Pine dresser

Here is a picture of the dresser that Daryl built for Justin. He made every part (except the handles), even the trim pieces. It is all pine and stands about 5 feet high, 3 feet wide and 2 feet deep. This was a picture before the varathane went on.

Checking His Wood....

Daryl is in the process of building a solid cherry dining table. So far he has turned out four legs, completed the skirting and is now working on the table-top. Tables like this are being sold downtown for $700 or more. This one has cost about $200.00 to build. Here is a picture of Daryl inspecting the wood before running it through the planer.

Grabbing Some Wood....

This is Karen's contribution to the table as Daryl won't let her use his tools. Once the wood is put through the planer, Karen gets to catch it and hand it back to Daryl (yipee) for inspection and further planing. It's grueling work, but someone has to do it!

SPEEDY GAV-ZALES!!!!

After placing first in the four hundred metre relay in the school finals, here is a picture of Gavin holding his sixth place ribbon which he won in the city finals the following day. His team was in first place all the way through the race, but the last runner tripped so they ended up coming in sixth and still beat out three other teams. Good job Gavin!

IT'S HUGE!

This is a tomato plant we bought at superstore three weeks ago for $1.57. Gavin helped me to plant it, and it has been growing about a foot a week! Recently we saw this little addition and we're very excited about it. Shayla wondered if we could eat it next week. I told her it would probably be like chewing on a marble at this point, and that maybe we should wait at least until it turns red.