Well the big event is almost here, tomorrow evening I will be standing on a stage with my husband and trying not to pass out. My husband and I are coordinators for a Love & Respect Marriage Conference this weekend in our community. We are so excited for the people that are attending to hear […]
Kit Kat Bars
This recipe is from my mom. They are a big hit whenever I make them, I wouldn’t say they taste like a Kit Kat Bar but whatever they taste like, it’s delicious! Ingredients: 2 c. graham cracker crumbs 1 c. butter (softened) 1/3 c. white sugar 1 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. milk 1 c. […]
The Playroom Makeover, FINALLY!
Just to refresh your memory, here are the most recent pictures of our playroom area. There are two nice size closets in this room and in between the closets there is a built in desk. The room has carpeting which our dog thinks is also her potty area, pleasant I know. For some reason I […]
Made it for Free Monogrammed Picture
Monogrammed stuff is everywhere these days, so I decided to jump on the Monogramming band wagon and get branded! I am making a gallery wall for over the sofa and I wanted to add something different. I was thinking a Monogrammed letter would be cool. Ok, first I have a confession, I originally had a […]
Living Room Then & Now
Back when we first moved into this house my main focus was redoing a horrible no good very bad kitchen, you can check out photos of the kitchen remodel here. Back when we first moved in we didn’t have a rug for the living room, we had dark curtains and ugly flesh colored walls. They […]
What I"m working on right now
I have 2 coats of primer on the chairs, sanded in between the coats, two coats of paint on and also put the fabric on the seat cushions! Just waiting to see if they need yet another coat and also trying to decide if I’m going to distress the chairs or not. Here is one […]
An Adventure to get Ektorp
Oh the adventure we went on yesterday, all for the love of Ektorp! Friday night was crazy enough, hubby had a gathering planned for the worship team at our church, just a fun night to hang out, eat and play music. He was the planner of this event so we had to get the food, […]
The Best Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Here is my favorite, easy as pie or in this case cake, banana cake recipe! Also, this cake is not a light cake, it has cream cheese, butter and sour cream in it! Although it does have fruit in it. That counts, right? 1 Box Yellow Cake Mix2 to 3 medium ripe or overly ripe […]
Painting the Fireplace
When we first moved into this house I was very excited to have a fireplace, my first ever home with a fireplace! I had visions of her in white and not a flesh colored piece of beigeness in my living room. (What a scary dark dungeon of a room this was!) So I set out […]
Organizing the Hall Closets
I’ve been on an organizing kick since the beginning of January and I’m still on a role! After working on the Pantry , Playroom Closets, Cloffice and Mudroom, it was time to tackle the hall closets!This is a confusing hallway because it has pretty much all the closets on the main floor in one area. […]