Home Remodeling In mid-2019 we decided it was time to update our laundry room which is also our kitchen pantry. One of the previous owners had installed built-in shelves, but they were starting to sag and had no adjustability. The shelves were stationary and couldn’t move up or down. Some of them were super deep
Minnie Mouse Clippie Tutorial
Recently I was asked to help a friend with her daughter’s first birthday. She had an adorable “first birthday” onesie that had Minnie Mouse ears on it with a big red bow. She asked me to make a matching red with white polka dot bow for her daughter’s hair. Well, I did that…and took it a
Recipe for the Dinner that No One Ate
The above photo has NOTHING to do with the pork roast. She is just hilarious. I think that’s why we are able to deal with her loud personality and overbearing attitude. Yesterday, I happened to mention a crock pot pork roast that Andy and I loved. It was a new recipe for us and you
When Everyone Hates Dinner
There are some evenings when Andy is trying to wind down and read for a few minutes before going to bed. Often we’ve barely had an actual conversation since arriving home. You know, we talk in phrases like “what needs to be done?” and “please wash so-and-so’s hands” and “the kids need drinks for dinner”
Embrace the Camera – Ft. Lauderdale Beach
Although it’s only been a couple of weeks, it seems like forever ago that we were in Florida. We did spend one morning at the beach. The girls loved it as usual. We played in the sand, collected shells, and Stella and Andy even took on the waves. Charlotte and I barely put our toes
Trader Joe’s Eggplant Cutlets Solves the Dinner FUNK
So we’ve been in a dinner funk lately. Same old, same old. So same old, that I keep forgetting to update my weekly menu on the blog. Because it’s basically pretty repetitive. But a friend of mine keeps telling me to go to Trader Joe’s. She even left me a (requested) voicemail with a
Charlotte Update
This child is still a fireball…and still stubborn. But she’s definitely calmed down a teeny, tiny bit. Bedtime isn’t quite the battle it once was. Her favorite things to ask: “Mom, you happy at me?” “Mom, I in trouble?” “Mom, I start over please?” So at least she’s recognizing some of her behavior!
Happy Easter!
Easter was unusual for us…we had no plans. Our weekend travels got canceled due to the hand-foot-mouth debacle. Lucky for us it was a beautiful weekend and we completed most of the yard work we usually don’t accomplish until May. Bushes trimmed? Check. Flower beds cleaned out? Check. Entire yard mulched (62 bags later)? Check.
Spray Water Bottles – This Saturday’s Shout-Out
These will most likely be the most beloved item in the girls’ Easter baskets. Spray water bottles. Seriously. I’ll never forget when I was on the phone with my BFF one day and she stated that her kids had been outside entertaining themselves for HOURS. Say what? “Invest in some spray water bottles!” she exclaimed. Forget
The Bunny Lost
It’s been one of those weeks. We are still living with hand-foot-mouth. Henry came down with it Sunday and still has blisters on his hands today. So it’s been a long week of bouncing him back and forth between Andy and me. Restless nights, rearranging schedules, taking conference calls from home and trying to keep