Saturday is a Special Day

This is the first Saturday that we have been able to hang out at home and just do normal regular Saturday type stuff like wash the cars. It has turned warm and beautiful here in Virginia and it was so nice to just enjoy being outside.

Growing up, whenever my dad did Saturday jobs around the house, my mom would usually sit by him and chat with him while he did his work. I am not sure if she did it so she could make sure that he stayed on task, or if it was just nice to spend time with him. I think it is more the latter, but the former is definitely a benefit. I always thought it was nice that she did that and I enjoy doing it too. Clark just HAD to help dadda with the car and he was a VERY good helper. Our neighbors are older people and he was outside on his tractor mowing the grass. Clark saw him and ran over yelling "Papa!" I just wish it had actually been his Papa. :-(

I would also like to take this opportunity to post pictures of the NEW and improved MONTE! Some of you may remember a previous post about our Monte (probably not, it was a year and a half ago). It is old, but it still runs okay, so we decided it would be worth a paint job and some cosmetic fixes here and there. Only those who have seen the Monte at its worst can truly appreciate its makeover. Tanner even went to a junkyard and got a new rearview mirror and gear stick for $7! We didn't put a ton of money into it, and it will probably die tomorrow now that we fixed it up a bit, but it is worth it because the Monte has been good to us.

Ka-Chow! (Just don't look at the peeling seats through the rear window)

The Monte sat outside my parents house in Florida for over a year while they were living in Argentina. The sun worked its magic and the leather had peeled up and away from around the passenger airbag. It was a total eyesore, but with the help of a new dash cover, a razor blade, and a handy man (that would be Tanner), VOILA!