Removal of two 50 year old dead Ash trees, stumps ground, and removed from property: probably come in around $1875.

A three year old being entertained for the entire day in the comfort of our own living room: Priceless.

We live next door to three fairy princesses, dancing sprites, thin-bodied frolicking goddesses; we live next door to three girls. When we take walks or spend time in our yard, they are usually out. They blow bubbles, twirl in the grass, roll down their hill, and do cartwheels, their long hair flowing behind […]

Perhaps it took us too long to get our lawn cut after we moved in, because I’m starting to wonder if one of the neighbors put a hex on us or something. Let me share the evidence - all of this, with the exception of my trip down the stairs, has occurred in the […]

We have so much unpacking to do.  Thankfully the boys have been really helpful…

We made it in. The move went without a hitch. The house is great. Now we are doing the whole UNpacking thing and trying to keep the kids alive while doing so.
The dishwasher holds more than my old one.
The rooms are painted the colors we chose.
The bathroom fixtures are not far from […]

All right - about to sign off and pack up the computer. Move is tomorrow. I leave you with a little reminder of how ridiculously horrendous our move from Chicago was two years ago. As long as we don’t get anywhere near that, I think we’ll be ok.

Ugh, you guys, moving suuuucks. I always forget how bad it is. I hate packing and taking care of all the stuff that goes along with a move, and I get overwhelmed really early on and know that it is something I loathe. But somehow it always ends up being worse than […]