How cool is this?

I had to teach an enrichment class on food storage and since I've been working on ours lately, I appreciated the chance to figure some things out. One thing I found was a great space-saving device, a rotating can rack I found here.


I just made it out of cardboard and wood glue. It's not perfect, but I found it a lot easier to make than I imagined. And,hey, it works and that's the main thing!


It holds 12 cans. There are different sizes you can make for different size cans, but I think I'll have to make up my own dimensions for some because of different can sizes.
Apparently it's a really fun toy too. Alaina's been begging me to let her decorate it.


I don't know if you can tell, there's a funny colour coming in from outside. There's a huge dust storm here today (as far away as Sydney). So, the sun is being blocked by all this dust which gives us a welcome relief from the already hot temperatures, but is making all the washing I need to do pretty difficult. (can't hang any of the clothes up to dry) It's also delaying flights because of low visibility. The last time I saw one this big was 2 days before Alaina was born. I worked so hard that day (once again grateful for the break from the heat) that I think I helped bring on labor the next night. That won't be happening today, this time it's inspiring a day of folding the mountain of clothes that managed to get washed and watching old movies with the kids. Popcorn anyone?