I'm writing at the tail end of a great 10 days that we got to spend with my parents. They left this morning, and now I'm blue. It hardly seems like they were here for that long, and that it's already over. The worst part of it was that I didn't take my mom shopping, my dad STILL did not make it down to the museum, and we probably could have gotten more visiting in. I had a fabulous time with them though, and they spoil the dickens out of us when they are here. They even kept littlest one home for 4 days and watched her while they were here! Since they've left little miss has been very quiet and playing quietly with her dolls and toys...I wonder if she's sad too.
I'm sure I've mentioned in past posts that my mom is a jack of all trades. Not only does is she a master piano player, but she also sews. When Matt's parents were emptying out their house I was able to snag his mom's Hope/Cedar chest. The cover of it was ripped and torn, and there were a fair amount of nicks and scuffs in the wood, so while my mom was here I decided we should refinish the Cedar chest. I am an idiot though, and can't think to take a before picture, however here is an after picture. There was enough material left over to make two pillows too. I think all the pillows need is a big square button in the center of them. Mom did the sewing, and I did the sanding and staining. I'm so proud of us!
I had originally intended to put it in our bedroom, but after it sat at the bottom of the stairs for a day we decided it would look really good in the front entry, and could be used as a bench for people to put their shoes on, and it would be a great place to store mittens and hats. Clever!
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