Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Kitchen Backsplash

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I have been going crazy trying to find the perfect tile for our kitchen.  So far, this is the closest that I have gotten.  I love how the c...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Advanced Gumpaste Class with Wilton

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Briar Rose Over the past 3 weeks, I have been learning how to make numerous flowers out of gumpaste (sort of like fondant but dries quick...

Gumpaste Flowers-Part 2

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Stephanotis  Ivy Leaves/Lily Leaf
Monday, March 26, 2012

Aunt Judy's Apple Pie

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Apple pie doesn't get any better than this.  My Aunt Judy has been using this same recipe for as long as I can remember.  It is super ea...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

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These cupcakes are ridiculously good.  Seriously, I kid you not.  The chocolate cake is perfect and the peanut butter frosting is oh-my-gosh...
Saturday, March 24, 2012

Baked Doughnuts

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These turned out pretty but they weren't the best recipe.  I am now going to scour the web to find a better way to make them.  The stup...
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Friday, March 23, 2012

Valentine's Day-2/14/12

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  I was too lazy to do a fondue dinner this year so we opted for heart-shaped pizzas from Papa John's. Hayden being silly (age 9) Eme...

Valentine's Day-Part 2

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Fondue Dessert-We do this every year.  It is a Valentine's Day tradition.   The boys brought home lots of valentines and candy from th...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

Hayden's Birthday from 1/29/12

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Silly boys Making a wish Hayden wanted to go to Red Robin for his birthday dinner.  He didn't want cake so he got a birthday sundae in...
Monday, March 05, 2012

Easy Crescent Rolls

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I made these rolls recently and received rave reviews so I thought that I would post the recipe here for you guys.  They are super easy to m...
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Friday, March 02, 2012

Our Dining Room

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I faux painted the inset of the tray ceiling.  I used the wall color for the base and then rag rolled the light ceiling color (the one aroun...
Thursday, March 01, 2012

A Funny for You

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Emerson-2/6/12 How cute is Emerson with a mustache?!  He made me chuckle as he walked out the door.  He made sure to put his hand over hi...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Dining Room Sneak Peek

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I am up to my eyeballs in home projects. Lately, it has been painting. These blank walls have been killing me so I have slowly been working ...
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Surrogacy journey #3 is underway!

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I am thrilled to be jumping into the world of surrogacy once more.  Surrobaby #2 will hopefully be getting a sibling.  The parents have 2 fr...
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Christmas 2011 (a tad bit late, lol)

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The boys in their new jammies on Christmas morning Hayden (age 8) & Emerson (age 7) I never got around to posting around Christmas t...
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Birthday Pancakes

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Birthday pancakes = 1 happy birthday boy! Recipe:  Cake Batter Pancakes I can't believe my Hayden is now 9 years old.  Wow, only one ...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

New Rug and Curtains

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I found this beautiful rug on clearance at Pier 1.  The colors really pop against my light carpet.  I love it!  I ended up getting some bea...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Pantry Organization

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I learned a quick lesson when we moved in.  Four shelves in the pantry is a joke!  I have yet to do a grocery game shopping trip (where I ma...
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Friday, January 20, 2012

Espresso Cabinet Frustration (For Brooke)

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These scratches are hubby's fault and so he vowed to get me a new drawer front.
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The dings look small in photos but they stand out big time in real life.  I know that all cabinets are going to get worn on the bottom due ...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Miss Me?

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The kitchen-we will be getting new rugs, some colored pendant lights, a custom tile backsplash and some decorations for the tops of my cabi...
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012

I will be back soon!!!

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Sorry I haven't been able to jump on here since we moved into the house. We don't have Internet right now and I cannot stand bloggin...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Clear for take-off!

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We just got word from our NVR rep that we are set to clear on Friday.  Whoo hoo!!  I still expect them to bug us about something between now...
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Monday, December 19, 2011

Almost there...

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I am bursting with anticipation this week.  Have you noticed my ticker?!  We have our final walk-through of the house scheduled for Wednesda...
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Friday, December 16, 2011

Ahhhh, those floors---*Swoon*

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Looking down from the landing on the stairs Please note that the trim guy hadn't finished the bottom trim on any of the walls.  He di...
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