It’s been a busy week around our home, the kids are on Spring Break this week and so I don’t have much to blog about but thought I’d share a little of our past week with you and I’ll even throw in a sneek peak at little A’s room. WARNING kid picture heavy blog post […]
Surprise Virtual Baby Shower, I’m bringing some Appetizers!
How fun is this? Even though my friend Kelly from View Along the Way lives many states away from me, I get to be a part of her Surprise Virtual Baby Shower! Thank you to Skye from Feathering Our Nest and Erin from His and Hers for organizing this surprise shower and also for inviting me to join […]
Color My World Challenge: The Color Reveal
A few weeks ago I was asked if I would like to participate in a little challenge with a group of really awesome and amazing bloggers. We were to pick a color that we haven’t used in our home and incorporate it using fabric, paint and decor items. Count me in, I love a […]
Family Room in Progress
If you aren’t sick of updates on this room, read on. Improved photos and details are in this post. Details on this room: Paint color on the walls is Gray Owl by Benjamin Moore Curtains are Target clearance and were $5 for two panels, so $10 total for four curtain panels Couch and chairs are […]
Family Room – Updated
I posted a few quick pics of our family room a few weeks ago but I’ve made a few changes since then. First off, I actually sort of did the mantle. The Martha Stewart Starburst mirror from Home Depot for $35 was one of my best purchases for this room, I love it! It makes […]
Tasty Tuesday: Grilled Marinated Pork Chops
When you live in the mid-west you usually don’t grill out year round. Granted many people still grill out in the winter but my hubby doesn’t really enjoy grilling in the snow as much as he does in the sun! We found this recipe years ago in our Quick Cooking Best of 1999 cook […]
Cutting Edge Stencil Winner
Time to announce the winner of the Cutting Edge Stencil. Using random.org the winner is Sarah C. Congratulations Sarah, I will email you. If you enjoyed this giveaway, you’ll want to stay tuned as the One Year Blogiversary of The Blooming Hydrangea is next week and I will have a few giveaways to celebrate! […]
Friday and some Eye Candy
Good Friday Morning! I thought I”d share a few quick links with you from this past week and also some of my favorite wall treatments right now. Earlier this week I was featured over at Kelli’s blog Eat Pray (Read) Love, talking about our master bedrooms in her marriage series Young and Old Wive’s […]
White Chicken Chili
My friend Tara shared with me her awesome White Chicken Chili recipe but it was a tad too spicy for my guy. I found another white chicken chili recipe on Allrecipes.com and it was ok, a little bland for my taste. I combined the two recipes and came up with this one. I love this […]
Reader Inspired Stenciled Wall and a Cutting Edge Stencils Giveaway
Is anyone else feeling really behind on life right now thanks to the gorgeous weather? Trips to the park, zoo, picnics, hiking, bike riding, making giant ice cream cones with chalk on the sidewalk with neighborhood kids, having friends over to grill out, first campfire of the year, buying sandals for 4 children and […]