Glasses

Ronan got his new glasses on Monday. My original plan was to have him only wear them in the evenings for the first week and then start wearing them full time next week. I wanted him to get used to them slowly and to avoid him getting headaches from his eyes adjusting to them. 

He did so well with them that he wore them to school today! And he came home without breaking or losing them! I spoke with his teacher before school and she agreed that it might be best for the first few days to take them off for recess and gym class. Probably a good idea ;)

Easy easel upgrade

Last April, my kids got the Ikea easel for the birthday. They love it, but I found one major problem with it. It's a 2 sided easel (chalkboard on one side, white board on the other) but there's only a tray on the chalkboard side. We also have the giant roll of paper on the whiteboard side but I found it just wasn't being used. I figured that was because I had put that side against the wall, since there was no tray sticking out. 

Recently, we rearranged the playroom so the easel is now in a place that they can use both sides, but they still weren't. Now it's because there aren't crayons right there so if they want to draw on it, they have to go across the room and then come back. Not gonna happen!

So this morning, I had a stroke of brilliance. I'd seen on Pinterest, a bath toy storage idea using a rod and baskets, so off Keegan and I went to the dollar store. We needed to get out of the house anyway with 2 snow days in a row! I picked up a curtain rod, some shower curtain hooks, and some baskets. 

Originally, I tried using the brackets the rod came with for mounting on the wall but I found it set the bar back too far so I grabbed some zip ties and that was exactly what I needed. 

Before: 

(Stock photo from ikea)

After:

I have to say, I'm really pleased with how easy it was! And for under $5!