p.s.  Just to clarify–this is a picture of my BELLY, not my BUM.  Of all people, I would have thought that Bryan would know the difference.  Apparently not. 🙂

As I was stripping on my driveway the other day, my neighbor stopped to chat while on her morning walk. She offered up some helpful tips; it turns out that she has a lot of experience in stripping but has given it up after 40 years–too much work!

OF COURSE I am talking about stripping furniture!

Although I really try to keep my kids away during the process so they don’t inhale anything toxic, I did let Vivi come out as I was cleaning up yesterday. Here’s a picture of Vivi demonstrating how NOT to wear the mask, and you can even see a bit of the antique bed I’ve been refinishing in the background.

I’m so excited to get these darling garage sale gems completed and another item checked off my to-do list.

We received a sweet note from one of our little friends, Isaac Clark, today.

Lots of good things are happening in that home!  Thanks to the Clark family for coming to dinner on Sunday.  Dinner and games with friends–a wonderful way to spend an afternoon!  (I totally forgot to take a picture when they were here.  Dang it!)