Yesterday Mike and I had a bunch of errands to run. We have been so busy lately that we had to get some stuff done. We had a gift certificate from our wedding to the local meat market that will expire in a couple weeks, so we used that. We headed out for the nearest large town to go to the fabric store, we needed to pick out material for curtains for the living rooom now that we have it almost done. As we were heading out of town, we drove by my all time favorite restaurant, and out in the grass next to the parking lot was a helicopter. Now, I just assumed it had something to do with the antique show and old car show that we had driven by earlier. Mike said no, it was a private helicopter that someone had flown over to eat at the restaurant. I told him it was probably "Marine 1", we know that the President was in Chicago, and we are just a hop, skip, and a jump from there.....

We ended up having to hit another large town for the material we were looking for, but we did come to an agreement on the fabric. With such large windows, we had to order the fabric, and I started making my list of the parts we would need to make the Roman Shades and valances. Part of the things I picked up in the fabric store - my hubby was a trooper and did not complain as I walked around looking for the things I needed. Then we went to the hardware store to get the rest of my materials. It was the first time we ever went to the hardware store together for stuff I needed and nothing for him. I still need a few things, but I can pick them up up when I go up to get my special order fabric. I even got materials for the office shade. My mom is going to come over when the boys go back to school and things settle down to help me make the shades. Mike will have to put up the hooks and hang the blinds, since both me and my mom are afraid of heights, and the top of the windows are about 11 feet off the floor. I can not wait to get this house done - it is looking so great already!!