Clean House and Grandma's Rugs

Phill went crazy yesterday and did a whole lot of stuff in the house.  Went through the kids' rooms, vacuumed the whole house and put most of the washing away.  I cleaned the bathroom and inside toilet and cooked a roast.  Changed the kids' beds and put their new rugs on them.  Phill's mother had originally asked for our bank account details to put some money in for the kids for Christmas.  I told her not to bother as they had so much already and never gave her the bank details.  When we went down there she handed them a gift bag and an envelope with $20 each.  The bags contained beautiful crochet rugs for them.  Now a lot of teenagers would think that wasn't such a great present but since my two had spent the Winter fighting over my rug they really appreciated what their grandmother had given them.  Puts my crochet to shame but that's okay.
I couldn't believe how well Emily's goes with her curtains and doona cover.

I think I took these before I realised Phill had put Em's quilt cover on inside out (and it has ruffles!)

That one is Joshy's.

How lovely for them to have something their grandmother made just for them, they will last forever if they take care of them.  I love my rug, Mum made it for me for my 34th birthday.  I have put it away as the threads were getting pulled a bit, I need to find someone who can repair it for me, Mum doesn't crochet at all now but Phill's mother, who is only a couple of years younger than Mum was told by her doctor to crochet for her arthritis in her hands.  Wonder if she'll make one for me?

She gave us two fuchsia plants, she's mad about growing them lately.  The last one she gave me died so I'm determined to research them and keep these two going.  I might get a couple of hanging pots and hang them under the bottlebrush tree.