Midweek Update

Wednesday already, really?

The last week has been such a busy one for us. I finished re-doing Noah's big boy furniture that my mom and I started last week and it is all in his room. He is SO proud of it! Sunday afternoon as Brad and I were putting it up, he was jumping up and down squealing with delight. Those sweet reactions make the hot hours in the garage working on it all worth it. I still have a bookcase that I am going to experiment with and a few wall hangings to change out, but  once I get it all finished, I'll show you. Don't get too anxious because my track records for completing a project falls somewhere in the months category. I am determined to have it done by this weekend though so I may need a bit of encouragement. 

We have all but 2 doors up, and those two have found their proper home, they are just not up yet. Something about hubby misplacing the other hinges and pins sounds accurate.  I know I made a mistake, but not having a pantry door almost two months is more than enough pay back. My spider-man-of-a-two-year-old has scaled the pantry shelves as his form of exercise far too long.  Please please learn from my mistakes. Do not, and I repeat, do not under any circumstances, no matter what form of insanity invades your sweet little mind, take the doors in your house off to paint them without labeling every single part.  Please people. It causes a lot of stress for all involved parties. 

I'm working on making Kayt's birthday party invitations. I can hardly wait to celebrate with my precious Kayter-Bug. (A hint into the party theme.) I need to have them finished by this weekend because all of my family will be in town and I can hand them out rather than mail them. I have alot of family; this would be very cost efficient. 

My family is coming in town because we are having a 90th birthday celebration for my great-grandpa. How great is that? We are also having family pictures made. My kids have 15 grandparents still living. Can you believe that? Since they will all be in such a close proximity this weekend, we have set up a time to take a generational picture with my children and all their grandparents. It is so special to me that we are doing this. That will be a wholelotta love in one place!

Play dates + having people over for dinner most every night + home projects to finish + fall kick off in the youth area = a very busy, entertaining week. 

This afternoon my kitchen was full with 4 adults and 9 children all ages three and under eating lunch. You can only imagine how entertaining it was. I remember at one point thinking of Brad eating lunch with friends in such a calm setting. We had such a great time though. Noah loves having friends over for meals because most of them eat a small portion and then run off to play. Not Noah. He eats his lunch and then goes plate by plate finishing everyone elses uneaten food. 

Wow, I had so much to say. Who knew?

Happy midweek!

p.s. I am going to India in January. More on that later...