Young House Love - AFTERI have been searching for ideas to improve our curb appeal. I have been thinking about this of course since we moved in and have lots of ideas. I found this awesome site called Young House Love. They also live in a red brick rambler and I just LOVE their style. This site is also full of tips and...
sarYeah yeah, I know it's easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle...But this car is pure perfection. Someone at the gym I go to owns one of these and I have parked next to it a few times only to admire its sleek black and chrome exterior. Huhhhh....So if I ever have $91,000 to drop on a car...
As I was browsing some of my favorite graphic design blogs I found these free printables here at How about orange who found them here at Download & Print. I love free printables, I am sitting here thinking if there is anything I could use them for? Just download onto your computer, put in your own information and print! ...
We had this weird ivy patch in our front yard, I think it was intended for decoration. We dug up the ivy and will place weed barrier, bark and perennials in here. Our goal last weekend was to get things cleaned up. We have a forest/jungle in our front yard that we tamed somewhat. We have 20 trees, yes twenty trees in our...
"A University of Michigan study found that preschoolers ask info-seeking questions as 'why?'and 'how?' at the mom-boggling average rate of 76 an hour".- Parenting MagazineThank you Parenting mag, this statement is one of the many reasons why my brain feels tired at the end of the day yet I feel like I slowly grow dumber.... ...
I must say, after moving from Salt Lake City it is much more fun to go into the "city". We had a wonderful weekend with our Idaho family. We had the "troops" helping us fix up and clean up our front and back yard. I can't wait to download the pictures and see all that we did. I am so amazed at the...
It's cold and snowy. :( But a little brightness are these really cool metallic headbands. They are so different. I found these here on etsy. It's cold and snowy. :( But a little brightness are these really cool metallic headbands. They are so different. I found these here on etsy. ...
In lieu of Spring my mom came over last Friday and took me to this amazing nursery called J & J Garden Center. It is located in Layton, if any of you are in that direction it would be well worth a look-see.I bought some herbs to grow in our sun room as well as some hardy outdoor flowers. It is still a...
We moved into a 1940's house and even though they have updated it since then it still looks dated. All the brass and gold'ish accents were driving me crazy. I didn't want to buy new hardware just yet so I decided to buy a $7 can of "oil rubbed bronze" spray paint at Home depot.Most of the handles came off with a screw...
As I am Summer shopping for the kids I can't help but fall in love with some of the girl clothes. I usually buy my clothes for the kids from Gymboree or Crazy8. They are high quality clothing and if you are patient you can usually get things 70% off the original price. (the above outfit isn't marked low enough for me to...
Okay I am dying here, my friend and neighbor, MaryElla's sister painted her daughters room and here is the before and after! Oh my goodness. To see more of Jane's whimsical room go here.Love the owl. Too cute. I am more than convinced, I am painting a tree on our playroom wall. ...
I am trying to convince Steve to let me paint similar designs on our playroom wall. Our playroom is brown with muted earth tone accents and I just think it needs something a little fun. Especially if we are going to be stuck indoors all day because Spring has decided to skip Utah this year.These pictures are from simple shapes and pop wall,...
Steve celebrated his birthday last Saturday the 10th. He is now 34 years old. Wow we are old, but still young at the same time. ;) We are in that in-between stage in life. heck, if we live to be 80 we aren't even half way there yet, so...yep, we're young! I made him the famous Nelson Cake (above). Yum....I think this picture...
Aren't these soooo clever? My friend and neighbor, we'll call her "MaryElla" has a son who is in Max's kindergarten class. Well, last Friday she made the sound treat (that is a treat that begins with the letter they are learning about that week). The letter the kids learned last week was E so she made these bacon & Eggs. They were the...
Here are the Kiddos for our annual Easter picture. I didn't realize how well coordinated their outfits would be with the sunroom and the shades I am in the process of making for the windows! ;)My good friend Andrea made the darling yellow broach for Mimi to coordinate with her brother's yellow attire, she also made a darling hair clip which I am...
I have looked at a blog called vintage mixer often, they do reviews about SLC (and other) restaurants. I love the title and it is one that sticks in your brain, so when I went to my mom's house I saw her real vintage mixer and thought I need to take a pic of that. This is her pantry, she decoupaged it with...
