One thing leads to another

Oh, I could go so many directions with that statement. In this case, the school table. Trying to to rearrange and organize the basement into some kind of play space, library area, and school space...just to make this table fit! But we do love it. It's given the kids a surface to draw, color, paint...sit...on. We love it. Today we painted pumpkin paper plates.
And this is what the rest of it looks like. I've sort of cleared the area of much "play" space, as we like to come down here to do our school activities. Play and work are kept upstairs, for the most part. We have filled the cube-shelf in nicely with all our books though- a veritable preschool library!
In setting up this school space, I, in turn, cleared out all my crafting/sewing area into the "nook" by the laundry room. But having everything all together, in one place, has made it much more available and conducive to actually making those Christmas presents I have slated. And I got three Christmas presents done today! To clean out the laundry area, required I sort through the baby clothes, wash what will be needed in a couple months, and organize a trip to the thrift store.

And all I want to do is sit here and listen to Christmas songs and eat Cheez-Its.