Labor Day Weekend

This weekend marked the first holiday off from school of the school-year...but more importantly, it marked the last weekend of referring to you in general terms. In just a few short days, I will know whether you are precious boys, sweet girls, or one of each! I cannot believe it is almost here and cannot wait to find out!

We were busy preparing for you two this weekend, getting ready to start setting up your nursery and putting the finishing touches on the bookshelves. Grandpa Curran came over to help put the crown molding on the bookshelves. And while they were stunning before, these finishing touches just add to the "stunningness" of the shelves.

While the guys were downstairs, hard at work, Zsu Zsu and I were packing up the office. We had planned on this taking a few weeks, but turns out once we start something, we like to finish it! Except for the desk that needs to be moved out, your room is now empty and ready for decorating! (And by golly, I may just start this Thursday, since I'll know boys / girls / both on Wednesday!)

 

The afternoon wrapped up finally finding your nursery furniture too. Thanks to Great Grandma Ross, we were able to get a great deal on some beautiful furniture.

Well by now, I was completely wiped and exhausted, so I snuggled in for an afternoon nap. When I woke up, I was surprised to find ourselves in the middle of a huge thunderstorm, electricity out and all. So, we enjoyed a quiet early evening playing cards, reading, and grading papers.

By the time the storm ended, I was super hungry and we were still without power. So we headed out to grab a quick dinner. On our way out we realized just how bad the storm was...

Fortunately, the tree in the front yard was dead and we were going to cut it down soon anyway. The tree in the backyard has been one your dad has always loathed and always talked about cutting down. Mother Nature just decided to take some action for him. So while inconvenient that we have to deal with these trees right now, they both needed to go. And lucky for us, our free, monthly limb and branch pick-up service is for this Tuesday. So really, timing worked out okay. And even better, our fabulous neighbors were waiting for us to come out and start cutting them down. They knew I couldn't really help and began taking branches to the street for us.

As I sit here reflecting on our Saturday, I realize how blessed we are with such wonderful people in our lives. Everything we accomplished today was because of helping hands and people who gave up their Saturday for us. It was a busy and very productive day.