Not Sure I'll Strip as a Hobby

Remember the night stand I snagged for 10 bucks off Craigslist? Well after a few days of stripping and losing some brain cells, I am down to this:

If you are interested in stripping something, I used Citristrip and liked it pretty well. I got the motivation from this blog http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2010/03/a-tale-of-two-strippers/. She compares two paint strippers and gives you some directions. Even though the process is easy, working with chemicals that require gloves and a mask kind of freaks me out. Even though the smell was almost pleasant, my nose still ran and I got a little light headed.

Actually, the funky gold on the edge is gone and it's all sanded now. Turns out the legs in front are plastic as well as the little embelishment on the front. It's also made or pure particle board. The only part with veneer is the top. Fancy!

On a side note, it was thundering while I was working in the garage and Maggie (the dog) freaked out. This is a normal occurance around our house, but I figured she'd be ok in the garage. Nope. She barked and paced around me nervously until I let her in the house. When I returned outside, she barked because I was not safe in the house with her. I finally called it a day when she started throwing her body against the door to the garage. Sheesh!

Nursery Peek

I'm slowly working on pulling a nursery together. A few weeks ago my sister-in-law, sister, and mom came over for a nursery painting party. I wish I had snapped a few pics of that. The last few days I've been in the middle of painting this rocker that belonged to my papa. This is after I primed it, so it looks really streaky.

A few pics of the curtains, fabric for bedding, and other fun stuff:

I snagged this little number off Craigslist for 10 buckaroos. This is going to look very different in a few days:

Adoption Update

I can't believe it's almost been 2 months since I've posted anything. You've probably stopped checking the blog at this point. Well, a lot has taken place in the last few weeks. I'm only going to share a few details right now because I'm realizing more and more that our adoption story is not just our story to tell. It is the birth family's story and our future child's story, and I want to respect their right to share about this experience on their terms. With that being said, I will probably share a little more once we have a baby, but I may be a little vague on some counts.

Anyhow, the exciting news is we could quite possibly have a baby girl come mid October! We are more than thrilled. We know that God has a perfect plan for this little girl's life. If this placement does take place, the circumstances are more than what we could have hoped for.

So we ask for prayers right now for us and the couple who is making this decision. We know whatever the outcome, God will bring the baby He intends to be a Lynch at the right time.