The littles just wrapped up their week at Vacation Bible School. And while John was excited to embark on his third VBS adventure, the baby was absolutely, positively over the moon to join him for the first time (after I peeled him off of my leg the first morning at drop off, that is.) The… Read More
Y’all, I was positively beside myself to spend Wednesday evening dining at The Optimist, Midtown West’s chicest new eatery, with the marvelous gals behind calliespondence and Buncolator. I swear, befriending Callie, Catherine and Lindsay is one of the best things to come from this little blog! Coming on the heels of JCT Kitchen – only… Read More
Almost exactly a year ago I attempted to show y’all how I spruced up a couple of nineteen dollar Ikea chairs with a custom, monogrammed, DIY slip cover. And coincidentally, I’m back three hundred and sixty-something days later with a second custom, monogrammed, DIY Ikea chair makeover! Now, since I needed only two of these… Read More
Until the PCP started Kindergarten last fall, life for the W boys was pretty much a permanent vacation. I sat down with the PCP before school let out and we made a little bucket list of things to do on the W Boy’s FIRST Summer Vacation Ever! I printed it out on cardstock, we’ve tacked… Read More
My favorite nephew Bird celebrated his third birthday with a monster-train bash like none other. Sister and her Mister and Mother pulled out all the stops to celebrate the momentous occasion in style. Sit back, relax and prepare to be wowed by the thought, care and brilliance that went into the fete… The invitations had… Read More
Even with Monday’s holiday, we still saw some good progress on the porch last week! For starters, the fireplace insert is in! We went with a 42” box that’s wood burning with a gas starter. It will be bricked up on the inside…fingers crossed that’ll happen this week. Honey picked up the screen door we… Read More
I absolutely adore learning about my ancestors. I’ve collected extensive research for both sides of my family and Honey’s family and keep our lineage displayed on Martha Stewart’s Family Fan (no longer available.) I feel like I can never learn enough about the people that came before me…I’ve spent hours pouring through Mother’s bin of… Read More