Home Improvement

Here are the new blinds! We are so excited to have them in. The day after they went up almost all the kids slept later than they had in a while. Josiah and Nancy never adjusted to the time change, I think, because of the bare windows and bright early mornings. They are consistently sleeping later now. (Mom, you will see the snowmen to which John referred on the pictures.)


A friend has been doing some work for us. He stripped, repaired and refinished the kitchen table. I wish I'd thought to take before and after pictures. Those of you who had seen the table will recognize the huge difference. He is also working on restoring the junky piano bench that we've had for 20 years. It had served as the practice piece for the man who was refinishing the piano. We never have done anything to it but wear it and out keep it from falling apart. It is looking beautiful! When it is done I will post pictures. (Again, I wish we'd taken before pictures - and during the process too. Mike had to fix a large termite hole in it - about 6 ins. by 1.5 ins. That required amazing art work right down to drawing the woodgrain in it.) Oh, and yes, that is Mike in the picture. He didn't know I got him in the picture, but I wanted everyone to see the man who did this beautiful work.