'there is a price for being stupid--'

Only to often, does that little true-ism come to mind. 'What was it THIS time Wendy?' I can't say I'm GLAD you asked. I feel SOOOO dumb. I have been the recipient of a nice [home made- I believe] toy box. I've had it for quite awhile. I decided that the work it needs wasn't going to do itself. So I hoisted it up onto my 'work?' table. The lid had been broken and I plan to get a new board for that part. It's the back piece that made me feel 'none to bright.' As it had been chipped pretty bad when the front piece was broken, I decided to remove it and replace it as well. So how do I remove it? With a HAMMER, of course! The problem was that I was hitting the underside with the idea it had been nailed in place. [no of course, I didn't CHECK!] As you might imagine, as it released I was QUITE surprised to find it had been screwed in place, [with grabber screws,no less] So I had to ask myself, 'Why did I just ASSUME that it was nailed?' I couldn't come up with a good reason so I decided it HAD to be Thad's fault. [great Wendy, BLAME the one who can't defend himself] No really, I'm SURE that's how he would have done it. Anyway, now both pieces MUST be replaced, the problem is, the screws! Whomever made the toy box, did a good job. They covered the screw heads with putty and then sanded it. I'm not sure how to get the screws out without doing some UN-INTENDED damage. Do any of you have ANY ideas, I'm at a loss here. I'd really like to move on with this little project as it would be nice for the GRAND children to have their own toy box when they visit Grandee. [besides I want to go shopping for toys for it!!!]
By the by, 'HAPPY NEW YEAR' to one and all! xoxo