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This weekend, curtains are on the agenda.  Originally I had pinned down classic white curtains with black trim (pictured below) for our family room, but I am second guessing the decision.  This week I have been whipping out mood boards for lots of different spaces and I realized I didn’t put a white drape on […]

Is it really the 7th already?  I admit, I was a bit late getting this month’s drawing done and to the printers, but here it is (!):   Why a cow butcher chart?  I specifically remember watching one episode of Good Eats when Alton Brown was going over the different cuts of meat that come […]

This isn’t one of those never-buy-this-product posts. It will also be pretty evident that this isn’t a “sponsored post.”  You know, those ones that have the disclaimer at the end where the blogger says that they were paid, but they promise all of the overly nice things they say about the product are absolutely true […]

Guess what is happening this afternoon.  I’m gonna try to contain my excitement during the process.  I don’t want to be a total weirdy and watch and stare the whole time–but playing it cool has never been my strong suit.  I’m gonna take about 230 pictures and lean over the banister smiling the whole time. […]

Whew!  This weekend involved a lot of sneezing, coughing, crying and me attempting to make soup for my sick babies (Greta and Chris).  None of it was pretty, especially the soup part.  Thankfully, everyone is feeling loads better which means Chris and I are back knee-deep in sheet rock–we really want to finish building the […]

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