tele_mark says:
Last picture before the Gates of Hell swung open on the poor kids. I really felt bad for what they went through, but I think a boarding situation would've been far worse. And, in any case, at the end of the ordeal, it took 3/4 of them a maximum of 2 hours to come out of hiding in the basement and come upstairs and find all the new stuff cool. Mikesch took a bit more time, but was even more tame at the end of it.
tele_mark says:
After getting everything cleared out for the hardwood floor install, the kids politely state: "Are you slow, Dad? All these years, and you didn't know, that this is the proper way to set up a couch?!? Don 't worry, we have a very NICE nursing home lined up for you....."