Missymew Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 This morning before I went to work I went downstairs to check on my dollhouses (yes I'm an addict and I admit it). To my surprise my Arrow Toy Store was sitting on my workbench all finished! Roof was on and it was sitting on a grassy base (ready for me to finish landscaping). Ray had stayed up until 3:30 A.M. to finish the moldings and the roof. He also covered my base in a sheet of grass. He had to go in tonight to work for the next 3 night-shifts. He wanted the dollhouse/toy store finished so that I could decorate it during my week off (starts tomorrow). I felt kind of like the shoe-maker in the storybook. What a wonderful elf I've got living here ... think I'll keep him. -Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Spirit Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Oh, yes, you definitely have a keeper there. How sweet of him! Does this mean we will be seeing some eye-candy during this next week? (Shameless begging - it never hurts to ask!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumberjacksgurl Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Sounds like you will have some time for FUN!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newt Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 yes, he sure is a keeper. and ain't love grand?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovecats Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 How sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Susanne, how wonderful! Do you hire Ray out? LOL!! I'm eager to see what you've created there . . . I can't wait for the pictures! Enjoy your week off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molmrath Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 What a sweetheart! Does he do training classes? Can I send my hubby over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 That was very sweet of him! So, where are the pictures of progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyJudi Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 What a wonderful thing to do. Definately a keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uppitycats Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Awww, very sweet. Sometimes our partners do SUCH nice things!! But yes, we need pictures!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAK Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Nice...what a great guy. A week off to play, I'm so jealous ! Looking forward to more eye candy. You teased us with a few with Thelma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I think we're well on our way to another mini-ing team in the tradition of Darrell & Melissa or Linda & Jimmy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamie Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Great guy :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallowell Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 How sweet is he. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueUni47 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 What a great guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wenlaine Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 What a nice thing for him to do, Susanne, definitely a keeper. Looking forward to seeing pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 I've posted a couple of new photos of the Toy Store in the gallery. It's a different shade of green then the one I'd chosen. I'd put on 2 coats, and when Ray was doing some touch-ups he decided to put on another coat of green. Unfortunately, he didn't mix the paints that I'd chosen. He just painted it green. :thumb: Anyway, I decided I'd just leave it. I spent a few hours today doing some landscaping around the Toy Store. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish up tomorrow. Then fill it up with mini toys. -Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 It's gorgeous Susanne! Thanks for the pix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuppa-Tea Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 It looks wonderful!!! I love the tin roof. How great to have a handy man... forget about the real house, just fix the dollhouse!!!! :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I love that shade of green, especially with the other colors for trim. Of course, I'm a great fan of the tin roof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Spirit Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 It's so cute - the vibrant green is lots of fun, just what a Toy Store should be. The beautiful pine floors really stand out - I think the green is a perfect foil for the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 I'm hoping the the bountiful wild flowers that I'm planting all around the garden will "liven" it up. I envisioned a very bright toy store that would appeal to the child. It's one of those times when I wish my dad hadn't taken such a knock on the head when he fell last summer. He was the most incredible artist. If he was able, I'd have taken the dollhouse to him to "paint" figures on the walls. But, sadly, he can't do this anymore. I remember as a little girl sitting at the table doing my homework, and my dad would sit next to me and "doodle". His doodles were fabulous works of art. At Halloween, neighbourhood kids would come to our house for dad to "paint them up" for trick or treating. My dad was a kid during WW2, and his sisters and their girlfriends would get him to paint stocking seams on the backs of their legs. Nylon stockings were rationed and very hard to come by. My dad used to have such a steady hand. He laughs when he thinks back and said he didn't charge them much, but he'd get a peek up their skirts. Hope this wasn't too naughty to post here. I've started doing some small paintings myself on some mini lawn furniture. I might look to see if I can enroll in a course over at Michaels that might help me learn some tricks and techniques. Thanks for the support everyone. I've just been missing my dad lately. He's still around (I'm going over Saturday morning to take them out), but he's not the same person since his accident last summer. Sometimes I look at him and want to yell out "who are you and what have you done with my dad?" -Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Spirit Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I'm so sorry to hear of your dad's accident, Suzanne. Head trauma can have devastating results - are the changes likely to be permanent? I hope you will get more of the old dad back - he sounds like a terrific guy. I think his artistic talent has been "inherited" by you. You are wonderfully creative, perhaps you will be able to share your painting with him, and forge a close connection with your "new" dad. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 It looks wonderful Susanne! I love the tin roof and the green is so cheery and bright. It's the perfect toy store! Thanks for the support everyone. I've just been missing my dad lately. He's still around (I'm going over Saturday morning to take them out), but he's not the same person since his accident last summer. Sometimes I look at him and want to yell out "who are you and what have you done with my dad?" <wrapping arms around you in a huge hug> It's a very lonely feeling Susanne. I miss my dad too and grieve that the bright and vibrant man I loved so much has changed into a quiet and confused replica. When you're a daddy's girl, it's sure hard to accept that the big, strong man of our childhood isn't a giant anymore. But they never, ever stop being our hero. Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newt Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 love the toy store! the colors are juuuuust right. i hope that your dad will improve little by little. it must be terribly hard to see him so changed. am sending you mini hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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