Soccer sister

Last week I registered Adam for a spring soccer league sponsored by the city. He is super excited. Sadie is in tears.

I tried explaining to her that she wasn't quite old enough. More tears.

I tried convincing her it would be fun to cheer with mommy on the sidelines. Even more tears.

There was no consoling this girl. She desperately wants to be big like Adam, and nothing I could say would make her feel better. There might have to be dance lessons or tumbling in our future. For now, though, i have an even better idea...swimming lessons. In fact, maybe I should sign them both up. It might be a brother-sister bonding experience if they do it together.

Why are my kids in such a hurry to grow up? Even Tyler is not satisfied being little. Today I took the kids shopping. Tyler rode next to Sadie in the shopping cart at Smiths, and it thrilled him to death. He cried when I took him out. I guess being big is just fun.

The Never-Ending Paint Project

When I first started building Sadie's new bed, I didn't think about how long it would take to paint. I was only focused on the building phase of the project. Well, as it turns out, it's a pretty big undertaking. In fact, I'm pretty sure it will take longer to paint than it did to build.

For starters, this bed has about 60 rails. When I built it, I drilled 4 pocket holes in each rail.  These holes later had to be filled in and sanded down before painting.  Now, each rail has to be individually painted (front, back, both sides, and the top and bottom between each one). Unfortunately, one coat of paint isn't enough. So, the project is moving rather slowly. Kind of wishing I had a paint sprayer at this point, but at least I'm not on a deadline. I would like to finish the project sooner rather than later, though. As Cory has lovingly pointed out, I have a huge mess in the garage to clean up when the project is done. (Check out Cory's workbench covered in sawdust in the picture below.)