for a while.  after a dozen precision cuts, she successfully made one of the stumps flat...

cedar columns arbor wimberley fischer tx

it was a successful day.  worked hard, we did. 

cedar arbor wimberley texas

wimberley glass tile

I also finished grouting the glass and stone tile counter in the screen room. 

we raced back to austin, cleaned our dirty selves and went to imperia for dinner. 

imperia austin two for one sushi rolls happy hour all day sunday

#1 son recently told me imperia was his #1 restaurant.  he loves their spicy tuna roll. 

imperia austin ultra lounge sofa area family games

this is how we do imperia with kids.  we go on sunday night, usually not many people there.  we do not sit at a table, we sit in the lounge area.  we get two big comfy sofas with a large coffee table between.  we pretend we are at home in our own living room.  we even took a board game with us. 

imperia austin buddha bar lounge

kat gets very involved in games of strategy.  #1 son (her opponent) is not always the best at remembering/following the rules, a necessary component to mastermind

games of strategy austin imperia sushi lounge

but they made up and everybody was happy again.

austin downtown sushi imperia lounge

he doesn't want any more hair cuts, "I want to let it get longer, so I can put it in a rubber band".

austin best edamame imperia house

the house edamame at imperia are the best I've ever had.  they put chillies and vinegar in there!

shrimp and lobster pad thai $24-95 imperia austin

#1 got his favorite, the pad thai with shrimp and lobster.  not cheap at nearly $25 but the shrimp were big and fresh as was the lobster. 

eating white rice like a dog at imperia austin

#2 son said "I remember this restaurant, I ate like a dog last time I was here".  and so he did again. 

amh austin modhouse spooky door

came home to enjoy the freshly applied spookiness to our front door.

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