Father & Son Projects

In the hours that they are both awake at the same time, Bill and Alex are doing projects together. This just pleases me so much--I get to sit on the couch or at the computer, and listen and watch as they do all the work! My only responsibility is to make sure the meals and snacks keep coming, and not nag when one or the other (or both) fall asleep on the couch midday.

The big one was putting together the futon bed I purchased from Sportsman's Guide, in anticipation of having a whole house full of people this week.

The operation actually went pretty smoothly. They had the right number of parts, and there were no arguments, just an honest exchange of ideas. They worked out a division of labor that seemed to suit them both. A minimum of tools and no first aid were required, and now we have an extra bed!

























My handsome son now wears glasses. When I remarked that I thought they made him look great, he said he has noticed, all of a sudden, girls are checking him out. His friend Doug said, "No Alex, they've always been looking, you just couldn't see them looking at you until you got the glasses!"

Echo is happy to have Alex around again. Alex likes both dogs and cats, and the animals know it and gravitate toward him. They spend a fair amount of time just hanging out together on the couch.

Bill and I finished out the day with our own project--we fired up the wood chipper and made mulch for the garden bed he dug out for me yesterday. Tomorrow it is predicted to rain, so I will plant peas and beans and give them a good start!