Christmas Comes Early
It's only Christmas eve at our house, but the festivities are already done with. Sarah got stuck with working 8a to 4p on Christmas, so we celebrated early. Saturday we drove to her parents and had our annual family gift opening mid-afternoon. The kids ripped through their presents like tornadoes, covering the living room floor in wrapping paper in no time flat. Sarah's mom surprised us all with Wiis for each of families (along with one for herself). It didn't take us long to head downstairs to hook hers up and dive into Wii Sports. I'd like to point out that Boxing is no joke, especially if you're not in great shape like me. Three two minute bouts and I was sweating like a pig.
On Sunday afternoon we headed to the big Coleman Christmas party held in one of the warehouses at Sarah's aunt and uncle's nursery. I think Ian spent at least a couple of hours sliding down one of the packing line conveyor rollers on a piece of cardboard.
We left there around five for the ride home, which was unpleasant as it was dark and very rainy. All the vehicles were throwing up road spray and I couldn't see much except for the rear lights of the cars in front of me. It was strangely hypnotic and I kept worrying I was going to space out and drive into the ditch.
We managed to make it home ok, and I spent an hour or so after we got home putting the finishing touches on Ian's present. For the last month or two he's been paging through toy catalogs staring at play kitchens and asking for an 'oven'. We actually bought one, then decided it was a little too small and rickety so I took it upon myself to make one from scratch after returning the wimpy one.
The frame is all 1/2" Russian birch. The faucet is a cheapo bathroom faucet I got from the hardware store, along with some plastic outdoor plumbing drains I used for burners. I also found some replacement stove knobs so I didn't have to try to figure out how to make those. The sink is a stainless steel mixing bowl. There are more pictures over in the December gallery if you're interested.
One of the other presents that gave us a big laugh was the toy vacuum cleaner Sarah got for Ian. It's not just a generic toy vacuum, but an actual Dyson. We've got a real, full sized model which lives in the half-bath on the main floor of our house since we don't have any other closet space in which to store it, and it's a pain to keep it downstairs since we use it up here a lot more. So Ian was running around vacuuming this morning, and afterwards Sarah was in his room getting laundry and she came out laughing after seeing what Ian had done in his bathroom. The first picture is our hall bathroom.
On Sunday afternoon we headed to the big Coleman Christmas party held in one of the warehouses at Sarah's aunt and uncle's nursery. I think Ian spent at least a couple of hours sliding down one of the packing line conveyor rollers on a piece of cardboard.
We left there around five for the ride home, which was unpleasant as it was dark and very rainy. All the vehicles were throwing up road spray and I couldn't see much except for the rear lights of the cars in front of me. It was strangely hypnotic and I kept worrying I was going to space out and drive into the ditch.We managed to make it home ok, and I spent an hour or so after we got home putting the finishing touches on Ian's present. For the last month or two he's been paging through toy catalogs staring at play kitchens and asking for an 'oven'. We actually bought one, then decided it was a little too small and rickety so I took it upon myself to make one from scratch after returning the wimpy one.
The frame is all 1/2" Russian birch. The faucet is a cheapo bathroom faucet I got from the hardware store, along with some plastic outdoor plumbing drains I used for burners. I also found some replacement stove knobs so I didn't have to try to figure out how to make those. The sink is a stainless steel mixing bowl. There are more pictures over in the December gallery if you're interested.One of the other presents that gave us a big laugh was the toy vacuum cleaner Sarah got for Ian. It's not just a generic toy vacuum, but an actual Dyson. We've got a real, full sized model which lives in the half-bath on the main floor of our house since we don't have any other closet space in which to store it, and it's a pain to keep it downstairs since we use it up here a lot more. So Ian was running around vacuuming this morning, and afterwards Sarah was in his room getting laundry and she came out laughing after seeing what Ian had done in his bathroom. The first picture is our hall bathroom.
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