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Thanksgiving Eve....Eve

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching which means I have lots to do before Thursday. We had a good (kind of) weekend, hope you did. Brooks decided last week that we needed a new washer and dryer...which means that we needed a new laundry room and 1/2 bath. We had talked about redoing the laundry room when we redo the kitchen and just make it one big project, but for some reason Brooks got the bright idea to do it the week before Thanksgiving. I of course didn't object considering the last load of clothes I washed on Friday night took 4 hours to dry, so I agreed with him that it was definitely time to retire the old Maytag. Not sure if you know, but THANKFULLY when my husband decides to take on a project he sticks with it from start to finish in a reasonable amount of time. He promised that if he started the project Thursday night he would be done by Monday and he didn't disappoint.

Thursday night meant demolition of the 70s tile walls and the pinkish heart wallpaper. We all worked hard to gut the place so Friday would be rebuilding day. When Brooks got home from work he began hanging the new walls and laying some of the floors. He continued his ambitious work all day Saturday and into Sunday. Saturday things went smoothly, but for some reasons things didn't seem to go the right way on Sunday. Nothing bad happened....other than the fact that we made 4 trips to Lowes for odds and ends that we couldn't seem to get right the 1st trip. By Sunday night all that was left was to hang the shiny new mirror, screw somethings in on the new pedestal sink, and add some molding, so needless to say he was on the right track. By Monday night everything was in place. We still need some molding for the bathroom, but that is it. I am very proud of him as always because he was determined to make this a quick, easy, and beautiful project and he DID!! So tomorrow between the hours of  8-12 am (so I am told) the delivery of my new LG front load washer and dryer will be delivered. MERRY CHRISTMAS to ME!!!

Yesterday Bryson's school had their annual Thanksgiving musical and feast. And I have to say that for the first time in the 3 years that he has been there......HE STOOD ON STAGE, MOVED HIS LIPS, AND RANG HIS HAND BELLS.......AND MADE HIS MOM VERY PROUD!! Thank you sweet boy for coming out of your shell!!!

Tomorrow I will prepare the house and some food for the house guests that will be arriving and the 30+ people coming to share Thanksgiving at the house on Thursday. I hope that you and your families are going to share some good food and make some long lasting memories as well!!! I want to end with this because it made me sad.....At school yesterday I had my kids all share what their Thanksgiving plans were going to be and more than one said that their families didn't have money for a turkey....this broke my heart and I invited them to my house!! It made me realize how much I take for granted.....I guess I don't take the time to stop and realize that not everyone is as fortune as I am and on that note I am thankful for many things this week and I am even thankful for ol' Tom Turkey on Thursday because many out there won't have a Tom!! I wish you and your loved ones the BEST Thanksgiving yet!!! Make lots of memories and lots of pictures to remember them by :) I Love You, Alysha

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