Six months ago, at Lucy's one year checkup, our pediatrician told me I should move the girls into the same room. I looked at her, tired and incredulous, and asked if she was joking. She laughed, knowingly, and told me all parents tell her she's crazy but that if we already weren't getting any sleep [...]
My little lovebug is sick today, simultaneously breaking my heart and at the same time filling it up with all kinds of snuggles. While the munchkin sleeps (and before I catch whatever it is she has) I'm catching up on email and also finally getting around to taking some photos of Lucy's (not-really-new) nursery and putting together [...]
Ahhh...the sunroom. It sounds like such a relaxing, lovely room in a house. When we bought our house in Cumberland and I told people it had a sunroom they usually reacted with something to the effect of - "Really? Wow - I'm jealous!" Until they actually saw it, that is. The sunroom is where the previous [...]
When you buy a fixer upper you imagine that with a little sweat equity you will literally transform the entire place into a beautiful home - just like new! Maybe that's true if you hire a contractor and drop a couple hundred grand, or if you get on one of those HGTV shows like Property [...]
The day has finally come. It took 5 long weeks, untold hours of bickering, and about 75 million trips to Lowes, but our downstairs bathroom is finally DONE! Dan did the entire thing himself (except a little bit of plumbing) - from tearing down the walls, to hanging drywall, laying tile, painting, repainting, grouting, nailing, [...]
I'm the least crafty person I've ever met. Seriously. Not only do I NOT have the patience for crafting, but I also hate getting dirty, using paint or glue, kneeling on the floor, going to the craft store, waiting for things to dry (Sally Hansen Insta-Dri nail polish FTW) and picking up paper/fabric/glitter off the [...]
