"...And I have to speculate that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes like puzzle pieces from the clay..."
- Iron and Wine

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

If lost, just make one!

If you didn't know, Fez is quite handy. I am not one who would want a fixer-upper home but with his know how and skills, I have full confidence it would be great in no time.

He also likes to make things. From ninja sleeves to a pocket knife case made of leather to a treadmill safety pin, he'll figure out a way to make it work.

Yes, tonight he went to run on the treadmill and the safety pin was NO WHERE to be found. It hasn't been used since we moved into the basement so it had to be somewhere, but alas, no where.

So what does one do?

Well, I would probably give up. "I didn't really want to run anyway." Maybe do research online for a part, which we did, and we found it. But it was backordered. For MONTHS. Goo...

This is where Fez's little brain gets rolling. He tried a couple mediums but ended up carving a pencil to look like the pin and... VOILA! It worked!

But what happens after he finally made it work?

He FOUND the pin!!!

Of course. He wouldn't have found it had he just given up. But, he did use his new contraption instead of the pin and it worked like a charm!

So, as long as no one trips and actually needs to use the safety clip, we'll have a backup in case it goes missing again.

I can't wait to see what he thinks up next.

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