Look What We Built!!

            The girls and I went dress shopping for upcoming events for each of us.  We had some great girl time fun, and it was a real treat to be able to go out and do something fun with both Georgia and Barbara Ann.  After we parted ways though, Barbara and I had a few more things to accomplish.  First things first, we swung by Starbucks for our guilty pleasures and then proceeded to get Tinker Bell washed.  She’s a great truck and her white color helps to hide some of the dirt, but it was getting to be past due.  After the car wash and free vacuum that comes with it, we hit Tractor Supply Company.  As we looked at the dog houses I saw the wheel barrows and remembered how desperately we needed one.  How many projects was I ready to start and had to cancel because I didn’t have a wheel barrow.  Too many and it’s about time to rectify that problem. 

            Once inside, I saw the garden wagons and remembered that I had decided one of those may be a better option for  us.  To confirm this, I had BA take a look and see what she thought.  Of course I was dead on in that decision and I had BA hold the shopping cart in place while I muscled the big box onto it.  Just as I got it on the cart the way I wanted it, the helpful TSC employee made it over.  In his defense, as soon as he realized what we were doing he got there as quick as he could saying he could have helped with that.  I graciously accepted his offer to load it up into the truck after purchase and then asked him to point us in the right direction for dog houses. Immediately he offered to bring it up to the front of the store while we continued our shopping and even brought our wagon in a box as well.

            I thought it very kind that he was so anxious to help this “lady” out so she wouldn’t have to do all that heavy lifting.

            Yep, as so many things do, it came in kit form.  I thought there was going to be plenty light to complete it by when I started, but there wasn’t.  Being me of course meant that it had to be completed tonight so we didn’t lose any pieces.  I gotta say, Barbara Ann is a trooper.  After she got a flashlight for me to work by my little country Princess stuck with me until the end and we got it done.  She even kept a good attitude when I made some silly mistakes and had to undo and then redo something.  I will admit, toward the end she was getting a little antsy, but she stuck it out. 

            So, here it is.  Check out what we built tonight.

            

            It never occurred to me that all these things we do are not typical Mother Daughter stuff until Georgia’s comment about our “Father Son time” on New Year’s Eve.  It was driven home a little more by the concern of the nice man at TSC that was so anxious to help us.  The thing is though, I rather enjoy our independence and the fact that we girls can do just about anything.  Life is good and I really am enjoying the way life is playing out right now.

            In case you were wondering, here's our project for tomorrow night.

                                                    I hope the dogs appreciate it!