Early last week we had a fun adventure hanging out in the basement for spring’s first tornado warning (one of the reasons the thought of buying a house without a basement made me very nervous when we were looking. Word is this house was actually hit by a tornado a few years back. I hope that means the odds have … Continue reading
Back in the old days, like the day before yesterday, the curtains in Ari’s room looked like this: The colors were nice in there, but I wasn’t crazy about the cafe length thing, and they weren’t in the best condition thanks to some naughty kitties (he’s had them for quite awhile–they were around for a few years at the old … Continue reading
Abe turned two months old on Sunday, and I finally got a chance to finish editing the pictures from his two month photo shoot and write this post. I’m loving the pictures I got this time. He’s making so many different expressions now, and his improved head control offers up a whole new world of possibilities for poses. And check … Continue reading
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You probably know, because I love it so much and won’t shut up about it, that we made a big whale out of plywood for Abe’s nursery: Last week a couple of fabulous plywood wall hanging projects popped up….which is making me wonder: why isn’t EVERYONE making big wall hangings out of plywood? Seriously, it’s cheap, it’s easy, it makes … Continue reading
On Monday, everything was going fine. We did math: The kids had a friend over and played outside for a long time. Then the rain started. In this picture, you can see that it is a rainy day and also that our whole neighborhood is filled with other boxy colonials. I think there are maybe 3 that aren’t brick-front (there … Continue reading
I was going to call that picture, “A quick and easy garden bed” or something of the sort. But then we spent all weekend on it, and then I realized I had something like 22 pictures for this post, and…..I decided to just go with the more correct “simple.” The weekend, to be fair, was tainted by illness and filled … Continue reading
I like to have at least 2 projects, big or small, to blog about every week (in my head, the goal is 3ish house/decorating/DIY related posts–either stuff we’ve done, stuff we plan to do, random observations, or whatever–and 1-2 kid/family/life related posts. Just so you know what I’m shooting for so you can judge me when I fall short). Partially … Continue reading
Maybe Mondays are better anyway, because that’s when I can actually remember what happened over the weekend. I’d like to do weekly recaps here, since this blog has swallowed my homeschool blog, and I like to have some family life documentation for future nostalgic purposes/grandparents/et. al. So feel free to skip and come back when there’s house stuff. But if … Continue reading
Not going to lie; I’m pretty excited about this one. It’s a project that could not be a Pinterest Challenge, because I came up with it all on my own. Not that a striped dresser is anything unique, but I haven’t seen any other subway map striped dressers. Back when I posted about the plans for Ari’s room, I mentioned that … Continue reading