The right tools for the job

For Christmas last year my parents gave me a set of tools. They are real cool. They make noise and light up and are lots of fun. I keep them out in my living room for the kids that come to my house. I like to play with them too.

But if I wanted to build a headboard for my bed, which I want to do, they wouldn’t be very useful for that. Which is why those tools are just a “type and shadow” of the other tools my parents gave me, in the form of a $100 gift card to Lowe’s. A gift card is a lot easier to carry on an airplane than a set of power tools.

With that gift card I went and bought my very first power tools. I’ve had a hammer, two screw drivers, and some pliers for years. I got those for my 20th birthday. But now I also have a screw driver/drill with a set of bits, a hand saw, a jig saw, an extension cord, and of course some safety glasses. They always mention safety glasses when I watch the home and building shows on PBS, so I grabbed a pair of those too.

Now I just need to get some wood and I can finally get a headboard.

I like my tools, both sets of them.