Dont cry, okay? Ive done enough for both of us. Its time to face the ugly truth, and my dweam within a dweam, namely, this rad pantry: which should be mine, is not going to be. Im going to...
Let us all rejoice-- my buttcracking sofa is gone. GONZO. Most uncomfortable couch, ever. Youd just fall into it, and you couldnt get out. It was the pit of despair. Trivia!!:...
Just dropping by on this lovely holiday weekend, because I simply must show you my new (ish) mat I picked up. Olive it. Happy Memorial, yall.
So, have you ever, like, had your kid come home from school (days in a row), and tell you they dont have a friend in the world? That theyre wandering the playground, solo? If you havent, Ill ju...
So, you know I call this place "the dungeon". Then I kinda switched it to the "Man Cave". Cause it really, really is the Man Cave. Men/boys get lost down here. They never come back ou...
Just so were square, Ive got 28 pieces of cut and ready molding, 5 mostly done ("Hes only mostly dead") carnie games hanging out, one project for the kitchen on my work bench, and one pi...
I keep referring to the fugly side of my house, and today Im gonna suck up my pride and show it to ya. Sorta. Kinda. Dont judge me. So, this is the side my ginormous window boxes reside (why did I ha...
Theres a new tradition in my house. Its where I get myself a little sumfin sumfin for Mothers Day. Cause I appreciate me. And gosh darn it, someone needs to. Check out my pitcher and its new little M...
So heres the deal. I often times joke (cept Im serious) about being anti-romantic. Public displays of affection and overall romantic cheesiness makes me cringe a bit. I rarely watch Rom-Coms, and whe...
So I have this friend. This friend is having a baby. Poor, poor friend. Oh, I kidd. I dont mean it! (Or do I?) So, this friend is also having a baby shower, and so I said to myself, "...
Dudes, Ive got so many projects started and/or camping out in my noggin right now, that between my brain and my garage, its cats n dogs living together. Mass hysteria. But instead of starting ...
Are you ready to discuss the "Pirate Ship Revenge" room? Cause I am. Like Vanessa Williams, I went and saved the best for last. I hate that song. Okay, so! Remember this headboard the Daddy-o...
It was about 11:50 p.m. when I remembered to water my plants. Remember how I made this odd contraption to grow seeds in my only south-facing window? Well, Ive been using it. Might have had to replant...
I done tole ya I was going to show you the parental units lakehouse. And today, Im here to deliver. Perhaps you remember when I talked about the lighthouse the Daddy-o made to go next to the lakehous...
Its been about 6 months since Ive talked about one of my most exciting, most biggest of project dreams. Remember my wishes for an awesome pantry? Can I give ya little a hint? Throw ya a frickin bone ...
Last year, we finally started piano lessons with my older boys. Yes, my piano does always have music all over it. N thats the way it should be. So, hows it going? Oh, its going. You know how it is: a...
So my kids are out of school for pretty much the entire month of April. Right about now, youre thinking, "Lucky!" or "Sucks to be you." Maybe a bit of both. And one of those days, it ...
Speaking of Pinterest n all, I pinned this Source: dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot .com via Mandi on Pinterest (as far as I could find, original source is here) the other day, and I couldnt get it out ...
Its no secret that I adore Pinterest. Ive given up a lot, a lot of interwebs time/sites to focus more on my fam (and thats a topic for another time), but I aint giving up Pinterest. Almost every nigh...
Ho, man-- that didnt come out right. I meant to say "how to hang your stuff." Freudian slip I spose. Anywho. This is "Step Deux" of flower boxes, the hanging edition. Lets do this. I ...
This is was gonna be my first full and "real" tutorial. Im telling you, I was gonna go all Ana White and have a shopping list, a cut list, and step by steps. Someone (else) please sweep the g...
I want you to know, that my Easter Wheatgrass Centerpieces really filled out. Pretty derned happy about this. (Wrinkled linen! Shield your eyes!) You should do this next year. You really should. Ill ...
So, I have this problem. Lemme tell you about it. Gosh, you have a great listening ear. Preciate ya. My sectional in my basement? You know, the one we basically took apart and put back together just ...
I dont even want to know how long this took me to complete. Heck, you might not even remember that I had this project on thee ole agenda: Yes. Behold my severely neglected DVD case door. Wanna know w...
Dont feel sorry for me-- this is pure, lame, whining. And I have nothing to whine about. Everythings cool, everythings peachy, except every single person in this house is waking up on the wrong side ...
I might be that crazy aunt. But allow me to defend myself! Theres some things you should know before you question my sanity. 1. I really, really love my kids. 2. I really, really love my nieces and n...
Couple weeks back, I got a call from one of my sisters-in-laws. And you know I love my sisters-in-laws. Except for that one SIL. The one whos gonna get punched in the face one of these days. . . I ki...
Years ago, I lived in Indiana, and I headed off to a Relief Society Meeting (know what a Relief Society Meeting is? Well, double-pound to the chest than sisters ;), and the meeting was about "Org...
Im tired. Im sore. And frankly, Im a bit ornery. And yet. . . I am absolutely overjoyed. In an ornery, tired kind of way. (is that even possible?) Wanna know what Ive been up to for days straight, no...
You know what the last week has been like? Pure awesome. Beautiful temps for this time of year in these parts-- and weve tried to live it up by basically living outside. Lotsa this. We are croquet ne...
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