hello again...to my five followers

Hmmmm....has it really been three months? Oops. Sorry about that.

When my little sister was in high school, she took one semester of industrial arts. I remember teasing her, but she picked up some pretty nifty skills. Check out her new project courtesy of the plans available at Knock-Off Wood. Below is her story.

Here are the pictures of us building our bed. It took us a Saturday and Sunday to build, and then exactly one week to wood fill, sand, stain, and lacquer. We have been sleeping on it since last Saturday and love it!!! We now own a miter saw, air compressor, and nail gun. Yippee!

I will likely put my 1 semester of high school wood shop to good use and spend a large portion of my summer building while Matt's at work.

The first photo is the lumber and the second photo is the finished bed. Sleep tight!

snow day

Tonight's forecast: snow.
Tomorrow's forecast: more snow.
Tuesday's forecast: a little bit more snow.

I love snow and I love watching it snow. It's especially enjoyable from my vantage point on the couch in front of the fireplace. Cozy. But alas, tomorrow is a work day and grown ups don't get a lot of snow days.

My sister, Terri, is a teacher in the Kansas City area and they've had a crazy winter. She's enjoyed quite a few snow days, but she isn't looking forward to making them up in June. But that leads me to the point of this entry - snow days.

Terri and her husband were recently filmed for a commercial for KC-TV5. What's it about, you ask? Snow days. You can click here to watch the commercial. Terri is the first person featured and Matt, well, he's the angry guy throwing down his coat. It's too precious not to share...I hope you enjoy. And, if you're in the midwest, here's hoping for a snow day for everyone who can enjoy one!