This will be a big year for us; big wedding of daughter in April, followed by college graduation of son, then h.s. graduation of other son…followed by our 30th wedding anniversary…and surely a trip to the poorhouse!
As I look ahead to this, I also have a list of projects I want to complete:
- Various wedding projects (just 14 weeks away!):
- 2 flower girl dresses and baskets and hairbands/ribbons
- table numbers and place-cards
- invitations and programs (mostly kits)
- Painting projects:
- 1940′s maple dresser, soon to be distressed white; for craft supplies
- bookshelf; adding fabric for shelf backing
- old oak straight sidechair from Goodwill
- other wooden side tables/chair finds from Goodwill, etc. for son’s post-college apartment
- Other downstairs living room decor to make it a better place to hang out
Okay…lots of other stuff I can’t remember right now. I need to get started sewing! Here is what I have so far for 2 adorable flower girls…looks like cotton candy!
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January 7, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Holy cow! Talk about a year on the stress meter (and the bless meter). Wedding and two graduations. And how are the elderlies doing?
January 7, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Thanks for asking…the elderlies are fine. Every day continues to be an adventure
January 8, 2012 at 8:30 am
Hi Kathy,
Excuse me. I have to go take a nap just from reading your to-do list. I’m in awe that you have so many hands-on projects in addition to all of the flat-out organizational ones to get all of these events pulled off.
I will be anxiously following your blog because I am MOTHER OF THE GROOM in October. Must be time of life (I’,m 53) but weddings are the year’s theme around here: Our publisher’s daughter is getting married in March; two reporters are getting married in May; our church ladies’ group is putting on a rehearsal dinner for one member’s son in May; a niece is getting married in September and my older son in October!
The cotton-candy dresses will be show stoppers … until of course the bride walks down the aisle. Congratulations (is that proper to wish you?) I’m confused by a lot of wedding ettitquite!.
I come from a far-away land called the 1970s when we got married in a small country church and had cake and punch after in the basement. My but this is a new world.
Count me excited though. Donna
January 9, 2012 at 11:30 am
Thanks, Donna. Be glad you’re the GROOM’s mother…much cheaper!
You’re in charge of the rehearsal dinner, tho, I believe…and perhaps a shower? Its all just starting to kick in for us; 14 weeks away! My daughter hates making decisions and is gladly telling me to take over planning (with her approvals, of course!). Its a fairly simple wedding/rehearsal, but yes quite different from my 1982 wedding where we didn’t have near as many CHOICES!