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 […]
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. […]
RIPPING OUT BASEBOARD ~ and getting a little frustration out!
We were very busy this weekend getting a little frustration out and getting a lot of work done all at the same time! We're building built-in bookcases on one whole side of our family room. I've primed the ReStore cabinets we bought with two coats of KILZ. Tomorrow I'll paint two coats of white […]
CONTINUATION OF CLOSING UP THE TV NICHE
We've been so busy lately that our fireplace mantel project has been stuck looking like this FOREVER!!!!!! So this weekend, the LOML mudded it and me and Son #3 sanded it….TWICE! My arms are killing me! There was a thick layer of dried mud on everything! YUCK! I painted the space with two coats […]