Chris has been putting in 80 hour weeks for some time now.  Remember when I mentioned he was busy?–I wasn’t lying.  He is the executive director of conferences for an e-learning software company and just got done with the biggest …

Have you ever read the book, If you give a mouse a cookie? There’s a little mouse that is given a cookie.  As a result of eating a cookie, he wants a glass of milk and then a straw and a …

It took a few days for me to complete, but I finally finished painting our main staircase railing and spindles.  I used the same color as I did to paint the smaller railing in the dining room:  Benjamin Moore’s Steel Wool. …

Greta and I just got home and it feels good.  Actually, it feels a little muggy because the air hasn’t been on for days, but just knowing we made it home safely is a good feeling.  Greta is already tearing …

I took a quick trip to Idaho to visit my parents while Chris holds the fort in Utah and remains busier than ever.  While there, I realized how much of my art my parents have on display in their house. …

That’s how I describe Pinterest.  Everything I love–organized.  I told my sisters over Easter that it has changed my life and they all kinda chuckled and made fun of me a little, and now they are hooked, too.  So, if …

Big shout-out, first and foremost, to Patty-Patty (my sis) for giving me the 30 second tutorial on how to make tabs for your blog.  And I know–well, I think–I am one of the last people to figure it out, but …

I have been waiting to write this post for awhile now.  It’s definitely one of those things we didn’t  want to get too excited about until everything was official and in place.  One of our many goals this year, was …

When I am painting, I have loads of time to just think.  And if you have seen how many spindles are on our staircase, you know my mind has been spinning lately.  It may have hit me what to do …

Update: This post is not a true representation of what our home looks like, but merely what it looked like the day this was posted.  For an accurate view of our case–check out the House Tour page. I finally got around …