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…
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…
By the time this posts, Claire will be en route to her next adventure: the “official Missionary Training Center.” She will be in rigorous classes for eight more weeks from there, learning more Mandarin Chinese, and delving into the scriptures and gospel study. Most importantly, working on her foundation with Jesus Christ. We have been…
Sometimes, when you only have one kid left at home (and she may or may not be trying her darnedest to get out of the watchful eye of her sometimes-too-doting parents:), you have to call in other “troops” for Family Home Evening. I mean, sometimes you’ve got to bond together, you know? So we had…
Welp, just as we were getting used to the “three musketeers” being the lone survivors at home… …our house filled right back up again. These darling college girls arrived home: (And we went to like 74 wedding receptions, ha! That is Elle’s friend who is a wedding photographer up there with us.) My parents came…