My Job According to Grace

Kiersten: "So Grace, ya know how you were talking about what moms and dads do at work the other day....what is it that Dad does for work? Do you remember?"Grace (age 5) : "He has meetings about TV."Kiersten: "Yep, he does. He works for a TV channel. What do I do for work?"Grace: "You talk on the phone and clean the kitchen."Kiersten: "Anything else I do for work?"Grace: Pause....Pause...."And sometimes you make stuff...

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The Almost-Cut-Off-My-Finger Story

So I mentioned earlier that I almost cut off my finger. I'm keeping a tally of mishaps in the workshop in hopes to not do them again, if I can help it.I was building a bookshelf for my kids and was using the biscuit joiner (for anyone not knowing what this is, it's a power tool used to hollow out wood.) I STUPIDLY decided to brace the wood myself, holding the 3/4 inch ply with one hand and the joiner with the other, I drove the joiner (and it's really sharp spinning blade) into the wood but instead, the blade skipped across the wood. It then cut...

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My Garage Life

My husband took this of me tonight in the garage. This is standard attire although I've been known to use the table saw while donning a skirt. (No heels, though.) I just go out when I have a minute between kid things and work away until I'm pulled away - no matter what I'm wearing. Cuz frankly, changing clothes would waste time. Guess how many pants have glue stains on them???My one constant when I work is listening...

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Did I just read that???

Apparently, I am, according to one blogger, the queen of knockoffery. This is the core of a post--and several thereafter -- that appeared on the web in reference to my furniture.When I first started building furniture for Mod Mom Furniture, I did it for a reason. I was nannying at the time to make ends meet since we'd lost my salary from A&E and The History Channel. I figured out that if I sold a one toy box, I...

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Welcome!

You're staring at the high tech workshop of Mod Mom Furniture. In between miter cuts, I can even do laundry. Ok, I avoid laundry like the plague but you get the idea. If you've found this very hidden, tucked-away blog, it's because you've seen my furniture. I'm the mod mom of Mod Mom Furniture. It's great to be able to document life as a mom, carpenter, and small business owner. This thing will probably be my therapy...

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