We finally picked out a floating vinyl floor with a wooden look, and it should last for years and does not get damaged when getting wet by four-year-old dishwashers. Now, as Daniel and I picked out the new flooring, I felt like an excited little girl. It took sweeping three times a day with a family our size and washing it up twice a week to have it looking presentable. The old light blue floor, which faithfully served us since I was a girl, revealed all tell-tail crumbs and dirt and was chipping away. Imagine how delighted I was when he told me he'd be buying a new kitchen floor! He's patiently chopped many items off his list and done more besides. An occasion such as a wedding is the perfect motivation to get things as such done. You know how little fix-it jobs tend to pile up, like a hinge that needs to be tightened, a water leak that needs attention, the list goes on. (read more about Amish wedding rentals here)ĭaniel has done a fantastic job helping me with things around the house. A rented 'kitchen on wheels' has been secured and parked right outside the garage door, where the cooks will be doing the actual cooking and baking the next two days and the day of the wedding. The front section of the shop where we keep our gardening tools, and the children have their trikes, little wagon, bats, and such, is also cleaned from top to bottom and has tables for food preparations to feed the guests. The work area is now completely emptied of all tools, equipment, and furniture dollies and carts and is now squeaky clean, with long rows of folding tables set up for the reception. The warehouse area now occupies benches to seat three to four hundred people from many different states. The countdown is ticking away fast it's only two days off! My friend Carolyn, who is my age, is getting married to Matthew Wengerd, and we are delighted to have the privilege of hosting their wedding at our house. Using it as a wedding venue was practical because our woodworking shop was large enough to host several hundred people. There would have been plenty of watching for you to do without even needing help!Īmish weddings are usually hosted in a shop or large tent. ![]() Daniel has been putting in new flooring to replace our old chipped one, and the list goes on. The church ladies came to help wash walls and windows. We've had two work nights for the youth who helped clear out the shop and mulch flower beds and around our pine trees. It's not just been action from six young children. To any of you who have long days and wish for more to do, I wish you could have been here to watch all the action at our house this last week.
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