Nonsense Thread

[2mAn]

Most daycares have closed their waitlists due to demand, but we're lucky we can make things work without it fairly easily for now.
Anyway, she turns 1 tomorrow. Best decision I've ever made. I don't know how to explain it - it just hits different when it's your kid.

Thats great that you have a solution that allows you both to be with your kid, especially at the young age. My wife and I both have to work and put our first kid in daycare when she wasnt even 1 yet, and we have another one on the way so thats 2x the cost of daycare. The grandmas arent close so we have to manage everything on our own 99% of the time. Date nights are quarterly LOL... Luckily I just found a better paying job going back to my old company working for a COO who has my best interest at heart. They will fully support the work like balance and its closer to home.

Congrats on Baby Northern turning 1 and congrats to the two of you for keeping her alive that long! LOL The first birthday is more for the parents than the kid... YOU DID IT!

BTW Wait a few more years when she starts talking shit and imitating you and (especially) your wifes shenanigans. I've been making little videos each year, but now that shes way more active Im going to make like 5 minute videos of her shenanigans. Its on YouTube but its private so my family can see it and later she can see what a wild kid she was... The Tuman Show Part 2...

Good Times.

[Northern]

We waited a long time and overall I'm happy I waited. Wife and I have been together for something like 15 years now, had our house for 11, married for a bit less.
Just stuff never lined up - shitty job, back to school, wife's work, wanted a garage, house was a disaster, etc.

On the other hand, a few family members passed away before she was born, so they didn't get to meet her.
And in the back of my mind, I know that these years we spent not having a kid, equates to years that she won't have with us later on. So yeah, a bit dark, but can't change that now.

and Simon if you want to pay a million dollars in shipping I have some crusty 2.5 cranks lol

[Chilezen]

https://glasstopsdirect.com/pages/round-glass-tops

(my source for glass)

Best decision I've ever made. I don't know how to explain it - it just hits different when it's your kid.

I would like a kid one day. I crave that feeling too. Like no matter what, that kid's life is just the most important thing.

[2mAn]

I still have dreams to turn the busted SSR wheel into an end table for the garage. I would love to have a busted inline6 crank, but so far nobody in the SoCal thread here has offered one up... Might need to start annoying shops that might have one laying around...

I have an old 924 flywheel that I plan to use as a base (cant even remember what stupid pipe dream brought that into my possession). Then just have to get a nice ~16-18" round glass as a topper. bada bing bada boom, end table right?

... right? lol

[Northern]

hahaha I was trying to understand how this could possibly be connected to *that* welding table.
Makes much more sense now.

I get the stacked up projects. Seems to get worse every year. House things have been taking what little free time I have this year, finishing the garage hasn't really happened, and the cars sit.

Otherwise I spend a lot of time with my little one, intentionally and because wife works when I don't, and childcare is fucked here.
Most daycares have closed their waitlists due to demand, but we're lucky we can make things work without it fairly easily for now.
Anyway, she turns 1 tomorrow. Best decision I've ever made. I don't know how to explain it - it just hits different when it's your kid.