Welcome!

We have now lived in our house for about 5 months and things are actually feeling like they are getting done. I'll share with you some changes that we've made. There are other rooms that are pretty much done but they have loads of laundry that need to be folded sitting in them so I'll save myself the embarrassment and not showcase them today.

Our front porch is finally done. And our flower beds are getting there. Sorry about the fuzzy photo. A humid day + a crappy camera= fuzzy photo.

Before.

(The door was actually green like the side panels. I just was experimenting and painted it black before I thought to take a picture.)

After.

Blake and I love sitting out here in the evenings before the mosquitoes get us.

Dining Room: Before.

Dining Room: Afters.

I love this green color. Blake was a little nervous but couldn't say 'No' to me when I was choosing. It looks a little more yellow in the pictures but I think that is because the sun is shining through the windows. The color is Spring Botanical from Lowe's but I had Home Depot match it because I like their Behr with primer brand.

(That's a real bird's nest in the middle of the table, not a pile of poo.)

So there is a couple of things we enjoy about our new home. It's fun to update it and put our touch on it. It's been a long time coming and we are still enjoying the extra space even though I'd rather not have to clean 3 bathrooms and Blake would rather not have to mow the hills of grass. But it all evens out when we'd rather not have to hear our kids screaming and we can yell, "TAKE IT TO THE BASEMENT". Oh, the joys. Now back to folding those clothes I mentioned.