Hello, 2017! I am so excited to meet you! This is the year we will move into our forever home. (Hopefully, in just two short months!) This is the year we will host birthday parties for year #2, #9, and #11. There will be highs and lows, dinners out and dinners in, vacations, and surprises. I can't ...
Merry Christmas 2016
Merry Christmas, friends! Can I just tell you that this is my favorite Santa picture, ever? I'm taking the rest of the year off to spend time with my family, but I'll be back in January in full swing. I have lots to share-- 2017 goals, house updates, book lists, DIY projects and more. Be sure ...
Forever Home Friday Update No. 4
If you are new here, welcome! Let me give you a quick recap. In August of 2016, we began building our forever home. We are our own contractors and are doing a large portion of the work ourselves. (And when I say ourselves, I really mean my wonderful husband and terrific dad.) You can find the ...
Mature-Themed Fairy Tales
The following post is a collaborative post. Mature-themed fairy tales that are as good as Disney It’s common knowledge that fairy tales are made for kids. However, did you know that authors make fairy tale stories for mature people, too? Apart from Disney's writers who create happy endings, ...
Five Things
It's been a little while since I've shared anything family-related on the blog. Our house has taken center stage for a while now. Hopefully, we are on the downhill slope of that, though. Today, I want to share with you five things that have been happening lately. Jase got his first haircut. He ...
Forever Home Friday Update, No. 3
How about a Friday update on a Monday? (Because honestly, that's just the way my life is going lately!) We are moving right along with our forever home and I am more anxious than ever to be finished. I think the closer it gets to being complete, the more ready I am to be in and settled and ...