Weekend Wrap-Up

I finally finished the custom valance!
It looks pretty sweet.
Of course, I notice the imperfections
and stew over those,
(do you do that?)
thinking of ways to fix them
the next time I go over to L's house--
which will be when I finish making
a matching valance for a kitchen/diningroom window.

I learned so much from the experience.
Really.
It was great for my old brain to try something new.
I'd never made covered buttons before (easy peasy).
Never used lining before. ( a little tricky.)
Never used a mounting board instead of a curtain rod before.
Never made a tailored, buttoned-down, pleated valance before.
And I did all of that.

Pictures to come!

Dani and Mr. Idaho came down on Friday night
for a surprise visit.
Mr. Idaho has one more week of a field session
and then they're off to Houston, Texas for his new job.
I am going to miss their beautiful little family
more than I can say.
Already been pricing flights from Denver to Houston
for my future visits.
As soon as they arrived,
I shoo-ed Dani & her sweetheart out the door for a date,
so that we could hog the babies all we wanted for the evening.
Dani was so excited that she told Brad she was going
"with or without you!"
We may or may not have let Garrett sit on our bed
and watch TV with us until 9:54pm.
With a cookie in his little two-years-old hand.
mwah hah hah...

They all left mid-afternoon Saturday
once the mailman had come
and there wasn't a big, white envelope
in the mailbox.

Last night,
we had company for dinner--
Nana made a Salad Bar for us
and I put a chicken on the rotisserie.
Our company was a young gal who
was recently baptized.
Just a refreshing young woman
that has seen alot of things and done alot of things
in her young life
and is so entirely grateful for her blessings.
Because Nana and Mr W and I are ward missionaries,
we got to teach her the Plan of Salvation
from Preach My Gospel.
Nana led the discussion and we just chimed in
along the way.
I love hearing my children share their testimonies
of the Gospel.
They radiate happiness and light.

A great way to spend a Sunday evening.

And here it is, a new week waiting for tons of adventures!
And believe me,
there is a list!

What was the best thing about your weekend?