Hello Everyone! I can’t believe Fourth of July is almost here already. Summer is just flying by. My girls are in year round school which means their school year starts July 7th so our summer is almost over. (Sad face) Our family accomplished a lot this past weekend. We got some much needed yard work done […]
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A Little Fall Football Game
Nothing like a chilly night of college football to get you in the fall mood. We spent the weekend visiting with Son #2 and Son #3 at Appalachian State University. Every year we spend a weekend full of football, a family basketball game, a little shopping, and a lot of eating. When we got home, I was […]
VALENTINE’S DAY ~ a day of love
I think I've written before about how the LOML gets shafted on his birthday every year because it falls on Valentine's Day. He gets to buy me things on his birthday. That must stink!!! He says it doesn't but he's a saint. I'm a little more self-centered than him. I want to get […]
TO DO LIST FOR 2014
HAPPY 2014 Y'ALL!!! I hope the start of your new year has been a good one. Mine has been pretty lazy. I've been hanging with the family spending lots of time together eating, playing, laughing. The perfect way to spend time!! But now reality has set in. Everyone has started back to school and/or […]
2013 Project Recap
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. […]
A NEW FIREPLACE MANTEL ~ it was worth the wait!
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 […]