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  • Backyard Camping

    It’s been a crazy August in our house. I’ve been wanting to start the baby room, but right now it’s still a storage space. We have to water proof the basement first so our things don’t get ruined. It’s been feeling a bit cluttered, but not cluttered enough to cancel our backyard camping with my…

  • Gardening Wreath

    I’ve been behind posting my wreaths, but here is my gardening wreath I made to hang before and after my flag wreath. So cute! The base of the wreath is a 10ft. leader hose in a wire wreath. You also need twine, gardening gloves, flowers of your choice, and a toy gardening kit. Use twine…

  • Pot Tower

    So you’ve probably seen these adorable pot stacks on Pinterest. I made them last year for the front of the house. This year, I put them on the side, against our fence.   I think like them better there because the honeysuckles on the fence make them look even more whimsical. I didn’t use a…

  • Matt’s Surprise Party: I pulled it off!

    I did it! I am absolutely in the running for Wife of the Year! I pulled of the surprise graduation party for Matt! He never saw it coming; I must be sneakier than I thought. Matt insisted he didn’t want a party or anything special for his graduation, but earning his doctorate is such a…

  • Pot Wreath

    Ok,  it’s been over a month since I made it, but I thought I should put my May wreath up. If you haven’t seen the wreath on Pinterest yet, prepare yourself for something pretty.   My friends Caroline and Sarah came over for a Pinterest party, and we decided to make these wreaths.  We found…

  • Felt Button Pin to Jazz up my Coat

    Oh how I love springtime! My first flowers started to bloom outside my house, and the smell is amazing! Spring also means lighter colors and clothes. I can finally put away my thick winter jacket and pull out my pink pea coat. I love the bright color of my jacket, but I decided I needed…

  • Easter Wreath & Vacation

    Ahhhhhh spring! It has sprung! I love it! We just came back from some time in California (vacation for me, half work half vacation for Matt). It was a nice transition to spring, because I think (hope) while we were out there we missed the last of winter’s fury. We spent the first half in…

  • April Fool’s Day/Chicken Day for Mom!

    In case you didn’t know, one of my many jobs is an English Professor, so I love the fact that April Fool’s Day could be traced back to one of Chaucer’s most popular Canterbury Tales, The Nun’s Priest’s Tale, about a fox who plays a trick on a rooster.  You can check out the real…

  • Irish Potato Candies: Happy St Patrick’s Day!

    Happy St Patrick’s Day! Today my mom is making some corned beef and cabbage and I made some Irish potato candies for dessert. They aren’t actual potatoes, but cream cheese and coconut candies rolled in cinnamon to look like tiny potatoes just dug up from the ground. Irish potato candies are super-fast and easy festive…

  • St Patrick’s Day Crafty Fun

    I started decorating for St. Patrick’s Day last week. I am a bit Irish somewhere down the bloodline; My father’s grandmother, I think. Matt’s birthday is the day after St.Patrick’s Day, and his favorite color is green, so I do like to decorate for the holiday. Sara had the idea to use horseshoes for St.Paddy’s…