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The Game of Life

Who knew that the 1982 version of this game is fun and not mindless like the dumbed down version that is currently in stores. Our daughter thinks all board games are great fun, but she even thinks the old one is way better.

By |April 19th, 2020|Categories: Games|Comments Off on The Game of Life

Koob Viking Lawn Game

Our game crazed daughter found this interesting craft idea online during the Coronavirus craze, so I decided to try to make it from leftover scrapes and it turned out to be a great yard game. And it was easy to make from materials laying around the garage. We’re going to try to paint it a little more vibrant colors and put it in an extra tote box for storage and carrying. Instructional video: https://lets-get-together.com/2014/07/24/diy-koob-the-best-lawn-game-ever/#_a5y_p=3816571 And, its very easy to play, set up the blocks on opposite sides with the lager king in the middle. Team's or individuals take turns throwing sticks and after you knock all of the other side’s blocks down you can throw for the king to win.

By |April 18th, 2020|Categories: Games|Comments Off on Koob Viking Lawn Game

Rook

This game of Rook is hard to figure out, so we're still trying to learn it all. https://youtu.be/5tDTB2m-cWo

By |April 18th, 2020|Categories: Games|Comments Off on Rook

Cribbage

Fun memories of my favorite childhood card game, cribbage, but we need to practice more on the scoring piece of it. Cribbage Cheat Sheet

By |April 13th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on Cribbage

How to program home sprinklers

Replace 9v backup battery. Instructions below. Set for 3 day cycle, with day one on, days two and three off, being sure day one falls on the castle rock schedule for our house, or you'll get watering citations. Program stations 1-4 (there are only 4 stations) to each run for 15 minutes. Set two times for watering to 7 am and 10pm, unless extremely dry then add a third time for drought t weeks. https://www.rainbird.com/sites/default/files/media/documents/2017-06/man_PC100series.pdf In spring, get long keytool and turn on sprinkler system water main in hole in front yard. Test by running on manual, cycle through each station and replace broken sprayers. In fall, turn this off and blow out each station or lines will freeze. If cannot figure out, call sprinkler guy, Michael Olivas 303-877-0740 but it's expensive about $100-200 to have him turn on and check for broken ones or blowout in fall. Time to winterize All of a sudden, fall is here and that means it is time to prepare the irrigation system and our landscapes for winter. Hopefully, you have already decreased the number of days per week of watering. As temperatures cool, plants don't need as much water. Given our temps and a bit of moisture, once a week is probably sufficient. However, by the end of October, we could begin to see freezing overnight temperatures. Therefore, irrigation systems need to be blown out, hoses need to be detached from spigots and mulch should be added to plants. Blowing out irrigation systems helps prevent breaking of sprinklers and backflow devices. Drain hoses but keep them handy, perhaps hanging in the garage, ready for potential winter watering. Turn off (clockwise) the irrigation valve to the house in front

By |April 11th, 2020|Categories: House, Uncategorized|Comments Off on How to program home sprinklers

How to Reprogram lights if Power goes Out on Biocube

If the lights are off on your Biocube the proper probably went out. Set clock to 12hr vs hr and program time. Set clock to current time, paying attention to an vs pm settingPhase 1, Daylight timer: 9:30am – 8:00pm (10.5 Hours for full lighting) Phase 2, Sunrise/Sunset timer: 9:00am – 8:30pm. (White lights begin to come on gradually at 9:00am and will shut off completely by 8:30pm) Phase 3, Moonlights. These lights are the Deep blue night LED’s. I set mine to turn on from 7:00am-10pm. 

By |March 16th, 2020|Categories: Aquarium Reef Tank, Uncategorized|Comments Off on How to Reprogram lights if Power goes Out on Biocube