The Sewing Mom

I apologize for not having any updates on my sewing projects this week.  I have been staying busy, but not with sewing.  I’ve spent the last 5 days working on the house.

It’s spring and we all know what that means, yard work!  I spent two days mowing and trimming bushes.  I also managed to get some weeds pulled, although, it’s been so windy, I haven’t been able to spray any weed killer yet.  As soon as the wind stops blowing, I’ll take care of that!

I spent today painting the family room.  I’ve had it prepped for months, but I was frustrated because I couldn’t find the paint to match.  I didn’t want to change the color because the same paint is all in the main hallway (including the ceilings), famil room, and home office/hall area.  It would have been a huge undertaking to repaint all of it.  The walls in the family room were covered with huge nail holes and hammer marks from the previous owners.  I had spackled and repaired all of the holes, I just needed the paint!

Finally, yesterday, I had my husband cut a 2 inch square of dry wall out of the wall.  We took it to Home Depot and they did a color match on it.  I bought a gallon of paint and headed home.  Today, I applied it to the walls.  I am so happy it’s finally done!  Not only are the nail holes gone, but it looks so much cleaner and I feel so much better!

My next task is the plumber.  He’s coming on Tuesday to fix the mixer valve in my daughter’s bathtub/shower and to hook up our ice maker.  I also have a box to unpack that has been sitting in the dining room for almost a year.  Then I’ll be able to sew some more!  That is, unless I have to clean house again first!  Hopefully not, it doesn’t look too bad right now.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

We lived in Connecticut for 2 years, and during that time, we traveled by car to so many of the surrounding areas. After living in Texas where you can drive for days and still be in the same state, living in New England made us feel like we could be someplace new in a matter of hours!

One spring break, we decided to check out things to do in Boston and learned it only took a couple of hours to drive to the city itself. We opted to go during spring break and tagged along with my husband during one of his business trips. My daughter was only about 2 then, so while I didn’t do one of the many sightseeing tours that are offered, I would recommend the tours. There really is so much to see and do there, plus, who can resist taking any of the harbor cruises?!

While we were there, I took my daughter to the Museum of Science. It was fantastic, with so many hands on exhibits, especially for children. While we didn’t have time to visit, I would have loved to go to the New England Aquarium, I’ve heard it’s beautiful. In addition to all of the sites, there are some great places to eat. We ate at a small tavern that was so full of history. Previous guests included John Hancock and Paul Revere! It was amazing to sit in the same place as those I’ve read about only in history books. Let’s not forget that Boston also is part of the Freedom Trail!

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