Mommy Staycation

I had been eying this fabric for over a year. I LOVE it.

This is the photo that came up when I Googled the fabric. Not so much going to happen at this house. Very pretty, though.

We did a mini bedroom makeover. I had fun putting it all together for the first time this weekend. New curtains, pillows and nightstands. I am still working on a duvet cover. This will probably be the one and only time the room will look like this, so I wanted to capture the moment.

I "winterized" my closet. Scary. I think I may have actually busted a sweat. Lillian likes to destroy my closet at least once a day so it becomes the pit of doom quickly. This was a project I am glad to have done!

Lucy and Anna Ricks

Joe and the kids left Friday morning for Michigan. This is the first time in 5 years I have spent a night alone in my house. I have two and a half days without my kids OR DOG (my sweet hubby boarded him so I had a break for all of my dependents). It has been awesome! I miss the noise and giggles, but hearing the kids talk to me on the phone about all the fun they are having erases all guilt!

Here are a few things I have done thus far:

• cleaned out the fridge and freezer and washed all the shelves
• answered all emails
• vacuumed under beds
• Windexed away all the sweet fingerprints
  
• winterized closets
• finished all laundry in the house
• washed Winston's dog toys and beds
• Washed all three sets of sheets
• Filled 5 photo albums
• had prints made of all pictures on my camera and then cleared all 2674 photos (literally) off my memory card
• bought our Halloween costumes for our annual party
• vacuumed lamp shades
• went to Trader Joes
• Organized family photos
• sorted through all the kids toys and grouped them by type and filled 4 bags of toys to donate. bye bye baby toys!
• made s'mores kits
• cleaned bathrooms
• organized the shed
• organized hand me downs for friends
• cleaned out my car
• started Christmas shopping
• ...and loved on the sweet new Freeman babies! I spent last night and tonight at the hospital with Anna and Taylor and their brand new twin daughters. They are so tiny! What a blessing to have these precious memories!