My children were gone on vacation for over a week, but they are now back home safe and sound! Jason and I were able to get quite a few projects done around the house while they were gone…..

We cleaned and scrubbed the stove, scoured the bathrooms and mopped the entire house. (We have lots of tile so that’s a big job).

Plus, Jason was quite the handy-man. I love Honey-Do projects!

He helped me clean our work area &  install a bike rack in the garage. What a space saver!

We also hung some curtains over our large sliding glass windows. (Yes, those are stacks of Jelly Rolls and Charm Packs on the kitchen table – waiting to be bagged and labeled.)

I love these new curtains and the picture just doesn’t do them justice – there’s too much light coming in from the back window. My friend Jessica made these curtains for her house, but she and her family recently relocated out of state so she gave them to me when she moved rather than throw them out. I love these kinds of hand-me-downs!!

We made lots of plans for how we are going to accomplish our seemingly unending task list: we’ll just do a little bit each week. After all, Rome wasn’t built in a day and it will certainly take longer than that to get our home clean and organized. But the joy is in the journey, especially when we are doing it together.