Well, Richelle and I have been up to our necks in automotive projects over the last week - something we're not exactly experts on, but we can hold our own. Tyler and I have been plugging away at the issues with our Jeep, and I'm almost done. Last week I replaced the thermostat, and finally finished up the giant bushing project that had been looming over the Jeep since the day we bought it. That project turned out to be every bit the pain in the --- that I thought it was going to be, and then some . . . but it's done! All that's left to do is put in the new radiator, and we're golden. 
Richelle has been fighting her own auto battles. She helped her dad work on Adam's Integra this week, which has been down-and-out for a couple of weeks now. They worked on it all day, put it all back together, and unfortunately, it still wouldn't start. She also helped work on the brakes of Phillip's 4-Runner, and I think another project or two. Today she's working on replacing the power-steering pump in her Cavalier, which is something she's been trying to get done for a couple of days now.
Last night proved interesting too. Richelle got a call just before 8pm that Phillip had driven down to drop Brigette off at her gymnastics class, and that his rear driver-side wheel had fallen off as he was leaving the parking lot. Everyone was off at work, or unavailable, so Richelle and I went and picked up a jack and headed down to get him taken care of. By the time we got there, her Dad had already shown up too. Phillip wasn't too happy (can't imagine why), but it didn't take too long to jack up the 4-Runner, use the wheel lug wrench to bend the tire lugs straight enough to get the tire on (one of which was sheered off, leaving only 4), and send him on his way. It wasn't a huge emergency, but it was more excitement than Richelle and I had had in a few days. 
Phillip's 4-Runner, sans wheel
What's left of the lugs
Anyhow, not much else going on. This week is Richelle's Spring Break, and I took Thursday and Friday off for work. We were originally going to go down to Moab, but we've decided to push that trip back to April. We do want to go somewhere this weekend, but haven't decided where yet. Where ever we go - it'll be better than working!
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