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« Reply #50 on: July 01, 2018, 08:35:02 PM »
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« Reply #51 on: July 02, 2018, 11:20:17 AM »
Anytime Dave. If the boys get into it, just give me a holler. Happy to share tricks.
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« Reply #52 on: July 02, 2018, 03:16:03 PM »
Oh no, they will get dirt bikes here soon.  Been shopping already


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« Reply #53 on: August 22, 2018, 01:56:19 PM »
Last weekend was a brutal two days of Soapbox Derby Rally racing. It's a points building race, and you can gather enough to go to nationals in OH, but in reality it's just off season practice driving for 90% of the attendees. We had kids come all the way up from OR and CA though, so the draw was there. Sophie made 3 heats in the primary before she went down to consolation and then was throttled by her 1st competitor. We had a great time though and all the driving paid off because she took 3rd on Sunday.
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« Reply #54 on: August 22, 2018, 01:56:53 PM »
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« Reply #55 on: August 22, 2018, 03:15:30 PM »
Great work Sophie!!

Is that last pic of the rock that Don would have hit/run over had he been driving the soapbox??


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« Reply #56 on: August 22, 2018, 04:18:56 PM »
It was magnetic to the kids, so I'm assuming he'd have hit it dead center
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« Reply #57 on: August 22, 2018, 04:48:13 PM »
 :popcorn:


Great job Sophie, I see a coyote powered mustang in her future!
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« Reply #58 on: August 22, 2018, 05:54:09 PM »
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Great job Sophie, I see a coyote powered mustang in her future!
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« Reply #59 on: August 22, 2018, 06:21:41 PM »
I think it’s spelled bullitt but yeah  :likebutton:
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« Reply #60 on: August 22, 2018, 07:20:55 PM »
Nice job Sophie (good job dad)

It was magnetic to the kids, so I'm assuming he'd have hit it dead center

Isn't that the truth!!
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« Reply #61 on: August 23, 2018, 09:15:10 AM »
I think it’s spelled bullitt but yeah  :likebutton:
I concede to your correctness!
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« Reply #62 on: August 23, 2018, 09:17:59 AM »
...And, Tater...That is one super cool little girl you have there!

BTW, I have one myself

Grand Daughter...

She was walking around the other day talking to people who weren't listening to her

So I asked her, "Jo, doesn't anyone listen to you?"

She answered:

"Pop, you listen to me!"

Don: See: Melted heart!

She is four and already drinks coffee with me!
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« Reply #63 on: August 23, 2018, 11:02:48 AM »
Don, Sophie and I have a cup together on the weekends too. mostly milk and chocolate syrup, but she does like here little coffee here and there. I got her fishing with me the other night and boy did I open a can of worms, (figuratively). I didn't have a rod for here so I broke out my light tackle trout rod/spinning real combo and she figured out how to cast with the bale correctly in 3 tries. the surf perch were all over the place, so we started catch and release for about 2 hrs. she casts straight, and about 30 yards consistently. So I bought her 1st rod and reel combo, a bunch of salmon gear and we have a date Saturday and Sunday morning on the little boat. Hopefully the smoke clears so it's not so nasty out. Looking forward to coffee and fishing with my daughter until soapbox comes around again.
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« Reply #64 on: August 23, 2018, 02:40:53 PM »
Don, Sophie and I have a cup together on the weekends too. mostly milk and chocolate syrup, but she does like here little coffee here and there. I got her fishing with me the other night and boy did I open a can of worms, (figuratively). I didn't have a rod for here so I broke out my light tackle trout rod/spinning real combo and she figured out how to cast with the bale correctly in 3 tries. the surf perch were all over the place, so we started catch and release for about 2 hrs. she casts straight, and about 30 yards consistently. So I bought her 1st rod and reel combo, a bunch of salmon gear and we have a date Saturday and Sunday morning on the little boat. Hopefully the smoke clears so it's not so nasty out. Looking forward to coffee and fishing with my daughter until soapbox comes around again.

Sounds like a perfect weekend!  :likebutton:
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« Reply #65 on: August 23, 2018, 04:21:02 PM »
Time well spent Tate, for both of you.

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« Reply #66 on: October 31, 2018, 10:51:10 PM »
WHAT BEAUTIFUL KIDS..... YOU WILL DO A GREAT JOB

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« Reply #67 on: November 01, 2018, 10:28:56 AM »
Thank you sir, she's an amazing kid.
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« Reply #68 on: November 01, 2018, 09:50:55 PM »
Tate, re-reading your August post reminds me of a Trace Atkins song “Just Fishing” I think it’s called. If you haven’t heard it give it a listen.
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« Reply #69 on: November 02, 2018, 10:28:17 AM »
That song came out the year after she was born and she fits all the lyrics pretty perfectly. we listen to a lot of music together, whenever we're driving and I like to get her talking about why she likes certain songs and how they make her feel. I have always thought of music as cheap therapy and want her to have an appreciation for it as well.
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« Reply #70 on: July 03, 2019, 10:41:48 AM »
figured i'd just keep this stuff here. she came in 13th of 70 this year at the big show. had a big wreck towards the end that we had nascar pit crew style dads helping me tear it apart and put it back together in the 15 min time limit and she went on to win that heat. No trophy but way proud and a happy racer.

edit: The requisite participation trophy was tossed, by her. "She thought they were dumb if you didn't actually place what was the trophy for"
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« Reply #71 on: July 03, 2019, 10:50:22 AM »
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Re: Sophies soapbox derby
« Reply #72 on: July 03, 2019, 11:15:21 AM »
Good times.  Glad she’s still enjoying it. Long way from a soap box, they’ve come


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