Today is my last day of maternity leave. *sigh* I have been SO blessed to have had such a long time at home with Bruce. We've had so much snuggle time, play time, mommy-and-Bruce time. It's going to be so hard to go back to work tomorrow.
(Sunday nap)
While I've had lots of wonderful time with Bruce, I have also gotten lots done while I have been home. Mom came to stay about a month ago, and while she was here, I got some much needed deep cleaning done. I deep cleaned the entire kitchen, the attic and my closet. Here are the before and after pictures in the back-attic part of our closet:
Some day we want to build shelves back here, but for now this is a huge improvement!
Gage and I FINALLY got the drawer pulls and handles on our kitchen cabinets. It looks so good!
I repainted and decorated Bruce's room. While I was pregnant, I picked out a neutral, khaki color for his room and Gage painted for me. Problem was, once it was done, I hated it. :) This time I painted it a cheery blue. Emily and I are working on artwork to go in the frames.
I also enjoyed spending time on some of my hobbies. I have been knitting, which included finishing this sweater for Bruce. I have also be plugging away at our wedding scrapbook. All in all, our house is much more in order than it ever has been - such a good feeling!
This past weekend, we had some great "family time" together. We invited some friends for dinner on Saturday, and yesterday for Valentine's Day, I made beef bourguignon for dinner and chocolate fondue for dessert! Yum yum!
The beef bourguignon was the most intense recipe I have ever made. I'm not ashamed to admit that this is often what my kitchen looks like when I am in the midst of cooking. It's not fun if you don't make a mess, right? :)
That's all for now! I'm off to spend my last "free" evening with my husband and son.
