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Chunky Monkeys

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Well snap... it's already Friday again? Time flies when you're having fun! Our weekly photoshoot is proving to be a total blast... and I love being able to look back over the weeks and see how they've grown! Are you able to tell them apart yet? We think they look TOTALLY different, but we look at them all the time.  :) Paisley's always on the left, and Adelyn on the right.I've been terrible ... [ Read More ]

DIY Glazing and Antiquing Furniture Tutorial! {You’re WELCOME!}

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We get an tons of emails from readers who have questions about glazing furniture. And since we aim to please, we've whipped up a little tutorial for you DIYers. There's little more satisfying in life than glazing a beautifully ornate piece of furniture. You'll see what I mean when you experience your own glazing satisfaction. Instead of using a hefty large piece of furniture for this ... [ Read More ]

Sista Sista

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The girls are 5 weeks old today! And my due date was yesterday. Kinda weird.Gaining weight no longer seems to be a problem. ... [ Read More ]

Recipe Scuz

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At the risk of being the only messy gal in the kitchen, I'm a self-proclaimed dirty chef. And my recipe suffers the most... floating around in my egg yolks, cocoa powder and other unidentifiable nastiness.I just got back from the kitchen whipping me up some No-Bake Cookies, where I remembered I hadn't blogged about my recipe holder my sweetie fashioned for me! After making projects such as this ... [ Read More ]

Cryst!

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I'm excited because my college friend and fellow mom-of-twin-girls, Crystal, is coming from afar to stay for a few days and rescue me from my inexperience. We've been friends for 10 years. *Oh my gosh, I was in college 10 years ago. And likely had smaller pores, perkier boobs, and took time to shave my armpits.*A moment of silence.Crystal and I have maintained our friendship despite going our ... [ Read More ]

The Hardest Thing

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Being a new mommy isn't NEARLY as hard as everyone makes it sound. I still do the dishes, laundry, housecleaning, blogging, and yes... I even take showers. Impressive, I know. I've even been itching to get back to fixing up furniture, but I have to wait for a certain non-running vehicle to vacate the garage before I can whip out my can of spray paint. The hardest thing about motherhood so far... ... [ Read More ]

1 Full Week @ Home!

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Well it's been a week now, and we've come to the conclusion that we prefer living at home over the hospital. Hehe...We love our little darlings!My friend Destri came over to meet the girls and took some super cute pics for us! Here's the girls weekly "Orange Chair Shot". HILARIOUS, yes? ... [ Read More ]

More Babies!

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Paisley and Adelyn aren't the only newborns on our homestead. We came home from the hospital to find THIS:Our girl Blanche done birthed 6 (YES 6) little baby kittens. On our farm, when we procreate, we do it up BIG! Remember when Blanche and Lucille were only tiny kittens themselves?Blanche and I know how it feels to carry an uncommon number of offspring in this summer heat.Anyone wanting a new ... [ Read More ]

Budget Nursery Reveal! {DIY Changing Table, Tissue Paper Mobile, Closet Shelving, Bedding, etc!} FOR UNDER $400!!!!

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Doing up the girl's nursery DIY style has been not only gratifying, but also saved us some big bucks! Here are some final pictures... and at the bottom of this post, I've given a breakdown of the cost of each item and it's source.The truth is, we started with the mustard walls... and had NO idea where we would go from there. I'm not one of those people that dreams up a full mood-board in my head ... [ Read More ]

Molly Long Photography

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Today, we had the awesome opportunity to have our family of 4 photographed by the great Molly Long Photography! This girl seriously knows how to rock her camera, not to mention consoling two tiny newborns with all kinds of body fluids flying through the air. It takes true talent to make that pure chaos look... like THIS:You can click on the photos to see them larger!!Can we say cute? Those are our ... [ Read More ]

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