Ten Dollar Ledges

At the same time we bought the wood for the ladder shelf, we also purchased a few pieces for this shelf. Mine cost about $15 since we bought nicer wood than the cheapest grade. I knew I needed something in my den and I really wanted to build the Tryde table to put there originally. That didn't work out, so this will do instead.

Ladder Shelf

This project was a bit tougher than the Tryde Table. You really need two people for this one. The plans are here and the whole project cost me about $35. We changed a few things up in the construction. We built the shelves a little sturdier and I changed the overall size and number of shelves. I like how I could modify it to fit the space I wanted, although that was one of the hard parts--we had to really pull from our geometry and algebra days!

Next project here.

Tryde Console Table

Another project courtesy of Knock-Off Wood.

Cost: approximately $50
Time: approximately 6 hours to build, another day to paint

This will go behind my couch.

Now I'm searching for another project. I think this will go well in the boy's bathroom.

Good Answer

This quote is from a past prophet of the Mormon church, Spencer W. Kimball. I think this logic could help a lot of people.

"If all the sick for whom we pray for were healed, if all the righteous were protected and the wicked destroyed, the whole program of the Father would be annulled and the basic principle of the gospel, free agency, would be ended. No man would have to live by faith."

I know someone who doesn't seem to understand why some people have to suffer while others prosper so much. I was just struggling with this concept myself last night as I watched a show in which young boys in Africa were taken from their homes and turned into soldiers. I asked Ben how it's fair for my kids to be born here in America in a fairly affluent home with so many conveniences. This quote helps me understand that it isn't necessarily fair, but that is it necessary.