Wordless Wednesday

Ok, maybe a word or two. Isn't he cute?!?! LOL He's wearing the amber necklace I won that is for pain relief. I got it for me to help with my headaches but it is also for teething. Technically it should be shorter for him but he doesn't seem to bother with it... AND he doesn't wear it while sleeping or anything, just while he's awake and supervised of course. Each "bead" is knotted so if it were to break they won't go all over the place, so that's nice. He does suck on it and that's ok to help with his teething pain. He's popping through his last of the four, one year molars. Oh and yes I realize he's not wearing the cloth diapers that I loved so much to begin with. Sadly he's having poop issues, so hopefully once we get that all sorted out we can go back to using them again.

Dining Table- Stage 1

So most of you have likely heard about the new dining table we're getting. But if you haven't, I should fill you in. The Hubs, in his daily work routine, has met an elderly gentleman in the area who hand crafts dining table and chair sets for family and people he likes. When I say elderly, I mean.... 91. Yup, you read that right! He does this as his hobby and charges very little, but only for people he likes. I don't say that to boast, but just to say that he doesn't have a store, and he doesn't take orders. So this was talked about in our house for a few months and finally, I gave the go ahead. We were wanting a new dining set soon (it had been placed on "the list" a few years ago) so this was good timing.

So after a few months we got word that the set was completed. Now it's not totally finished. We have to do some sanding and staining, as he said he's not allowed to stain anymore because he gets drunk off the fumes. hehe Hubs made a couple trips to this guys place and picked up the rather heavy, good sized table, and 8 chairs and they are now sitting in our friends heated workshop waiting to be finished. (Thanks guys!!) I figured I better get some before pictures to start documenting this as we go along. I have to say, I've been a little nervous about this whole thing, the size of it, and the look altogether. I did see some pictures of a few projects of his but this was/is still taking a lot of faith on my part...

The table is about 6 feet (I think) and he gave us two 1 foot leaves. He originally said they would be drop down leaves (you know the kind that stay under the table all nice like) but Hubs figures he must have forgot. LOL What can we say, he's 91! LOL We got him to make 6 regular chairs and 2 captains chairs, so we'll have lots of room for family and friends to come over and enjoy a good meal with!

The table doesn't have the legs on it yet, we'll do that after it gets stained. They will be 4 spindle legs, one on each corner vs all in the middle. I believe it's made out of solid oak? We're planning on giving it a dark stain to off set our lighter cupboards. I hope it will look ok?????


Here's the captains chairs


Close up of the cut out pattern. Apparently this is his signature pattern, he's done it for years. (This is where the faith comes into play)


The chair seats are the same, we'll attach them once they are stained.
The two table leaves. You can kind of see the little detail he put around the edge of the table here. I like that. Oh and the top half of the legs are in this one too.


And the underside of the table for those inclined.

He's a quick learner.... for some things! :)

One thing he has picked up pretty quickly is sign language. He started with "milk" (of course), then moved on to "more", (of course because that's more of the milk), "all done", "bath", "please" (which took probably the longest to learn) and "thank you." By doing this, I'm hoping to minimize the tantrums that I believe are heading our way. LOL

My sons future....

is going to be as a vacuums sales man, or maybe some kind of flooring installer. LOL We've noticed over his short year life span that he has a keen interest in everything floor related. When he was really little, I noticed that he would always turn towards the tv and listen every time the Swiffer commercials came on. You know the song, "Who's that lady" Ya that one. For some reason he loves those commercials. Okay catchy songs, I get that.

Then as he got older he displayed an interest in any kind of broom, large or small, and oddly the dust pan for some reason.

One December evening we as a family decorated the Christmas tree, and Mack decided he'd rather play with the vacuum. Whatever floats your boat, little man! Lately I've noticed another commercial that attracts his attention.... the Dyson commercial. LOL

Chances are if it's quiet, and you're not sure where he's gone....

Check the vacuum closet. Gotta Love Him!! =)