Eleven

Last week I didn't do too much blogging.

Craig went out of town for business and I decided wouldn't it be fun if . . .

I turned my out of control messy basement from this to this.

Transform the side of my house from this to this.

Overhaul the lawn shed and take it from this to this.

Turn the kids playhouse into a groovin potting shed that has a place for everything!
(It was the girls idea, they like to plant things and pretend they are horticulturists)

These are the ones I remembered to take before and after pictures.
I also tackled. . .
my craft room
the carport
the garage
the sports closet
painted my bed
hung a picture rail full of pictures in the living room
all to make up 11 surprises for Craig to celebrate his 11 years of being a dad!


The kids greeted his taxi from the airport with cards and a blindfold

as he was taken to surprise after surprise after surprise


most of the time his face looked something like this. . .


Sometimes he gasped, sometimes he laughed and sometimes he tried not to cry.


It all finished with cards and stories of why we love dad so much.

A Little Lesson:
What little lesson did I learn in this marathon week?

I learned that cleanliness is next to Godliness.
When you bite off more than you can chew sometimes you just have to swallow.
When you serve the ones you love, your love for them grows exponentially.
Staining wood is harder than it looks.
Big and little surprises make life so much fun.
Things don't feel as expensive when you are buying them for a surprise.
Shovelling and carrying 1/2 a yard of river rock can give you tendinitis.
My kids can keep a secret.
Love isn't something we have but something we must share.