A BABY MUST BE ON THE WAY An Explanation of the last few months Over the past few weeks (I know, it's been over two months!) I have been busy. My wife is "great with child", our house has become "great with baby-clothes", and I have become great at cutting very small pieces of woods, gluing them together, and sanding the whole thing down.
Why?
Well, I've been doing the ultimate fatherly task of making furniture! Yes. Well, sort of yes. I didn't exactly make a baby dresser, but I did "overhaul" one... Because overhaul sounds much better than "refinishing". Plus, I added quite a bit of value to the overall dresser-system (see - my MBA is still useful!) and succeeded in fulfilling a vital role as a care-provider to my wife.
But besides all that, I really enjoyed doing something tangible - with my hands - to provide for my baby. It can be frustrating at times for the husband (it's almost a cliché by now) to know what to do for 9 months. Before the dresser project I mostly just read books about birth and dealing with a newborn, but this process really, in an unexpected way, opened my eyes to the joy that comes from building a family - both literally and figuratively.
Due to the incredible amount of time I put into this project, I almost completely stopped blogging, reading the internet, watching tv, etc. and I hope to bring (some!) of that back into my life now.
For those of you who are interested, I invite you to check out the photo-gallery dedicated to this project. I added some pretty detailed commentary, explaining each step along the way, and hope that it can be some type of inspiration to you folks.
Click on this link to view all 44 photos in my dresser photo gallery. Posted July 13, 2010
Posted by: Becky Cazares Love all the pics of the dresser project! Been a while (years) since I refinished furniture - you did so much more! Thanks for sharing the details. Your new daughter will (someday) appreciate all your work. Posted 2010-07-13 23:52:23 COMMENT ON THIS POST
