So many people have been offering us help lately. We really appreciate your desire to do something concrete for us...and for those nearby, we are creating such an opportunity! On the one hand, we could manage this stuff on our own if we paced ourselves, but on the other hand, if some of you want to help us we'd sure appreciate it:
When:
Sunday afternoon, June 1, starting around 2 pm
Where:
Hamersma house, 2631 NW 33rd Place (call for directions: 352-214-8655)
What:
a "help day" at the Hamersmas, including such fun tasks as:
- finishing some painting in Meredith's room
- putting sealant on her bedroom window and reinstalling her blinds
- vacuuming carpeted rooms and mopping tile
- installing some new outlets where some are loose or old
- making outlets baby-safe
- finishing our upgrade of kitchen cupboard knobs (not related to Meredith, but if we don't do it now we will always have mismatched knobs!)
- helping with some outdoor stuff (possibly some pressure washing)
- raking leaves (let us know if you can bring an extra rake)
- cooking some freezable meals
- dusting (oh my, have I put this off)
- making up the guest beds for visitors coming to see Meredith
- brainstorming about baby announcements
- washing and putting away clothes that have been given to us for Meredith
- other things as they come to mind!
There really is something for everyone! But I promise we will keep the bathroom cleaning for ourselves for later :) It is the Sabbath after all.
Our plan is to work on these things with whoever would like to come during the afternoon, then get some dinner for everyone (pizza? grilled burgers?) and relax for the evening with some board games. To encourage you to let us know if you're coming, let me give you an incentive -- if you make your presence known by commenting on the blog, and include in your comment your board game preference, it will be prioritized on Sunday night!
I know many of you reading the blog are far away - we appreciate your encouragement and prayers, so please don't feel bad that you can't make it to our house. There will certainly be opportunity for you to help out in other ways as time goes by!
5 comments:
Will one of those freshly-made guest beds be for me??!! :)
you know we would be there if we could!! check out our blog for new emma pics!!! love you!!!
It is so hard to live so far away right now! Dad and I would LOVE to help out if we could!
Love, Mom K.
Aww! I wish we could be there!!! Sounds like a great idea.
I don't think we'll be able to help on Sunday, but I've been cleaning out Kaity's clothes. I have a big bag of 12-18 months clothes and shoes. Let me know if you're interested and I'll bring them to church.
Em
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