The Adventures of Project Man and Flashlight Girl...

I found a blog a long time ago with the same name as the title of this post... it was hilarious and seemed to fit right into one of our most recent adventures. It was the inspiration that finally gave me the courage to release this post.

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Anyone who knows my Strong Silent Mysterious Man knows how talented he is! Music, wood working, machine work, engines, painting, motors... talent coming out his ears. Really it's not even fair!

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But if you know him like I do, you also know of the many unfinished projects around our house. The second guitar (the first one is beautiful... I give him credit for that one), the leaky sink, the fence post, the laundry room door knob, the baby crib... (yes I am still waiting and crossing my fingers, even though the teenager graduates this year... eternal optimist here).

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He is just not a project kind of guy! I get that, I really do! So I try not to put too many demands onto projects around here, but being the control freak that I am... I cannot stand idley by and let one of the biggest projects of this century go through design, build and install without some input.

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So I was self appointed "flash light girl"! It was easy shoes to fill, because the teenager flunked out of flashlight school a long long time ago!

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So with all that said you can imagine the "garage shelf project" had to wait to be posted until enough time went by that I could look back and laugh!

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It started with everything in my garage being thrown into a big pile in the center... this is where I entered. I got a picture, but it was too painful to even post, seriously! EEEKKKK!!!!

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This is the job you are demoted to when you fail flashlight school!

The teenager almost made it to "level boy", but after one minor little goof up, Project Man quickly determined he wasn't ready for that either.

Project Man got a gift certificate to Home Depot for Christmas from his boss, so he was very eager to play with his new toys. And nobody should be thinking about getting their finger prints on them either, just for the record.... another lesson learned very quickly when working with Project Man.

Being the smart guy Project Man is....

He KNOWS you never start a project without your bff on speed dial!

Yes that was water! Everywhere!! Notice the wet sweatshirt on Project Man above.

It was a major neighborhood flood barely avoided!

But in the end... we have garage shelves!!

I am so proud of them.

And even though all of the junk finally got picked up off the garage floor, there won't be any after photos until I get my control freak self out there and get them organized how I want them.

And believe it or not... all of the workers survived to take on another garage project the very next weekend. "The Workbench"...

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Before...

After...
I am sarcastic and tease my Man about all of this, but he really did make life in the garage much better for everyone! After many hours of negotiation, everyone got a little piece of what they wanted. And we love that he is so talented and put his skills to good use and nobody was actually hurt in the process!

The Boycott is over...

Years ago we were given tickets to go watch the "Yotes" basketball team at the local collage play. It was so fun and we had a great time.

Wendy's is a big sponsor for them and they play a game where they "build a cheeseburger".

Every time the team makes a 3 point shot they throw a flag over the banister above the court, and it starts with a bun, then condiments, the burger, cheese etc. and if they make enough to build the entire burger, then you can take your ticket from the game into Wendy's and get a free cheeseburger.

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They played really well the night we went, and we were really excited to go for family night the following Monday to get free cheeseburgers!

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Only the store claimed they didn't have the results in from that game yet (it was two days later) and wouldn't honor the free burgers that night... but said we could try back later.

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My Strong, Not so silent that night, Mysterious Man was so mad that one of the biggest sponsors would not hold up their end of the deal they advertised and made such a big deal of at that game. He swore we wouldn't eat at their restaurant again!

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And we didn't... for years and years and years he wouldn't let us stop there if it was the last burger joint in town.

He finally broke his boycott and we finally got to eat a square burger again.

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It is nice that he can stick to his guns on things he believes in... but I would have never ever held onto a grudge with a fast food company for so long. It reminds me of when we owned our diesel pick up and nobody could hear you if you left it running at the drive thru. He fought with more clown speakers during those years than I can even say!

I would never make a good protester either.

I think these are important things to know about your spouse.

How far one is willing to go to stand behind their values, and how much one might be willing to support them in their quest!

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It is allot of give and take sometimes, but I would give up a square hamburger for a lifetime to spend eternity with my Strong Silent Mysterious Man!

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Oh and just for the record, the teenager only snuck out for one square hamburger during the entire boycott, I am really proud of him for trying to support Dad too... but shhhh don't tell, that is not a widely known fact just yet, we figured it was on a "need to know" basis considering the circumstances.