Our new home has 3 sets of stairs. THREE! I always wanted a house of my own where you could go upstairs. The home I grew up in had 4 levels. A basement, a first floor, the second floor and …
We did it! Our very first yard sale was a success and a learning experience. People were showing up an hour before it started. And when our friend came to pick up Greta for a few hours while we played …
I DIDN’T cut my bangs. I promise. In fact, this whispy “fringe” (I believe that’s what they are calling it these days) is finally growing in from when I lost what felt like half of my hair after having Greta. …
Did you know I have 4 sisters? I’m the second youngest of five girls. Although, now that we’re all in our mid to upper (ahem Vic and Kris) twenties, sometimes it is hard to tell the age order because we …
or Avert your eyes. Whichever you feel more comfortable doing, because this place is in shambles! Organized shambles (bet you’d disagree), but a mess nonetheless. You may have noticed from our left sidebar that our crazy minds decided to throw …
She hardly ate a thing all day. She was cranky. We thought she needed a longer nap–it didn’t work. Once Brandon, Stephanie, and Matt came over for dinner she perked up. Running around. Showing off all of her clothes–bringing them …
Thanks to everyone who entered the contest for the Ikea as-is pepper mill. We loved reading all of the awesome memories of horrible meals, and we definitely learned a few things NOT to try in the future- including and especially: …
What’s more fun than buying a house? Buying a house on TV. Or at least we think so. Last year, when this whole house-hunting process was getting started, we applied to be on House Hunters. Appropriate, no? We got an …
The inspection for the house got done of Saturday and Chris and I (and little “Gweta”, too) went over for the walk-through. The inspector said that overall the house was in great shape. He pointed out a few minor things …
As a home cook, there are several little things you can do that will make a big impact on your food. If I had to pick my top 3 small things that make a big difference, they would be (in …
