........ Soon to be opened for business!!
Soon (i.e. less than 48 hours) I will be a home owner. Everyone is welcome to stay with me on an as needed basis. Breakfast may or may not be provided! But I do gaurantee great late night talks (right Matt??)
It came to my attention tomight that there is a possibility that Matt, Mom, and Dad may need to stay with me this summer. This, again, is possible with the three bedrooms, and even welcomed as having Mom in the house would ensure there really would be breakfast every day :) However, the question comes up- where would Dad work?? The obvious answer is the warehouse- after all, he is already paying for the large space. I have a different idea- I think Dad should move into Doug's office (aka, Doug's basement).
Just think about it- Doug and Dad would each start work each day between 8-9. And they would sit in Doug's unfinished, empty basement at their respective desks going about their work until 5-6 pm at night. There would be a shared printer/fax/copier, etc. but other than that they would have their own phone lines, computers, filing cabinets, etc. And each day at lunch they would break for 30 minutes to eat with Laurel and the boys.
Is it me, or does this visual image just seem so appropriate for these two??
Jake is very much like his dad! Tonight over dinner I was telling Doug about the upcoming "Day Out With Thomas" event that we did last year. The boys loved it. However, Andrew will be two at the time of the event this year, so we'll have to pay an extra $14 for his ticket. Doug was aghast at how expensive it will be for us all to go. Jake told Doug that he really wants to ride a diesel engine, and he's thinking Diesel #10 would be fun. I could see Doug thinking, and then he said, "Jake, what if we got to ride Electric #11 in Salt Lake?!" (ie: Trax) Jake was temporarily excited and asked if Electric #11 has a claw like Diesel #10. Doug said no, but that Electric 11 has a hand that reaches up and grabs the electrical wires above the street. I thought Doug had him convinced, until Jake scrunched up his face and said, "Daddy, that's a tram!" We all laughed - Jake's a smart boy and I feel like Doug has his match in the little guy. He's only 3!
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