O.K. Here go the remodeling posts … first up, the lighting. In our old kitchen we had this very eighties dropped light “fixture” that disguised the fluorescent tubes. A very big, built in box that had those awesome plastic sheets that covered the tubes. Here’s the best picture I could find (because, of course, I didn’t take any “before” pictures). […]
So, I’m back with some pictures of my handy-dandy scheduler. First, the binder I’m not ashamed to take into the grocery store! From 2011 WordPress Pics Isn’t it nice? I especially like the closure (and it’s padded, which you can’t really tell from this picture, but I like). Here’s my weekly menu planner – I’m trying at least … From […]
So I’ve been AWOL – not deliberately, but I haven’t felt like I have anything interesting to say, or I’ve been too lazy to get my pictures uploaded. Still, lame excuse. Going to try and post more regularly. This post is an update on a couple of things I’ve talked about here. First – my scripture reading plan. I’m on […]
When I was much younger (like in high school and college) I quite enjoyed keeping a daily schedule. I picked out a planner each year and took a lot of pleasure in “booking” all my obligations. Weird, I know … When I got married and then had Spencer I never really had a schedule. My life wasn’t that complicated, and […]
This month I have been working on getting things done that I’ve been putting off. Like buying a new car … Here’s a list of the things I’ve done so far: fixed the leaky faucet in the kids’ bathroom (this has been leaking for at least six months …) finished the painting project that I started back in October (the […]
So, I’ve been doing some painting (home improvement is contagious – do one thing and ten more things shout out “me too!”). Today I’m showcasing my closets (yes, I painted my closets) and my half bath. Closets: Lovely Laundry Room The Coat Closet One good thing about repainting closets is that you have to clean them out! I donated some […]
Tom & I finally took the plunge and had the wood floors refinished in our house. Since there was little or no finish in the eating area of our kitchen, it was high time, but we’ve been waiting to be in a more secure financial situation. We decided while we were at it, we would add some wood to the […]
I’m happy to report that since coming home from Utah I have continued to feel happy (or at least not depressed). This morning when it was so sunny at nine a.m. I thought to myself, “how could I be depressed with all this light hitting my eyeballs?” I’m not happy to report that Andrew still seems to be struggling with […]
So – the faucets in the kids bathroom have been leaking for awhile. They are only about a year old, so I have to suspect our mastermind “what can I do to this before it breaks” kid of tampering with them. First it was the cold water, so we just turned the water off. Then it was the hot. When […]
So – it’s time to update the blog (my motivation for writing) Last weekend my parents, siblings, and all kids (with the exception of my youngest brother, Andrew, who was on business in Germany – lucky dog, but we missed him!) got together for our 1st “Joe and Pam Cottle Reunion” (there’s got to be a better name than that. […]