I used to love shopping. But once I had kids, it became a chore. Before you could browse, feel, wander. It was magical. Now, you're on a mission to get out as quickly as possible without forgetting something, cause then you'd have to go back. Maybe I'm exaggerating a bit here, but shopping is definitely something I try to avoid unless I am by myself. Enter Walmart's Spark Studio where you can browse and shop what actual people are pinning from their site. With Spark Studio, you can browse … [Read more...]

Want to tick off a 2.5 year old girl? Make a normally sweet and adorable kid into an absolute monster for a good 20 minutes? (I hope not, that’d kinda make you a sick individual.) Put her in an adorable blue, plaid dress bought lovingly from Grandma from Janie and Jack. She INSISTED that because this dress is a.) plaid, and b.) blue, that it was “Benny’s dress.” I don’t know where she got that idea, Ben doesn’t wear dresses that often… Once we got into the car and on our way to … [Read more...]

Ben’s new thing is climbing. He’ll get up onto a coffee table, chair, stool, you name it, stand up, get a huge smile on his face and say “rah!” I think he’s trying to scare me, so I usually act scared when he does it :) I know I probably should be trying to stop him, but this is not going to last. He’s not always going to want to climb on top of a chair to scare mommy. Lily likes to do it too :) Oh my gosh, he looks so much like Doug here: So I guess it’s a good thing that I … [Read more...]

At the risk of sounding like a slacker, this last week was a rough week and I wasn’t feeling a blog post for the sake of a blog post. I was debating even telling you this, BUT! I don’t feel like I can jump right into regular posting like nothing happened. My leg/skin thing felt like it got worse. My legs look I got attacked by a zombie (no joke – it’s gross), and every step I took felt like my legs were on fire and being stabbed with pins. Doug took the week off, so I spent the week … [Read more...]

I’m not a huge magnet person, I don’t know why. But I am most definitely a hanging-up-kid-drawings-on-the-fridge person, so I needed something. Thank you pinterest :) Source: twirlingbetty.wordpress.com via AM on Pinterest I used the tutorial above for Washi Tape Magnets from Twirling Betty and it took me all of 10-15 min to do. Best kind of project! Sadly, I don’t have washi tape but until I get my hands on some, I used duct tape. The magnets were taken from the stash of 50 or so extra … [Read more...]

Want a little fall treat in your coffee? Add a few sprinkles of cinnamon into the grounds just before brewing! thanks for reading our feed, please stop by the house for a visit sometime soon. :) … [Read more...]

Any guesses as to what I’m making? What room will it go in? And what did I use to make it? All I’m saying is that after seeing it in real life and in my house, I’m officially smitten with chevron print. Especially chocolate flavored chevron! :) thanks for reading our feed, please stop by the house for a visit sometime soon. :) … [Read more...]

Yep, I’m 23 weeks already! So far, no cravings really. I feel like I’m either craving healthy stuff or super bad for me sweets. But as long as I “indulge” in the first, I’m not beating myself up over eating cookies. ;)HEY! It’s what the baby wants! Yes, the baby wants that cake! And no, he told me I can’t share…”wait, she said he”You caught me, we’re having another boy! Boys are awesome and I cannot WAIT to meet this little cutie man! :)I’ve also been craving ice cold … [Read more...]

cleaning out my junk drawer… What do you do when you find random screws and nails? I feel like I find them all over my house, in this drawer, in that drawer, in the desk, on the floor, in the entertainment center… Do you save them and keep them organized? Do you toss them? Or do you throw them in the junk drawer and let them multiply like me? Help! thanks for reading our feed, please stop by the house for a visit sometime soon. :) … [Read more...]

The forecast for next week’s weather makes me super excited. Right now I’m sitting in my family room with the windows open and a sweatshirt on. Not sweating my brains out, not blasting the air and putting money in the pocket of the electric company. Enjoying the loveliness that is a night-time low of 50 or so. :) But this wasn’t a post about weather, so I guess I’ll move on. But it’s not really a post about anything, so I guess I don’t haaave to move on. ;) I can’t sleep. I … [Read more...]