I have no idea where Papa found the cedar chest, but it was in bad bad shape when he did. So I imagine he got it for next to nothing if not nothing. He had the seat redone and he stripped the wood all down and redid it all. He did a nice job and then he gave it to Audrie for a toybox. It is something she will have for a long time. It is a Lane and should last a second lifetime.
Today was the first day the littles have been able to get into it. I wasn't even sure their toys were still in it. They were. What I learned today is lock picking is not like on television. It is not done instantly almost. The lock on the chest was picked by a professional locksmith who knows what he is doing. And it took a little bit of work. Then the littles felt like it was Christmas. Toys they hadn't seen in almost a year and a half. So they all felt new to them. I will find out on Friday what the lockpicking cost me.
Funny how that chest came to be locked. Papa didn't lock it but very obviously had a key for it in his house. Took a key to lock it. The day the chest was put outside at Papa's house for me to pick up it wasn't locked. I had looked in it to make sure the tonka truck was there. And it was. Then I arranged for the kids stuff to be picked up the next day. So imagine our surprise when we finally got around to moving it into the house and it was locked. I can't even fathom what it takes to lock a toybox on little kids. But there it is.
After our Christmas we had swimming lessons. The little man tried his hand at pool today. He's not really tall enough for that, but he seemed to enjoy watching the bigger boys play. And they had no clue as to what they were doing.
Both kids are doing really well with their lessons. They both seemed to pay more attention today to their teachers. And our plan for Thursday is lessons and then doing open swim again. :)
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