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Having a baby is one of the most exciting times in a girl's life! For all her friends, the shower is a way to celebrate this exciting time. I have a dear friend...she's Daughter #1's fourth grade teacher. She was also Son #3 & Son #4's teacher, too. She is expecting her first baby. I think I'm more excited for this baby than the mom. Okay, maybe not, but shopping for her little baby boy-to-be is making me pretty darn … [Continue reading...]
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 of primer. You get a sneak peek at the new sconces. What do you think? We were having … [Continue reading...]
I am becoming the queen of trash recycling. Not the "where you fill up the recycle bin and put it at the side of the road to be picked up once a week" kind. I'm more the "instead of throwing it out, I try to use it for something else" kind. I was throwing [...]
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Have you ever felt like a stranger in your own home?? My family room looks like a tornado ran through it, picked everything up, then spit it back into my family room. AAAHHHHH!! What really came through was Charlie, the electrician from CJS Electric Company here in Raleigh, NC. We hired him to put [...]
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The girls are doing a little crafting today in our house. I love teaching my girls different craft ideas and home improvements so they won't be afraid to try things in their own homes some day. I'm just learning now how to craft and DIY. I'm having so much fun, I hope my girls will [...]
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I told you last week that we bought a whole set of cabinets from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. We're planning to use the bottom cabinets to make a wall of built-in bookcases in our family room. Here is the before picture of the family room wall where the bookcases will go. You can [...]
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We have been very busy planning our next project!! OUR FAMILY ROOM MAKEOVER We've already laid the plywood floors. We're in the process of a fireplace mantle makeover An electrician is coming tomorrow to give us an estimate on some work we need done: 1) Sconces on each side of the new mantle. [...]
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I want to share a great recipe that a dear friend brought to a graduation party I threw a few years back. I remember people standing by the crock pot eating these by the plateful!! SWEDISH MEATBALLS One bag frozen meatballs One jar Chili Sauce One jar grape jelly Combine all ingredients in [...]
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I apologize for my absence from blogland recently. My computer was on the fritz so we brought it into the shop so I was computer-less for a few days. I'm also trying to learn WordPress and have I ever told you how computer illiterate I am? What would take all you smart people a few minutes [...]
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I'm so excited to reveal two make-overs today. The first one is my new blog design. It was done by Creative Kristi Designs. I met Kristi at The Haven Conference, a blogging conference held in Atlanta, last year. I went to her class and was blown away by her knowledge of all things design. My head [...]
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