Three Things Thursday

1. So, we need a new roof.

We had a crazy hailstorm on Monday. It went from zero to golfball-sized hail in about 20 seconds flat. As a precaution, I called a roofing company yesterday to assess if there was any damage. Here's how our conversation went:

Tony (Or was it Tommy?): Um, you need a new roof.

Me: Are you sure?

Tony/Tommy: Pretty sure. Here are some pictures. (He shows me some pretty gory pictures of our roof.) Do you have any questions?

Me: Yes, a very important one, actually. How is this going to interfere with my daughter's naps?

Front View. 

Back View. Liberty Mutual said they'd replace the table, so that's good news. 

I would also like to  take this opportunity to formally apologize to Marcos who texted me about ten minutes before this chaos began and told me to move the car into the garage. I waited a little too long, and let's just say our car didn't make it out unscathed. You were right and I was wrong. 

2. My First IKEA Hack

Ever since the invention of Pinterest, I've been fascinated by IKEA hacks.  I love IKEA (I mean, who doesn't?), and we have several IKEA pieces in our house, mostly from our very first apartment in New Hampshire. This means that these tables/dressers/shelves have survived four different moves. (Don't tell me that this stuff doesn't hold up well.) When we finished the basement, I knew I wanted to turn our black Expedit book case into toy storage for Rory, but I wanted to change it up a little. I used light gray chalk paint to paint the outside and we stapled fabric to the back. Here is the finished result:

Close-up. I did some sanding around the edges for a distressed look. 

We just used a staple gun to staple some cheap fabric to the back. It looks good and keeps the baskets from going all the way through and hitting the wall. 

3. "Shake it Off"

I love me some T-Swift , and her new song is so darn catchy. I've watched the video on Youtube more times than I care to admit. Here's the link. (You can thank me later.)