Well, it turns out my car was ready early yesterday so L and I didn't have to walk to the doctor's. And M came home early so he could've given her a ride. Also the rain cleared up early so K was able to make his last tennis camp lesson for the season. I realize I do tend to over-think the situation!
K was at his regular dentist today for a cleaning and got a good report. Then both kids went to get their hair cut. With 2 weeks left before school starts, it's nice to get a few things done. My walk is getting a bit hazardous with all the construction going on around town. They are putting in some 'traffic calming' measures which are bumpers of interlocking stone. Wonder if they'll do more harm than good during rush hour? My good deed of the day was when this lady in her car slowed down to ask some of the construction guys if they knew the way to this facility. They were pointing her in totally the opposite direction, so I thought I'd help her out. It's great to see all the people eating outside on all the restaurant patios. I'll miss the summer.
L is busy painting our pressed wood (MDF) table. Unfortunately I had let them write on the top with indelible markers when they were little just for fun and a few coats of white paint, then a few coats of mustard yellow paint wouldn't cover it. So now we're going to try nutmeg. I didn't want to go too dark. L says 'that's it'...if this doesn't work, she's done. They're asking me how I could have let them write on the table in the first place.
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When my daughter was little and just learning to write, she would work at the dining room table. She used to press so hard that her markings were literally carved into the table! Now, it wasn't fancy, but it was our main table. After a moment of "oh no" I realized that this was something I would treasure in years to come. That table became our breakfast table in our bigger and newer and much loved "house-before-we-left-Texas". Finding her four year old writing on that table in the morning while drinking my coffee made me happy (the table's in storage now). Perhaps if the paint doesn't work you could try a tablecloth?
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Oh, I just thought of something. Have you heard of Kilz? It's supposed to be a fantastic primer. I had a friend who painted furniture and she swore by it:
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I can tell you are just as sentimental as I am! Thanks for the Kilz tip. It's just an inexpensive side table I had got from IKEA, so we'll see how far we go with this 'project'.
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