When my mom got sick, my brother was just about to sign a lease to have his own place in Nashville. He decided to forego his plans and stay at home to help the family out. When my mom died, he stayed in the house for awhile, but then put money down on a new condo last fall. He finally closed on it last week and we spent the whole weekend painting. Now, if you knew my mom, she was all about shopping and decorating. She would be so into this project. I know that my brother must feel sad, because I know that he would look to her opinion on many, many things. I can't help but want to fill that void. I had a gift card to Walmart and decided that I would use it to buy him the boring necessities such as laundry detergent, mops, sponges. It's stuff you gotta have and adds up quickly, but you don't want to buy. So, it was an easy decision to use my gift card on that. Mom would make sure he had the cleaning supplies, right?
So, we spent the whole weekend painting and it looks really good. It allowed us to have some quality bonding time, which was really nice and needed on my part. There was one point where I did shed a tear or two in the corner while working on the trim. I wish she could see this. She would be so proud and excited.
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