T-minus 8 days and counting. The Leonards are coming! The Leonards are coming!
Yes, on Saturday the 27th at noon, the flight from Tampa arrives in Indy. On that flight will be daughter-in-law Sara Leonard and grandchildren Will and Emma. And oh, the fun that will be had by all!
So what am I doing to prepare for their stay? Oh my goodness. Nothing motivates me like having company.
Chuck said we needed a new rug for our screened in back porch. Well I found the perfect one but it didn’t match the canvas print or the cushions on the antique church pew or the coordinating prints under the sign that says, “Come Gather on my Porch, Rest awhile and Chat”. Let’s just say everything is coming together well. God bless my understanding husband.
Chuck had three yards of mulch delivered to our driveway. He knows that I do love my mulch. Now he is spreading it amongst the Coleus and hostas and lilies and ferns and Rose of Sharon’s and well, you get the picture. My flower bed is a long and winding road at my little house on the alley.
Oh, and I came home with a Finch Feeder that Chuck said was odd looking and he could not see how it would attract Finches. He was the first to see them having breakfast on the little cotton tubes stuffed with seed. He is just as fascinated as I am. Chuck now appreciates the Finch Feeder that he bought me.
Now to our upstairs project. My son Brandon will be 40 in November and I have never really changed his room much since he left . . . until this week. There has been no furniture in it since he moved into his own home. His room still had the paint spattered walls and dark trim . . . until this week.
Let’s just say, Godby Furniture . . . 2 twin beds. Stein Mart . . . quilted comforters and pillows. (Think coral and turquoise and yellow . . . happy colors)
Sherwin Williams . . . Primer and Paint. And why is paint so expensive? Snow, Latte, and some other color. After painting for hours, I am too tired to climb the stairs and look at the can and I can’t remember.
Painting a room that was once an attic in a 100+ year old home means you have sloped walls that involve a lot of bending whenever you paint them. We did this in Emily’s room a couple of years ago. I had forgotten how much a bender can hurt.
Sheets. Baskets. Candles. Books. Flowers. Accessories are tucked in just like Joanna Gaines from Fixer Upper would do. Touches that say we love having you here!
I know it sounds like a lot of work but I honestly love it! I just hope my bender is better by next Saturday.