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antiques are a plenty in my parents home. i grew up going to my mom's favorite antique guy, daryl and making occasional stops at "the wagon wheel." their presence in our home taught me to value and appreciate those gifts of the past. my mom and dad have given each of their children many pieces as we moved away and found places of our own. my mom and i spent many summer hours stripping, sanding, staining and varnishing each piece. she taught me well, and now i am pleased to say that i am quite good at refinishing furniture. it is a messy and tedious job, but well worth the work. each piece i hope one day my kids will appreciate and call their own. when i moved out east, i was given an antique high chair. claire used it, although i hadn't had the opportunity to refinish it. when they came this summer, they brought a second antique high chair for mya. with our impending move, i knew time was of the essence. i had to get them refinished, so i worked and worked. it was quite the challenge getting these two chairs done. i have been so tired as being a momma of two is tough. however, i did it. yahoo. the chairs are beautiful and my girls will each have a beautiful piece to share with their children.

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Anonymous said…
Good work. they look awesome!

love ya, J
Erin said…
impending move???? Please clue me in, I thought you guys were staying put!
Anonymous said…
They are moving to Montana to be closer to her favorite sister

j
Kara said…
oh jessica...you are such a dufuss. no we are not moving to montana. impending move means a few possibilities. our house is going on the market this week with the hopes it sells by april. if it does, chris leaves and we will stay somewhere to finish out the school year. the kiddos and i will then pack up and be nomads for a year. yahoo!! this is by far, my best case scenerio! 2nd possibility is that it doesn't sell, chris leaves and we stay. that being said, at the point when i was refinishing the chairs, it looked as though we were ALL going to move. then korea came along and changed everything.
Erin said…
ahhh.....well I have heard that Maine is a great place to be a nomad in (Jess - you can come too)!!! Plus, Hunter loves Claire!

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