We finally fashioned a protective surface for the fireplace. It's not fancy like the one at Anja's house, which was built all professional-like by her daddy using tools and lumber and manliness. Ours is makeshift and pitiful, but hopefully it'll be effective when Lyla decides to plonk her head on it.
Months ago, we bought an exercise mat at a sporting goods store with the wild hope that Lyla would roll from one end of it to the other. It ended up discarded in the guest bedroom until we discovered the other day that it was slightly longer than our fireplace. Now it's stuck to the brick with Gorilla Tape, which is a tape as strong as a gorilla. And over the mat is a fleece blanket, attached with clamps and, yes, more Gorilla Tape.
Needless to say, we won't be building any fires this winter until after Lyla's bedtime.
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