It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home
How was your 4th of July? The LOML had a four day weekend and all but one of the kids was home for the summer so we had lots of family time planned. Barbecuing baby back ribs, shrimp and pineapple kabobs, corn on the cob, pasta salad, fruit salad. Along with all the fun, we got a […]
The second bathroom redo (or what we lovingly call the “Fishy Bathroom”) is finally complete. With summer vacation, ultimate frisbee games, family time, and life in general, this project has taken way longer than I wanted. This is what we started with. Now you know why we call it the “Fishy Bathroom”. As our kids grow older, […]
It takes visitors to my house for me to get off my butt and complete projects that have been running around in my head and I have been ignoring! Source When I feel the pressure of company coming to visit, all of a sudden I’m energized to do the thousand projects I’ve been procrastinating for […]
If you read my last post about my two legged table here, you learned about our plan and inspiration for the half table going into our laundry room for a little extra workspace. We got a lot of work done on it this past weekend. Way more work than we wanted or planned on. Awhile […]
HAPPY (ALMOST) NEW YEAR!!!!! I hope your 2013 was full of blessings! I can't believe another year is almost gone. Time really does fly when you're getting old having fun!! We've been busy in our family room this year. I just couldn't seem to get out of that room. […]
There's nothing more homey during Christmas than stockings hanging on a beautifully decorated mantel while the fireplace crackles with a glowing fire. Like this…….. Source We've lived in our house for 12 years and I've never been able to decorate a mantel. We had a tv niche above the fireplace so there was no […]