Oh, and my dad is the coolest. I asked if he could make me a DVD shelf thingy. I gave him no dimensions or even ideas and mom said he fretted about it. I didn't want to make him fret, I just know he loves to make things for us and I love having stuff he's made...and I've long wanted a nice DVD shelf.
I saw it today. It's beautiful. He still wants to stain it and asked me if I liked the shiny gloss and I do.
It made me so happy.
I still have my bookshelves he made me when I was a little girl. This was back before he had his really nice shop, so I think about him working all the time but still finding time to make something for his book-loving daughter.