Labor Day

In my family Labor Day was always about laboring. Mom always had a list of things for us to do. I don't really remember the contents of the list but it was different from the usual Saturday cleaning. I think it probably involved washing some windows and doing some work in the garden.

In keeping with family tradition, I had a list of things for my parents to help me with when they came to visit this weekend. By the time they left this afternoon the apartment looked quite different. There are curtains at the dining room window hiding the view of the wall that is 2 yards away. There are pictures on the walls making it look much more homey and putting some color into our lives. I even figured out how to get out the screens and storm windows so two of the front windows could be washed.

Saturday we made two trips to Home Depot to figure out the best/most inexpensive way to add more counter and storage space to the kitchen. In the end we added 74 inches of workspace to the 21 inches we already had. Dad made numerous trips to the hardware store a couple of blocks away. They definitely recognized him by the end of the weekend. The other project was getting the basement store room organized and putting up a hook so one of our three bikes can be off the floor.

It wasn't all work and no play. Saturday afternoon we went to cousin Levi's football game at Bethel. Last year I went to a game but he stood on the sidelines in street clothes because of a knee injury. It was good to get to see him actually play and he was easy to spot being the only one on the defensive line with two knee braces. After the game we had a leisurely visit with cousins Janet and Eric complete with mint tea.