good naps = blog posts

where to start?...how about with our new parent trick. see turns out our little golden sleeper has realized life and events are happening while he is dreaming sweet. so in attempt to not miss out he fights like crazy till he just can't open his eyes anymore. bedtime is not really a problem  [except we have picked up our 3am feeding...errr] but naps. nada. i need him to nap! so our new trick last resort is the golf cart. works like a charm. we will be cruising around the neighborhood and all of a sudden he is out. here is proof.

also..as promised a little late. the bench is complete! i can't claim this design as my own though..it is from the mastermind  morgan of the brick house. introducing the fence bench.

started with 8' treated 4x4's

 

mr. b cut them down to size...swoon...cause saws scare me [long story but it involves me almost being impaled]

 

lots of sanding. the hubby frowned on me cutting our fence down at our rental house in lexington so i started with new posts..and wanted to add some character. fast. 

 

then some fine sanding for smoothness...no splinters in baby bums...smile cooper

 

then slowly staining...and adding three coats of polyurethane to seal the bench [not pictured because i was tending to the baby...we used metal straps to attach the posts together and then fastened the bases on with wood screws. done and done

 

 so here she is :) i love her. 

now we are finally working on the shelf plan [ok realistically...im on fb..and mr. b is snoozing haha] but we will be shortly interrupted by a baby that will want to play. i am now left with some open slots on my "to do list"

the list:
  1. shelves project... new solution to this post
  2. build bench - DONE
  3. cut down rug/buy new rug - DONE [ill post about this later]
  4. frame artwork - DONE
  5. restore tables - DONE

so now i am deciding what new projects to put on the list..this is tentative.

the list:
  1. shelves project
  2. sea turtle art
  3. recover/paint chair
  4. sew pillows
  5. console alteration

sticking with minor projects because we have a really busy end of april/ beginning of may. vacation. birthdays. getting rental ready to sell. surgery. vacation. watching ponies. seeing best-friends. celebrating a baby...wheew

on another note. i want to say i am so thankful today that my brother in law, cody, who i love so much escaped a very scary incident. he was a passenger on this plane eeeek. thank you god for everyone's safety. and he said they were not just taxing..they were accelerating during the actual take off.

-K
*hudson is about to hit the 3 hour mark for his afternoon nap! this hasn't happened in over 4 weeks..i should have taken a nap, but i chose to spend it with yall. amazing productivity happening here. maybe ill be able to blog more.