As I continue to press forward with this goal of 100 Transformations, I am finding that each day when I plan to post about one, I find my self planning ahead of time what I will do differently that day. This is generally a positive enhancement.
Accordingly, yesterday I planned to work on a project I've had in my head for years - the completion of a wooden drawer for my custom-made home office desk - and to categorize it under "fun". I do enjoy woodworking but seldom get a chance to whisk myself away to the garage on weekends due to the demands of my large family. But a friend yesterday offered to take our three eldest children to the circus, and the younger two had their naps in the afternoon, giving me the perfect chance to work on this project.
In the last few months I've been able to cut & assemble the pieces. Yesterday I stained the drawer, meaning all that's left now is to mount it on sliders.
This alone would have been sufficient for my "fun" category, as I did enjoy it and it does present a departure from what I normally do for fun.
But a second notch is worth recording. In the evening we paid a visit to some friends who happen to live near the "Hi Neighbour" street festival happening in Winnipeg this weekend. The husband was working, so it was three adults and eight children in a house never designed to hold that many people. After about an hour there, we decided to go for a walk down to the festival.
As soon as we got everybody outside, it began to sprinkle. Undeterred, we pressed on and arrived at the fair, fairly damp. We purchased some tickets and went on a few rides, had some cotton candy and mini donuts, and ultimately stayed there for several hours, getting more and more wet. Happily, I didn't go on any uncovered rides. My wife, on the other hand, did, and made the observation that being whipped into the rain in a circular motion results in the accumulation of more water on one's self than would have happened had she merely stood and observed the ride in action. All told, we had a great deal of fun, and arrived home after midnight.
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