Monthly Archives: July 2012

Jul 13

Big Girl Room

Since we’ve been indoors most of the week. I decided it was time to seriously work on Agnes’ bedroom. She had outgrown her toddler bed, and the crib was still in the room, along with a lot of clothes for a yard sale. Her room was in need of some work.

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I cleaned out her dollhouse/toy storage, and added in two more bins that we were using for toy storage downstairs. Just a little organization made a big difference.

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She also got a new bed! Dylan did too. Both of the youngest kiddos were in need of new beds, and a local shop was having a great sale. The kids love their new comfy beds.

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I enlisted James’ help to move out the big stuff, and disassemble the crib. We completely rearranged the room, and Agnes loves it.

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She has my favorite vintage quilt (thanks mom) on her bed.

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We moved the toy storage to a different wall, and re-purposed the changing table as an entertainment center.

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The antique chair stayed in the room, but we moved it to where the toy storage was. She likes to rearrange it often and put her favorite items in the chair.

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I also started her book collection with hand-me-downs from the boys. She loves to be read to, especially if it is her big brother Thade that is doing the reading.

The big girl bedroom turned out great. Agnes has so much more room to play, and it is clean and airy. I would like to find a few more vintage finds to decorate it a bit more, but for now, I’m happy.

Jul 12

Like Mother, Like Daughter

I’ve always thought the kiddos looked like James more than me… A friend of mine looked at Agnes, and then me, and said “they didn’t break the mold when they made you, she looks exactly like you.” I thought  it was kinda funny, I’ve always thought that Agnes took after daddy…

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Maybe we are more alike… James thinks so too.

Jul 11

Summer Peaches

I’ve had lots of tasty Summer fruits and veggies hanging out in the kitchen.

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I had a few peaches, and I didn’t know what to do with them. I looked over a cookbook that my grandmother gave me when I was a little kid.

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I found the perfect recipe to make.

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I halved the recipe though, since I didn’t have three pounds of peaches.

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The Sugar Crusted Peach Cobbler was delicious,

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and it was a great way to use Summer peaches.

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Yum!

Jul 10

The 4th of July!

The Fourth of July was amazingly fun this year.

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There were lots of fireworks, a pool party, and yummy food too.

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Our house was filled with family, and lots of hugs too.

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The (biggest) boys had a blast with the fireworks this year too.

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What amazing holiday! I can’t wait to celebrate the next one.

Jul 9

1/2 A Year Of De-cluttering

I’ve made 2012 the year that I finally get my house in order. I have several projects that I would like to get accomplished, and a few rooms to decorate too. First things first though, I need to get the house clean.

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I’ve taken the first six months of the year, and de-cluttered the house. I’ve worked a little bit every month, and kept track of my progress along the way.

  • In January I cleaned out 507 items.
  • In February I cleaned out 481 items.
  • In March I cleaned out 55 items.
  • In April I cleaned out 343 items.
  • In May I cleaned out 300 items.
  • In June I cleaned out 178 items.

If I’ve done my math correctly, I’ve cleaned out 1,864 items of clutter from the house. That is a lot of clutter that I am happy to have out of here. I’m going to keep up the cleaning for the rest of the year, and see just how clean this place can get.