Update on the school room

Since I've not done a school room progress update in awhile I thought I'd do one.  The curtains are finally finished.  Ya wouldn't know to look at them, but the layers are: stripe shower curtain, insulation of old flannel sheets, and white shower curtains to show to the outside.  They're hung on a steel pipe with pipe fittings.  I just sewed them together at the top, and the white to the insulation, then lapped it overitself toward the back to form the rod pocket.  EASY!!  Well, would have been easy if either the shower curtains or the flannel sheets were SQUARE!  Which they were NOT! ggrr...

 The steps are finally replaced, but the rail still needs installed.  That will go to the outside of the steps. (to try to keep fingers off the paint! LOL)

 The view above is from the top of the stairs.

Isn't the advent calendar beautiful!!!!  My friend Kris made it for Sophie, and it's filled with toys for her.  She was sooooo excited when we opened it!!  I nearly had to pick her jaw up off the floor.  She can't wait till Sunday to start Advent readings :)