The one thing I was looking forward to the most is the one that is giving us the most difficulty. I bought adhesive chalkboard stuff and put this on our wall next to our pantry. My thought had been that it would be a great place to put up our chores list, leave up math explanations, write notes to each other, keep ourselves accountable for our Lenten promises. I bought chalkboard colored pencils to go with this. The adhesive on the chalkboard isn't great, so every morning and throughout the day we have to rub it down and get the bubbles out of it. And the colored pencils that are "bold, vibrant colors"? Not so much. Sigh. I thought about using washi tape to hold down the sides, and I need to pick up some actual chalk. I'm hoping that once these things are done, this will be a functional space that makes me smile.
I also went to Ikea with my mom and picked up some spice racks to use in each of the kids' spaces to use as a shelf for their stuff they want to keep close (books, alarm clocks, Legos...whatever) and a kitchen bar to hang things. The kitchen still has stuff all over the counter, so you'll just have to imagine how cool it all is, and the kids' shelves have not all been hung. Hook up with us along our journey, and we'd be happy to give you a tour!
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