Cats like empty book cases. No, seriously. They do. In case you were wondering what your floor might look like without carpet… now you know. That’s the cheap padding. My toenails are pink. Well, they were in that picture. Now they are red and orange. I haven’t tired of the teal blue walls in the […]
Celebrating Being Stain-Free on the Fourth
We started out with some school today and then got the call that Lowe’s was sending over some carpet installers on the 4th of July to make it up to us for being a little late getting the carpet in their warehouse. We have house guests coming this weekend and Saturday was a no-go, so […]
Learned Something New this Week
What I learned this week: 1. How long two little boys can play with a pack of garage sale stickers that cost me less than two dollars. How many sheets of them they could go through in an hour… and that it was totally worth cleaning up later. 2. How glad a mama can be […]
A little DIY – the Owl and Tree Toddler Room and Baby Nursery
In my homeschool family, we have a 15 year old, a 13 year old, a three year old, and a one year old. Babies and toddlers are so fun to decorate for. My tween girl (she was 11 when we began this project) wanted to share a room with my first little guy after he […]
Red Lipstick, Fast Cars, and Flexible Homeschooling
I had high hopes for today. I stayed up burning the midnight oil (isn’t that what Proverbs 31 women are supposed to do?) to prepare for the week. I sorted and opened the mail that piled up last week. I went through the papers, magazines and books that were overflowing on the dining table. I […]
On Growing
Spring is a quick passing breeze in Texas. We start to feel rather summery in May. This year seems to have been pretty mild as far as the weather goes, though. We are just now beginning to get the first signs of the heat waves that will be here in June. Being as preoccupied as […]
Remodeling Dreams
Blast from the past… post updated 2018 before our move to rural America: I heard that Pledge was doing a “Pledge to Love Your Kitchen” contest – one in which a $15,000 gift card from a major home improvement retailer to help update their kitchen… and a year’s supply of Pledge to help make it […]
