A Carpenter in Our Midst

As part of (finally) moving in to the new house, we had to put up our bookshelves, which I conveniently disassembled for easy transport. As I was working on putting them together, Cassidy came in and said, "I'ma wanna help!" So I thought, okay, she can set the screws in the holes I guess. That lasted about a minute, then she found an extra screwdriver while I wasn't looking, and when next I saw her, she was busily putting a screw into the shelf! I watched her for a minute, wondering if she could do it, then realized she was turning the wrong way. Laughing, I said, "Cassidy, the other way honey." She looked up at me with a huge grin on her face and as she started turning the screw the right way, she said, "I'ma help daddy!" When she was finished, I had about a quarter turn to get it tight enough. From then on she helped me put in the rest of the screws, putting in about eight of them all by herself!

Her favorite part, however, was putting in the "circles" that cover the screw holes for a nice finish. I wouldn't let her use my hammer (I'm not that crazy), but she grabbed her trusty screwdriver once more and pounded them all flush. It ended up being a lot of fun, although she was up pretty late. I think it was after 10:00 before we finished.