Weekend re-cap

Last weekend, Bryce's parents came up to visit us.  It was really fun to relax around the house and do a few things to the nursery.

After stopping by our favorite spots (the VT bookstore and TJ Maxx), Connie and I worked for hours recovering the glider cushion for the nursery.  We added some foam padding to the bottom cushion and used some old painter's drop cloth fabric that I already had.  Painter's drop cloth is so versatile because it's plain and a little thick.  Plus, I wouldn't feel bad if we messed up since it's pretty cheap.  It was sort of a trial and error job, but it ended up looking great!

Bryce and Roger did man stuff like go to Lowe's, watch Nascar and a History Channel special on WWII, fixed the book shelves in the nursery, and hung up pictures for me.

We took them to the Palisades restaurant in Eggleston for dinner on Saturday night.  It was such a beautiful day!

Had to get a picture with a Hokie bird

Not sure why West Virginia colors are at the VT Campus Emporium?

It took all of us trying to fix the old sewing machine so Connie and I can recover that glider cushion.  Leave it to the engineers to figure it out (with a headlamp and internet how-to).

Hooray, it's fixed!  Turns out the needle was threaded wrong so the tension was nonexistent.  Singer's website has a lot of manuals for their sewing machines in PDF format and good how-to diagrams.  Back to work!

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After church on Sunday, Connie was able to come to my baby shower before they headed home.  Let me tell you, Madison is now fully ready for VT football season with cute socks, bows, a hat, onesies, and even a tutu!

P.S. Nursery update coming soon!