Worked on our homemade snake cages (aka viv, short for vivarium) today. I learned how to use a miter saw and even ALMOST got to use it. But then we determined we needed a new blade for the saw, which meant a run to Home Depot, so we also got wood that we needed while there.
We got back to the shop, took off the blade guard and swapped blades, then spent at least 30 minutes trying to get the blade guard back on. We tried the internet, instruction manuals, even called her dad (since it was his); he said he has never taken the guard off in the decades he has had it. Whoopsie!
By the time we got close enough to making it work, it was too late to continue, so we decided that we would let Michael have a look at it since he’s good at figuring those kinds of things out, and then we would finish up making our window frames later in the week.
But we got this much done!
This was also the day of AYP and I had a friend/student performing so I was really going to try to go out to see her, but the timing just didn’t work. So I stayed at home and had a quiet night in. I’m starting to really appreciate those quiet nights to myself. Fall will bring evenings of dance and busy-ness all too quickly, so I’m going to savor this while I can.