Jesus Brownies

Today, Alexys made her first brownies with my help. When we had poured the brownies into the pan, Alexys turns to me and says, "can I lick it?" She meant the spoontula in my hand. I said, "maybe." Completely planning on letting her because it's all part of the experience. She didn't miss a beat though. She turned to me and said, "Jesus said I could lick it." And thus we have Jesus Brownies. Just thought I'd give you all a little laugh.

Refinished Table

I wish I could say that I had a before and after picture but I just forgot to take the before pictures. But trust me, the table looked bad. I had to do some repair work also but I love the finished product, don't you? First we have the legs.....

Then the side of the table. Check out all the nooks and crannies that we had to strip out. What a job, but Lori did an excellent job with it don't you think....

And for a grand finish, the top.

Well, as you can tell, we're pretty proud of the finished product and I wanted everyone to see what it looks like before life messes it up again. This was my Great Grandparents table, then it was passed down to my Father, and he refinished the top, then it was passed down to Lori and I. We refinished the whole table. I wonder what my kids will have to do to preserve this antique family heirloom? As long as it stays in the family and is kept up, I'm happy.