My mom came to visit for a week!
Unfortunately (only for her), we worked more than we played. It wasn’t much of a vacation for her, but I appreciate her help so much!
Here’s what we did:
We cleaned the garage. Oh, how I wish we had ‘before’ pictures. Just imagine a garage so filled with stuff that you can hardly walk in. Now take a look at this:
For a while, our house looked like a Cat In the Hat house—one thing led to another, and to another…
Two of these chairs came in from the garage—and they needed pillows, so Mom made a few. I love them!
With all of the stuff coming in from the garage, we needed more organized space in our closets, so Brian put closet organizers in 3 of our small linen/coat closets, and I organized them.
While Mom figured out how to make a bed skirt out of some Ikea curtains I had. She can do anything! We also decided to raise the bed 7 inches, and we were able to fit all of our Christmas stuff and suitcases underneath! Yay for more storage!
She also made this pillow out of some linens I had. I love it!
While she did these sewing project, I learned how to make my mom’s whole wheat bread. I made it 3 times (15 loaves) I wish I had taken a picture.
The day before she left, we got up early and went to the temple. Then we went downtown and saw a sandcastle building contest thingy. We did a little shopping too. We stopped by a huge sale at Sacs 5th Ave. Oh my goodness! Even at 60% off the prices were outrageous! It was very enlightening for both of us. We had a great time at Nordstrom!
I miss her! I wish my parents lived here!
Me & Mom on a hike with Brian to Wahclella Falls
I can't tell you how many times your mom has saved me with projects! Of course, there were always a few games of Scrabble to lighten the load.
ReplyDeleteAnd, yes, I can imagine a garage full of stuff. In fact, I can see one if I look in my garage right now!
Didn't we have fun!!!!! I love all the pix. You are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHooray for visits from mom! That's awesome - I love all the projects. How did you raise your bed? I really should do that, more storage is always good.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Your mom is so great! And are you so excited that you learned how to make her bread?! My mom now makes it on a regular basis and sometimes she'll mail me a loaf--I LOVE it! Someday I'll have to learn too!
ReplyDeleteMiss you!