For the past couple of summers, we've been promising our kids that "maybe next year" we'd finally get an above ground pool. Every year we'd browse pool options, talk about where…

As the holiday weekend approaches, I am taking some time out to look around and count my blessings. We just celebrated the three year anniversary of our 102-year-old home purchase in June. We have be…

It feels so good to be in a new year, doesn't it? Even though January is my birth month, it's one of my least favorite months of the year. It seems to drag on forever, and the gray skies... d…

Hello, lovelies! Happy almost Friday! We're well into the first week of school where I live, and I am overjoyed that the weekend is almost here. Weekends can be busy for our family, but this week…

This long weekend has been a busy one. Breaks from school (for many) result in weekends away, or fun activities planned. Due to our family's commitments on Sundays, our weekends are usually spent…

May was mild, and we had a good amount of rain, which paved the way for beautiful garden blooms in June! Any gardener knows it takes a lot of work to prep the garden for the summer season. My husband…

We have exciting news! We officially moved into our house last Friday. Well, we've moved a good deal of our belongings in, and we've been occupying our home for the past week. It's great …

This weekend presents us with another work weekend at our new house. My husband's best friend is giving up his weekend to help get some projects done and move some large pieces of furniture into …

Yesterday was the first full day that I have spent in our new house. While we aren't sleeping there yet, we arrived early in the morning and spent the day there, leaving just before dinnertime. W…

Front room (living/TV room) with new light fixture. April is here, and with April comes Holy Week and Easter, family birthdays, spring break, and lots of other fun and exciting things. Perhaps the mos…

It's Friday! Yes, it's really true... it's Friday! For me, this week has both flown by and slagged. A week filled with activities will do that. From the busyness of getting kids to and fr…

March has tip-toed in like a little lamb. So quiet, so cold. We've had many mild days already this month, and now we're stuck in a cold snap, like much of the country. Cold days get me down b…

Hey friends, happy Saturday! Where in the world did the week go? I have to admit, January usually seems to pass by rather slowly for me, but not this year. Perhaps it's because my family has so m…

This week brings about so much excitement for my family! If you've been following along for a while, you already know that my husband and I purchased a 100-year-old Craftsman home in June of last…

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Before anyone gets their briefs in a bind, I was TOTALLY going to listen to all of you who gave me a majority consensus of teal walls. I was on board. Teal was my secret favorite as well, but I want…

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I've been really excited to share this with everyone, but have needed to hold back for just a bit because our contractor had some last minute things to finish up at his previous job before start…