The Curtains From You Know Where

So you know that "to do" list you make while you are pregnant. . .complete with all the things you'd like to accomplish before the little one arrives? Well I have one of those lists. It contains lots of baby-related entries like "paint the nursery" and "interview pediatricians." But it also contains lots of house projects that we've been putting off since we moved in over a year ago. "Seal the deck" is one that I'm begging my husband to do (or hire someone to do) in the next month. Poor thing is just waiting for the weather to become more predictable. "Iron the curtains" is one that has been a thorn in my side for months!

Not long after we moved in, I bought the greatest (or so I thought) blue/green velvet curtains from West Elm. I had my eye on them for months and when I finally went to purchase them (after convincing my husband we HAD to have them) they were on clearance! They were an amazing find!! When I went to put them up, I got out the ironing board and iron and I spent over two hours ironing just two of the six panels I had to hang. My arms were killing me from pressing the iron so hard on those suckers and yet once I got those two lonely panels up, they were no less wrinkled then when I removed them from the package. I convinced myself to just hang the rest up and let time and gravity work the wrinkles out. That was about 11 months ago and gravity has not done its work. So that brings us to "iron the curtains" making its way on the pre-baby to do list.

I think I've written CURTAINS in my planner on six different days over the past two months. And then that day comes and I don't iron the curtains and so I move it to another day on my planner. Well finally, yesterday my mom came over to help me get it done. Please note that whenever I say, "My mom came to help" it really means, "My mom came to do." She's such a servant and now that I'm pregnant she just wants to do everything for me. So she ironed and I worked on email for about two hours and guess what? All she accomplished was the re-ironing of the first two curtains I hung 11 months ago. Then my sweet mom went to my house today while I was at work and ironed all the rest of those blasted velvet curtains (not to mention the while sheers I have since added under them).

So mom, if you are reading this. . . thank you for being such a servant. Thank you for taking care of your baby girl while she takes care of her baby girl! I just pray that I will have the grace to be as loving and nurturing and caring to my little girl as you have always been to me. I love you!