HGTV

my parents and i worked for nine hours straight today. we were remodeling mike's office as his birthday gift - a brain child of mine that i forced upon my incredibly supportive parents.

they showed up bright and early, unloaded the air conductor, set up the saw horses, plugged in the nail gun and table saw and we got to work. we repainted, hung new baseboards and a chair rail, built a valence and hung draperies. this was all before the new furniture arrived at 430p. after that, we finished off the details, accessorized, vacuumed, hung pictures and waited patiently for him to get home. seems like a simple job but let me tell you...there's so much more to it.

it was a labor of love and the only thing that came close to seeing the surprised look on mike's face as he walked through the door was my grateful heart for having two of the most incredible parents in the world.