Monthly Archives: February 2010

Friday Favs: New York City

We checked in on Sunday to our hotel in Manhattan, and shortly after that discovered that the view from our window looked like this: Yup, that is the Empire State Building. We’re on the 25th floor, so we have a … Continue reading

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Basement Overhaul: The Befores

As we are making good progress on the basement, and things are starting to resemble real rooms and areas again, I thought you might like to see what the basement looked like when we bought the house. Prepare yourself, as … Continue reading

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Inspiration Tuesday: Candice Olson Basements

Are you tired of hearing about our basement yet? I’m sorry. We’re tired of working on it too. :-) This week we’re taking a well deserved rest from the renovations and spending some serious time together, relaxing and reconnecting. In … Continue reading

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Living Room Lamp Makeover

After a few months of searching, and a few more months of trial and error, I have a pair of lamps that I am absolutely crazy about. They’re sitting pretty on either side of the couch in my living room … Continue reading

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The Awards Ceremony

Kristen tagged me a while back with these awards, and I am just now getting around to posting about them. Sorry Kristen! I’ve always loved receiving awards, and kept all my my silly little trophies from kiddie stuff as I … Continue reading

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Friday Favs: Magic Jell-O

If you need a quick and easy standby recipe for a dessert, I’ve got it for you. I’ve yet to meet anyone who does not rave over this dessert. (Well, except for my picky brother in law, but he doesn’t … Continue reading

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Babies in the Family!

September of 2009 brought two new adorable little babies into the family. My sister-in-law had handsome little Kayden at the beginning of the month, and my other sister in law had precious little Sofia at the end of the month. … Continue reading

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Inspiration Tuesday: Basement Thoughts

This viewing room was designed by Windsor Smith.  And because I have basement brain, it’s inspiring me to think of colors for the basement. We’re considering leaving the floor joists exposed, instead of drywalling the ceiling. They’re not as high … Continue reading

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Laundry Room Progress

When we began the basement renovation/remodel, we talked for hours about a new layout down there that would be the most user friendly and much more aesthetically pleasing than the previous layout.  The laundry area was one of the areas … Continue reading

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10 Reasons to Hate Facebook

1. The friend who shares every bodily ailment. “Sure am hoping these boils don’t ooze everywhere!” Gross. Just gross. 2. The friend who shares their schedule every morning. “Shower, breakfast, work, dinner, TV, bed.” And then posts the same thing … Continue reading

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