weekend visits with family and monday business

 Hello, friends ~ how was your weekend? It sure was good to see Tim this past

Friday. We helped him with his taxes, took him grocery shopping and for a haircut,

then went out to dinner at a 50's-style burger place. I also brought him a bunch

of frozen meals. When I cook dinner at home, I package up the leftovers in freezer

bags or containers and then take the whole lot to Tim's place when we visit. He's

not a cook, so he appreciates some good home cooking. I enjoyed seeing some of

the projects Tim's been working on in school, including pinhole photography and 

print-making. He's a really talented artist and photographer ~ can't wait to see where

it all takes him someday.

 On Saturday, I spent the day with my mom. I helped her with some decorating

ideas, then we went to a thrift shop (didn't find anything) and went out to lunch.

Mom has a lovely house and it's decorated so pretty, but she likes when I help

her with organizing and rearranging - my strong suits. Here's one of her

bookcases in the family room. Books and decor scattered willy-nilly and piles

 of paperwork that don't belong in a bookcase.

Here's the after when I was done cleaning out and rearranging...

And I have to show you the dressers that Mom just re-did. They're amazing.

My parents had these dressers forever. I don't remember them ever having any

other furniture in their bedroom. I only have one "before" photo - of the tall dresser.

You can see how beat up it was.

And here's the "after". Isn't it beautiful? Mom has photos of my dad, some of

his favorite books, and his valet box (oops, her dainty teapcup is photobombing)

as a memory grouping on top of this dresser.

Here's the longer dresser. I just can't believe the transformation. They look

like totally different pieces of furniture. 

 

Showing you some things in Mom's house wouldn't be complete without a

photo of her darling dog, LuLu. Doesn't she look like a stuffed animal?

I swear that pup is smiling.

I know we're all sick of seeing it, hearing about it, and shoveling it, but that

nasty white stuff just started again. We're in for 4-8" and it's going to be

heavy and wet. I always worry about Brian driving home from work in this

weather, especially since he has a long commute. I'm staying home and

getting things done around the house, including making a quinoa salad and

a pot of soup. Happy Monday, everyone.