loft bed

every little boy wants a cool loft bed at some point.  

or if they don't it's because they've never seen one or heard of one.

we are giving our guy one.

the kids are visiting gramma and papa this week so i had the wonderful idea to get the boy's bed done for when he came home after the weekend.

will it be done in time?

we'll see.

On Monday morning dan cut down a tree for our lumber.

that afternoon he cut it into boards.

yesterday immediately after they left with gramma and papa i began my job.

on went the CD player: Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds Live at Luther College

up went the volume.

into the boy's room i went.

 

I cleared out his room - all except his bed - and that only because i didn't know where to put it.

i stood it up on it's side.

when dan got home last night we began planing the boards.

then we ripped out the wall above the kids' closets.

put in the main beam for the bed.  

exhausted, it was bed time.

this morning i was up by 6:30.  

bringing the boards outside by 6:50. (i had to eat breakfast)

and sanding them by 7:10  

it's now lunchtime.

i have sanded and clear-coated all the boards and the main beam.

i have removed all the wood and drywall (from above the closets).
wood to burn pile.

i have mainly cleaned the floor in the room.

i am sore.

i am tired.

i am hungry.

i am excited to see this bed happen.  

Dan is a creative genius and the plans are in his head.

i don't even know what it will look like when done.

not the restful week that i had originally planned when the kids first asked if they could have a 4 night sleepover at papa and gramma's...  

but when i see my little boy walk into his room and climb up to his new bed - 

it will be worth it.