I haven’t been posting lately because my parents are in town visiting and I’ve been busy spending time with them. One of the activities my Mom and I did was to attend a Christmas Card Extravaganza at a local stamp and craft store. We made 16 cards, and got caught up on the current cardmaking {…Continue Reading}
If you’ve noticed that I haven’t been posting much for the last little bit (it’s okay if you didn’t miss me – really!), we took a long weekend trip to Chicago. We take the train which makes it a lot easier on Arden since she can move around a bit more and take potty breaks. {…Continue Reading}
I don’t have any fun projects completed to post, so I’ll just do a quick wrap up of what’s been going on. We broke ground – literally – on our garage reconstruction. On Thursday, they took out the old slab, dug for the footings, and put in the foundation walls. We’re using a treated lumber {…Continue Reading}
Since I’ve been in a little bit of a project funk lately, I thought I’d take the time to share some parts of my life since this is supposed to be about Life. Family. Crafts. So, I browsed through some of my photo albums and lo and behold, one of the largest is the one where {…Continue Reading}
So, the last time we talked about the garage reconstruction, it looked like this: Since then, we cleaned up the last bits of the structure and crammed it all into the rented dumpster – barely. The builder came out and checked the foundation and it’s not adequate for the new garage. So, that meant the {…Continue Reading}
I can’t take any credit for this one since my Mom made it years ago and gave it to me when they moved to Florida full-time. I get it out every year, and I think it’s great! You’ll need a doormat with a prominent grid pattern. The design could be borrowed from a simple cross {…Continue Reading}
I am super-geeked about this project. Arden loves it already, and I am pretty darn pleased with myself for making it for her! Super-hubby Dave has been busy with major outdoor projects for several recent weekends (fence installation, garage demolition), so I decided that Labor day weekend would be my DIY weekend. I was inspired {…Continue Reading}
When you embark on the journey to parenthood, it comes with a mile-long list of things to purchase. Some of them are necessities (crib, clothing, medicines, etc.), and some of them are just nice to have. Some things that work for someone else won’t work for you and vice-versa. I won’t get into the obvious {…Continue Reading}
One of the main features of Arden’s nursery is a peg rail going around the room. The idea was a bit of a collaboration between my mother and myself. I knew I wanted some kind of a detail going around the room, but I didn’t like the idea of a chair rail.  Mom suggested using knobs, {…Continue Reading}
At nearly 18 months Arden has her four front teeth on both top and bottom, first molars, and canines are making their painful way in. So, I thought it was time for her first trip to the dentist to make sure everything looked as it should. Her favorite part was the children’s play area. She played with {…Continue Reading}
