The weekend

David was gone this past weekend (yet, again!) and for some reason I feel as if EVERY project I have on my "to do" list HAS to get done THAT weekend. I don't know why, but it seems to work that way. The closet HAS to be cleaned while he is gone, the garage HAS to be organized while he is gone, EVERY quilt I have started HAS to be finished before he gets back. Needless to say, it never happens. In fact most of the time I don't even get to the "to do" list that I already have written b/c I also feel the need to add at least 10 things to the list that are MUCH more important to get done.

Hence this weekend....

He left Friday afternoon, and so I knew I would have 2 1/2 days to finish all my tasks. Here are some of the things I had planned...

1. Paint Kylie and Kaden's room
2. Paint Eli and Eddies room
3. Make curtains for both rooms
4. Decorate both rooms
5. Clean the coat closet
6. Go through ALL the clothes tubs, de-junk, and put away summer clothes, then organize in different closet. (Which by the way would mean cleaning that different closet)
7. Sew on the borders of 2 quilts I have started, and pin to backs. (and if time, start tying and/or quilting)
8. Do projects with kids
9. Clean all the rooms in the house so when David gets home, it will be spotless!

Now what I got done...

1. painted both rooms (well, almost, I ran out of the blue paint in Eli's room, so I will still have to finish that)
2. Made curtains for one room (I don't like the material I bought for the other room anymore)
3. Put up SOME of the decorations in one of the rooms
4. Boiled all the fish in my kids fish tank (Ooops, that cord that was unplugged behind the dresser was unplugged for a reason!)
5. Made 3 pumpkin decorations with Stacey. (Yes, I know, that was not on my list, but like I said, I tend to add on to that list)
6. Let my house get messier than it has in a long time

Well, there you have it. I barely made a dent in my "to do" list. And unfortunately most of those that I did accomplish were only added on to my list...Friday. (The kids' rooms were a last minute add-on). I am not sure what makes me think that I will be able to accomplish so much when David is gone. I can hardly get things done when he is here. Why on earth would I be able to do more when I am home alone with 5 kids? Oh well, there is always this weekend..... :)


I added the pictures of the pumpkins Stacey and I made. We used 2 different patterns. What set do you like best? (I am not telling you who made which set)