Future home maker

The other weekend Chris and I got gussied up and went to a Children's Hospital guild auction dinner thing. I felt like such a grown up going to an event like that, but that's beside the point. It was fun. Partly because we were seated with some family members, who are always fun, and partly because the wait staff really tries their best to make sure everyone gets drunk enough so we'll happily part with more money. Those drinks were stiff.

There were lots of neat things to bid on, trips and such that we couldn't afford (and I should mention, one of those neat things to bid on was a cute little baby outfit I made for the event). We were easily outbid on most items (I probably wasn't drunk enough), but when one item came up for bid, Chris and I swooned. It's a mini workbench for children, complete with anvil, vice, and tools. It was so. cute. And of course our daughter had to have it, even though she won't be able to use it for a few years minimum. My hand developed a mind of its own when the bidding started. We ended up winning the item, paying waaaay more than its actually worth...but that's the point of a charity auction. And now it sits in our basement looking cute and waiting for our daughter to grow big enough to use. My hope is that she'll take an interest in tinkering and working on the house and maybe even be a home maker some day....literally.