Friday Again

  Hi everyone. Today is the last day of autumn,  unless of course you go by meteorological seasons and for that that autumn ended on November 30. It hasn't felt like autumn for several weeks at my house, although we still keep getting these warmer days thrown in-between the cold.  And this weekend is going to be very cold.

   Since it is Friday I am linking up today to Nicole's Friday Face Off and also to Gillena's Friday Lunch Break. Today I want to share the first Lego set I ever made. I made it just the other day, and I had a lot of fun doing it.

     I get Lego emails because my daughter and son-in-law are Lego fanatics, and a couple of times I have gotten them Legos  for Christmas. This year I got an email for a set that just screamed my husband. He's not a Lego fanatic, but he is talking about retiring later in 2025, so I thought I would splurge and get him this set for Christmas.  I thought it would be a good activity for him when he retires. (And if he wants to build  it sooner, then more power to him.)

    Anyhow, the hubby got the same email about the set and was telling me how nice it was, so I'm glad I ordered it for him.  This particular set was released on Black Friday, so I ordered it and received 3 free sets as their Black Friday special. One set goes with my husband's Christmas gift so he's getting that, one set looks like something my son-in-law would like so he's getting that, and the third free set was this holiday train. I decided I would keep it for myself and see if I enjoyed making it.

     I spent part of an afternoon making it, and I had such fun I think I need to start building Legos rather than making puzzles. The only problem(s) with that is Legos take up a lot of space once they are made and they are a lot pricier than puzzles. So we shall see about Legos in my future.

    And just a note, if you ever go to order directly from Lego when they release a new set, order early. That was the advice from my daughter when I had mentioned this set I bought my husband. She told me to order it as soon as I got up, because they sell out quickly.  I didn't even wait that long. When I got up in the night for a potty run, I ordered it on my phone. I am glad I did because by 7:30 in the morning, when I finally got onto the computer, it was already on back order.

     I think my little train looks great with my Snoop display. The 2 smaller pieces are hand-me downs from my daughter. She collects Snoopy village pieces and ended up being gifted some doubles. The big Snoopy and Woodstock are something I found at Costco a couple of years ago that I thought would work great with the little pieces.  And I like how they work with my train too.

     The Snoopy and Woodstock faces are my link up to Nicole's Friday Face Off.

     That's all for me today. For those you who I only visited on Friday's, have a wonderful holiday season, whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah. And I hope everyone has a great weekend.