Below see David’s plans for how to build an excavator using the Bygga Construction Set from Ikea.  Matt built the excavator according to specifications, but then immediately post project completion the client returned with changes to the original design, including a rear scoop and swiveling/rotating cab.  Matt, out of time and construction set pieces, decided [...]

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Bike #1 Bike #2 (has a basket and tassels!) Test Ride Narrative to come later.

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After our bedtime snack, and after Carmen plotted what she would do tomorrow (paint, on 5.5"x4.25" paper, with an easel), she clapped her hands and said, "Okay, everybody, it’s time to go to bed!" And off they went. Magnificent, Matt said. 

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Christmas in September:  eating from a pint of Talenti Old World* Eggnog Gelato.  Think frozen eggnog, but flufflier and with less fat.  Yowzers.  It’s been sitting in the freezer for a few weeks, waiting for company and friends to share.  I threw that idea out the window this evening, though, after I found David had [...]

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(David cut his hair.  Lots of it.)

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Click, beep, whir, the power is back on at the house.  Matt’s getting the house civilized again, and we’ll be leaving Camp Almaguer Saturday night.

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Still no power at the house; water quality is questionable; gas is not easily available.  People are cranky and hungry and tired.Waiting it out at my parents’ house, where they have electricity, water, and people to talk with C&D while I stare at the wall (or this monitor).  Made a quick decision to leave, and [...]

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