Archive for January 28th, 2026

Tools or Toys

January 28, 2026

The basement effort today started by continuing on the workbench piles. Some progress was made, in fact the entire lower shelf has been cleared off, and select items from the top have been removed, specifically safety glasses/goggles and an assortment of locks.

Where unexpected progress was made was in the toy section. Carl was working out in the basement and started taking one thing and then another off of the big storage shelves. And sorting, saving some but identifying pieces for recycling or giveaway. This was not anticipated and I thought getting his input might be difficult, so I just rolled with it. Tools can wait for another day.

Most of the giveaway went to the garage, but an opportune call from our son identified a few items that we can send their way.

An art set

Some of the things in the giveaway garage are new or barely used, while others are well-loved but still have lots of life left.