this is no longer our home:
We handed over the keys on Monday…well, actually, we turned over the garage door openers since we couldn’t find the keys. I feel pretty bitter/sweet about that little fact. I…
the end of an era
Being the record-keeper I am, and in utter respect for this home we adore, I took lots of pictures of our last holiday season here. Two years ago when we…
Halloween prep
I am so nostalgic. I thought we would be in our new house by this time last year, and here we are with a new set of holidays stretched out before…
Monday Q & A — a new house blog
Would you write a little back story in your new house? You bought it a year ago right? Originally it sounded like you were just going to do some remodeling. Now…
building love and meaning into the walls
I can’t seem to figure out how to get house stuff in a different tab unless I start a new blog and shift to WordPress and all that jazz. …
more thoughts
Oh wow. I must apologize because I obviously struck a chord with my post yesterday. And I must agree wholeheartedly that this is a first world issue and definitely something…
a pause for thoughts on a crazy day.
My thoughts are paralyzed. I cannot compartmentalize them to help them quiet down so they swirl around like in random abandon and make my heart race. The only solace I…
house projects
Sometimes getting a few much neglected things done in the midst of chaos gives me such a rush. We have had a LOT of comings and goings this spring/summer. And…
our whiz-bang post-school filing system
Every year after the dust settles from the end-of-the-year-hoopla we do our “filing-of-favorite-things” party. Well, it’s actually not a party. It’s more like a “you-can’t-have-any-friends-over-til-we-finish-this-and-I-mean-it!!” kind of a deal. But…