While pulling out the grill the other day daddy Dave noticed that the metal coverings which cover the burners had all but disintegrated (rust). This was the only one left and barely hanging on.
Daddy Dave went to his scrap pile and picked out a piece of formable metal, cut the right length and creased down the center. After a quick coat of high temp black spray paint the fix was done, good as new.
Well Malia got this pretty spiffy tent like structure for her bed for her birthday, of course the bunk beds just seemed to be lacking something.
First a shallow hole was drilled with a spade bit....on one of the supports.
Another was done on the opposite side but this one had some chisel work done also...
Than daddy Dave installed a wooden dowel (old curtain rod) into the slots...
Next he grabbed some old curtians and slide them on the dowel ......now Ella has her own fort. Momma has sence altered the curtians for a truly more costum look.
Here Ella poses with the old faucet ......I think she might want her water bottle refilled...
And here Malia test out the new/used faucet, I think she was telling me the water was starting to get hot....
Today is officially Malia's birthday but her party was this past weekend, here she is enjoying some eats
Here is one of her gifts, too big to really wrap....so daddy Dave threw an old sheet over it.
Safety first, after she buckles on her helmet she takes it for a spin, happy birthday my sweet baby girl, and may the years not roll by so fast.
Daddy Dave says good by to another scrap pile, while getting ready for Malia's birthday party daddy Dave burnt it down.
Daddy Dave needed to put together some storage boxes for the new cubbyholes which are in the laundry room. Daddy Dave could have just bought baskets but this was not a very cost efficient option, So he made his own. First he took some left over cabinet scraps(kitchen Reno)......
Cut them down to the correct size.......also cut the appropriate sides, bottoms, and backs needed to build four boxes.
And put them together.........
Now a fresh coat of paint and they'll be done, maybe a layer of felt on the bottoms also.
Here they are in position, but not yet painted, daddy Dave would have liked to use the upper part of the cabinets (arch) but opted for a uniform look.
With the nice weather we've been having it allows the girls a chance to get outside and play, here Malia and Ella enjoy the sun accompanied with a loli pop ...and climb about on the fallen trees. Of course the loli pop had to be finished before playing could resume, but they didn't seem to mind.
The the girls show off one of their creations, they love to gather daddy Dave's scraps and build houses etc out of them. Malia is also at a point in her life where she likes to play with her hair, this often makes hair combing a challange. She twirls it, often causing it to knot .
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