Carter's Club, too

A few months ago -- wow! has it been that long? -- when Carter came to visit, he discovered "Brody & Kennedy's Club", a magical place tucked away under the huge pine trees in our back yard. He couldn't understand why his name wasn't on the sign with his big brother's and sister's, who have pretty much outgrown this special spot. He wanted "to be there, too".

Grandma promised he would be, and Carter reminded me each time he has come to visit since then. Monday when he was here, we decided that would be our project of the day.

First, we had to measure...


...then we went to Robert's where Carter picked out the sign. Thinking we had some leftover stain at home, we skipped the stop at Lowe's (bad idea), and went straight to Pebbles in My Pocket to die-cut the letters. Carter is a patient shopper, and a patient helper. At Pebbles, they have a children's area with toys, which makes waiting so much easier. Back at home, we descended to the basement to find...the... leftover...stain..............

Well, so much for skipping Lowe's. The leftover stain had been discarded with the leftover paint in a hazardous substance collection a few months ago.

Project delayed a day. Carter was coming back on Tuesday. First thing, we piled ourselves in the car and headed to WalMart, where we found a small can of stain for Carter's sign. Back home, Carter helped to stain it. And then we put it out to dry.

Project delayed another day. Waiting for the stain to dry. But Carter is a patient boy, and he did not complain.

Carter came over today and helped put the letters on the sign. This little boy's eyes lit up with the words "Carter's Club, too" spelled out before him.

And then the time came to hang the sign...










Do you suppose Carter was pleased?




Yes, he was.