Since there's a reasonable possibility that the kids will be getting snow gear for Christmas, and we've just had the first appreciable snowfall of the season, we'd been waiting until after the holidays to get any snow-related outerwear the kids might need. We wanted to avoid the scene two Christmases ago where BabyGirlG got not one, not two, but three snowsuits (one for home, one for daycare, one for???).
So we've had to make do:
MacGuvyer, eat your heart out!
Yes, those are The Boy's boots. They still fit him - kinda. I noticed the other day when we pulled them out of the closet that the only thing holding the entire sole onto the rest of the boot was apparently his foot funk... Given that you could literally see daylight through the boot, it struck me that it probably was less-than-optimal for keeping snow & wetness out and heat in.
Ah, duct tape. Is there anything you can't do?
For every problem there are many solutions. Some are elegant. Some are intricate. And some just require judicious application of a tough waterproof tape. Kinda like raising kids. Errr... (Just kiddin' DYS. We use bungee cords...)
That is all.
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In a few years, you can do a duct tape prom gown for BabyGirlG:
http://www.ducktapeclub.com/contests/prom/entries.asp
I'd make a comment about the adhesive making it hard to get off, but that's not a bug, it's a feature. ;-)
That's a feature that fathers will love, but prom dates will hate. Fathers love anything that will help keep clothes on their daughters. Trust me on that one.
Red Green would be proud!
Awesome. Looks like the hero of a 1950s movie serial. "Captain Boy Goes to Mars", etc...
Eons ago, when I was a preschooler, it was bread-wrappers over the shoes. I see duct-tape as an improvement!
Jay,
Perhaps you should check out this site:
http://www.ducttapeclub.com/
maybe even submit an entry.
As for the boots, they actually look a bit like ski boot liners, only more shiny. Good work.
TOTWTYTR -- a while back, one of the Boston area news stations reported about a teen-aged couple going to prom . . . dress & tux were made entirely of duct tape. IIRC, the young lady wore a fetching baby blue, and the lad had gone with a classic white dinner jacket. Both reported that the garments were heavy and that they didn't breathe very well.
".....then duct tape is the crazy uncle everyone strives to avoid over the holidays..."
Nope, Duct Tape is the BIL that barely graduated high school and wears flannel shirts with the sleeves ripped off..... but knows enough about auto repair to keep all your cars running, even though they are all 10 years past old....
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