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Nick's got all the pieces cut for the rest of the first floor windows and has done a dry fit. This week he will order the glass and after that comes, he will begin assembling them. I've been thinking about the backsplash in the kitchen and how high I want it to go on the wall next to the stove and in the baking center. I can decide, so we're ...

 Merry Christmas! Today was a wonderful day. We stayed in our pajamas most of the day and got to watch Atticus open his presents. Without a doubt, the best present was the one that Nick made him. What do you make a toddler? Something that has everything that they love to do: an outlet to plug things into (no power to the outlet), buttons ...

After reading Jeanne's post at House in Progress, it made me think about using the router. I haven't used it much, but I did use it to make the grooves in the chalk tray for the chalkboard this weekend. It's pretty cool when you choose a bit, get it all set up and then you end up with the beautiful cut in the wood.  I can imagine if you're ...

We built a picnic-style table for Atticus. Nick came up with the design and he let me do the cutting and most of the work.  I'd like to think of myself as an apprentice- hoping to learn some of the woodworking skills that Nick has. I've got the sanding and finishing techniques down pat, but I'd love to start building some stuff. We used some ...