Sunday With the Family Plus One

Ben has been working in Colorado Springs this summer installing security systems. He's earning his summer millions to pay for his next year of school. The company has pulled the group out of Colorado and is moving them to Boise, Idaho for the rest of the summer.

We got to spend a few very enjoyable days with him--and his girlfriend Haley--as he was passing through.

 

His sisters got wind of his arrival and invited themselves over for Sunday dinner so they could see their brother. I'm always happy the siblings love each other so much...or is it Sunday dinner they love so much...? Either way, everyone was happy to see each other and the dinner just added to the joy and jubilation of being together.

I let them have their fun and games--for a while--before I put them to work.

I was going to use their visit to my advantage.
It was a brilliant idea.
I am no dummy.

Since I had signed up to donate two fleece blankets to Shriner's Hospital, time was running out for me to get them completed by the deadline date.

Turnabout is fair play!
I take care of their children frequently...
they take care of my one little, measly service project.

 

Many hands make light work (and light work makes me extremely happy).

The men did a great job taking care of the little ones while we women were hard at work getting the blankets completed.

Thanks, Rebecca, Sarah and Haley, for helping so much with the blankets. Thanks, Ben, for coming to town so my project could finally get completed.