These were actually taken a few weeks back. This house had an addition added at some point making it a duplex for the previous owner’s mother. When we moved in, we knew we would need this extra space for our family so the decision was made to remove some walls to create more flow through both sides of the house.…
Category: homemaking
The Appraisal
I’m always amazed how the Lord works in our lives. This past year, my husband has planned and managed multiple huge home renovations. Normally, he will plan to do some upgrades here and there, but it is never like it has been this year. We knew when we moved in, this home was a great size for our family, but…
House Updates
So many changes. The Lord has been so good to provide us the right people, at just the right time to finish some lingering projects. When I look over these previous months, I feel humbled by His work in our lives and in our home. Here are a few quick pics from the last few weeks: Matthew supervised the little…
my desk
Brace yourselves…. This was my desk “before”. Oddly enough, a good many of these things didn’t belong to me at all- this desk becomes our family “catch-all”. I guess because it sits in the center of our home? It was horrible. It’s taken me a week to clean. Do you hear that?? Angels are singing…I think a miracle has happened-…
goals for this week
I’m picking back up where I left off last week. These are the things from my list last week I need to finish: Insulate the first part of our basement (Paul decided to wait on this until the windows and doors have been installed downstairs.) Finish dresses for my girls I have started CLEAN MY DESK We also had the…
goals for last week
Funny how an illness can come in and wipe out your plans. This is where I ended last week- My goals for last week: (1) Finish one book on MY reading list (2) Finish one book on the children’s reading list (3) Exercise at least FOUR times (I managed three…) (4) Homeschool (5) Begin clean up of our yard (I…
fall decorating
I’ve been noticing a few (only a few!) falling leaves here and there across our yard. My heart yearns for the cooler months…something wonderful begins to happen. Life slows down, just a little. We don’t seem to try to squeeze every minute of work out of each day. We are content, sometimes, to just sit snuggled under a blanket reading…
house updates
I’m trying to remain positive right now. Our main contractor- well, he’s not exactly quick, but he does a beautiful, quality job, at an affordable price. What were the chances we could get that a second time? Not good. Our concrete/blocking contractor, well, we have a poured basement. It’s not even. It’s not neat. There are various issues he has…
house updates
We’ve made a little more progress on the house this week. Baby steps…baby steps…baby steps… This week, we are hoping to have the rest of the basement poured. The siding on the third side of our home will have to wait until the mason is finished. I look at the yard and wonder when it will every be debris-free. I…
Gardenias and Sunday
The gardenias have been blooming. I took a couple to my grandmother this week. She asked me to hold them close so she might smell them easier. Her eyes closed and a smile crept across her face. There is a pleasure that only a freshly chosen gardenia can bring…my, my I do *love* this time of year. Courtney took these…
Growing…
Courtney has been so good to snap photos for me this last week. She took the pictures of the geese, and these… Gardenias, roses, and veggies- all growing and blessing our family. I love to watch the earth produce such beautiful, wonderful things!
Septic Tank
Ahhh….you all know I love you!! We can share everything, right? (Well, most things! *smile*) So many of our projects were placed on hold for the last several months. I just needed to focus my attention on my mama. That doesn’t mean those things weren’t important, or necessary. They just had to wait a bit. Well, this last week, the…