While we were at my sister's house, I did three loads of laundry. On the way to our house on Thursday evening we stopped and got some groceries, dinner, a new phone charger for Paul (the one he and Nadia had been sharing was accidentally left at the hotel in Phoenix the morning we flew back to BWI), and got Milo. Although he really loves the Seiberts (which is such a blessing!), he was thrilled to see me when I went in to pick him up. Once we got home, it was time to unpack and mow the lawn. I had paid one of the kids in our development to mow the lawn once, so it wasn't ridiculously tall. I also did two more loads of laundry. Paul got back to working on spackling and sanding in the living room, which was a project he started 6+ weeks ago. I was thrilled to sleep in my own bed. In general, I got a decent amount of sleep on the trip, but the last two nights that wasn't the case. As proof that Oliver also didn't get enough sleep the last two nights, he fell asleep in the van on the drive home (in the middle of the afternoon), slept until after 9:00 am the next day (very late for him), and took another nap on Friday afternoon! When he woke up from the nap on Friday, he thought it was time for breakfast even though I was actually cooking dinner.
Nadia worked the afternoon shift on Friday and the morning shift on Saturday. After Paul finished sanding and spackling on Friday evening, we both began painting the room. We finished the first coat on Friday night and the second coat on Saturday morning. I also finished sanding, priming, and painting the trim (going from stained wood to painted white). We managed to finish and get the room mostly put back together before some of Nadia's friends came over for her 17th birthday party. Paul's dad came over to deliver Nadia's sugar cookies from Aunt Millie's bakery and also to take Oliver shopping at Walmart for an early birthday present of a new bike. He played chess with Ian and Oliver. When we bought this house all the walls except for the ones in Nadia's room were painted some shade of white. During the first several years I painted many of the rooms a non-neutral color (green in Ian's room, yellow in Oliver's, blue in our bedroom, orange in the living room, green in the dining room, etc.). Lately I've been reversing the trend and going back toward a neutral color - various shades of grey. This year we painted the living room and dining room the same color, and I changed the trim from stained wood to painted white in both rooms as well. I also went from miniblinds to sheer curtains and drapes in both rooms. I really like the new look! I also recently got navy blue room darkening curtains for our bedroom because I was waking up too early. I love them!
At 1:00 today I drove Leila, Jillian, and my three kids to Xandir's house. Ian and Oliver stayed at his house, and Faith joined the other three girls as we went to Centered Earth. Julianna had planned to also join us, but she was recently diagnosed with Chron's disease and was admitted to the hospital earlier this week. Abby joined us a bit later as she had ballet at 1:00. The girls each picked what bisque they wanted to paint with a glaze. Nadia chose a stack of turtles, Leila chose a mermaid mug, Jillian chose a vase, Abby chose an ice cream bowl, and Faith chose a yard bowl. When we got home after I walked Milo and finished putting the living room back together, I served chicken wraps and fruit for dinner as well as cookies or ice cream for dessert. The girls played games such as Wits and Wagers, Quiplash, Apples to Apples, and Spontuneous. Jill left around 9:30. The other three girls stayed for a sleep over with Nadia. Ian and Oliver are spending the night at Xandir's house. We'll meet back up at church tomorrow morning. Three of the girls who came are on the Bible quizzing team, and Abby is planning to join the team next year. Tomorrow afternoon Jenna and Toby will be joining us for a meal, and I'll be doing an engagement photo shoot for them. Nadia will be working tomorrow afternoon. On Monday morning we will be dropping the van off so it can be repaired. I am very excited about that as it has been dented since the end of March when the deer ran into me.
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