Great thread, Mike! The grandkids (at least mine) don't always show their excitement to me when we're working, but Grandma says that later it's all they can talk about!
Hey, a birthday thought. Mine is 2 days before Christmas, and a gal once told me that her mom told her son that since his "real" birthday was so close to the big holiday it sometimes got "lost" in the season, so she let them choose any day of the year, with a minimum two week notice, for their "party birthday". One time he chose summer for a swim party, another was fall for playing in leaf piles, another was just during the school year so he could have a classroom party, etc, etc. The only rule was only one "party birthday" for each real birthday year - no double dipping!! Sounded like a smart mom to me...

Great job on the tool box, by the way!!