Laundry Area Makeover Pt. 1: Brainstorming
No pics in this post… before pictures to come. As part of my tackling my housekeeping trouble spots I want/need to makeover our laundry area. Doing that will solve problems #2 (laundry) and #4 (shoes) and go a long way with helping #5 (basement). Here’s my plan… I want to implement an awesome idea I […]
Dog Fun!
The girls really enjoy climbing up in the hay with Brian. To get up there in this picture she had to scale a wall 4 or 5 bales high and then army crawl across the top. Brian’s holding her so she doesn’t jump down to me. June can jump from the floor and easily land […]
Garden Update
Yeah… about that mess of weeds I call a garden… These are volunteer tomatoes growing in with some weeds where I never planted anything this year. You can’t tell but they’re laying on the ground. I get one or two decent sized cucumbers off my two plants every day. That is, of course, unless the […]
Cowboy Blueberry Pie
I made this one with some of my home canned blueberry pie filling. A neighbor invited me down for tea this morning so I took it with me. It was delicious! I think I’ll tweak the cookie cutter a little bit next time so it looks more like a boot. I’ve tried to make good […]
My Best Pie Yet
I thought it was almost too beautiful to eat! We did eat it though and it tasted almost as good as it looked. It was Strawberry Rhubarb. I wanted to get the bags of strawberries and rhubarb out of the freezer so I made more strawberry jam and made up some pies to freeze. I […]
How I Clean My Couch in 60 Seconds
This is part of Works for Me Wednesday. I picked up this handy “dog hair remover brush” at Walmart (eww) probably over a year ago. With 4 dogs and a cat in the house I am always looking for alternatives to those disposable sticky rollers. I really hit the jackpot with this one. The label […]
A good look at…my teeth!
I’ve mentioned before that I’d like to share some of the steps I’m taking to prepare for starting a family. While this may seem unrelated, one of the first things I’m doing is reevaluating my dental care routine. Why worry about my teeth now? According the the American Dental Hygienists’ Association an estimated 75% of […]
Breakfast at the Farm
Last Sunday we had breakfast at the farm after church instead of going out to a restaurant. I really enjoyed hosting! My family is about an hour away so I’ve rarely had the chance to host anything. I added an extra leaf (leave?) to the table an everything! Funny thing about those flowers… I picked […]
Housekeeping Trouble Spots
Our house is gradually looking better for longer periods of time since I’ve settled in to a cleaning routine. I still rarely make it through the week without missing at least one scheduled day of cleaning but things still look pretty good. However, I have noticed there are a few areas of our home that […]