What a great weekend we had just relaxing with family. Our friend Joel from Missouri stopped by to visit too. Now it is back to the work/school week. I have been working many hours in my craft room the last several days to prepare swap items for the Stampin Up conference this Friday! So excited about going & about getting to see my family in Indiana. Excited about my craft room too. It is almost done. Now the challenge is organizing & rearranging all my stuff! That will take me a while I'm afraid. I promised my family I would have the ping pong table cleared off by Christmas :) I seriously hope it doesn't take that long! I'll try to post some more pics of the room & my projects soon.

Renovation

My dear hubby knew that this week would be hard for me (missing Christina and all). He decided to provide me with an exciting, but time consuming distraction. He is renovating my craft room in the basement. We have been planning this for months. Perhaps he intentionally put it off until now, not really sure. Anyway, it has been fun working on it with him. Thought I'd post some pics of our progress. Still some work to do, but we tackle a little bit each night. I really need to brag on God for this project too. He has amazingly provided our supplies for about $150. That includes cabinets (FREE!), countertops, paint, hinges,etc. etc. It would probably have been less than $100 but we thought we needed more paint... I am sure some of you can relate.

Moving Day

Well, I survived moving Christina into her dorm room---but barely. Seriously, why does life have to be so hard? God reminded me when I woke up this morning that I had been preparing for this day for more than 18 years. He also reminded me how blessed I am to share this exciting chapter of life with my dear child. I thought about the many moms who would love to have that opportunity, but don't. I am truly blessed.

So she is officially "off to college." I fed her dog for her tonight & avoided going into her room so I wouldn't start crying (again). Miss her so much already. Fortunately for me, she left her dress shoes at home & needs them for a fancy dinner so I get to go "drop them by" tomorrow. Hope I can make it till then. (Helicopter Mom strikes again!)