Wood in Kitchen

The tile in the kitchen is gone. I'm still not convinced that wood is the best material for a kitchen floor (especially with a messy cook like me), but the house seems much larger with one continuous style of flooring. It was a nice surprise to come home to, and feels very organic underfoot. I hate walking on synthetic materials. Our next project is to sand and paint the cabinets.

Anyway, yesterday I went to Cost Plus World Market (couldn't they think of a shorter name?) to look for a flat weave jute rug to put under the table. I decided to bring Max. He has been walking for about a month now, and I figured that if he got tired of the stroller he could hold my hand and walk. My plan failed. He lasted about two minutes in the stroller so I got him out and said "hold mommy's hand." He yanked his hand free and started laughing and running away from me. I chased him down, grabbed his hand and said "Max, stay with mommy." He clamped down on my hand with all eight teeth until I screamed and let go. He took off running through the store, knocking over as many things as he could along the way. I couldn't keep up because my belly and I couldn't fit through the tight spaces he fit through. When he got to the toy section he grabbed a stuffed monkey, bent over forward and started sprinting like he was heading to the end zone for a touchdown. After I caught up and siezed his loot, he started throwing a mad tantrum. His ammunition included: kicking, hitting, screaming, back arching, and hair pulling. After a long embarrasing struggle and some significant hair loss, I finally got him strapped into the stroller and booked it for the car. I couldn't believe my sweet little boy was capable of being so naughty. If he keeps this up Santa will not be bringing him anything for Christmas!