Family Life

A Quick Look Back at Our Christmas

Hey friends, happy 2017! I’m going to be honest and say that I’ve been a terrible blogger. More specifically, we’ve been terrible home bloggers. We haven’t had any real home updates for you all in awhile, and few other updates either. I’m hopeful for a fresh start and a renewed joy in checking in with you all this year though, after finally getting the basement ceiling repairs done and some exciting plans for the coming

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January 3, 2017
Family Life

There’s Certainly a Santa – Sponsored Post + GIVEAWAY

**This post is sponsored by Certainly Santa and we received a book for review, but the words and opinions are all our own.** I’m so excited to share another super fun Christmas giveaway with you all this week! This one is so sweet, a Christmas book all about telling your kids the truth about Santa. It’s called “There’s Certainly a Santa,” and I think you certainly will be charmed by this one. I saw the

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December 13, 2016
Loving Here

What’s Up Downstairs?

Well, since we’ve been spending the majority of the free time we have to work on home projects dealing with basement stuff, I figured it was worth a quick update for you all. Here’s the post with all the details on what happened. And a quick reminder photo of what part of the ceiling looked like down there. First of all, it’s been so frustrating. As in, I’ve been dealing with four different insurance people

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December 12, 2016
Loving Here

A Little Living Room Lift – Or, Why I <3 Curtain Rings

It’s been a busy few months around here, with very little progress or projects. But, I did made a little change in the living room a couple weeks ago by adding curtain rings to the window treatments in there. Let me just first explain that I realize this is NOT an earth-shattering post. You may even already have curtain rings on all your curtains. But I hadn’t used them until the past year or so,

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December 8, 2016
Family Life

Star From Afar: A Christ-Centered Christmas Tradition – Sponsored Post + GIVEAWAY

**This post is sponsored by Star From Afar and we received a set for review, but the words and opinions are all our own.** Last year was Will’s first Christmas, but this will be his first one where he’s old enough to really participate. So, I’ve been on the hunt for some new traditions to start as a family. Elf on the Shelf is one really popular one, but it didn’t feel right for our

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December 6, 2016
Family Life

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Whole Family

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November 26, 2016
Garden

November Garden Update

So, I’m not sure what the weather has been like where you live, but here, it’s been pretty crazy. Crazy as in we have been wearing short sleeve shirts and sandals in November. And, that means our garden was still chugging along. We’d lost a few things, though. The peas bit the bullet a month or so ago. And the acorn squash gave up the fight in September. The zucchini put in a good effort to

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November 17, 2016
Loving Here

An Overdue Update on Our Goals

Well, we only have like 7 weeks left to tackled these, figure it’s time to check in and see how we’re doing. (Spoiler–not great.) 1. Add a garbage disposal back under the kitchen sink. Done! Read about this project, here. 2. Revamp the laundry room. Well, with the whole washer flood issue, and the resulting repair job that followed, I’m afraid this one will get bumped until next year. There’s still hope, though, so I may

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November 11, 2016
Family Life

Where have we been?

You guys, I’m sorry. I have been slacking so much over here when it comes to posting on the blog. The truth is, life has been crazy. For one thing, just when we get caught up, something like this happens: Yep, that’s my #DIwYatt fixing our washing machine. For the second time in only two months. I hate to sound like an old grumpy granny, but they just don’t make them like they used to.

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November 9, 2016
Loving Here

A Simple Halloween Mantle

You might not know it, but I really am becoming more of a minimalist at heart. Stylistically anyway. Not when it comes to books and magazines…and my inability to keep my office clean and uncluttered. But, because our house is usually messy with clutter, I find that I don’t want a lot of cluttered decor sitting around. A few pieces make a bigger statement and feel cleaner and less stressful. But, I also do like

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October 28, 2016