For this blog I am going to brag on my oldest son! He kickstarted my motherhood journey and he is such a blessing to me. Anyway, he is in High School. He is taking Spanish and one of their assignments was to pick a Mexican dish to prepare on their own, take pictures, and make… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day
My last post was all about spring is here!!! Then Mother Nature had other plans. My amazing hubby went along with my crazy, he always goes along with my crazy. You see we had 60s and 70s weather and then we went down to 30s and 20s. It snowed 4 inches in our area. Then… Continue reading Update on spring?!?
March 20th was the first official day of spring. The weather is turning noticeably nicer. Our yard is needing some clean up. Hubby got it in his head that we needed to de-thatch the year. After he did some research, he learned that you are supposed to de-thatch the yard every 5-7 years…we have never… Continue reading Spring is HERE!!!
So … Bulkhead removed and walls fixed. Lights installed. Floor pulled and new flooring put down. Butler pantry floor built and the wall built as well. Cabinets deliever and the ok cabinets were installed. Some whole cabinets needed to be replaced and some doors needed replaced as well, the cabinet rep and her boss will… Continue reading Kitchen Update 4
The kitchen is coming along quite nicely. We had eaten out more than I ever planned on. But I hope that will be ending soon. I miss cooking. I miss baking. I miss knowing everything that is put into a dish. I am sick of oatmeal, cereal, cold lunch meat sandwiches and Peanut Butter and… Continue reading Kitchen Remodel 3
Cabinets, counter tops, range hood, and flooring have all been ordered. Some of it is in some of it is taking its time but it is worth it. When we started the remodel, it meant I was going to be without a fully working and functioning kitchen. I planned on being all prepared for the… Continue reading Kitchen Remodel update 2
So, we have lived in our home for close to seven years. I was crazy pregnant when we were house hunting. We also had a child already in school, so I was STUCK on buying in the same school district. Due to my unwillingness to move out of district and needing to get into a… Continue reading Kitchen Remodel…just the beginning.
Fall is right around the corner. The cooler weather is upon us … some days at least. Evenings are for dropped temperatures and fires. My favorite time of year. Enter smiles just because the weather is not as hot, but it is still sunny. Our pumpkin patch has dead leaves and is ready to be… Continue reading Fall is in the air … soon!
You guys hubby and I had to have a serious conversation about our back yard. It can get flooded in places, the gardens need to be redone or removed due to tree growth, then there is the depression in the ground and more. The first year we moved in … actually within the first few… Continue reading Backyard update
So, I started this blog because I was learning how to be a country girl. I am still a work in progress. I garden – I only partially dislike it still… you know spiders, dirt, and bugs. I like to can or freeze the produce I grow or buy locally. I am working on my… Continue reading Next Home Improvement Project – Drywall Texture
