Did I mention that I thought Father's Day was today until about three days ago? Suffice it to say, I felt like a moron and we shuffled and rescheduled to have the shindig on the actual day. Which is probably good, because there is no way I'd have been ready today.
What did I accomplish today?
Well. Let me tell you.
I finished re-covering my re-purposed outdoor chairs!
The chairs and table used to be our actual dining table. Yes, checkered marble on metal. Glorious. But, for outdoor, it's kind of fun and kitschy. The old chair seats were the same fabric as the back.Except our clinically insane cats had clawed them to shreds and they were covered in cat hair.
Did I mention we left them out all winter in the rain?
I managed to salvage the foam from the seats (we haven't had rain here in weeks and I laid them it out to dry on the patio during the day. Add a staple gun and a little muscle (very little) - and my budget fabric ($4 a yard) and for under $30, I have an outdoor dining set. Score!
The next matter of business is my poor little garden. B was kind enough to install a sprinkler for me, and fertilize. The starts have been in the ground for two weeks but they're not doing so hot. B figured out the soil we had trucked in had not fully composted, so it's actually leaching nutrients from the soil and away from my poor veggies. Effing dirt.
I'm hoping for the best. My tomatoes are in pots and are doing very well. Whew. But B thinks that next year, once the soil is all happy, my garden will be much more productive. Fingers crossed!
And, for those of you who have been following my water table saga, I bring to you, without further ado, the toy itself (and my spastic dogs who make it into EVERY FREAKING PHOTO I TAKE).
G is pretty taken with the little squirty animals.
He is especially concerned about making sure they all make it into their cave. 
Walrus and whale are safely tucked into their home, ready for night-night.
4 comments:
Glad he likes the water table!! I know they sure are a hit this summer already!
My friend's 13 month old just throws the little animals but LOVEd the bucket with the hole in it. G is one lucky boy to get to have the hottest item in town:)
Looks like you had a great weekend
with plenty of outdoor time! Love the water table!!
I'm so glad to see that G likes his new water table and friends! That is just too cute to see how concerned he is about the animals.
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