We have had an incredibly busy week.
Last weekend was stake conference and the Primary, YW and RS stake leaders were in charge of the Saturday evening meal. The Relief Society concentrated on the tables and recruitment of helpers for serving, setting up, and clean up. How do you do tabletop decorations for 35 tables without breaking the bank?
One of my counselors suggested wheat bouquets in a jar. My secretary offered to harvest some wheat from her field and set it aside for us. I found some unused fabric in our closet, which one of my counselors cut into squares. Our only cost was the $7.49 I spend on the wire ribbon from Costco. Not bad for table decor for 300 people.
I also got a visit from my very favorite in town grandkids--Hailey, showing me the new dress she got from "other grandma",
And Makayla, who came to pick and eat as many tomatoes from my garden as she could hold. I'm pretty she has tomato paste for blood, given all the tomatoes she eats.
Megan and I spend $3.56 million this week, getting her ready for school. We had to replace pretty much every pair of jeans she owns, since BYU-I frowns on all of those destroyed jeans Megan owns.
Next we got a flu shot. We are tough and hardly screamed at all as we got stuck with that nasty needle.
Although to be completely honest, Megan was being so naughty while we waited that I will not be able to shop at that drug store again without a disguise.
Next Megan and I went to the local used furniture store to look for a nightstand for her dorm room. We found this sturdy 70s beauty for $19.
We think it has potential.
Megan sanded it and spray painted it a soft, pretty gray, then distressed it to give it a shabby chic look, and sealed it.
It looks amazing.
To make it more interesting, I spray painted the old handles a spunky blue.
What a co-inky-dink! They match Megan's favorite throw.
Megan's $19 ugly used nightstand purchase is now
at least a $1500 work of art.
This week I've also been finding piles of things Megan says "she doesn't need anymore".
What are you saying, Megan? I don't get it--why wouldn't you need that cast of your teeth, pre-braces?
And while I'm asking questions, why are you loading all of your nice clothes into cardboard boxes?
And why is your overstuffed closet suddenly half-empty?
Stay tuned for the answers to these and other questions.....
1 comment:
Megan, I like your "Flip My Nightstand" creation. You could have a career in that, you know. Chris, watch out. I sense those floodgates above your nose getting ready to burst open.
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