Tuesday, May 7, 2013

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Building a bed

The kids and I finally finished the new bed.  I can't remember when the idea to build a queen frame/headboard first imbedded itself in my brain...though I'm 99% sure it was born out of the need for more space since a lanky, growing toddler used to starfish himself across most of our full-sized bed nearly nightly.  

Owen stopped co-sleeping months ago but the bed had already been started and - by golly - I had to finish it.  This week we sawed and sanded, hammered and drilled and stained the headboard.   Both kids would have done every job (unassisted, of course) if I had only given them access to the power drill and the saw.  Sanding was our compromise.  And they were surprisingly good at it.  

Owen:  making sure the backing is niiiiice and smooth.
Everly: testing the nearly finished headboard out.


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