WE GOT A NEW BED

First I was all OH BUT I LOVE THIS OLD BED AND I AM SO SENTIMENTAL ABOUT IT AND LOOK AT IT.  It's held up by books.  BY BOOKS! THIS OLD BED. Hand me down with hand me down mattresses from my Grammie (what a broad she was). Eliza is the only one who still enjoys …

When the SHOULDS get too loud

Holiday break is coming to a close. We haven't had our normal schedule for two weeks. This, in theory, sounds lovely each year and I'm very fortunate my work gives us this time off. But by the end of the two weeks I am CHOMPING AT THE BIT to get back to routine. I am …

Hand-Me-Downs are Magical

If you were to look around our home, our yard, our kids, you would find so many gifts.  So many items that were generously given to us by our families and our friends.  It's shocking really, how much of our lives are supplemented, bolstered, held up by our friends and families. That extends far beyond …