Ma and Pa's Blog

The last couple days have been fun-filled.

Yesterday we went downtown to Chriskindl Mart and the ice skating rink. Grandpa, Mike and Caleb tried the ice skating — not for long, but no one fell and no one was hurt! Grandpa, Jen, Caleb and Owen rode the carousel. We saw toy makers from Germany at work and visited the marble museum. After we returned home, Caleb and Grandpa did some wood working in the basement — a bird house and a partially complete wooden snowman resulted — again, no one got hurt!

Today we visited the art museum to see Machines at Play.   The grandchildren liked the building and were a little tentative about the exhibit.    However, after the first viewing, Caleb asked to revisit the Machines at Play and suggested we go home for lunch and come back again with Aunt Jean and Uncle Bob, so they could see it.  I think it was a success.  Video here.

Below are some pictures.

Just finished media cabinet #3 — best yet.

The old laptop now has a new operating system and a new home (table).   Since the battery doesn’t hold a charge, and the keyboard has a few non-functioning keys, it’s no longer very portable.  But, with an outlet and an external keyboard, it’s ready to go.

The bookcase for Caleb’s new room is ready. It was a fun project. Hope it fits in — with the many shades, surely one will match his new headboard, no?

The tables are finished. While not perfect, I am proud of the results. See them here –

The recent arctic weather has kept us close to home, but I’ve enjoyed getting back into the basement shop. Here’s a preliminary view of my project, an end table (1 of 2) minus the bottom shelf. So far, so good.