Get 'er done!

Sometimes you have to waste away a beautiful summer weekend to just get 'er done. With only 3 weekends with my hubby off work left until our new little bundle arrives, I need to make the most of having him around. So, what did we do over this most glorious and HOT HOT HOT weekend? We tackled the basement and garage. Fun times I tell ya!

Beautiful pile-o-crap (& shirtless hubby) in basement BEFORE...


Basement AFTER (still not a "pretty" basement, but at least it's organized now!)...


Hideous, disorganized garage BEFORE...



Hideous, now somewhat organized, garage AFTER...



Leila Jade had fun with sidewalk chalk in the garage while mommy & daddy worked...


So, basically we still have some work to do, but we made some serious progress! Highlights of our cleaning spree included finding a bag of my old maternity clothes that will get put to good use over the next few weeks and finding a box of old love letters from my hubby. Lowlights included the MANY nasty spiders we encountered along the way - creepy! In the end it was a painful task to take on (especially in nearly 100 degree weather), but worth it.

Our weekend wasn't ALL work, though. We had some fun, too! My momma and I went and saw The Help (OMG, tears galore... & I thought the book was a tear jerker!) then the hubby & I took Leila to the park to play on the splash pad and get ice cream (totally forgot my camera for the best part of the weekend, grrrr). Here are a couple of more pics I captured this weekend...

Leila crying in frustration because she can't figure out how to tie daddy's shoes...


Hot Weather + Cold Popsicle = 1 Happy Girl


As for my Pre-Baby To-Do List, I get to cross another item off - YAY! Here's where I'm at...

• Clean out the garage and GET RID OF CRAP!
• Organize the office (without spending ANY $). I would love to turn it into my little craft room.
• Put my jewelry making supplies to use! I need to complete a trial run before baby gets here! But I need the office organized first!
• Sew blankie #2 for little man along with burp rags with leftover fabric.
• Sit down and have a serious budget talk with the hubby. We need to discuss ways to control our spending better ASAP.
• At the same time, convince hubby to let me spend lots of $ on stuff I need for baby... cloth diapers/wipes, wet bags, diaper sprayer, new breast pump kit, ergo baby carrier, & I really want a Kindle/Nook (ok, so maybe this one has nothing to do with baby... he he).
• Figure out plan for when/if I return to work... I need to talk to hubby and the boss man... part time? full time? not at all? I have some serious thinking & figuring out to do.

The weekend is over, but I'm feeling good... I'm feeling a productive week ahead! :-)