Grandma will be coming home on Wednesday 4/15!!!!! Can't wait! We had to do a little work to get ready for her return. Matthew took up the carpet & laid laminate flooring. Looks great! Seth was able to go by after work & lend a hand.
Grandma's room, originally mom's room, has been pink for close to 20 years. It needed a face lift! It is now a cool clean shade of green- water spout to be exact! The painting began early Saturday morning. Toni came by & was a life saver! Mom pretty much banned me from the trim- can't say that I blame her because my old room has been yellow, periwinkle, & now khaki- you can still find spots of all 3 in there where someone made a few mistakes!! Ooops! Toni taped for what seemed to be hours! 1 1/2 rolls of painters tape later we could start working on the trim! In my defense I didn't make any mistakes this time! Too bad mom was out of town & she didn't get to witness! When we were finished we were very proud! Had a great time too!
After the painting we began to put the stuff back in the closets- WOW!!! Toni & I had lots of fun doing that! Some things made their way into the yard sale pile! We found my
bridesmaid dress from Toni's wedding- she wouldn't let me keep it! 7 1/2 years later it is still a beautiful dress! We found mom & grandma's dresses from all 3 weddings! Also found these precious little girl dresses! Seth had helped clean out 1 of the closets & came home & said he saw these cute little girl dresses- they were mine! I LOVED my dresses as a little girl, loved playing outside & getting dirty, but when it was time to get dressed up no one messed w/ me & my dresses! I had tons! We kept some of our favorites & there they were! Lots of fun down memory lane!
Can't wait to have her home in her newly renovated room!
Love the color...my room in Norfolk was pink, then purple, then finally a pretty light green...can't remember the name but the room color looks very similar....Good Job guys!!! I smiled when I read the part about the "little girl dresses" so cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks! We had fun painting it & she loves it! She's home now & loves the green! It is bright & cheerful!
ReplyDeleteDresses- girl, I had some dresses in my day! I LOVED them as a little girl! When I was about Ashley's age I wouldn't leave the house without a dress on, so my mom says! I loved to play outside & get dirty w/ the boys, but when it was time to go out, I had to be all clean w/ a dress on! My poor mom- I was a mess, still am!! =) It was fun to go through them though- hard to believe I was that small, then again it doesn't seem like that long ago I wore them! Save a few of Ashley's favorites so she can go down memory lane one day!
great idea Aunt Ashley ;-)She loves her dresses...and thankfully after the 5th dress she tried on she finally settled on the one from your wedding! ;-)....it was very fitting, she's definately got some use out of it! ;-)
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