Go figure. The week I actually took some pictures, my computer decides to revolt. To be honest, it has good reason to revolt. My laptop suffered from an untimely demise - thanks to my sweet Poppy and a bottle of bubbles - several months ago. And with no extra dough for a replacement, our old trusty desktop has had to endure much more use than usual. And now it seems to be on its last legs, as well. *sniff* Thankfully, we'd been expecting this... after all, our iMac been under rigorous daily use since we purchased it six years ago. So, in an effort to extend … [Read more...]

The week went by too fast. No time for pictures. My mom came in on Tuesday and, well... if you know my mom you'd know why I haven't surfaced since. She is a power house extraordinaire in a teeny tiny body. And there is nothing she loves more than a home project or two. We finished up the faux paneling in the guest bathroom. We repurposed some chairs for the dining room and a hutch for the girls' room. We hung curtains and rearranged the big girls' room and (finally) hung some pretties on the wall. We bought and potted some flowers for the front … [Read more...]

We finally got a chance to spend some time on the other side of the creek. Because arriving there safely includes traversing a bridge that needs side rails - the littlest require adult supervision. This is the part of the property that made me swoon when we first looked at this house. And it's only gotten more beautiful. The fried chicken, potato salad and sugar cookies went down quickly. And we just sat and talked. And I thought, cookie in hand, "I can't believe I get to live here." I'm already dreaming of all the possibilities for this land. … [Read more...]

It's Mother's Day. Which means I ate too much yesterday. Stayed up too late last night. And plan to do nothing beyond going to church and hanging out with my beloveds today. It's the only weekend of the year I can justify this sort of indulgence and laziness, and I'm planning to take full advantage. Might possibly see if I can get a better picture of all of us before the day is out. Chris snapped this on our way out to eat Chinese last night. If you look closely you'll notice that all the kids are dreaming of Chicken Lo Mein - fake smiles and glassy … [Read more...]

I have plans for this week's Sunday Snapshot. Plans that include our littlest peanut who has been home for one year now. One year, y'all. Pictures are definitely in order. Just have to actually get out my camera. If you're ready to play along, be sure to visit here for the full scoop. To link up this week with your Sunday Snapshot, just copy the code under the Snapshot button and paste it into the body of your post where you’d like the button to be displayed. When you hit ‘publish’ it should show up just fine. Then add … [Read more...]

My mom is still here. Praise the Lord. And my sister came to help, too. It has been good. Good, that is, for painting, organizing and getting a house put together. But not so good for taking pictures, blogging and life in general. I have some pictures of a special celebration I hope to edit and share soon, but until then I wanted to get this up so y'all can link up, if you're so inclined. When you're ready to play along, be sure to visit here for the full scoop. To link up this week with your Sunday Snapshot, just copy the code under the Snapshot … [Read more...]