Without labor nothing prospers. ~Sophocles we praise hard work in this family. and what’s gonna work? teamwork! which leads me to this atrocity that we call a backyard. the winter always wreaks havoc on our unmaintainable (is that even a word?) yard and it’s a mess to clean up. i had no plans to lay a patio this weekend. … Continue reading »
it’s about time i clean up the mess that the winter has made of my unlandscaped, and therefore, very unkempt backyard. a time consuming and labor intensive project that usually brings my mom up to help (she loves it, trust me). but they’re leaving in their 5th wheel and driving from cali to texas to … Continue reading »
picture it. nearly 9 o’clock. hubs and i are ready to get to our monday night shows and i flip open the laptop to just check a couple things while he settles in. i noticed i had a couple new likes on my facebook page and several new pinterest followers during the day. i just … Continue reading »
it’s going to be a summer of doin’ stuff. it just has to be. it doesn’t have to be major trips or expensive activities. it’s going to be little things. things we can just DO. nothing that requires a whole lot of planning…or a whole lot of money. i started a little list. things i … Continue reading »
I like to keep things together. Whether it’s in a pile, a cute tote or a bin, I like to be super organized. It doesn’t always work out but I do try. This handy idea came to me a few years ago when we really started utilizing our backyard. I was constantly coming in and out of … Continue reading »
week 1: just planted a row of green beans and a row of romaine lettuce. little baby tomato plants. one grape tomato and one early girl. only about a third of my strawberries came back this year. but look what they did! week 2: strawberries are -a- bloomin do i see a green bean sproutlet? … Continue reading »
Nearly 80 degrees on the first of may and man it felt good! The wind has stopped and we were able to take the par-tay out back! Even though summer is less than 2 months away, today we pretended…and found joy in so many things that warm weather brings. In case you don’t know…I am … Continue reading »
just a little rain during our easter egg hunt. it didn’t stop the kiddos from finding all the treasures. but what I really love…is how the little water drops just kick it. they don’t have to move or dance around to be loved. they just are. I’m linked up at for Sweet Shot Tuesday
This is my mom. Yeah, she’s pretty cool. We like a lot of the same things and enjoying hanging out. I get all my craftiness from her. She made all my clothes when I was a little ..drea. She is a super quilter and a master organizer. I. JUST. LOVE. HER. So we read Water … Continue reading »
pardon the mess, just a little romp in the mud on a warm spring day before we plant flowers.
