How did I reach Friday already??

Where in the world did this week go? I guess I was spending a lot of time going through my craft corner (the ENTIRE dining room) upstairs trying to trim it down and make it more kid safe. Now that my youngest is becoming very mobile I don’t want her accidentally to get into my buttons. I took one of 3 huge bookcases we have in our living room (it was in a bad spot anyway) and moved it into the dining room and put my stuff in there. The stuff at the bottom is all in closed containers so she won’t be able to get to it. I also have been trying to catch up on laundry and work on an article for my Mother’s group newsletter. Today I’m going to hit a garage sale at a friends neighborhood. She had a small cabinet she was going to sell that I think I will like to put all of my sons arts and crafts stuff in. If it’s small enough I’ll keep it in the kitchen in the corner. Maybe the top would be a good place to put my mail and other stuff that usually winds up on the kitchen table.

– The cabinet fits great and I also picked up a solid wood kid sized dresser for my sons room.  What a deal, I got both pieces for $35.00!

I’ve been noticing a lot of pallette wood around.  I am wondering if I can pick up some for free and use it to make some prim signs.  I used to do a craft show with a friend in Arizona who made signs like this with her niece.  I suppose I could get the wood and let it age a little behind my garage so when I go to use it, it will look even more aged.  Have any of you used this type of wood with success?