A Note of Thanks

Mimi came to visit the Thursday before Ben was born and headed home just a couple of days ago. We have been surviving without her here, but wanted to take a minute to let her know how much we appreciate everything she did for us.



Here are just some of the ways she took care of us during Ben's arrival and homecoming...

She fixed every meal and had the dishes clean and put away most of the time before I even got up from the table.

She swept, vacuumed, even cleaned Carter’s playroom table of all of the crayon marks.

She washed and folded our laundry and the boys laundry.

She colored and helped Carter with sticker books for hours!

She took care of Ben early one morning so we could get some extra sleep.

She cleared her schedule so she could come whenever we needed her as Ben’s due date got nearer.

She took care of Carter before Ben was born so I could run some final pre-baby errands solo.

She ironed Adam’s work shirts.

She took care of Carter while we were in the hospital and brought him to see us and meet baby brother Ben in the hospital. It was so comforting to know Carter was in good hands and having a blast while we were not at home.

She got up in the middle of the night to see us off to the hospital and clean up the mess from my water breaking in the living room.

She had the house so clean and welcoming when we got home with flowers in the foyer, white roses on the dining room table, and a new plant in our bedroom.

She poured her love and attention into Carter during our first days home while we were tending to Ben or while Adam was helping me recover which helped tremendously with Carter’s adjustment to being a big brother and having a new baby in the house.

She stocked our fridge, freezer and pantry with fruit, milk, veggies and yummy leftovers to last us for awhile after she is gone.

She spent several hours early in the morning in our yard pulling weeds and cleaning up areas we had neglected.

She made this beautiful blanket for Ben.



She more than likely did lots of other things that I haven’t noticed yet…

So, thanks Mimi for all of the above and so much more.
We all really enjoyed having you here and can't thank you enough for all of the help and love you gave to us during your visit.