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The Art of Gift Hiding

December 12, 2013 - 13 Comments

When I was growing up, after I uncovered the truth, you know the truth, and suddenly came to the realization that all of our Christmas presents HAD to be in the house somewhere–I got curious. I never remember hunting for …

Art

DIY Christmas Gift: Family Tree

December 11, 2013 - 24 Comments

While I still have some shopping to do before Christmas, I have found that homemade gifts are always well-received so Chris and I have tried to incorporate that into our holiday gifting plans each year as well. This family tree …

Equipment

5 Gifts a Foodie Would Totally Love But Might Not Buy For Themselves + A Wüsthof Cheese Knife Set Giveaway

December 10, 2013 - 4 Comments

Most people have things they want that they can’t justify buying because they can get by with something not quite as good, that’s still functional. Well, I use Christmas as an excuse to buy people the things they really want, …

DIY

Cedar & Moss in the Reading Room

December 9, 2013 - 11 Comments

The last time we visited “project shelving,” this is where we left off: In a whirlwind weekend plus a few late nights, we built a wall to house some library lights for what we’re calling the reading room. The whole …

DIY

The Easiest Way to Paint a Crib + Giveaway!!

December 6, 2013 - 219 Comments

We weren’t planning on starting the nursery until after the new year, but here we are–painting the crib. I feel excited and sad at the same time. Especially when I watch old videos of Greta jumping around in her crib, …

Recipes

My First Crack at Italian Wedding Soup – Success

December 5, 2013 - 14 Comments

Before marrying Jules, I had never heard of Italian Wedding Soup. Julia’s mom is full Italian, and there’s a lot of heritage that comes along with that. Honestly I feel like I won the lottery when I married into Julia’s …

Art

The Best Calendars for 2014

December 4, 2013 - 11 Comments

When we were growing up, every year for Christmas, my sisters and I always got a calendar for Christmas. We were a big calendaring family–which I guess you kind of have to be when you have 5 kids with 5 …

Our Life

It’s A….

December 2, 2013 - 19 Comments

Last Wednesday morning, at just over 20 weeks, we went in for our anatomy ultrasound for our little bebe. It happened to also be my birthday. Total happenstance. I always have my appointments on Wednesday morning, but what better day …

DIY

Project Shelving: A Wall for The Sconces

November 27, 2013 - 9 Comments

Our reading room shelving project has officially taken off and has changed a little bit since the last time we talked about it. We discovered a legit lumber yard down the road a few miles that made it too hard …

Recipes

Thanksgiving Leftovers – Cranberry Turkey Sandwich

November 26, 2013 - 4 Comments

Well here we are. The week of Thanksgiving. This is what we’ve been preparing for! I’m taking it a little easy this week, and getting stuff ready to celebrate my wonderful wife’s birthday tomorrow, but I wanted to leave y’all …

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