We had such a great weekend over here. A solid mix of family time, extended family time (Holla, Marcums!), relaxing, an Ikea trip, Miss America (I thought for SURE Miss Oklahoma was going to win) and a few projects. Chris finished his work's website that he has been working on for 4 months, which means […]
Lately, we have been thinking it might be time for a little chore chart for Greta. She'll be two in exactly one month from today and she has become such a good helper around the house. Granted, the girl, like any toddler definitely loves playing with her toys and can be quite the tornado, but […]
We have had a rough couple months 'round here--especially the last two weeks. You may have noticed a lack of big projects here lately. My handyman and the muscles of the operation, Chris, has been working extremely late at his job launching an entirely new website. Last night he strolled home around 2am and he […]
When we first moved into our home, our kitchen looked like this: We weren't ready to remodel the kitchen yet (we are strong believers in living in a place and getting to know your home for some time before making any major changes), but we definitely wanted to make a few cheap and quick fixes. […]
Friday night, after Greta went to sleep (around 5:30 pm--we know...we knoowwwww), our cute, little babysitter came over and we snuck out. Chris and I hadn't been on a date in a long time and with the Expo Home Show in town, it seemed like the perfect excuse to finally hire a sitter and have […]
My little sister, the talented photographer behind Doublclik, just surprised us all with this little movie she put together that captured our Christmas this year. I can't stop watching it. And maybe it is about time you met my family, too. Enjoy!
With our new kitchen layout plans in place, we have turned our attention to materials. My mind is spinning. There are so many options for countertops and cabinets. We know we love the look of black Honed Granite, Richlite, Soapstone and Concrete countertops--but that is still FOUR different choices. We are headed to a home […]
Originally, I slapped some paint on the taller-than-I-am-canvas for the dining room in colors that I knew I wanted to use and it stayed that way for months. Over the holiday, I finally decided to finish it. ---I got a little carried away in the meantime. It was a fun couple hours and I ended […]
Last week, we spilled the news that a major kitchen renovation is on our list this year (read about the other 9 projects we revealed here)--and we are wasting no time getting started on that goal. Even though neither of us have ever embarked on such a task, we already are realizing how long of […]
You know that counter in your kitchen that everything seems to fall on? Mail, keys, items that need returned or dropped off to neighbors, nail clippers. Oy vey. Ours is right under the microwave. Because it is concealed on all sides, I sometimes pretend that company can't see it--I'm 98% sure they can. Besides […]
While visiting my parents over the holiday, my mom gave me some chalk that she had stored away for decades. It is vibrant and smooth and made this month's drawing even more enjoyable. Why fish? I felt like it, I guess. I don't remember ever drawing fish before and boy, was it fun to […]
Happy New Year E'rbody!! We are kickin' off 2012 with a fresh look for our blog. Chris spent several hours coding it all with me looking over his shoulder. We now have all of our tabs up top linked to pages filled with more eye candy, along with our social networking links--did you even know […]
When we bought our home 8 1/2 months ago, we knew that it would take time to inject our personality and fix it up. So, we have learned to enjoy the process and rejoice in our progress. Some projects and rooms will continue to evolve over time as our taste changes and some spaces need […]
With all of my sisters in the same place for the past few days, we decided to have a craft/art time. We are all creative in different ways, so it was fun to see one of the sisters go for the pastels, while another grabbed the stamps and ink and another the watercolors. With all […]
Yesterday, I counted down the top five most popular posts of the year, and today I wanted to recognize a few people that really helped our little blog be seen/read this year. While we do get a fair amount of traffic from our own sources (Subscribers, Facebook, Networked blogs, heck--we were even Googled nearly 5000 […]
These posts alone brought in 20,897 of you!! But, in case you happened to miss one of these uber popular reads, here's a recap of our top five of the year: 5. From February 17th--DIYAnthro-inspired oversized letters. 4. On October 6th, I broke down how to make a lampshade from scratch and rescued ugly lamps. […]
The day got even merrier when we surprised my parents with my sister, Andi's secret arrival from her home in Mexico: Which means my entire family will be in one place this week (it's rare that all five of the sisters can coordinate locations and schedules) and we'll be partying. I hope you are […]
In my home, I have around 35 pieces of art hanging on the walls right now. Before you start whispering about the obscene amount of money we must spend on our art collection, you should know that thirty of the thirty-five are originals done by me. Art in any home is a way to add […]
I did every bit of my Christmas shopping online. For Chris. For family. For Greta. Our Christmas cards. All of it. And I have been done for weeks...until last night. Chris and I decided on popcorn for our snack and I couldn't resist giving him his Stir-Crazy Popcorn popper that I ordered back in November […]
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