Category Archives: Home Projects

Feb 25

Work It Out

The weather was extra nice today, and my best friend Shaunna was heading over with her son. We thought it would be fun for the kiddos to play in the backyard, and enjoy the Winter Sunshine.

She also brought along her rake, so we could get to work on the garden. While the kids played, we raked 6 bags of leaves out of the side yard, and I weeded the flower beds, just a bit. It is way more fun working on the yard with your best friend, than all by yourself. This week I’ve taken out 10 bags of leaves, so I hope that I’m all done.

It looks like we are off to a great start on the yard so far, and I can’t wait to start planting the veggie garden.

Feb 20

Clean it Up

Finally a day above 30 degrees!

I have been waiting for a warm day for quite awhile, my front yard was in a sorry state and desperately in need of having the litterbug garbage picked up. Unfortunately, this is an ongoing occurrence in our yard. We live on a busy street, and there are just too many litterbugs. Thade was happy to help out though, and we picked up 2 shopping bags full of icky trash.

We also cleaned out the flower bed, and I hope the Tulips will start growing better now that all of the leaves are gone. I hope that the warm weather sticks around for just a bit more, and we can work more on cleaning up the yards.

Jan 17

A Little Project

This week I finally cleaned and organized the Foyer. After all of the cleaning was finished,  I decided to work on a little project. I grabbed my level and a screwdriver, and I hung a little Coat Rack for the kiddos.

I hung the Coat Rack right by the front door, at Thade’s level. There is plenty of room for their Winter coats, and Thade’s backpack too. The best part, the kiddos can reach up to grab their own coats, and they are responsible for hanging up their jackets too.

I used a basket that I already had on hand to store all of the Winter hats and scarves. I hope to find a little wooden step-stool (that I can paint) to place under the coat rack as a mini shoe-rack. Maybe I’ll come across one at the Spring time yard sales.

All in all I’m happy with how the project turned out, and I love how neat and tidy the coats are. Now time to get the living room organized (again)… the projects continue.

Dec 16

Its Snow Fun

We got a little bit of snow, and there might be more on the way. Either way it looks like we are going to be indoors most of the day. Dad did take the kiddos out a little bit this morning to play in the snow. Thade had a fun time throwing snow balls at the front door, but Dylan wasn’t the biggest fan of the cold snow.

I thought Thade might have fun making homemade snowflakes since we are stuck indoors. Our snowflakes are made out of Coffee Filters, and Thade did a pretty good job. After they were all finished, he gathered up the homemade snow and ran into the living room, tossing the snowflakes as high as he could. They are a little bit easier to clean up than real snow.

I hope to get in the kitchen today and bake some Bread, and maybe some cookies too. We seem to be out of snacks again… We are still waiting on the hot water to make a return too, we have hot water back in about 1/2 of the house.

I hope that you are staying warm today, and enjoying the pretty snow too.

Nov 15

The Curtains are Complete

Finally, the Dining Room curtains are complete. I started on them early this morning, and I think it took me about 3-4 hours, and eleven yards of fabric, to finish the six panels.

I’m pretty pleased with how the project turned out, but I might go back and line the curtains. That will have to wait until another day though…

Now to get to work on that Tree Skirt…