We have found it is good to dream at times. In fact, I've read that its good for everyone to consider where they want to be in a year, or 5 years. Of course, there is a time to dream big and a time to make it do-able and practical. Today, I'm talking "Dream Big". Inspiration Most often, the vision for the Dream Big is seeing what others have done. Its good to have those … [Read more...] about Dreaming Big
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Black Friday and Post-Christmas Haul LEGO sets
Ah, each year we get questions of "what will you do for Thanksgiving (or Christmas)?" And its been the same for the past several years (2018, 2017 Christmas, 2017 Thanksgiving). We celebrate, we feast, and we do LEGO shopping for LEGO sets on clearance! Black Friday LEGO Creative Boxes Yes, the Black Friday sales got us a big number of the creative boxes. We "hired" … [Read more...] about Black Friday and Post-Christmas Haul LEGO sets
What do you do with 108k LEGO® elements? Part 4.1
Honestly, this year's Black Friday haul continues to sit, sorted into colors, waiting their turn to get parted out. But since we did this last year, I can talk about what happens next. Parting Out "Parting out" just means that the collection is sorted by color and type. All the light blue grey 1x1 plates go in 1 cup, while all the black 2x2 bricks go into a 2nd … [Read more...] about What do you do with 108k LEGO® elements? Part 4.1
Christmas Shorts
Well, yes. There are some still wearing shorts, even into December. This is Central Texas; 40' and up is shorts weather according to some. But not me, I've got my long johns on for park times that are in the 40s. And here are some short snap-shots of what is going on around here.... Park Finds Speaking of the park, painted rocks are now a thing. I guess the idea is to paint … [Read more...] about Christmas Shorts
What do you do with 108k LEGO® elements? Part 3
Storage. Necessary and yet boring. The bags sat in the garage until the Professor figured out where he could put them in the LEGO® room. This process took a few days of consideration and a half-hour of heavy lifting. Giant Bags of LEGO® Each one of these bags is a 3 full day part out, and the Professor likes to finish a bag once its started. And with the holidays upon us, it … [Read more...] about What do you do with 108k LEGO® elements? Part 3
