It’s been a week of trying to get back into routine around here after last week’s visit to TN. I feel like that’s sorta been my life story the last few months…trying to figure out a routine, trying to make sense of…
Benjamin loves to take a January vacation. This really stems from years of working in retail and being unable to take much time off in November and December. Disney World is a favorite of ours (okay, mine) to visit in January because the temperatures are nice in Florida then and…
Y’all, we’ve wanted to rip up the dingy carpet on our stairs for so long! But we were so scared of what we might find underneath and how much it might cost if what we found underneath wasn’t anything we could work with. But…
I like to feel I’ve conquered the myth that you can’t have a nice house if you have kids. I’ve managed to have white walls and a white couch and antique pieces these last four or so years that I’ve been intentionally…
It’s taken me awhile to write this one. Perhaps it’s because I suddenly have very little extra time or simply because it’s been hard to come to terms that this fairy tale of a year is now up. If you are new around here…
When I was younger, I wanted summer to last forever. I loved the hot warm sun and hours of playing outside. I loved the freedom of no school. I would have given up Christmas and my April birthday if that meant we could just keep June, July, and August on…
Last year I found a vintage American flag at an antique store. I brought it home and found the perfect place to hang it up, proud of myself that I was decorating for the Fourth of July for the first time in my life. I was sad to take down…
How It All Started My house wasn’t good enough to invite people over. That was my excuse, anyway. When we built our house, my husband and I made the decision that it was time to start inviting people over. We couldn’t use our home or location…