Sunday, November 6, 2005

   Yay!
Whooo! The workbench in the garage is now clean! I can now work on 3-D projects to my heart's content. Plus, I hit the jack-pot while cleaning. First, I found a lovely packet of unwanted needle files. That made me very happy, as I got to adopt them. Next, I found this box of rotary bits, and practically jumped to the ceiling with joy. Then, my step-dad was like, "Oh, we have a rotary tool, too" and pulled out this toolbox with it in it. Well, that was it. No words, actions, or comic sight gags could possibly express my joy. A little while after that, we made space in one of the cabinets for my own toolbox full of soldering equipment. *squeal* I'm just a third-hand and some pickeling equipment away from my own fricken art studio. Oh, and a ring sizer. I should get own of those... Oh, and a metal cutter. I need that too. And some rods and glass for glass beads. And a kiln. I can ask Grandma if she's got any small ones that she doesn't use anymore. Hmmm, I gotta get working on that...

Anyway, after the garage was all nice and organized, we talked about what to do with the drafting table. My step-dad asked what was wrong with putting it in the basement and my Mom and I said that it was too dark down there. After all that, I went to go clean up my room some and they went to go disassemble the old pinball machine in the basement so that they could take it back to my uncle's house (we were storing it for him). Later, I got called to the basement and it turns out they had rigged up a brand new hallogen light and set up the table with a really cool swivel chair for me. Yay! Swivel! *cough* I mean, Yay! Drafting table! *does super happy drafting table dance* Haha, no space heaters in the garage for me! *falls over from happiness exhaustion* Pwheeew! I'm all happied out. I love having a creative space appreciating family. It's probably because they're all so crafty. My step-dad is a real handy-man type. He can do all sorts of minor carpentry and mechanics. My mom loves to do scrapbooking and make cards. She's practically got her own studio too in the basement. I haven't bought a birthday, holiday, or thank you card in years. She would probably kill me if I did ^_^ My mom's step-mom, Jeanie, paints, crochet's, sews, quilts, and cross-stiches. She made the quilt that on my bed right now actually. And my dad's mom, Gloria, makes porcelain dolls and embroiders (I learned how, too! It's fun ^_^) She made almost every doll on my bookcase, plus she sewed the clothing, painted their faces, and intalled their eyes and wigs. So cool. I got to make a doll once at her house too. Fun! But yeah. The funny thing is that you might never have known these people were artistic at all if you just met them. Jeanie was a house-wife, Gloria was a real estate agent, and my mom is a computer programmer. Crazy people.

-Quote of the Day-
"This isn't fun. She's making me do work!"
-My step-dad about the garage cleaning- (Muwahahaha!)
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