The week between the 6th and 13th was a bit blurry. I was in Metter for two days with Jill and her family to mourn the loss of Mrs. Mavis (Mimi). I got home Tuesday, stayed in the car and FJ came out to run errands with me. Wednesday went very similarly - I went to work, came home, walked the dog and we went back out to run errands. Wednesday evening Kevin Gessert got into town. You might remember him from the deck!! FJ and I had so many projects to complete that we decided to ask Kevin if he might want to come spend a few days with us to help us check off some of our list. He was more than happy to help and we insisted on hiring him for the few days. The quality of Kevin's work is definitely professional grade as we learned from the deck so we really got a steal!! The short list of the projects included: remodeling our guest bathroom (tiling, installing a new vanity, etc), tiling the laundry room, installing a custom closet in Rhett's room and installing some overhead storoage in the garage. Simple, right?!?!
Of course in the midst of all of this, I got a cold. I knew it was bound to happen. I usually get sick right around Thanksgiving and it's not like I've been eating incredibly well or exercising (I was doing really well till about the beginning of November when things just piled up) to ward off sickness. The dust from the projects didn't help either! So by Saturday I was in a world of misery.
But I did have something really exciting to look forward to and a reason to get out of our dusty house. Joani had organized a baby shower for us with several of her friends!! We did a brunch/tea at St Ives (where FJ and I got married) and it was so much fun. I was expecting to be overwhelmed with advice but we ended up laughing, telling jokes or stories and having a great time for hours!! FJ and I also got some of our bigger items which was really exciting for us. It's so amazing to see so many people come together to support our family. Many of these ladies were at our wedding or parties related to that. I had also spent time with several of them (or at least exchanged emails) when we threw Mark and Joani their anniversary party. It was so good to be able to spend some time with these amazing women!!
Joani really outdid herself. We played a fun game, chatted, ate, had a cocktail or two (well I had no cocktails) and opened gifts. All in the company of the largest stork balloon I have ever seen in my life!
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