Tuesday, February 01, 2011

refinished

 


Douglas had this table when I met him. It was covered in a thick layer of white enamel paint, which is how it was when he got it. I remember looking at it and thinking - hm, I like its lines. I wonder if there's nice wood under there. I'll bet there is....

One of my little mat leave projects was to refinish this. I scraped the paint off with a scraper, chip by chip. I sanded. I sanded more. A few days ago, we glued the table top pieces back together, then put the whole thing together and oiled it. And I love it. The wood has amazing depth, and glows a beautiful honey color.

OK, it's not quite finished - the pieces of the top aren't all level, and need to be sanded, then re-oiled. But that's probably not going to happen for a bit. so here it is, so far.

And this is my last week of mat leave. I can't believe it. Tomorrow Theo goes for his first day of gradual entry at the daycare. He and I will be there together, playing, for about 2 hours. The next day I'll leave him there by himself for about 30 minutes. And on Friday, I'll take him there, hang out for a few minutes, then go for a walk for an hour or so. I'm not looking forward to it at all. I think he'll have fun - he's such a social critter that I bet he will have a great time playing with the other kids. And I think it'll be good for him. And good for me to have a little break and some time to think workish thoughts.

But I'm still not looking forward to it!
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2 comments:

  1. Aaaand - how did daycare go? Is Theo loving the variety of toys and friends there? How are YOU doing?

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  2. It went well! He seems to really like it there. He's usually happy to see us when we go to get him - he'll come over and give us a smile or a hug, and then he trots back on over to the toys, as if to say "glad you're here, too, and now, if you'll excuse me...." 8) And I'm enjoying being back at work. I miss the little dude, but at the same time, it's nice to have space to think about one thing for more than 5 minutes... 8)

    How are YOU doing?

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