Monsters University Chest

Today we had our appointment at Lowe's for building a chest.  Not just any chest though - this was a Monsters University Chest, complete with stickers, obviously Madison's favorite part.  But she enjoyed all of it today, particularly the hammering bit.  Seriously, if she was all by herself with that piece of paper to guide her, she could make the chest all by herself. She even knew which types of nails to put where, based on their lengths.

This was a free class we registered for a few weeks ago, one that a lot of kids showed up for.  There were several of us families that got there early after church, and together we started hammering away.  Yes, it's a bit of faith, a tiny act of "letting go" when you watch your daughter with a metal hammer.  Of course, you get all the extra hands and fingers out of harm's way, but there's still a bit of worry when you sit there watching your daughter with a hammer, repeatedly whacking a nail until it goes all the way in.  Still, she managed to accomplish the task - she nailed it, so to speak!

The rest of the day was spent at church in the morning - we're still in our Tribes series, where we learned about the Tribe of Dan a bit.  The most famous tribe member there was Samson, which kind of tied neatly with another long-haired bunch we did a skit about:

The duck hunting fellas were back to tell a story that sort of paralleled Samson.  We started out with this baby doll that had really long facial hair and a promise:  so long as his beard stayed long, his duck-huntign skills would never suffer.  Of course, one day he walks into temptation.  He walks into a Bass Pro shop and is harassed by a time share saleswoman who doesn't take no for an answer.  Yes, this is based on real life a bit here.  Anyway, our main character can have the vacation of a lifetime - if he only cuts his beard.  Sure enough, he is turned into a yuppie and loses all his duck hunting skills.

Obviously, we come in afterwards and teach the real story and share the same warnings about who it is you should hang out with.  Madison got these pretty clear Sunday morning, and that was great to see.  She also is really into our praise and worship music as well.  On the way home, we were listening to the Fish, a local Christian radio station.  Madison was actually singing along with one song in her back seat there, singing about her God and His angel armies.  It was sweet.

The rest of the day was spent at home, where we had ourselves a dandy of a meal.  Mommy prepared some chicken for Daddy to take out to the grill, and she got together some potato salad, deviled eggs, and corn on the cob.  It was a spectacular meal, with plenty of leftovers for tomorrow too!

At night, we watched another Johnny Depp movie:  "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."  Everyone was in the mood for some chocolate while we were watching.  Afterwards, it was time for bed, and thanks to Willy Wonka, it was time for sweet dreams!