Today I began the project of cleaning up and restoring our bargain school desks. This is going to be a bigger task than I had planned but it will be well worth it in the end! The desks had probably sat in a storage building for many years. So, I began with wiping off all the dirt and webs on and in the desks then I used a wire brush to scrape off loose rust. I even used a drill (after Troy did the first one!) to take off the wooden desktops so that I am able to get to the inside more easily. Some of them will take a little more work than the others but I am so thankful for this great blessing! It definitely is not something that was necessary for us to do school but will make it more enjoyable and provide everyone with their "own" desk. Today's job took over 2 hours in the 90 degree heat and who knows how high the humidity was so I decided to wait until tomorrow to use the rust dissolver. I can't wait to get these done!
Here are some of the desks in our garage after we unloaded them a couple days ago...
Here are a couple of them today with the tops off and after I had cleaned and scrubbed them...
In other things related to school Troy and I discussed picking out school colors and I think I have chosen a name for our school. I like "Little School House". If you know me at all you know very well that I would love to live on a farm and have 15 kids running around and playing. Better yet, I would love to go back in time and live across the creek from Laura Ingalls! I prefer a simple life, would love to grow our own food, and have lots of land for the kids to explore. It is such a joy to have the opportunity to have our kids at home and to be able to give them a biblically centered education. I've always desired to be a teacher but never would have dreamed it would become a reality in this way!
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