I put together a train set for my sons early yesterday morning. I wrote about it on Chicago Moms Blog which I am woefully behind on posting. Normally I post more than the required 2 times per month but this month has been crazy.
The package had "over 100 pieces" and "assembly required" on it and the box was over 50 pounds. I think that maybe next year I will be a little more diligent about staying away from things that say "over 100 pieces". But a little insanity; a heavy drill; 10 chipped fingernails; and 3 hours of work and the wooden train set was successfully assembled by little ole me. Yep - all by myself. I'm thinking of tackling Nick's bicycle and Alex's tricycle this afternoon if David doesn't beat me to it.
I'm proud that I'm not your run of the mill "girly girl". I guess there are times that I wish that someone would take care of me, but in the end it's not so bad to be able to take care of yourself. There is a bit of role-reversal going on in our home - there has been for the past 3 years - but I wouldn't know how else to live. Maybe the day will come when someone will take care of me, but until that day comes I take comfort in being able to do it with my own two hands. Hmmmn - I guess it really isn't with my own two hands because David lends two hands too.
Happy Holidays!
Posted by: Amy | December 24, 2007 at 09:09 PM