Busy Days

Yesterday and today have been jam packed with things going on. 

Yesterday, my dad and little sister Sophie came to visit and to bring a table we had purchased from a website similar to craigslist. When we moved into our house, the table had been constructed to match the kitchen. 

While it was beautiful, with its granite top and dark wood that matched our counter and cabinets, it was quite large. There was hardly any space to walk around it in the kitchen. As you can see in the picture, it sat over an island, which I wanted to keep because I like the cabinet space. Because of that, though, the table could only seat four + it was a high top table, and I wasn’t a big fan of that. 

So, long story short(er) we decided to get a different table. We found a great deal on a used table that was still in very good shape, came with six matching chairs, and had two leaves. I really wanted a table that could be small for our everyday needs but made larger when we have company over. 

The woman from whom we purchased our house told me that the island and the table were two separate pieces, and that neither was attached to the floor. Therefore, we thought it would be a simple matter of taking the table off the top of the island and out of the house, and moving the island to another place in the kitchen. 
WRONG.
The table and island WERE NOT two separate pieces. Nope. In fact, the whole shebang was built together, so that the cabinet/island was placed first, wood put on top and screwed down to it, and then the granite tile was laid on top of that. To get to the screws, we had to tear off the tile, to get to the tile, we had to take the trim off the edge of the table. Basically, we had to demolish the entire thing.

Then, we moved the now topless island to another part of the kitchen and put the new table in. My dad, being the super awesome handy guy that he is, went and bought a board, cut it to size, and beveled the edge so it wouldn’t be sharp. Now all I have to do is stain it sometime to make it match the rest of the wood in the kitchen, but at least I have a functioning surface! 

So, what was supposed to take about thirty minutes ended up taking all day and a bunch of work on my dad’s part. 
The good news is that I LOVE the extra room the smaller table has given us in the kitchen. It feels so much more spacious in there, now!

 

Today, I coached practice from 8-10. B&C woke from their nap about 15 minutes after I got home, so I loaded them up and we went to my classroom. I knew I didn’t have long to try and get some work done before we’d need to come home so they could take their afternoon nap, so I set them up with a blanket, mum mums to snack on, and several of their toys.

Cason was his typical high-maintenance self who wanted constant attention, so every three minutes I was back over by their blanket handing him a toy he’d thrown or offering him a bottle. Since the boys will only hold their own bottle for a couple of minutes, they would drink a little bit and then wanted to do something else, so I’d have to help them sit up again. 

Then, as I’m shoving a heavy file cabinet to the other side of the room, I hear crying. Again. I turn to see both boys crying-Brendan half on top of Cason with a death grip on his shirt collar. I’m 98% sure he tackled him.

Anyway, in the 1.5 hours we were there, all I managed to do was rearrange my furniture and student desks and hang three posters. Guess we’re going to have to go back again for several 1.5 hour days. 

Then, this afternoon, I got to spend some time with my friends Courtney and A’lana, which I thoroughly enjoyed. After the boys ate their supper (vegetable mum mums, pineapple, and yogurt) we went outside. They have a tendency to become very fussy in the evening before bed, but being outside keeps them happy. They love to watch the cars go by and just look at all the trees and birds and everything else.