Is it not a beautiful sunshiney day out today? Well at least it is here in Iowa. Everything’s all drippy and melty outside, and making me yearn for spring something fierce. I got to go out and frolic in it sans-twins this morning for a mommy-date-type-gathering that was fabulous. ALSO… it’s my Mommy’s 60th Birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!! I’m overjoyed to introduce to you a new member to the ... [ Read More ]
Turning a new ‘Leaf’ in the Living Room!
For the past year (ish) since we put up the board and batten in the living room, I’ve been pondering the perfect paint job for what should go above it. I knew I wanted pattern, but that’s about the extent of it. But Nick is FINALLY finishing up what used to be our wall, but is now what we call ‘the arches’, I’m starting to get serious about making some decisions. The truth is, just about ... [ Read More ]
Tutorial: Mudding Drywall {Part 3}
Nick, here with another GREAT tutorial...! Ok, so does anyone other than me procrastinate things to the last minute and then feel really rushed to get them done? *insert Beth laughing because it is so true* ...I am a crazy planner but oh how I procrastinate. I got home last night and was planning to edit my video and then write the post for this morning... yeah, that didn’t happen. I have a ... [ Read More ]
Tweaking the attic… and a new addition to the LR
So, yesterday was a rough day for me…. a lot of snot and whining. And the girls were pretty crabby too… HA! I crack myself up. But seriously, it just gets to me after awhile, and I know that I need to change my attitude. Or take a vacation. Last night, the girls weren’t eating their supper, and they were fussy, and I had a migraine… so we got pajamas on and all went to bed (including me) at ... [ Read More ]
Tutorial: Mudding Drywall {Part 2}
Hello, Hello… Nick here! Every once in awhile, Beth will let me out of my cage to get on here and write... Woot! I think that with all the hustle and bustle of guest-posting over at 5D5W and House of Hep has tuckered her out just enough to let me try my hand at things!!! Well, I’m pleased to say that after 3 weeks in the making we can present to you Part II of our mudding drywall Trilogy ... [ Read More ]
Progress Update: Operation Wall-Be-GONE!
It’s been awhile since our last wall-removing update. It’s been slow-moving, especially with our weekend trip to Wisconsin and our weekend trip to Missouri. But Nick continues to plug away. Here’s where we left you last time. The duct work was completed, and the pillar and arches had been framed in. Nick had a genius idea to install little can lights in the arches. I can’t take ANY credit for ... [ Read More ]
Wall Progress
I’m feeling a lot like I owe you an update on our living room wall. It’s been a little while since I eloquently revealed the demolition of the barrier between our living room and dining room. Let’s review a bit, shall we? I was flipping through some old pictures of the dining room (because I took all the ‘before pics’ of the wall on the living room side), and I found this picture from the day we ... [ Read More ]
WALL BE GONE!
HOLY INSANE WEEKEND OF CRAZYTOWN MADNESS!!!! I’ve been struggling in my head with how exactly I’m going to fit everything… So many pictures and thoughts to organize neatly into one post! I’ll just get right to the point… first (and most importantly), the wall came a’tumblin’ down. Here are a few process photos so you can understand the full extent of what we got ourselves into! Nick and his dad ... [ Read More ]
Secretary {Part 2} ~ LAYERED Stenciling (you heard me!)
Wowzer… whatta morning. We got up at 6. I washed sippy cups and got their milks ready while Nick emptied the dishwasher. Babes woke up at 6:30, and drank their milk while Nick and I sipped our coffee and gazed lovingly into each other’s bloodshot eyes. Nick gives all of us girls kisses and is out the door at 7. Babes read books and play catch with the ball, and then go down for naps at 7:30 ... [ Read More ]
Wall Disappointments {and explanations}
Ugh, where do I even start. The wall: It’s still there. I was SO excited for it to be gone after this weekend. And if you follow along on our Facebook Page, you know good and well that we had a terrible disappointment… preventing us from following through on our big plan to remove the wall that separates our living room from our dining room. You see, it’s a loadbearing wall. But that was fine, ... [ Read More ]