A Day With Dad And Uncle Tom By Sheila Robins 11yo Mega Full ~upd~ -

"Eh, looks close enough!" followed by a joke that made Dad roll his eyes.

"The birds will think it’s a UFO," Dad laughed."Exactly," Uncle Tom replied. "It’s high-fashion for sparrows." a day with dad and uncle tom by sheila robins 11yo mega full

We headed to the garage. The smell of old wood and oil is what I always associate with Dad. My job was the most important: The Official Measurement Checker. Measure twice, cut once, very serious. "Eh, looks close enough

By 2:00 PM, the birdhouse actually looked like a house! But then, the "mega" part of the day hit a snag. We ran out of blue paint. Uncle Tom suggested we use some leftover neon green paint from the shed. The smell of old wood and oil is

The kitchen looked like a flour bomb had gone off. Dad was in charge of the flipping, and Uncle Tom was in charge of the "special ingredients," which mostly just meant putting way too many chocolate chips in everything. Even though the first three pancakes were blacker than Dad’s coffee, they eventually got it right. We sat on the back porch, syrup dripping off our plates, planning our big mission for the day. The Mission: The Ultimate Birdhouse

Dad has been saying for three years that we need a birdhouse. Uncle Tom, who thinks he is an expert architect (even though he works in an office), decided that a regular birdhouse wasn't enough. We were going to build a "Mega Bird Mansion."

As the sun started to go down, we fired up the grill. The "mega full" day ended exactly how it should: with messy burgers and sticky fingers.