Power Tools
My dad was a carpenter. That statement would suggest that I might have learned to build things – or at least repair things – around my house. That is not true. But I do like tools. I like that a screwdriver can loosen or tighten a screw more easily than my fingers. I like levels because of the bubble. And I especially like hammers because hitting things fixes a multitude of issues. My granddaughters are much handier than I am. In high school, Savana and Sara attended a girls’ summer camp where they used real tools to build real projects and on the final day, each received a pink toolbox full of the items needed to manage household tasks. Pink isn’t my favorite color, but their workshop inspired me to put together a toolbox of my own which I kept under my desk for a long time. It emptied as tools were used or borrowed and never returned. I was left with one hammer which I eventually moved to the kitchen junk drawer. Then Sydnie introduced me to Ryobi Tools. If pink did not s...
