Ron has spent every spare hour over the past couple weeks down in the basement, hard at work on handmade gifts for the kids. He gave the gifts to the kids today, and they were big hits!
Danielle had requested a special bed for her American Girl dolls. She saw one she liked in the AG catalog, but the plastic bed was over $200! And, even if we really wanted to spend that much money on something like that, that specific bed is backordered until March. Ron modeled his bed after the AG one. Danielle loved it! I'm sure it will last longer than the AG bed, plus Ron put so much love and thought into it. You can't mass produce that. He was very proud of the finished product, and Danielle's reaction was perfect. When he was out of the room, she told me it was probably her favorite Christmas gift ever. He didn't have time to make a chair to go with the desk, but that is on the agenda for the next couple weeks.
Tyler has been wanting some shelves in his room for awhile. Ron searched the internet for some ideas and then sketched up his own plan. He finished off the shelves and measured out all the pipes. He knew Tyler would enjoy the shelves even more if he got to help make them, so he gave Tyler a box of premeasured pipes and the blueprints. It was fun watching Tyler figure out his gift. They turned out great, and Tyler loves them.
Danielle had requested a special bed for her American Girl dolls. She saw one she liked in the AG catalog, but the plastic bed was over $200! And, even if we really wanted to spend that much money on something like that, that specific bed is backordered until March. Ron modeled his bed after the AG one. Danielle loved it! I'm sure it will last longer than the AG bed, plus Ron put so much love and thought into it. You can't mass produce that. He was very proud of the finished product, and Danielle's reaction was perfect. When he was out of the room, she told me it was probably her favorite Christmas gift ever. He didn't have time to make a chair to go with the desk, but that is on the agenda for the next couple weeks.
Tyler has been wanting some shelves in his room for awhile. Ron searched the internet for some ideas and then sketched up his own plan. He finished off the shelves and measured out all the pipes. He knew Tyler would enjoy the shelves even more if he got to help make them, so he gave Tyler a box of premeasured pipes and the blueprints. It was fun watching Tyler figure out his gift. They turned out great, and Tyler loves them.
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