We talked about changing up decor a bit after Christmastime over here. When spring starts creeping closer and teasing us with sunshine and some seventies before wisping away to hide again, I usually think about getting out a few touches of Easter and spring. A few weeks back, I did some decor changing up and […]
An Insignificant Detail About Towels
I had a revelation the other day. Nothing earth shattering. Nothing that’s going to make any big difference. No shout-it-from-the-rooftop news. But it was a revelation to me all the same. I figured out a common denominator connecting my favorite towels. That’s right. Towels. First off, I’m thankful for clean fresh towels. {That’s not the […]
The Changing of Decor
We put away our Christmas nativities and decorations for the most part, pretty quickly after we got back from Ohio. We still have a nativity set in the basement that Renae detailed and I just like it where it is and what she did with it. I also have a big nativity that has been […]
Winter Centerpiece
We had friends eat with us a couple of times recently. I always enjoy setting the table and taking time to add a few touches that we don’t do everyday. Although, I must say it is also fun to make the table especially pretty now and then just for my family. Anyhoo~ I usually want […]
Of Laundry Room and Rearranging
So, we’ve lived in our new-to-us house for about a year and a half. Soooo, that means the homemaker of this house started eyeing this room and that room and thinking about how this or that might work better or make an area flow better. The homemaker also had compiled a list of a few […]
The Kitchen {Heart of the Home}
A kitchen brings life to a house. A kitchen can be the heart of the home. I was struck by this thought and revelation a little while back and how it played out in our house. Here’s the longish back story: When we moved into our new-to-us house, it came equipped with a basement kitchen, […]
A Trampoline, Pool Noodles, and a Pinterest-Inspired Idea
A Trampoline We were blessed by our neighbors a few years ago, in the form of a trampoline. Our children were thrilled and have spent more hours than I ever imagined they would, bouncing and pretending and doing flips. My son especially loves the trampoline and you will find him on it almost every day. […]
I May Not Have a Green Thumb, But I’m Still Excited About My Rosebushes
We have rosebushes!!!! I do not have a green thumb or even come close to having one. Not even the tip of one. So, I’m all about plants that do well here in Kansas and don’t require a lot of tender nurturing. Cause they aren’t going to get much nurturing from the winds that like […]
In Which I Talk About Spoon Rests and Toothpick Holders
I love getting ideas from other people. In large part, because I am, only on the very rare occasion, inspired with a totally original idea. On Friday, I posted this question on A Delightful Glow’s facebook page: Any recommendations for a spoon rest? I’d like one that a wooden spoon easily lays on. My […]
Mending Jeans
I’m going to have to do it. I’m going to have to just bite the bullet and do it. See this pile? It’s called mending-that-needs-done. It’s called being a good steward and patching the holes in these otherwise good jeans. It means helping my budget out. But, I hate to patch pants. I’d rather toss […]
Guest Book
Do you have a guest book in your home? We were given one as a wedding gift and I have loved having it and using it. I don’t always remember to get it out for people to sign. Sometimes if a gathering is fairly casual or impromptu, I don’t pull it out. But I love […]
A Tribute To Our Old House
A very old house. A very cold house. Yet, a home. The beginning of December we said good-bye to the old house that had provided us shelter for around fourteen years. We had a lot happen all at the same time, including my Grandmother going home to Jesus and a trip to Ohio, and then Christmas […]
Christmas Shopping
It’s here, the Christmas shopping time of year! I love Christmas, I love giving gifts, and I even love opening gifts. I don’t always love coming up with gift ideas. We are so burdened aren’t we? We all have so much “stuff”, we don’t know what to gift someone with. 🙂 Or I find that many […]
A Habit Around Here
We have a habit that developed quite a few years ago. We aren’t always exactly perfect in it, but we’ve done it long enough that it is, well, a habit. When we arrive home from town or an outing, I try to clean everything out of the Suburban that isn’t supposed to stay in our vehicle and carry […]
The Confident Mom 2013 Household Planner Giveaway
Hooray! A giveaway to give you a jumpstart on next year! The Confident Mom is kindly giving one of my readers one of her great household planners! I love planners! They certainly don’t keep me perfectly organized or make me get everything done,{I think it takes follow-through too.hmmm.}but I like planners. The Confident Mom Weekly […]
My Little Bit of Fall Decor
I pulled my glittered pumpkins out last weekend! I don’t have a lot of fall decor, but it was fun to dig it out. The idea for the glittered pumpkins came from here a few years ago. I loved the idea and it looked like something I could handle, so I actually made them!! Andrea’s […]