Continuing with the trend of posting pictures the month after they happen... here are some things that happened in November...
First, I lost my mind temporarily and decided to strip the paint off of this old chippy "shabby chic" dresser from Reid's room and repaint it with a clean, glossy finish. I thought it would be an easy two-day project and instead it ended up dragging out for about three weeks. And it was not easy. Ugh. But it's done now, thankfully. On a brighter note I did use this orange-y paint stripper stuff that worked pretty well and wasn't stinky at all. And it was kinda fun to see the paint bubble up and peel some of it off.
But then I didn't realize that there was this veneer layer over the real wood part of the dresser that I could NOT get off, so I just had to patch it with wood filler as best as I could.
And then sanding, sanding, sanding. Oh, why didn't I just give this dresser away and get one from Ikea?!? Hindsight is 20/20! And I totally know now why "shabby chic" was/is so popular... because no one wants to take four weeks to fix their chipped, peeling furniture! Haha!
Aaaaaaanyway... I got to take a much-needed break from life in the middle of November and go visit my sister in Iowa for a few days! Kid FREE! We were supposed to go see John Mayer in concert in her town, but he cancelled at the last minute. Didn't matter... we still had a wonderful time! When we first planned this trip I was going to bring Davis with me, but as it got closer to my departure date my amazing, AMAZING husband suggested that I leave him here. He said he could handle everyone by himself for a few days to give me a break. Amazing, I tell you. Davis still doesn't take a bottle very well and won't drink formula, but he does drink water from a sippy cup well and is eating everything in sight, so we figured he would be okay for a few days without milk. And he was!
Becky and I had such a fun time... we spent the whole first day in Omaha shopping, shopping, shopping, and shopping. Oh, it was so great. Then the next few days we basically just sat on the couch and watched TV and talked. That's all I wanted to do and it was wonderful. We did venture out a few times to eat dinner and run by the mall and Target, though. She and Ryan have such a cute, cozy, welcoming home and it was so fun to be a guest at her place this time! I love you, Beck!! Thank you so much for having me!
I just love these two!!
It was 12 degrees on the morning that I left and the day before that it snowed!
This was my lunch in Omaha (along with a yummy Chardonnay)... that's ham, bacon, and sweet potato fries wrapped in a tortilla. Wow. So good.
On the day it was snowing we stayed in and ordered Vietnamese food. Again, this pho was so good!
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, everyone was doing great! Phil texted me that Davis was a "pure joy" while I was gone. :)
Camping out before bedtime to watch "Turbo"...
Milk? Boobies? What's that? I don't remember!
A big thanks to my hubby for letting me have such a wonderful vacation! I love you, Phil!!!
Then when I got home, it was this many days until we went to Grandy and Popeye's for Thanksgiving...
And both Mommy and Davis were super happy to get back to nursing and snuggling...
And Daddy was probably super happy to get back to work! Haha! It's always nice to get away, but even nicer to come home. :)
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