What's next?

Nick’s got all the pieces cut for the rest of the first floor windows and has done a dry fit. This week he will order the glass and after that comes, he will begin assembling them.

I’ve been thinking about the backsplash in the kitchen and how high I want it to go on the wall next to the stove and in the baking center. I can decide, so we’re holding out on a final decision and what to do on the edges.

Our next non-window related project is to build a mock “Learning Tower” for Atticus. Basically it’s a fancy stepstool that has a railing all around it so he can’t lean back and accidentally fall over. He loves to help and see what we’re doing, and he’s pretty insistent about what he wants. (I don’t know where he gets that from! :) )

We’ve drawn up our own plans, but ours is a bit different. The platform wouldn’t be adjustable and it would have two steps leading up to the platform. We’re afraid that once we make one, we’ll need two. One so he can help out in the kitchen, and the other for the shop…

So, we’re hoping that if we let him help when it makes sense, then he’ll grow up liking to cook us meals,

wash our dishes,

and build us things!