Ok, so I got to deal with more child proofing this weekend. Stella has started really motoring so we decided it was time to put in the child gate at the top of the stairs. I didn’t figure it would take me long. It’s just 8 screws. Travis and Ashley had given us a gate that I decided to try first. They gave it to us because it hadn’t worked in their house. I pulled it out and realized that it wouldn’t work in our house either. There wasn’t enough space between our baseboards and the banister. Fair enough, perhaps that one wasn’t for everyone. So I started installing the second gate we had. It was a little shorter. It looked like it might work. But… no dice. I could barely squeeze the top part of the gate in under the banister, but the bottom part wouldn’t connect. Julie suggested taking a hacksaw to the baseboard. I was against this modification for something that we won’t have in place for that long, so I ended up cutting a chunk out of the gate so it would fit properly. I don’t get this. Banister height is definitely something that is going to be dictated by code. And almost every house in the US has baseboards. So why in the world wouldn’t hey have taken this into account? I can see why you have to pay someone to install this child safety stuff. It’s super poorly designed.
On a side note I finally got the reservation site up and running. It’s www.buyplaytix.com. I’m really happy with how it’s turned out and I can’t wait to start adding new features. I have to work on a script though first. I’ve decided to do a Frontera Piece for Mi Casa Es Su Teatro at Hyde Park UMC. It’s Sunday week, so I’ve got to get crackin’.

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Jooley Ann (www.julieholden.com)

2007-02-07T04:23:37.000Z

That picture is *adorable*. :D