I have a little munchkin who loves stairs right now. The carpeted half-flights of our split entry make me nervous enough; there's no way I want her near our deck stairs. But man-handling one of the heavy chairs on our deck onto its side and wedging it into the opening at the top of the stairs every time we're out on our deck is not a acceptable long-term solution. And there's the problem of what to do when we're all outside in the yard. 
I turn my head for two seconds and she's already clambered up five steps. So a couple weekends ago, passing by a garage sale, I saw the answer. Or answers. One nice, strong, secure Evenflo gate for the top of the stairs...and another for the bottom...
And boy was it nice having two drills - one with a drill bit, the other with a driver head. I now want that for all future projects! (Thank goodness for nice neighbors who willingly let me borrow their drill. And who gave me a whole box of screws too after seeing the hardware I'd scrounged up that just wasn't working for me.)
And speaking of woodworking, there's fun stuff up ahead! Right now, it's just a pile o' lumber, a non-too-comfortable "bench" for the girls. But soon...
Hey Karin,
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to checkout my sight. Thanks for the playdough recipe. That should be a fun afternoon this summer. Let me know when you pull out the sewing machine....I would love to see your work.