Updated Table and Staple Gun Issues

My  Cute Husband is self-described as "not-handy" … and he isn't wrong.  

Over the years, he has figured out some household handyman stuff but mostly, he'd rather hire it out and have it done correctly. 

 Once he installed a new toilet, sink and bathroom flooring … 

it took ALL SUMMER.

Sew … when I set out to recover my TV tray table ironing board, 

I knew I needed a staple gun,

and

turns out, we don't have a staple gun.

No problem … #2SonInLaw IS handy and does have a staple gun.

Admittedly, I did not read the instructions

printed right on that thing.

See the arrow?

I assumed that's where the staples are PUT IN.

NO

That's where they come out!

AND

Do not attempt to staple gun on a stool.

It's way to wobbly.

When I orginally made the GREAT next-to-the-sewing-machine Ironing Table, it was at a retreat and someone else brought the staple gun.

My good friend Amalia placed a penguin on my table.

His head got cut off

because …

We can NOT have cute penguins in our house.

We are Capitals Fans.

It's a hockey thing.

Anyway …

My Cute Husband came home while I was in the middle of this struggle and helped. 

I held and pulled and smoothed out the fabric and he wielded the gun.

Turns out, it was much easier with 2 people.

TA-DAH!!!

I left the penguin … we just covered him up