It promptly became his "office". Every boy needs an office, right? Especially if his daddy has one. He played out there all day yesterday. Last night, he figured out an ingenious way to "lock" his office with one of the metal staples from the box. He hooked the staple through a couple of the staples still stuck in the box. Hey, it held it closed!
Then first thing this morning, he wanted me to unlock our front door, so he could go back out there to his beloved office. I had to make him wait until after school, of course, or I would've never succeeded in pulling his mind back to his studies! He's been out there in that box again today, this time with his toy radio listening to Scripture songs as he plays.
However, today, it is his "house". I guess he needed a house today instead of an office. A smaller cardboard box in there serves as his "chair". I am loving that big box myself; it's keeping him occupied for days on end!
By the way, I am SO excited about my refrigerator and stove! They are my toys! The refrigerator/freezer is huge compared to the tiny one I was borrowing from our landlord. And my stove/oven is all gas so that I don't have to rely on electricity anymore to bake. It's quite a sinking feeling to have something half baked when the electricity shuts off! Many things like breads won't continue cooking at a later time and have to be thrown away.
Now I am having to learn how to cook with a gas oven. There are no numbers on it for the temperature, just a high flame or a low flame. So I will be playing with those knobs a lot, trying to learn where the various temperatures are in relation to the flame.
It was a blessing to not have to buy these appliances as soon as we got to Kenya. We were able to borrow them from our landlord until we could save up money for our own. God is good!
6 comments:
So happy you now have your own fridge and stove. We just got one of each in Feb. and it felt like Christmas! Have fun.
P.S. I enjoyed the pictures of Seth in his playhouse!
So sweet! Aren't boys just so very creative? Seth sounds just like my Nate... loves the outdoors, can make toys out of anything and play with them for hours...
By the way, I wanted to let you know that I was bragging about you and your blog to hubby the other day. I was telling him that you have a gift for writing, and he said to be sure to write you and let you know I think that! Hope that encourages you today, my friend! :)
It sure did encourage me! Thanks so much. When people suggested I start a blog, I thought, "Impossible!" But I am loving it! Honestly, I think both you and Tinyla influenced me to start it. It's a hobby for me now, and I love to write.
Great fun. I agree with Jolene, boys can be so very creative. Glad you captured it.
Very happy that you have a nice, new stove and fridge. A big one will be nice. Right now, our whole family (10) is using a fridge that is shorter than I. We make trips to the store about everyday or at least every other.
Very creative. :) Maybe we need to go buy a new fridge so the kids can use the box. haha. JUST KIDDING. Excited that you have a reliable cooking source. :)
It is fun to see that other children like to play in boxes. it all began when my sister was very little and she and a friend played house in a box with a door and a window. I sue to pull my grandmas cat in a box. Boxes have many uses!
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