Shelves

You all are so sweet. Surely, you can't care what our shelves look like, but you've asked, so I'm happy to oblige. Here they are in all their glory. I'm not sure we're completely content with the result, but they are leaps and bounds better than where we started. As I said to Mom, at least it looks like we tried now. Thanks again to Mom for her help rearranging and rearranging. If anyone great at this kind of thing has any suggestions, we're all ears. 

Key items of sentimentality include my grandfather's chemistry typewriter from college, a photo of my grandmother, Nathan's newborn photos with his hospital hat, a birch log to remind us of the cottage, and a photo from our first trip together. 

I didn't take any before pictures, but you can kind of see where we started here. 

Also, Nathan really loves to play with our hands these days, especially when he's nursing. They are better than any toy.  Melts my heart.

No, he wasn't nursing when this was taken.