Since the boys both celebrate birthdays within a month of Christmas, each year on their birthday we give them one, nice item that we hope they will have forever. This year’s gift is rather tardy, however I’ll be the first to admit that it’s not like they’ve been chomping at the bit to get their… Read More
I know it’s no secret that I can be a little hyperactive. I don’t require a lot of sleep and I rarely sit still. Sometimes I just can’t turn my mind off at night. (A problem the PCP purports to have as well…although I think it’s one of his many stalling techniques.) So, in the… Read More
I’m still under the weather – but thankful that nobody else around here seems to be fazed by any sort of cold bug. I caught Country Strong last night on some cable network and it was so darn good I couldn’t stand it. I was completely shocked by both Gwyneth’s and Leighton’s songs. And I… Read More
I think the number one question I get from this blog is for the name of our exterior paint color. Since the house was already painted when we bought it, I really had no idea… until we had it color matched to paint the exterior siding on the porch chimney last summer. After a few… Read More
The W family is on the brink of its very own sort of fiscal cliff – Honey has decided to become our household CFO after ten years of turning his head on pretty much all expenditures. I suppose it’s time… *wipes tear from eye* With this in mind and considering all of the “things” I’ve… Read More
One of my family’s rather untraditional New Year’s traditions is to tune in for the premiere tour of the new HGTV Dream Home. Afterwards, Mother, Sister and I debrief room by room, talking about every little detail that we loved (and those not-so-much.) Linda Woodrum has been the dream home designer of choice for quite… Read More
Although the littles stayed up with us to usher in the new year, it was a relatively quite night over all. And this first day of January in the South brought dreary skies and the tenth anniversary of our traditional New Year’s Day eats. I adore the juxtaposition of a little grit and… Read More