MONDAYS

I love Mondays!!!!
Why, you ask????
My mom takes the kids! All 4. From 9am - 7:30pm. EVERY Monday.
I know, I am VERY blessed.

So here's a glimpse of what I do. . .

This past Monday, I helped a friend of mine move.
It was cold and there was a lot of snow! Despite that, I had a great day and enjoyed being with her and her family.


















But the Monday before that, I worked and worked.
After dropping the kids off, I went on a few errands and I found these cute shirts for Lilly for $1.75 each!!


















Once I made it home, I started on some Christmas presents. Henry loves Robin but I did not want to spend the time or money on making or buying a costume. So I bought a red t-shirt for $1.60 and took apart a costume I had made when Henry was 14 months old.
It only took about 10 minutes.























I can't wait to see his face when he opens it!!!

Another present I am making is a castle for the Angel. One of my stops was to Lowe's to buy PVC pipe.























I found a new queen duvet at Goodwill for $6 and sewed it together to fit over the pvc. I am adding a few more details to make it really special. (This will probably be something I am finishing Christmas Eve so I will show the finished product after Christmas.)

The next projects I worked on were for Lilly's room.
A friend gave us this bed last Spring. It was her son's and needed a little bit of TLC to make it look fit for an Angel.























I painted it and added a new piece. Then I sanded.























I also took off the foot board. She has a small room and the foot board just made it feel crowded.























I also painted her dresser pure white. I got this one at a garage sale for $20 about 6 years ago and it has been many colors! I think we will stick with white now!








































































And my last thing in Lilly's room for that particular Monday was the chest.
It came from my Grandma. It was wood when I brought it home several years ago but got damaged. I painted it and then sanded down the edges. I still can't believe I painted over something this old, but it really did look bad.






















And this is how this area usually looks. . . princess dress hanging up and Brutus guarding things.























But, here is a view all cleaned up.























So even though a lot of work goes on during my Mondays, it is quiet work. . .