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When RYOBI caught word that we were having issues with our drill a few weeks back, they were happy to help us understand how a drill should work. In true Jedi fashion, Ryobi promised to hold up infinitely better than our drill and that it wouldn’t stop when it hit a stud like our current […]

Especially for this reason: Last night, I shared laughs with 2 of my 4 sisters, Andi and Patty.  We are the three youngest in our family and don’t get to see each other very often.  Even though Andi lives in Mexico and Patty lives in Idaho, I am so grateful that we can all hop […]

Today is the big hanging-the-cabinets day! Unfortunately it’s also find-a-dentist-quick day because Chris’s filling and part of his tooth came out while brushing his teeth at work.  And Greta has decided to continue her cranky streak because of her teeth, too.  Except, in her case, they are busting through her gums–not out of her mouth. […]

It took me ALL day to hang curtains in the dining room.  All day long yesterday.  Of course, Greta needed attention and some outside time and we had to run a couple errands, but I was thinking it was gonna be a quick during-her-nap project.  But, I was wrong.  Next to paint, window treatments can […]

Remember all that canvas Chris got me for Mother’s Day? And now think about that big blank wall in our Dining Room we left white. It’s about to get a splash of color.  

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