Labor Day Rundown

Here is a quick rundown of our fun-filled-super-full weekend!

Friday Night:

We primed all the lower cabinets in our kitchen. This included wiping them all down, removing all doors, handles, and hinges. We gave it two coats of primer and let it dry overnight to be ready to paint in the morning. (Make sure you check out our new range - woo hoo for 5 burners and matching appliances!)

Saturday:

Painted 2 coats of paint on lower cabinets. We also primed 2 coats on about half the doors - front and back. Let me tell you, this is time consuming!

I needed a break from painting, so I decided to try a pinterest project where you paint letters onto glass votives. The paint didn't stick to the glass so I gave up. I did, however, try another idea I saw on Pinterest. This included filling a vase with pine cones, and using a toilet paper roll in the middle so you don't have to use so many to fill the vase. I then filled the rest of the top with ribbon, and added flowers. I like how it turned out, but I wish the flowers were taller. I think I am going to switch out the filled vase for the Christmas season as well.

Sunday:

We decided to visit my Grandpa in the hospital. Macyn wasn't exactly an angel, but tolerable. Better than when she pees her pants when we put her in time out (that's a whole 'nother story). But, Grandpa was happy to see her and us. I am not quite sure what the next steps with his Leukemia is, but all I know is they stopped his chemo, and he has 90% bad white cells. His total white blood count is 300. Earlier in the week they told him if he decides to not treat his AML, he would have 2 weeks is all. This makes me nervous knowing how his blood work is turning out. That being said, we are still taking it one day at a time, praying, and hoping for the best.

Monday:

We decided to hit up my hometown parade. It was a parade full of fire trucks and random stuff. Seriously one of the longest parades with nothing that memorable. There were some clowns, horses, and Steve King was there. I always think its kinda cool to see him in person instead of only on CSPAN or the town hall meetings I get on my phone all the time. I also made the 125th brochure for the town. I was asked, and I think it turned out pretty well. I also had to draw out the map - it was tedious! (It is a gatefold, which is why it looks weird flat)

We also had some good home made ice cream in the park and checked out the craft fair. It was a very busy, hot weekend!

Macyn and myself waiting for the parade to start

Labor Day Weekend

Our labor day weekend consisted of attending my high school's homecoming game, visiting my sister and nephew, relaxing, playing outside, and fishing (where I caught a fish!) It was nice to relax instead of being busy all the time. The weather was absolutely perfect too! Here are some pictures from our weekend.

Macyn and Mommy at the football game

Saturday we went and visited my sister and nephew, Caden and did some shopping along the way. She just bought a new house and we had to check that out. We also did a little bit of shopping (and reminded myself why I don't go shopping on weekends - too busy!) and had some time for Macyn and Caden to play together.

Caden is army crawling now and its so cute! Macyn was pretty good with him, except when she hid his dinosaur toy underneath the table and then pushed him over when he tried crawling to it. Oh boy! She also liked to tickle him, but gave him a nice hug and kiss before we left. She always gets super excited to see him and we often ask her if she "wants to go see Caden" if shes having a meltdown. She usually stops crying and gets excited instead ;)

We also spent quite a bit of time outside too. Macyn decided to draw some chalk pictures on the patio. She also spent time pushing her baby around in the stroller and pushing her in the swing, etc. I convinced her to come inside after being out for 2 hours for a snack, only to find out how upset she was that we were staying in after her snack.  Shortly after that, she completely konked out on DH's lap.

 After a nap and lunch, we went out fishing. It was pretty windy and the pond was pretty rough. I, however, managed to catch a blue gill. Macyn wasn't quite impressed. She simply said, "blue?!" The girl knows her fish. Macyn managed to fall out of her chair and roll down the mud embankment and about only 2 feet from the pond. She was pretty scared, but we just gave her some Bugles and she calmed down. She was upset though, her hands were dirty. What a girly girl we have on our hands!

Fishing with Mommy

Let me tell you, she never put that fishing pole down!

All in all, we had a great outdoor weekend and visiting family. I could really get used to these 3 day weekends!