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The Mighty Merc – 5 Gear Swap and Doubler Placement
Folks that know me know that I’m not really a fan of automatic transmissions. While the 4r70w in the Mercury was one of the few that didn’t routinely irritate me, I wanted it gone. Plus I had to pull it to fix a leaking rear main seal, so I didn’t see a reason for it to go back in!
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Michigan 2016 – Part 2
The next day started out the same as the first with breakfast at the Never Miss Café again. After filling up, we headed up to St Joseph to spend some time in the Sliver Beach Area. We played around on the restored carousel:
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Michigan 2016 – Part 1
We decided that since life had slowed down a bit (ha!) that we should take the opportunity to get out of the house for a long weekend. The wife booked us a place to stay in South Haven MI and plans were made to make it happen.
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St. Louis Botanical Gardens 6/18/16
We made our first family trip to the Botanical Gardens with Grandma in tow. It had been several years since we had been there and lots of changes were made. It was good to see the refresh! The boy had a lot of fun playing in the water features: And once again, we wore out the little one:
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St. Louis Zoo 6/25/16
We made our first trip with both kids to the St. Louis Zoo here recently. The grandparents came along and we all had a good time watching the kids explore better part of the Zoo. The boy really enjoyed playing with the sea lions: The tunnel was also a big hit! We spent a decent chunk of time in the children’s zoo where things were a bit more interactive. It was fun watching the boy run around taking in the…