What We Women Do

Zach left Friday as planned for his week-long hunting extravaganza with the men in his family.  Turns out my Dad is also gone (for almost THREE WEEKS) for an out-of-state job, so my Mom became my partner in crime over the weekend.  Here is what we did:

We were PARTY ANIMALS:

Friday night a bunch of us gal pals all went out to dinner – Lori (my Mom’s friend), Mom, Aunt Tammy, and Lindsy.  We grubbed at Macaroni Grill and then sped off to see my long awaited favorite:

It was great, still not as great as the original, but we all enjoyed it!  It made me realize two things:  J Hough has a gorgeous bod, and I will NEVER let my 17-year-old daughter dance like her.

We were HANDY:

Saturday I had a whole list of chores to do.  Those that visit our home frequently know how horrible our shoe problem is in our garage.  We kick them off right as we enter the house, and they form a large ring around our door.  So, I did a top to bottom sweep of the place and assembled a handy metal rack from Home Depot.  Zach will be so proud when he comes home!

I had also promised my grandpa that I would go door shopping with him.  I know this sounds like a minor task, but you don’t know my grandfather.  He is a retired carpenter and automobile mechanic, so he’s pretty much the handiest guy around.  He does research on EVERYTHING he purchases.  I made my mom come along with us, knowing that I would need some support.  We spent TWO and a HALF HOURS at several hardware stores, but to no avail.  We finally left after GPa got in a fight with some sales guy, criticizing his knowledge of screen doors.  Awkward.

We were CRAFTY:

I am not a seamstress, but she happens to be pretty good with a sewing machine.  I found a really amazing scarf at UO, but wasn’t willing to pay 80 bones for it.  It so happens (a miracle from heaven) that I found a similar Navajo-esque fabric at JoAnn’s a day later.  This is where my mom’s skillz came in.

She helped me sew my circle scarf (which was actually pretty basic).  We stayed up until 2:00 am doing more crazy crafts (thanks to freaking Pinterest) and munching on mini Twix bars.  My mom was mentioning she wanted a cute Thanksgiving print to put in her house, so we came up with these…

We were HOMEMAKERS:

I found this bad A fur blanket for Zach and I’s bed.  I am really into fur lately – fur collar liners, fur pillows, fur hats…so when I saw this blanket I HAD to have it.  My mom thinks it’s, quote “wild” but I think it is AWESOME!!!

I begged her to sleep over at my house that night so we could experience it, but I think the fur made her uncomfortable.

We were CRAFTY AGAIN:

Sunday after church I went BACK to my Mom’s for dinner and MORE projects.  We were graced with my aunt’s presence again when she came over to make T-Shirt scarves with us (yes, we made plenty of scarves this weekend).  They are SO easy, and we made almost 10 of them after raiding my brother’s closet.

What scares me is that Zach has only been gone for three days.  He doesn’t get home until Thursday night.  I can’t even imagine the projects we can come up with in four more days.

Zach is going to come home to a DIY explosion!

4 Comments
  • Melinda Ruesch
    October 25, 2011

    i love your scarves! they look bangin! what fun to spend so much time with your mom. moms are great!

    • K + Z
      October 26, 2011

      Thanks! They are SO easy to make! (Trust me, if I can sew them…they must be pretty simple, haha!)

  • Martha
    October 27, 2011

    I am so jealous of all your fun crafts! We need to plan a craft night(s). I have Martha Stewarts Encyclopedia of Crafts…just saying.

    • K + Z
      October 27, 2011

      I would love to have craft night! You should SEE MY LIST Martha, you would die!