Since I didn’t know he was going to be finishing the wall that fast, unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to take a before picture. If you are a loyal watcher of my insta stories then I’m sure you’ve seen some of our living room and the stand we were using for the tv. I like it so much better mounted and feel a lot safer with the boys. I am on a mission now to do a little transformation of this space with some new pillows, a rug, and a few decor pieces. I’ll be sharing more once it’s all done.
4. Organizing: one of my biggest pet peeves in our house is our kitchen area. We have a sliding door that we use as our main entrance because we always park around back. It seems that it’s turned into a dumping ground for everything. Our house was built in 1820 and it is notorious with older homes that the number one thing they lack is closet space.
You guys, I do not have a coat closet. Not one. We have a rack in our hallway with hooks on it that we use but it’s not enough space at all. Since we use our kitchen door a lot more than our front door, I am on the hunt for some storage in that area that will hopefully help with things. I came across this shelf with the wire baskets that I think could really work well in that space. I love the price point of this shelf
5. Random acts of kindness: I don’t have a picture for this one, but I think out of anything that happened this week, these two situations are my favorite. When we were at Legoland little nugget started to not feel well. He was a bit off when he woke up but nothing that was of real concern. When we were getting ready to head home, he asked if he could go lay down in the car. That’s when we knew something wasn’t right. Eric took him out to the car while A and I finished up. Of course, in order to exit, they put you through the gift shop which is every child’s dream. The boys were both so well behaved that day and overall it was a really great outing. I told A he could pick out a share toy for him and little nugget. When we got up to the register they validated my parking and told me I had 20 minutes to get out to my car. I then gave them my credit card to pay for A’s Legos. They said oh you’re not paying with cash? I said, no I’m sorry, I don’t really carry cash. I then found out their system was down and they couldn’t put my card through. I was a bit annoyed and made a comment like who carries cash these days and how am I going to wait a half an hour when you just validated my parking and told me I had 20 minutes to get to the car. They apologized, and I pulled A off to the side. I called Eric to see if he could run back in with his wallet but he already put little nugget in his seat and he was half asleep. I told A that we weren’t going to be able to get the Legos and that we could pick something out next time. Well of course how do you explain to a four year old the Legos he thought were coming home with him actually aren’t. He got a little upset, I tried to calm him down and apologized and told him there was nothing I could do. A nice lady and her husband who were in line must have heard what was going on and paid for his Legos. They said they had such a great day with their family and really wanted to help. I was so shocked and so thankful. The associates behind the counter also put in some extra goodies for him and his brother. We found the woman outside and with tears in my eyes I thanked her again.
As if one act of kindness wasn’t enough, when I was dropping A off a good friend of mine overheard me telling little nugget’s teacher that he wouldn’t be in today. They asked if he was ok and I explained I had been up all night with him and Eric and that I was exhausted. Since I already called out of work on Monday I didn’t want to have to use another day if I really didn’t have to. I then got a text later on in the day from my friend who said she overheard what I said during drop off and that I was heavy on her heart all day. She wanted to bless us with dinner and that it would be waiting at the school when I pick A up. She knows what it’s like when no one is feeling well and didn’t want me to worry about anything that night except for putting on my PJs and snuggling with the boys. I could not thank her enough for her kindness.
With all of the craziness that goes on in the world it’s so nice to see there are still good people around. Those that don’t think twice to help someone out in need and truly are examples of God’s love. It really felt like I had two angels placed in my path this week and I’m seriously overwhelmed by their kindness. As a lesson to all of us, a little kindness really does go a long way and you never know who’s day your going to change for the better.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Here’s where you can find me linking for all of the link up fun.
