Every woman needs a good nail gun…

Right now I feel empowered. Tonight my husband asked me to use the nail gun while he held up sheets of plywood on our new shed. Hot diggety! If you’ve never used a nail gun, it’s the next best thing to having a real gun (not that I’ve ever shot a gun in my life, mind you). But what fun! I was up on the 12-foot ladder, happily telling my husband, “A little to the left…now up half an inch. Right there!” Bang, bang!

It’s the little things in life, really. The only downside is that it has that built in safety where you could never actually shoot nails at people. I keep this in mind for the potential moment where some yahoo might go after my kids–KAPOW! So I’d basically have to hold him down while I’m pressing the nail gun to his head and shooting. A little tip, for those of you who have never used a nail gun.

But back to the whole construction thing. One of the best aspects of a building project is having something tangible to show for it. So here it is, in all its unfinished glory: