Kid-Free Days

Ava and Alice head to their grandma's house for a few days later today. Adrian and I couldn't be more excited. We love our daughters, but we also love each other, and desperately need time alone. Besides for spending time being a lovey-dovey couple over the next few days, there is a whole list of things I want to get done.

• Swap bedrooms with the girls- Alice sleeps through the night now, so it is time for her to share a room with her sister. Our bedroom is bigger than Ava's current bedroom, and we simply don't need the space as much as the girls, so we are moving into Ava's room and the girls are moving into ours. Alice will sleep in the closet for now until I feel confident that Ava won't try and climb into her crib for a snuggle in the middle of the night.
• Finish Alice's quilt and Ava's new quilt- These two projects have sat partially completed since before Alice was born, so I think it high time I complete them. Alice's quilt needs to be quilted and bound. Ava's quilt needs the squares sewn together, quilted and bound. That should be more than enough to keep me busy for the next few days.
• Clean out the storage closet- That closet is a WRECK. Everything that doesn't have a home, but that we aren't sure if we can part with ends up in that closet. It is unorganized and just heaped in there. With the girls gone I can empty the closet completely, purge what we don't want/need and then put it all back in a more organized fashion.
• Laundry, laundry and more laundry- Some of the laundry is being done as I type this because the girls need clean clothes to pack, but much of it will be done while they are gone. I need to go through our clothes, purge what can't be salvaged, wash what we plan to sell to Once-Upon-a-Child and wash everything that isn't being thrown out. Bedding also needs to be washed. That reminds me, I need to get an extra bedsheet for the air mattress we will be purchasing next week for Mike and Lindsay's visit.
• Rearrange furniture- I really want to change the layout of the livingroom. With the girls moving into our room, there will be enough room for all toys to stay in their room, which will free up a good amount of space in the livingroom. Amen!
• Decorate the girls' room- I held of on decorating because I knew they would end up in our room. So, once they are in here, I can finally put some stuff up on the walls and such. Yay!

If I remember I will take photos of all the happenings in the Short household. Chances are I will forget, though.