Well…. we almost floored our screened-in porch. We’re not done yet, but we will come in under $100 when it’s all tallied up! Flooring our screened-in porch was the one project we had slated for spring break, and thanks to Coach, a pretty day, and a little bit of child labor, it’s almost there! Read […]
Outdoor Spring Cleaning Checklist Guys? I think the groundhog was right! I’m a little afraid to say it, but here we are, all the way into our second week of March, and the forecast is still positive! It has been a few years since Puxsatawney Phil predicted an early Spring, and if memory serves, we […]
I have the most beautiful neighborhood, and I love to explore it on foot. Will you walk with me? (Record scratches) No, this blog has not turned into a bad episode of Mr. Rogers. I really want to show you my walks! But first, a little backstory. When I was a new college graduate, I […]
If you have an older home like I do, I’m sure you’ve battled musty odors at one point or another. Big Creek is over 100 years old, and has virtually no crawl-space underneath, so some of the conventional methods for eliminating old, musty odors just don’t work for us. I can’t open my foundation vents […]
Good Wednesday morning! I promise to keep today’s post a little short…yesterday’s was a doozie! I just had so many pictures of Coach’s hard work, and I didn’t want to leave out any details! Today, it’s my work you’ll get to see, so you automatically can assume it will take up less of your time. […]
Happy New Year! I got a new bathroom! Ok, not really new, just a painted one. I got a new hall! Ok, not really new, just a painted one. But still! Isn’t it exciting? I’m a day late posting, but in the middle of my attempt to blog yesterday, Madre called with alarming news. My […]
Bathroom Remodel Reveal Today is an exciting day! I could hang my head and drag my toe around sheepishly as I tell you that not one drop of paint nor one square inch of flooring decked our hall, but I won’t! It’s true that the work hasn’t been done, but I don’t have time for […]
We’ve been a busy crew. Between Pooh’s band activities, a couple of craft shows for me, Pooh’s band activities, Christmas shopping, Pooh’s band activities, Tigger’s Girl Scout party (on the same night as a band activity), Pooh’s band activities, and Coach working on the house, there’s been little free time around here (and they said band […]
A Year of Improvements We’ve been at Big Creek for a year! I can hardly believe that. In some respects it seems like it’s only been a short time, but mostly it seems like I’ve been here forever, like I never left. Coach and I have been talking a lot lately about everything we’ve accomplished here […]
The Hunt for the Perfect Christmas Tree I would like to invite you this morning to go with us on the hunt for the perfect Christmas Tree! I just hope you don’t mind unsuccessful hunting trips. We have a big, beautiful, artificial Christmas tree. We’ve had it for about 11 years, and we bought it […]
