The Wall Bloggers

My friend Jennifer was smart enough to call our nearest play zone, to check what their hours were. We already knew they were closed on Mondays (our normal playgroup day) and Tuesdays (our second choice). But, in her call, (with her sweet, southern accent), the owner said he was already going to be there on Tuesday, and would open the place up just for us ! And so we went there yesterday... the whole place for just four kids and three moms! They have a giant climbing structure (think McDonald's PlayPlace times five) that is big enough for adults to play in, too. The slide was the most thrilling I've been on as an adult! My friend Jen and I both screamed our first times down. :)

The man (my father-in-law) who says, "Good enough never is," is sure taking his motto seriously! His attention to detail makes for some lovely projects, but those of us (me) who are a little impatient, have to deal with the longer time line. There is one corner left to be completed on the wainscoting project -- two tiny little boards to go in! When they were about to slide into place last night, my father-in-law realized that was the last of the glue! Who wants to buy a new liquid nails container for two measly boards?! :) Oh, well, I guess! After that, only the chair rail remains. Maybe by next week at this time, I'll be able to post the final "After" pictures. For now, I'll post the work-in-progress pictures. In other news, on Monday, our play group had planned a trip to the zoo. It's a big ordeal to get six kids, four moms, and two in-laws 80 miles to the zoo. And... it didn't quite happen. Sunday night, I got a message that one mom, wi...