Christmas lights back in a tote all jumbled in a ball, tree packed away, house getting back into order. Or maybe none of the above beca...

     We are located in the Pacific Northwest.  One of THE most beautiful areas of the world.  We have stunning mountain range views and driv...

Oh yes. the diamond wallpaper border. I was extremely nervous about this but had decided that if I was going to eliminate all of the othe...

OK, before I delve much deeper into this blog series we should do a formal BEFORE tour....so you can see the differences AFTER the project p...

Schneikees, I've been neglecting this blog. Again. I've thought about taking a permanent break on this blogging thingymajig becaus...

My husband and I set a diaper on fire last night. It all started with a baby shower game. You know, the game where you melt different chocol...

Once again, life got in the way of blogging! Massive January update: We started off the year with Lance and I heading out of town to escape ...

Yep, it's been quiet around this ole blog. Our annual fair is going on this week which makes the entire town go nutso for the entire sev...

Hiya folks! In case you haven't figured it out yet, I was on VACATION!!! Yep, kept it a secret. I didn't want anyone breaking in and...

I was all excited last week to give the kids a toy flute and harmonica to play with. After all, we are excellent parents providing our offsp...

Quite frankly, it's embarrassing how excited I was to go to WallyWorld yesterday afternoon. I may be getting a touch o' cabin syndro...

Well, I did it. I had warned my husband. Inspiration hit and I just went with it. Take one unused, rejected by the hubby because "it j...

Continuing in the thrifty renovation theme, I cut up some more Maternity shirts and made em all nice and sassy. First up, you need to meet M...

You always feel ultra cool when you make an emergency run to the all-night convenience store to pick up a 24 pack of anti-diarrhea capsules ...

Nine years ago I married my sweetheart. Nine years ago he married his sweetheart. Nine years later and we're still sweethearts... A