Once you shiplap something, you’ll start looking around your house wondering what you can shiplap next. After we finished ship-lapping our staircase, (Tutorial HERE) I quickly decided the fireplace had to be next. I just loved the look so much and wanted more! And, since we had some boards left over from our staircase, it […]
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I admit it. At the beginning of the week, I didn’t even realize the Super Bowl was this Sunday. And while I am not really interested in the game itself, I do enjoy the camaraderie and food served on this particular day. And actually, I couldn’t even tell you who was playing! But, that’s not […]
Something I have been wanting to do for a while now thanks to my secret BFF, Joanna Gaines, is to add shiplap to our home. I didn’t really know where to put it, though, until one day I was sitting on the couch and noticed how much empty drywall we have due to our […]
When we moved into our house, there were some things I wanted to change as they were pretty outdated. One being our fireplace. I am not against red brick; in fact, certain types of red brick are making their way back, but ours was not the case. And that gold vent cover… Before With a little […]
Post composed by my mom! (A few years ago) One of my family’s Christmas traditions is the opening of “Christmas Poppers.” Whoever gets the bigger end of the paper tube, wins the prize. Contents usually include a paper crown, a silly joke and a little gift of some sort. Since my kids have grown […]
One of my favorite holiday traditions is getting into our jammies, sipping hot cocoa and driving around looking at decorated houses and Christmas lights. Well, a while back my friend, Kristen shared how her family created an award to give to their favorite decorated house, and I just LOVED this idea and we have done […]
I recently turned thirty-two, and it started out a little bit rocky. The day began with a nice birthday wake-up by my babe, Frankie, at about 11:30 pm. And then I guess he just really missed me and wanted to make sure he was the first one to really wish me a happy birthday because […]
We recently celebrated our little baby turning one. And GOSH! It was such a bittersweet day! He is our baby and this “official” birthday party just sealed the deal. He’s growing. We decided to have his party after Thanksgiving to make it easy on traveling guests, and we kept it small with just family, but […]
I didn’t start truly loving the Fourth of July until we had kids. What used to be a party day with friends heading to the beach (don’t get me wrong, it was super fun) is now time at the lake with our family playing volleyball, skiing, rope swinging, fishing, tubing, playing hours of games, roasting […]
Our babies are getting old! Insert crying mama face. 🙁 Months before Gwyn turned six and Cal turned four, we attended a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese where Gwyn and Cal learned that only the birthday child is able to go into the Ticket Blaster. It was then that these two deemed this event […]
