This week, Christian and I are going to start programming our new little robotic controller. Our buddy, Jeff, is way ahead of us on that. He needs a way to control some stuff from the internet and it is our job to figure out how to do that. So, Christian brought up the idea of programming a cat tower web cam. Christian checked it out and it seems like cat tower web cams are a dime a dozen. They are not that exciting as most of the time all you see is an empty tower or an image of a sleeping cat. Christian’s idea was to make a cat poker–a stick hooked up to a solenoid or a motor or something to poke the cat when somebody clicks a button on our web page. That way, you could at least see a little bit of movement. Well, after Dad nixed that idea, we decided we need to do something else like put the camera on a motor to change the view, or feed the cat a morsel, or move a laser pointer around for the cat to try to get, or something like that. We are working on that idea right now. We will keep you posted.
Yesterday afternoon we went to Troy’s and Youngin’s house for dinner after Sunday morning meeting. Beside the fact that we ate fabulous Korean food complete with Kimchee, we got the chance to marvel at their new kitchen. The pictures do not do it justice. The thing that amazed us most was how much bigger the kitchen feels. We did not realize that the whole process, from start to end, including the week or two wait for the granite to be installed, only took six weeks or so. Congratulations!
Love the cat poker idea…except that it would erase the reason that you built the tower. They wouldn’t use it after being poked a few times. The laser sounds fun! Can’t wait to see what you guys come up with. Troy and Youngin’s kitchen looks fabulous. Did they redo the cabinetry, or replace it? The floor and countertops are to die for! Whoever thought of carpet in the kitchen!
We’ll get some pictures up as soon as we can Ruthie. And we ALL agree on your “carpet in the kitchen” comment!