I posted pictures of our kitchen “spruce-up” back here, but the family room and dining nook weren’t done yet. So here they are. Our family room/kitchen went from this: to this:…and the view coming from the other direction went from this:to this: The dining nook went from this: to this:(For more about that map, click…
So, our entry way started like this:Then we painted the door almost black way back when (this is the only picture I have for some reason):The “Love More” is just something I put up there because it has some special meaning in our family…and who doesn’t need a little reminder to “love more” once in…
This was our dining room a long time ago:It held no furniture for YEARS (but it was a great dance/gymnastics room). Then we finally filled it up:And spruced it up a little bit with this molding:Here is the finished product from one angle:And here it is from the other direction:(This is where we have Sunday…
To me, making a house into a home is a big deal. Do we need to spend a fortune on it? Nope. I just feel like it’s important to create an environment conducive to creating a family. To me, that is sacred. I want the home I raise my children in to elicit feelings in…
Dave got home this week and we are all pleased as can be about it. We were sitting at the dinner table laughing about something last night and I was so thankful for how much better life is with him around. Not only did he bring himself, but he brought us all treats, including a…
Today, on her birthday in the United States of America, my daughter has already stepped into her twenty-second year of life over in Australia (since she is eighteen hours ahead of us there). It is, as Lucy has proclaimed, her “Golden Birthday,” (turning 21 on the 21st) and it’s a pretty grand celebration for us…
We thought at first that only Grace was coming home for Thanksgiving. It was going to be a small little intimate gathering. But then Carson was able to get work off and those two decided to come, and shortly Max & Abby followed suit. And we were not mad about that gathering 🙂 We stuffed…
Gosh time is just flying on by around here. We tried on this get-up for Lucy the other day and it started getting more real. Whoa. Blurb Books I’m in the midst of trying to get my Blurb books situated before the Black Friday Blurb book sale, and it’s made me realize how GRATEFUL I…
I have an update coming soon about what the big kids are up to, because they are up to a lot. And oh how they are still part of this family, which means we still need record of them on this blog. But for today, let’s talk about what to do for FHE (Family Home…