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Turned Root Tumbler

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If you've followed our kitchen build closely, then you might remember that we had an ENORMOUS pine tree taken down in the backyard in preparation to dig the foundation for the kitchen. Also, it was insanely close to our house, and a miracle that the roots weren't pushing against the foundation of the existing house. So it came down. Timberrrrrr! Our friend George Vondriska saw ... [ Read More ]

Kitchen Update – THE KITCHEN HOLE

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As slow as this kitchen-building process has been going, there really has been a lot that's gotten done since my last post update. Let's ignore the fact that it's taken the entire summer to make enough progress to garner a new 'kitchen update post'. The truth is, since I closely document things in real time over on my Insta Stories,  I sometimes forget what's been shared here on the blog. All ... [ Read More ]

Our Tornado Experience and Emergency Preparedness

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It's been two months since a devastating EF3 tornado hit our town, and I finally feel like I'm ready to talk about it. Inexplicably no one killed, but it's still painful to see your town shredded down to the nubbins. When the Today show talked about our little town, they said it best when they said 'widespread and catastrophic destruction'. Image Via It was a bright sunny day, and the sirens ... [ Read More ]

Room Design for the Girls’ Bedroom!

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It's painful to see ABSOLUTELY NOTHING happening at the new house (as in, the kitchen hole is still just a big concrete hole), but I can't say that things aren't happening in general. We've been working our tails off at the old house to get it ready to put on the market! Things like paint touch-ups, caulking, cleaning things that haven't been cleaned in a LONG TIME, and clearing out our 'workshop' ... [ Read More ]

This Rainbow Art is LIT

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Y'all, the design process is in FULL SWING for the girls' new room at the new house! With all the chaos happening there, and the shuffling back and forth between two houses, it will be so nice for the kiddos to have a dedicated space that's clean, organized, and DARLING. I can't share details with you quite yet, but I'm going to share one component with you today. Are you pumped? *This post is ... [ Read More ]

Solarium Reveal and an Announcement!

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Here's a thing I never thought I would say... I'm officially a homeschool mom. And if you've been following my blog for awhile, you might remember how I used to be homeschooled myself as a child and had strong feelings about the matter (I lamented about it in this post). My strong feelings revolved around the fact that HOMESCHOOLING IS GOOD FOR SOME KIDS AND ISN'T GOOD FOR OTHERS. And I ... [ Read More ]

Gradient Misting Painting Technique

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Squeezing in some small projects and crafty things is my saving grace right now in the midst of the renovation and living between two houses. I recently found the 'unfinished wood' section at my local craft store, and I'M SO INTO IT. Sure, most of those things I could make with my own two hands. But sometimes I don't want to go spend an afternoon turning a candlestick on my lathe, just to turn ... [ Read More ]

Painting your kitchen cabinets IN A WEEKEND

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I have to admit, between the 'renovations' we're doing at the new house, and the updates we're making at the old house to get it ready to put on the market, I'm finding it hard to find time to sit down and actually WRITE A DARN BLOG POST about the things that are being accomplished. Also, that was a run-on sentence. But I keep reading it to try and figure out how to divide it up, and I just ... [ Read More ]

Limited Time Etsy Shop Opening!

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I have great news! After lots of inquiries, we're reopening our Etsy shop for a limited time, and accepting pre-orders for our signature Wooden State Ornaments through the month of September. And then we're slamming those doors back shut! Are you ready to knock out some early Christmas shopping?! Each state (or country!) is cut by me and my scroll saw! And each one has it's own unique ... [ Read More ]

The Twins are SEVEN!

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I'm a a few weeks behind on this post, but  I'm not sorry... it's been a CRAZY summer. And one of the most notable events of the summer is the fact that the twins turned SEVEN YEARS OLD. Remember how I used to take pics of the twins in this orange chair every month?! I still love to do it each year on their birthday! These girls made me a mommy and gave me my mom-badge on ... [ Read More ]

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