Their plane landed mid day last Wednesday. We went straight from the airport to my friend Jenn's place of employment - a green design shop, Terrene, in Newton. She had all of the no-VOC paint colors ready for us to take home for the nursery (thanks, Jenn!). We headed back to the house and I gave my parents a quick tour and run down of all the house changes and projects we've done since their last visit to Boston (in October). That afternoon\evening was a great time of visiting with them and talking about our plan for the rest of their trip. We settled in for an early night because we were going to need LOTS of rest for the days to come!
Thursday morning, my Dad and I went for a little walk and got back to the house just in time to listen to the longest winded A\C salesman ever! Mike had scheduled him to come while I was home (we're considering getting some ductless units installed in the bedrooms of the house so we don't have to do the seasonal window units anymore) so that we could both get the necessary info. What should have been a quick this is our product, question session and measure rooms for estimate talk, this guy went on FOREVER! I finally had to dump him on Mike so that my Mom, Dad and I could get crackin'!
Mom and I started painting the nursery. Part of the prep that Mike and I had gotten done was to trace all the animals on the wall that my Mom and I were to paint. It was amazing how many of the animals we got done\started that first day! Here are some action shots.
Me with a First Coat on Momma and Baby Elephant
I made a really long list of "Dad and Mike" projects that would keep them busy while we worked on the nursery. Among the things they knocked out on that first day were building (and painting) a valance for the nursery, installing bead board over the old plaster in the back of our dining room hutch, moving around some furniture, and assembling the crib. I'm pretty sure there were some other things that happened that I just can't remember now. Their list was pretty extensive!
Dad Staining the Bead Board in the Hutch
Mike Quickly and Easily Assembled the Crib
On Friday, it was more of the same - hard work! My Dad and I started out the day with another little walk then it was a bite to eat and back to the grindstone. The painting in the nursery started to slow down as we worked on some of the more detailed animals and animal parts and had to do 2nd (and sometimes 3rd) coats. The boys kept plugging away on their list as well.
Friday evening, Mike's parents came down to check out the progress (even lending a hand for a few minutes), then we all went out to dinner. It was a really nice leisurely dinner enjoyed by all! After dinner, a quick trip with Mom, Dad, Mike and I to Toys R Us for a stuffed animal addition to the room. After a long hard two days of work, I was exhausted and the baby sitting on my sciatic nerve was causing a lot of pain. The cashier at Toys R Us put the icing on that unhappy cake when she asked me if I was having twins because my belly is "SO BIG!" UGH! It was definitely time to put that long day behind us with a good night's sleep.
By Saturday morning, it looked like my Mom and I would definitely be able to knock out our very ambitious nursery decorating project by the end of the weekend. By that time the boys, somehow, amazingly, FINISHED their entire list! Now, I'm a huge list maker and always seem to just about double the amount of projects that could possibly fit in a time slot so I was absolutely amazed that those two little work horses knocked all those projects out of the park!
Late in the morning, we all cleaned up to head to my sister in law's house for the baby shower. You can read all about it on the next posting!
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