Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!
Things are shifting into yuletide gear here at Chez Swine. I wanted to grab a quick moment to wish you all the happiest of holidays!
daily living,
seen around town
A woman came running into the shop yesterday and said, “Do you see what’s going on across the street?!” Of course, I dropped everything and came running to see. And at first I couldn’t see what she was talking about. No mayhem of any kind. And I looked. And I looked.
Finally she told me to take a closer look.
Check out the top of that truck.
Do you see the dog? What I believe is a chocolate lab?
There he sat. Looking for all the world like a dog is supposed to be sitting regally on top of every car.
At this point there were a few of us staring at this dog and laughing, wondering how he got on top of the truck. We were making him nervous, so he got up, turned around and hopped back into the truck
through the sun-roof! (that just about killed us)
He actually pulled that stunt a few more times – he kept hopping back out to see if we were still there staring at him.
this just in ……
there have been some new developments …… first off, I did not notice that someone drew an arrow to indicate which way the box should be sitting. This of course implies that the item inside needs to be seated a certain way. Furthermore, someone also covered the peep hole/handle thing with electrical tape.
I have also managed another hint, this one from D#2
- she saw one of these a long time ago (in D#2 years, that means this summer) and came across one more recently.
*** since she is not old enough to drive anywhere on her own, I am trying to think of where she has been (that would have potential presents) without me. I am stumped.
a box
Over the weekend, this giant box was brought up from the basement. Here is list of what I have been able to find out ….
- it is something I will want. Not anything that I’ve said I’ve wanted.
- it is heavy.
- it was D#2’s idea
- once they got it, the Boar took it into his workroom to customize it
- when Boar went shopping for the customization, he went to Home Depot, but said that if they didn’t have what he needed, he would go to Kohl’s.
- it is not in the box it came in
- it is in a wooden box inside the box (see picture taken through carry handle hole in side of box that didn’t get covered in wrapping paper)
- in order to get it, D#2 did something that was out of the ordinary for her
- Boar and D#2 have been cooking this up for a few weeks.
- D#1 has just gotten in on it since she is home from college
any guesses?
blogging may be light for now. I am working extra hours at the shop this week and company arrives this weekend. I need to throw things into high gear if I am going to be ready ….. of course, if any more clues come to light, things will be updated immediately!
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