Cheap labor

My awesome parents came to visit June 20-27. A whole week!! It was great to see them, and man, did they help us whip things into shape around the house. I had quite the project list for them, and they jumped right in to the manual labor.

Day 1: Josh and I had to go to work. But don't worry, we left the project list with Elayne and Guy.

The trash drawer in our kitchen had been bugging me for awhile. Our contractor did a shoddy job on it, but Guy Willis fixed 'er right up and changed my life.

Elayne and Guy painted Nugget's room the gray I had picked out to match the bedding.

Unfortunately, we weren't too pleased with the color (way too dark, didn't match the bedding at all), so...

Day 2: Elayne and Guy repaint Nug's room the perfect shade to match the gray bedding. Note the difference. 

Guy installed new non-80s ceiling fans in Nug's room, the guest bedroom and the office. Tom rested.

Day 3: Finally, the weekend! Elayne continues to paint a bookshelf and also started on an end table. I painted a toy chest. 

Guy and Josh put plywood down in the attic so we can actually store things up there. (Well, things that won't melt in bazillion-degree temperatures, that is.) A wire was accidentally screwed through. The house alarm beeped for about an hour. They discovered a frayed wire that could've caused a fire. It was a good day of progress.

Day 5: Elayne and I continued to paint and watch paint dry in four-hour increments. Josh and Guy installed wainscoting in Nug's room. And crown moulding! Cutest baby room ever? Probably.

Day 6: Back to work for Emily and Josh. Elayne paints the office/den. Now only one room of this house hasn't been repainted since we moved in. Before she could paint the office, she had to clear all of these bookshelves. Not fun.

But look how good it looks now! Well, it will, once I get the books back on the shelves. Note the new ceiling fan where one did not previously exist.

Finally, how many Willis/Samuels family members does it take to hang a curtain rod? (Note the new non-80s ceiling fan.)

Grand Totals

Trips to Home Depot: 12-15

Trips to Lowes: 2 (We like it better than HD, but it's farther away.)

Trips to Braums: 2 (Conveniently located in the Home Depot parking lot.)

Toenails lost: 1

Bags of cheesy puffs consumed: 2

Projects gone awry at one point or another: All of them

Coffee pots broken: 1

It was an exhausting week, but so great having my parents here. My mom got to feel Nugget kick a couple of times! I was so sad when they left. My mom will be back in October for one last peek at my bump before Nugget arrives. I can't wait!