The girls have been sleeping in lately, giving me the opportunity to have some alone time in the morning… which is MUCH needed. Somethin’ about the dark silence, enjoying the Christmas lights with my cup of coffee before the chaos ensues. The girls have been struck with a cough and general ickiness, so we’ve been laying low the past few days. I like to think we’re snowed in, but we’re not. I ... [ Read More ]

It’s SO crazy how fast Christmas comes and goes. The hustle and bustle of family festivities is over for us, and we’re kicking back at home… organizing toys (out with the old, in with the new), doing laundry, cleaning out the car, napping… you know, things of that nature. I wasn’t planning on posting this week, but that just feels unnatural, and… icky. So here I am, typing away. So, my girl ... [ Read More ]

IT'S CHRISTMAS!!! There's pure chaos all around me... I'm waist deep in wrapping paper... There are things flying through the air...  But I wanted to take a moment to say Merry Christmas to all my peeps! (THAT'S YOU!)We're signing off for the rest of the week to spend time with family and baked goods.Happy Christmas one and all! ... [ Read More ]

Well I had another post planned for today, but in light of the outrageous-full-monty-hellacious-blizzard that’s happening AS WE SPEAK, I thought it would be appropriate to share with you our Emergency Car Kit. After my traumatizing near death experience of getting stranded in a snow storm, I’ve learned first hand just how important these items are! What to put in a Winder Emergency Survival ... [ Read More ]

The girls have been alive for a good 17 months, and after a couple reader questions, I realized that I should probably address Paisley’s Hemangioma. It’s a birthmark. When she was born, it started out as a bright red, flat, mole-type thing. The nurses at the hospital acted like it was no big deal. But when we got home and it continued to grow, I was a little alarmed. It’s very 3-dimensional. Like ... [ Read More ]

Do you want the good news or the bad news first? How about the bad news, since I can’t bear to leave the post on a sad note. So here’s the story… we got two new ‘additions’ to our dining room over the weekend. Both of which I was suuuuper excited about. Of course you know a couple weeks ago, we went out to Powesheik Pines and picked out our Christmas tree (but just tagged it to be cut down ... [ Read More ]

YOU GUYS… Brooke (from All Things Thrifty) called me last night while I was doing the dishes. Cause, you know, we’re BFF’s. But seriously, she called because her and Becky (from Infarrantly Creative) and her brother Court (who is an SEO guru) wanted to offer for me the opportunity to be their “guest blogger” for a video series they’re doing on ‘Better BLOGGING’!!! This is super exciting, because ... [ Read More ]

You might be surprised to learn that… as a blogger, it’s FAR easier to complete an entire DIY project and compose a blog post about it, than to write a heartfelt post about my personal life. Not because it’s hard for me to bear my soul… cause it’s not. I’m pretty darn open. It’s just hard to put words together to make a sentence that makes sense. Who can describe how much they love their family? ... [ Read More ]

There was a time, not long ago, when we lived in an enchanted world of elegant palaces and grand parties. NAME THAT MOVIE! Sorry, let me try that again… there was a time when I stenciled the wall at the top of the stairs and mentioned briefly in passing that I planned eventually to slap some curtains on the window and slap a chandy on the ceiling. CHECK AND CHECK!! (I just high-fived myself) So ... [ Read More ]

Today’s first matter of business is to announce the winner of our Royal Design Stencil GIVEAWAY! The winner is:                Brittneyponce24 …who proclaimed her love for the Vase and Pearl Stencil that she’d like to use on the wall behind her bed. Brittney, I’ll be emailing you asap! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In EVEN MORE exciting news, my little bro (Tim) and his wife (Carrie) birthed a sweet ... [ Read More ]