Men at Work

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Charlie, an amazingly cool guy from church, invited Dan to bring the boys to help him tile a floor. They were so excited to go and spent all day yesterday and this morning helping him.

Dan's job was to go get donuts and coffee - LOL!
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Charlie instructing Nathan.
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What am I supposed to do with this?
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Good job, boys.
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The almost finished product.
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So they had fun and helped someone out. I think it was an overall good experience!

Comments

  1. DianneMarch 21, 2008 at 6:38 PM

    This is good training for the boys and give them a sense of accomplishment and self-worth. Bringing the donuts doesn't sound like a hard job, Dan!

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  2. 50s HousewifeMarch 21, 2008 at 8:09 PM

    What a great skill for the boys to learn! I'll come help too if I can have some donuts and coffee. :)

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  3. TerriMarch 21, 2008 at 9:18 PM

    Mom, we keep all tools away from Dan! He is a wonderful pastor but when it comes to mechanical and building jobs he is better off going to get the donuts :-)!

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  4. TerriMarch 21, 2008 at 9:20 PM

    50shousewife,

    Come on over! The more the merrier. :-)

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  5. Mom2furMarch 22, 2008 at 8:38 AM

    Tiling a floor is a laborious task, but I bet it was much easier having a few people help. They all did beautiful work.
    Thanks for the nice comment on my necklace and about my son leaving home. I'll tell you something funny. Michael is the kind of kid who keeps to himself most of the time. He's the first one to ask if you need help with something, and he's very generous. But huggy-kissy stuff and socializing are hard for him. (He's getting better as he matures.) And I still feel a big empty spot with him gone!
    BTW, I will see him tomorrow when we all go out to my bil's for Easter dinner!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 22, 2008 at 10:07 AM

    The boys did a great job! So good to hear of teens helping others too!

    Love, Tina :)

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  7. DianneMarch 22, 2008 at 3:09 PM

    Terri,

    I love the music...so much better!

    It's rather soothing while your reading your blog! Good pick!

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  8. TerriMarch 22, 2008 at 3:25 PM

    Mom, it's the same music I had on there before. I haven't added anything new. I just rearranged it. Just scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says, My Playlist and click on the song you want to hear.

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