Labor Day + a baby sprinkle.

Labor Day 2016.

Bill worked tirelessly on his {little} patio project, which he started way back at the beginning of the summer.

The past few years we've had issues with minor flooding in our crawl space when it would downpour towards the north. We discovered that our patio had oh-so-slightly SUNK over the years, and that rain would pool right next to the house, then drizzle down the vent on the side of the house into the crawl space. For the past several years we have discussed the need to correct this {little} problem, and talked about solutions, most of which cost mucho dinero. Finally this year we made the commitment to git 'er done in the most cost effective way possible, which meant to remove all the flagstone, piece by piece, build up the base, then reassemble and re-grout. Bill finished the puzzle on Labor Day... in the 90 degree heat. Now we just have to re-grout (which I hope goes smoothly). 

Wish us luck.

I cleaned a bit in the house, but spent much of the day preparing for our BBQ and baby sprinkle we had planned with the neighbors that evening.

(Our neighbor Macey did the lettering for the chalkboard signs... she and Britt have similar skills in that area.) 

Then it was time for the party to begin.

In the middle of it I had to run pick up Mar from work, but after it was all said and done, everyone agreed that we should get together more often. We have great neighbors, and we all have such busy lives, it's nice to get together and chat it up sometimes.

And my neighbor who we had the baby sprinkle for? She made it over, too. It was her first day out of bed after delivering her 7th baby less than a week prior. There were some complications with her delivery, so her recovery has been slow. Hopefully she did not overdo.

Things I've learned:

Always have chips on hand. Since Mist and I did the dawgs, the drinks, and the dessert, neither of us made an extra side dish. The neighbors all contributed a side, but they were similar in nature (pasta salad), and on the small{ish} side. I ran over and grabbed the two bags of chips I had in my pantry, and at the end of the day they were gone, baby gone. I was also tempted to purchase a watermelon earlier that day, but talked myself out of it. Should a, would a, could a, didn't. Wished I did.

I've decided to glaze the corners of my cabinets, I'm just working up the gumption to actually begin. I hope I can manage it without removing the doors, but I can't even try until I purchase some more gloves, so as not to antique my hands any more than they already are (I spied some age spots on them the other day).

I am really really tired. Especially of kitchen cabinets. Needing an extra day or two of rest {wink}.