Dining Room Project

I forgot to share this with you earlier, but better late then never! My mom came to stay with us for a couple of nights a few weeks ago so we could work on the slipcovers you see on the chairs in the picture. We had a really great time, and my mom treated us too well. I had to work during the day, but my mom stayed busy putting dinner in the crock pot, sewing, shopping, cleaning, etc. (Including many things I should have done like clean the bathroom). Thanks mom! In the afternoon she came to my office, met my coworkers, and took me out to lunch to a delicious little cafe called the French Meadow Bakery. They have the best tomato basil soup!

Josh had to work during the evening, but my friend Jamie joined us for dinner. Mom made cheesy broccoli soup. It was some of the best soup I’ve ever had! Not only did it have broccoli and cheese in it but also red potatoes and shredded carrots among other ingredients. It was so colorful I wish I took a picture of it to show you! I asked her for the recipe, but of course she didn’t use one. I told her she’d have to write it down next time she made it. After dinner we continued to work on putting the slipcovers together. At the time I was still pretty low on energy, so I went to bed before they were finished. My mom of course stayed up until they were all sewn together and then stayed up even later chatting with Josh after he got home from work.

It’s nice to have the covers on the chairs so I don’t have to worry about staining the seat fabric. Josh says it looks girly, so I told him the next set will be “manly” slipcovers. Maybe I’ll get around to those next year! Right now I have plenty of other unfinished projects to work on.