Daddy's Office

Above his garage, NorthernDaddy has an office. Certain un-enlightened members of the family call it "The Man Room". NorthernDaddy does not like this designation, there are too many negative connotations that go with it. For instance, there isn't a big-screen TV up there, there's no beer, no billiards table, and no posters of pin up girls. (Those things are what the garage is for...) Nope, that room is 315 square feet of Daddy space - nobody goes there without approval. It's his office, reading space, and retreat from LittleNortherner. It's also half-gym, and since NorthernDaddy has been tracking dirt and leaves in all winter, the place needed a cleaning. NorthernDaddy decided to sweep up all the dirt and dust and dead bugs - but he was in charge of watching LittleNortherner, so the mooch came along.

 

Letting a six-year-old roam freely around a space filled with collectables and keepsakes is a sure recipe for non-stop questions. (It's a pretty good shot at having things broken, too, but LittleNortherner had been sternly ordered not to touch without asking.)

 

LittleNortherner spent a good hour wandering around and asking about things. He thought that the Jeep that Uncle Jeremy made from a Coke can was pretty cool.

Crafted by Uncle Jeremy in 2002 (He was nice enough to sign and date it!)

 

Apparently, NorthernDaddy has been holding out on LittleNortherner: this Lego Jeep was instantly deemed "cool" and LittleNortherner spent a long time playing with it (while chewing Daddy out for not sharing earlier!)



Not really LEGO - more of a knock-off brand.


 

NorthernDaddy didn't let Little see all of the cool stuff - he's not old enough to be pawing through the knife collection - but the little guy was in total awe as he examined the rock collection and played some notes on "a real guitar"(electric bass) and looked through all of the little things decorating the room. He didn't want to leave! NorthernDaddy kept all the toys that LittleNortherner wanted to take down into the house - and he's thinking about adding another lock to the door to keep LittleNortherner out!