Our Little Lumberyard

 I love taking something old and worn out and giving it a second chance, so I was really excited when Ben brought home some wooden pallets.  And helped me break them down.

This meant pulling out many long scary staples.  Thanks for doing most of them, Ben, and thanks for the use of your super hardy staple remover tool, Dad!

Now here's our little lumberyard:

I'll use these for painted signs, but check out some other great uses for them that I found on-line (apologies for my lack of photo credits):

And my favorite--this amazing floor!