This home has been owned by three people prior to us, my mother being the third owner. The second owner completed an addition in the back of the house off of the kitchen, remodeled the kitchen, and ran air conditioning to the garage for his dogs. The back addition beyond the kitchen is our living […]
Flamingo Birthday Party
We love birthday’s in our home and try to make them special for each child. This usually includes their favorite dinner, a birthday cake, and an outing to a local park with some friends. Once a year, though, we like to throw a birthday party for one of the four children, alternating between each child […]
Open Shelves in the Kitchen
Our kitchen renovation is still on stand-by until further notice due to The Great Slab Leak of 2016 and the broken foot that followed shortly thereafter but that won’t stop me from pinning inspiration and working out all of the details of our maybe-one-day kitchen in my head. Two friends of mine are hanging shelves in […]
Fixing a Slab Leak
Let’s talking about plumbing. More specifically, let’s talk about repiping a house. After we confirmed that the mysteriously leak we discovered on Thanksgiving was under our home’s foundation, we knew the only option would be to reroute all of the plumbing to run through the attic and walls. In some cases, it is possible and feasible […]
Spoon Carving
I have been dabbling in spoon carving for almost a year, after my husband and father gifted me a few tools last Christmas. There have been some hiccups along the way, such as a hefty slice in the palm of my hand, a stab with a gouge to my finger (both of which induced regret for […]
Step Ladders and Broken Bones
Last week was exactly what I have been craving – a time of rest with no real urgency to do anything other than change diapers and cook dinner. I made a purposeful effort to slow down the week between Christmas and New Year and soak in time with my family while my husband was off […]
Merry Christmas // Happy New Year
I’ll be stepping back from the blog to relax for a couple of weeks. We’re looking forward to recouping from the whirlwind of the past month (I’m looking at you, slab leak) and trusting in God for what may be ahead for the new year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s! Image source
Christmastime
This is the first year as a family that we’ve been able to fit a large Christmas tree in our home. Last year we decorated a table top tree for our small home but before then we had never had a Christmas tree, instead I used spruce clippings to make a fresh garland one year […]
Temporary Progress in the Beige Bathroom
I had every intention to finish the mini refresh of the beige bathroom within one week – two, tops – but life happened and it won’t be finished for a little while. Before calling it completed we’ll need to repipe the house (thanks to a recent slab leak), which will require cutting out portions of […]
Thanksgiving, Plumbing Issues, and Changing Plans
We woke up Thanksgiving morning to the sound of running water. Wondering what could be the cause of the noise, we checked the water meter to discover a quickly spinning leak detection dial. The spinning dial confirmed there was a leak, especially since we had all faucets turned off. To find out whether the leak was […]