The Double-Edged Sword That is a Shelf

Horizontal surfaces are great...and horrible. They provide a place for display. They provide a place for dust. And, most importantly where my children are concerned, they provide a climbing surface.

That half-wall that Doug created out of a full wall last week now has a shelf. Hooray!

I now pull Jack and Sophie (and some other larger children) off that shelf many times a day. And scrape myself on the unsanded (and thus sharp) edges. Argh!

Hopefully the bookcase, once it's there, won't be as climbable. And pigs will fly, right? Right?