The kids and I on Mothers Day!
My birthday and Mother's day are just a week apart so May is a pretty good month for me! On Sunday the kids and dad brought me breakfast in bed and Miles read to me from one of his favorite poem books "The Tighty Whitey Spider" while I dined.
My attempt at getting a picture of the breakfast delivery. Wes was mad that it wasn't for him so he joined me in bed.
This was what I wanted for Mothers day - flowers in my flower boxes! They make me smile every day when I look out my window or go outside.
Next up was my birthday! When we moved in to this house the main living room, the hall and the bathroom were painted with a paint that had sand mixed in with the paint for texture. Not sure who would actually want that done or why, but it was. And it was done poorly so there were many patches of thick sand and some areas that were more smooth. It would literally draw blood if you scraped your arm along the wall, it snagged my curtains and washing the walls was a huge pain! So for my birthday Brian bought a power sander and spent Friday night and about 6 hours on Saturday sanding down all the sandpaper walls. Friday night he even stepped on a big nail but didn't let that stop him from finishing on Saturday. Smooth walls for my birthday - yes!!!
Because it was a Saturday the kids played outside a lot and Nora pulled a wagon around the block selling her balloon animals (it was also the garage sale weekend for our community).
Later that day Brian went to help some friends with a move and I painted the living room Wickham gray by Benjamin Moore - with some helpers.
After helping with the move Brian brought home some KFC and an ice cream cake for dinner. Yum!
Such a yummy cake!
It was a busy but great day! Unfortunately the next day Brian and I decided we didn't love the paint color I had chosen. I was trying to get a light gray but the one I chose was blue based so it ended up looking light blue. Darn it! When Monday morning rolled around Wesley and I went to the store and bought three sample colors and once I chose the one I wanted (the bottom one) we went and bought some more paint and I spent most of Monday repainting! But I had to get it done because I hate having my house torn apart (and we were having people over for dinner that night!)
Thankfully I really love the second color - Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore. Wesley was a cute helper, he loves to paint and he really is quite helpful. What a great few weeks for me!
