I just read a post by one of my favorite bloggers and she wrote about spending her weekend, "The Best Weekend EVER", with her husband and four boys camping. As I read her story, I couldn't help but reminisce about when my boys were her boys' ages. Her boys are about ten years younger […]
DIY Projects
A LAUNDRY ROOM MAKEOVER
We have finally begun on the boring laundry room. It has always been a generic, one wire shelf room with no personality whatsoever. We emptied out all the “stuff” and removed the wire shelf. I set up my painting area. Does anyone else paint in the dining room? It’s the room in our […]
PINK ISN’T JUST A COLOR, IT’S AN ATTITUDE!
Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve written on my blog. I apologize for being way too busy with family, a new job, and school sports commitments. This weekend has been the first free one in a long time. So I thought I would get a little project done. “Pink isn’t just a color, […]
GROSS TO SPARKLING
Since we were in the kitchen this weekend, we were reminded of the dirt. I am by no means a clean freak. I clean when we have company or when it’s so disgusting it bothers even me. Well, this weekend, I noticed the grease traps above the stove were dripping yellow goop down the beadboard […]
A LITTLE BRIGHTER AND LIGHTER
Do you remember our kitchen redo a few years ago? And the kitchen table redo? We are still loving our kitchen……..BUT……… do you see the chairs and barstools? They look so plain don't they? They are the same color as the walls. What was I thinking?? Now, do you remember my pantry door? Isn't it […]
THE COMPLETED WOOD PALLET FENCE
On Memorial Day weekend, we started a project I’ve been wanting to do since we moved into our house 13 years ago. Hiding the air conditioning unit on the side of the house makes me smile!! Well, we finally got around to it on a three-day weekend. You can read about it here. Since the […]