Lucky Dorito

Over the month of August, I’ve shown you basically everything we did in the kitchen by now, ranging from the cabinets to the chairs to the light fixtures. I would never ever have completed as much as I did without the help of my bff Shannon and my sister Lena. So let me take a [...]

I pass this window every time I go to one of my favorite little antique shops off the town square. I have no idea who wore these boots and why they’re hanging in the window. And where the 4th one went, to make two complete pairs. I always pause for a moment to think about [...]

This weekend I’ve been with my sister Lena at a Beth Moore conference. It was just us and about eleven THOUSAND other women. And a few brave men. I have read several of her books over the years and been following her blog but I’d never heard her speak before. I really enjoyed it and [...]

I do NOT know how my little babies got to be THIS big. And grown up. Seriously.

Remember the other day when I blogged about combining an old Singer sewing machine legs with the table top from a child-sized table? Well, I had to do something with the matching Singer legs. Right? This is where Mr. Lucky comes in. He very graciously offered to build me a tabletop. Ok, so there might [...]

While attending the dental hygiene meeting I was at last week in Orlando, I had the great honor of hearing Jeanne Robertson as our keynote speaker. I don’t remember when I’ve sat and laughed for such a long period of time! (Except for on the drive home when we listened to her cd that I [...]

I am a dork. We all know that, right? I don’t even mind being a dork because… well, if you can’t beat ‘em, you join ‘em, right? I know I am a dork because last week, while in the lovely city of Orlando, you know what I did? I sat in class after class and [...]

I love crosses. I love that I can’t look at one without thinking of my Lord that died on the cross for me. And you. I decided to use this long blank wall in the kitchen/dining area to display my collection of crosses. When Shannon was here, we decided to paint them all black, to [...]

Nothing says comfort like snuggling up to a pillow. While shopping with Shannon, we ran across these lovely little quilted placemats that were the perfect shade of yellow to match with the striped fabric of the chair in the conversation room. Huh? Placemats on the couch? Well…. yeah! If you sew them together and fill [...]