Thanksgiving Eve

A few days ago, I found out that I would be hosting Thanksgiving dinner at my home to a bunch of Don's classmates, their spouse if they had one, and kids if they had 'em.  Initially, I was mortified at the thought of entertaining during a major holiday, but that feeling soon gave way to an attitude of, well, denial. But deep down inside, I knew I had face it some time.

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Up until today I've been making lists, running errands, rewriting lists, and dilly-dallying.

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But! Today was THE day.  The day to do EVERYTHING on my "Kelly-Do" List!

I reupholstered chairs (6 of 'em)

There is no need to judge me on a count of the condition of these chairs. 

They came like this straight from Craigslist. Dirt. Cheap.

Reupholstered MORE...

(before)

 (afta')

Spruced up the ho-hum couch.

I stitched some slip covers for the pillows and used a blanket that my G-ma Darley made me --and voila! (have you ever gone crazy with color? I think I have)
Oh, so you noticed that lovely green door behind the couch?  Nice, right?  Yah, I did that today too.

I found this poor guy out in the barn.  I had to save him!

Just took some sanding...

and 2 coats of paint.

And it's like he was meant to be here.  

I can't believe I did everything on my list and lived to blog about it.  And, hey, blogging wasn't even on my list. This is just a bonus! ...or maybe  I'm stalling instead of baking a pecan pie.  Oh, well. Happy Thanksgiving!