When I was babysitting last week our oldest granddaughter was going to finish her exam is Shop & she told me that she was making a little something for Papa & myself. I was quite surprised when she arrived home later that day with this lovely gift in tow. This weekend we have varnished it so that it can be left outdoors & we have found the perfect place for it too. She is in grade nine & we both thought that she did a wonderful job making this & using all the tools like a drill & skill saws & the like. I have dated it on the bottom as I have a few birdhouses on our property & this way we can date it 10 years from now. I have one from each of our kids so they are over 25 years old & still doing very well .........a new paint or varnish job but other then that & still doing very nicely.
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This is great and she is doing what I think all girls should do, learning how to use tools. LOL I had an Aunt that insisted her daughter also take small engine repair when she was in Jr. college. This was yrs ago but this girl is now in her 50s and alone and says her knowledge gained comes in hany at times. Hugs to you and G. daughter/Lillian
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by pldc
29 Jun 2014
It sure does even I took auto repair shop in high school so tools are my friends lol thanks Lillian you are so right, ~hugs~
145791Now this is something I would loved to have learned in school. I went to a Girl's technical high school, but of course no such thing as Woodwork for us ladies! Well done, I hope she continues with this great work. Love Chris
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by pldc
29 Jun 2014
Me too she has a very good way around the tools so it is good that she likes it too. Thanks Chris, ~hugs~
234501I am so impressed - what an amazing job she has done and so thoughtful to give it to you.
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by pldc
29 Jun 2014
We thought the very same thing. When I took her aside I asked why didn't she give it to her parents & she told me that she made them a spice rack! wow I was already impressed with the birdhouse & even more so with the spice rack. Thank you Sarah, ~hugs~
255054How thoughtful of her,and a wonderful gift for you both.
Hugs Pam.
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30988That is a great gift and workmanship. I wish I had the opportunity to take wood shop, but back then girls had to cook and sew. I already knew how. I had to teach others.
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by pldc
29 Jun 2014
I am happy that I can say I know my way around many tools & my girls are no strangers to them either so maybe I have rubbed off on them & her lol
by pldc
29 Jun 2014
for Christmas around our house we had to buy 3 sets of the same tool so all our kids could each have their own lol
173695What a wonderful surprise for you. She did a great job making it. I hope she surprises you with more special gifts.
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by pldc
29 Jun 2014
She is constantly surprising us! Thanks so much Karen PS I hope your kitchen is coming along nicely! ~hugs~
169064How nice!!! I would definitely be proud to have made that! She did a great job!
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23282She did great. I know you were pleased and flattered that she thought of you. Our birdhouses would only last about 8 to 10 years in South Carolina because of high humidity summers. Wish I had kept one of my grandfather's birdhouses indoors to have forever.
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by pldc
28 Jun 2014
perhaps you have a photo of it? I have taken them from mine but they are on paper not disks back in the day of negatives lol. ~hugs & Thanks~
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