The boys got up ridiculously early to be among the first customers at Home Depot to buy one last can of the main color that they had run out of the day before. Then they grabbed some breakfast and headed off to our house for another day of painting. Yes, Brady and my dad were each others valentines today. But they worked tirelessly yet again and actually managed to FINISH the walls!!! We were hoping to have them home for supper but they stayed until after 9:00pm so that they could finish and so I could have my house back in order sooner. We still have a few small chunks of ceiling to repaint and lots of little projects to do, but the big part is over, and I can start putting my life and home back in order before the baby comes. I can’t wait to see how it all looks!
My mom and I enjoyed our day at home with our little valentines as well. Dekker and Laela were quite adorable and played a bit more on their own, which was nice, because mom and I actually got in some visiting time face to face! Well, sometimes. The volume level was pretty high at times, but we tried! We practiced music for church, we played Yatzee, we ate good food, did dishes, and even made a little vday cake to serve to our boys upon their arrival home. I had previously bought a total cheater dessert for this day, and it actually was a lot of fun to put it together 🙂 I brought a heart shaped cake pan, and a boxed red velvet cake mix, which included a little pack of cream cheese frosting. Like I said, it was a total cheat for less than five dollars, but it sure hit the spot when the time came!
I have lots I could write about, but again, we’re getting to bed pretty late and I have to be up early tomorrow to make it to the sound check at church. I’ll tell you more about our beautiful house once I’ve actually seen it in person. After todays snowfall, my parents are going to follow us home in their truck so we can borrow their snowblower and actually get into our driveway. And so my mom can also see the color and the work thats been done. Bah! My house is FINALLY painted!!!! One more BIG step towards trying to sell 🙂