| Blog series by Allen | updated 575 days ago | 3 parts | 707 reads | 12 comments total |
Part 1: Aaaaand they're off!
My son Sam, now 2 ½, is a certified car nut. He has about 200 of them, which he can identify by model and color, and those are just the Hotwheels/Matchbox sized cars. He and I spend hours on the living room rug playing with cars, driving them to various locations on the rug which he has identified as the grocery store, the car wash, the “whippy dip” (does anyone outside of Cincinnati call a dairy bar/soft-serve ice cream place a “whippy dip”?) etc. Anyhow, we were sitting at dinner, my...
Part 2: Are We There Yet?!
The bed is nearly complete, just a little more painting to do. This weekend the in-laws are coming to help me get it from the garage to my son’s 2nd floor bedroom. Every day he asks me, “Is my car bed ready? Are you still painting? Can I see it?” Note to self: Never again shall my wife be allowed to apply, nay, inflict paint on a project which I have built. She knows how to do it properly, but lacks the patience and thus the bed required 4 coats to get it evened out. I believe she must ...
Part 3: Crossing the Finish Line
The bed is at last complete and assembled in the bedroom. My son was out of town with his mother this weekend so my in-laws come over to help me move it up to his room. Here are a few photos: And here’s a video of his reaction upon seeing it for the first time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOwWwstZzmo Phew! Glad to have that done. Next big project is converting the back half of my garage into an actual shop with a locking door to keep little fingers away from saw bla...
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