The Cursed Bookshelf

Back in October I found a bookshelf on Land of Nod that I thought would look so cute in Caroline's room. The price tag for the piece was $349.00. The frugalness I inherited from my mom told me I could find a better deal.

The construction teacher at my school is always looking for projects for his students. All he requires is to buy the materials. I asked him if he would make the bookcase back in October. I got the dimensions from the website and printed a picture off. There were a couple of projects in front of mine but he said he could have it done by mid January easy.

The Monday before the baby shower the teacher told me he was starting that day on the bookcase. During 4th period a student came running into the office and declared the construction teacher had cut his thumb off and was driving himself to the hospital. This student isn't exactly the most reliable so I thought I was being punked.

Come to find out the construction teacher was working on Caroline's bookcase when a student distracted him for a second- just long enough to take his thumb off!!!

Apparently there was a classroom procedure in place for lost appendages. The teacher grabbed his thumb off the table and drove himself to the hospital. {I would have passed out} He got there in record time and the doctor was able to attach his thumb back with a promise of 80% chance of getting to keep it. I would take those odds in Vegas.

40 days later the thumb is back to being a functional part of his hand. He finished the bookcase on Friday and Chris went to pick it up. They did an amazing job but I will never forget the story behind it.

Caroline's social security card came in so this morning I went to Levelland to add her to my insurance. I came home to this adorable scene.