My brother has always been the kind of person who sees things differently than most. He is incredibly creative and conceives ideas for inventions from most everything he sees around him. I remember this about him from the time he was little. He would always be taking something apart just to see if he could fix it or turn it into something else. He has rebuilt classic cars, invented a brush guard out of aluminum aircraft material, and much more than I can list. I remember a few years ago we went to the medical museum here in Houston with Emily and J.Michael and he came up with at least half a dozen ideas/inventions from ordinary things used
in a different way. I had been to this museum dozens of times and I never would have seen what he saw had he not pointed it out.
My brother is just like my Dad...they can fix anything. Growing up with my brother has been good for me to learn to look outside the box. The Lord was preparing me to be married to a
man who is like this who grew up with brothers and a Dad like mine. I marvel at that in an age when the things my brother and husband were taught are so rare.
My brother's latest project is building a house from recycled shipping containers. He is doing all of the work himself. He designed this house himself also. He has started a blog to chronicle it at My Shipping Container House My boys are so excited that their Uncle Todd has started this blog as they love to check on the newest equipment he is using (hoping they will get a chance to ride on it too) and to see the progress. Over Thanksgiving they got the chance to see it live (and ride all those cool construction vehicles). It is really cool and amazing how much work he has completed so far. We are so proud of him!
The man lift is so fun.
We all had to take turns riding.
J.Michael even got to operate it.
Here is a peek in the containers.
It was really cold so we were all trying to stay warm.
Andrew and J.Michael's dream...riding in an excavator!!
View from the second story of the container house.
Nana and Dewey
Dirt piles are so fun! It is a kid magnet.
King of the mountain
Okay....now we are king of the mountain.
Riding the big boy toys!!
The man lift is like riding a carnival ride only you are
operating it yourself.
Dozers, excavators, skid steers and man lifts
my boys (all three of them) will be riding these
in their sleep dreaming about what they could
be building one day too.
Thank you, Uncle Todd for taking us on rides and sharing
your building project with us through your blog. We can't
wait to see what happens next!
