Decorating With Wood

Today we did some cleaning in the morning and then went on a short shopping trip while the boys were still in school.  Julaine took me to a store called the Wood Connection.  It is just as woman friendly and anti-man like as the other store she likes called Rod Works.  It is great walking in the door and being stared down because you and one other person are the only men in a store stuffed with women.  The store is full of creative ideas to decorate with.  No doubt the building was built in the early 80's and has a very small parking lot.  The layout of the store is very odd.  When you first enter the store you come down a long hallway with three cash registers, so the the in and out are very congested.  While we were there the girls picked up some metal rods used for decorating that were curled on the ends.  The girls thought they looked a lot like mustaches and held them up to their faces.  After they pulled them away from above their lips the rods left black marks on their skin.  Both of the girls were left with Charlie Chaplin style black mustaches that we all got a good laugh out of.  It is a lot of fun for Julaine to find the projects she has done so far that involve gluing, painting, and detailing.  Afterwards we stopped by the polar opposite of her store, the Home Depot.  I wanted to see how much a band saw was so that I could cut some things out for her on my own.  Later that night we were back at the house for pizza and movie time with the kids.