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Woodworking Weekend

A couple of years ago, my mom asked Dane what he wanted to be when he grows up. His response was: "A chef, a builder, or just to just be lazy." Needless to say, we have been doing our part to nurture his interests in the first two. Chances are, statistically, he will have an opportunity to try out a number of different jobs in his lifetime. This weekend, we did some wood working. Dane received a set of real tools a couple of years ago along with some project books. He really wanted to make dollhouse shelves for his cousins, and it was imperative that we started on his pinewood derby car considering that the pack race is next weekend! Some boys might be interested in designing a car to win. Dane doesn't really care about winning or losing, he just wanted to make sure that his car was "cool." The biggest decision was in the design. Should it be a hippo? a dinosaur? a taxi? a camel? an elephant? a police car? an ice cream truck? a pig? or an alligator? There a...