When Dave's Away...

mariah will play. dave worked an extra shift today, so i got sneaky and painted furniture. i knew he would hate this b/c: a) the smell b) the mess, c) he doesn't like change and d) i've never painted ANYTHING and he'd suspect i'd ruin the furniture or abandon the project all together. all these concerns are valid, of course, but i couldn't stand my nightstands looking so dreary anymore, so...splash on some WHITE and tah dah! i really couldn't be prouder. found the paint in the garage so the whole project was free, too. : ) i have to say i started to feel this zenlike oneness with nature and my nightstand during this process. there's something so relaxing about painting outdoors. who knew? thanks to those who inspired my work: mom & dad for spray painting my desk RED when i was younger, irma for saying "i don't care about proper procedure or primer. i just paint!" granny and her incredible painting genes and the karate kid having to paint all those fence posts for mr. miagi (how do you spell that?) all those years ago. i totally have killer wrists now!

bonus features of this blog: the kids' decorations they made at our craft playgroup and jack helping me make choco chip cookies today. they're for CHURCH tomorrow, okay? oh, and yeah, we had a few. am still trying to upload a couple more pics...blogger has been a bit moody lately, so i'll see what i can do.