I have this love/hate thing with summer...I LOVE the water and everything to do with water, but I HATE being hot and having to be in the kitchen for longer than 10 minutes! Quick chicken dinners and a swimming pool would fix my problems for sure! My sister and I have talked back and forth over the last few years about putting in a pool. We have always nixed the idea due to the fact that we … [Read more...]
The bathroom is the one room in my house that depresses me. . . I can't figure out why exactly, but it just does. I decided that it needed an upgrade. I am going to post the before pictures right now and then tomorrow afternoon, I will post the after pictures on this same post: If you have any comments, questions or snide remarks, I am open...at least until tomorrow morning when … [Read more...]
We just got back from spending a week in Branson with the family. All 14 of us...it was nice. This family photo was taken on our last morning after we got all four of the vehicles loaded down and ready to head home. I should also mention that this photo was taken by my brother's SMART phone after we set it up on this crazy looking mini tripod and then shouted the word "CAPTURE" at it! It … [Read more...]
Since we are headed back tomorrow, it is safe for me to finally post this...(My parents tend to get a little anxious if we post anything on line stating we are ALL away from 'the hill'.) The plan was for all of us to spend the week in Branson. We are pretty infamous for not leaving or arriving on time, so when I heard, "We are leaving at 9:30 am" I didn't take it too seriously. All 10 of us … [Read more...]
