{A Busy Visit}

My parents, Mimi and Grandpa, were just here for 6 days.  Holy moly, we got a lot done!  They worked VERY hard.  I'm so thankful that they were able to work so hard.  They are in good shape and still able to do just about anything.

I had come up with a list of things to do (not necessarily just for them) before this baby boy arrives.  John and I have already put in many hours of purging, organizing, building, and then preparing for them to arrive.  Our guest room/office is no longer partially office, it is now guest room/future pseudo baby room.  We still aren't sure of what the eventual room situation will be, but after we move him out of our room, for now, we are thinking we'll put him in the guest room.  So, John built a lovely closet organizer that we totally maxed out and that is partly his closet, partly storage of random stuff.  But boy does it feel good to have that looking so nice.  We had to take the closet doors off to accommodate everything.  I knew of the perfect project for dad: hemming and hanging the drapery panels that would act as doors for now.  He did an awesome job.  Then I casually asked him if he would want to sew a pillow cover for a decorative pillow in that same room and he said sure.  Before I knew it, he'd come up with the way to make it using the drapery scraps!  It turned out beautifully.

...I never did get any BEFORE's, just DURING...(office/guest room)

...the AFTER...

All day Friday was spent hanging, pricing and tagging 150 items for a children's consignment sale that I've sold at in the past.  It's going to be at the end of March, so I knew if I didn't get it done beforehand, it wasn't going to happen.  It took mom and I literally the whole day.  Dad even had to do a couple of hours while I had a dr.'s appointment.  Sheesh!  It was pretty torturous we all thought by hour 10.

...this was the in between phase of this project...

Saturday was a big project day for John and dad.  They installed pull down attic stairs!!  It looked pretty laborious...it turned out great!  They work really slick.  Unfortunately there is not a lot of space to put things, but at least it allows for easier access.  And of course in amongst all of this, there was a lot more purging going on.  I went through the last 20 years of my life and threw a lot of it away.  It's sort of bittersweet for me, but I need to make room for our current family.

...the AFTER...

...well, it still needs to be painted and trimmed out...

Sunday we rested...I got super sick so was down for the count (still am!)

...this is my new computer set-up in our bedroom...

Monday Mom and Dad touched up the paint throughout our house and Mom hung up some random pictures that have needed hanging for years.  I'm not a very active "interior designer" at this point in my life, am I???

And Tuesday morning they left.  I am so very thankful for them!!  We are definitely ready to have this baby now...just a little more getting the fluffy things done.  In between all of the work, there was still plenty of fun time that they got to spend with Chase, taking walks, going to the park, reading, imaginative play, etc...she just loves to spend time with them!  It is a sweet relationship to watch grow.

Thank you!! Thank you!!