by jennifer | Oct 24, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
I have this stainless steel table that I love. Some might think it’s cold, literally and figuratively. But I love it’s indestructibility. I love how it gets better with age. The more marks, the more scratches, the better. Like a counter at an old diner...
by jennifer | Oct 23, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Can I get an Amen? Recently I was scrolling through one of my favorite blogs. It’s actually a Tumblr blog. If you’re younger and cooler than me you know what that is (if not here’s a great article describing it). Basically Tumblr is a blogging...
by jennifer | Oct 22, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Zipline. It’s one of those things you’ll find on most bucket lists and with good reason, it’s awesome! For Jared and I it was Costa Rica. For the kiddos, it will be our backyard! We happen to have the perfect set-up in our backyard for this....
by jennifer | Oct 21, 2012 | All Posts |
Okay, it didn’t really win an award. But it should have. I entered a giant crock-pot of this deliciousness into the Chili Cook Off at our church this morning. If I had to guess I would say the judges were chicken discriminators. The top 3 chilis all had beef...
by jennifer | Oct 20, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
A couple of weeks ago Jared needed to go to the bank. Where one of us goes usually all of us go (my husband doesn’t drive) so we all piled in and headed out. We knew it was going to take awhile so I chose to stay in the car with the kids rather than becoming a...
by jennifer | Oct 19, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
How sweet is this I was inspired by this photo. She links to a great tutorial on how to scan the prints into Photoshop and make any adjustments you want. I kinda liked the imperfections of the real deal so I just acted as the booking agent for my family and took...
by jennifer | Oct 18, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Sooooooo good. So good. Even better, it’s super easy with just a few ingredients. I found the recipe on Pinterest and followed the link to this site. If you are doing the Paleo diet you will love all of the recipes! Just slice up 3 large or 4 small apples....
by jennifer | Oct 17, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Well I officially had my first ‘Pinspiration’ fail. Big time. I suppose it would be too good to be true if every single project I attempted actually turned out to be something I loved. My idea, inspired by this pin, was to somehow create a piece of artwork...
by jennifer | Oct 16, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Day 16. I have officially blogged for 16 days straight. I’ve passed the halfway point. Sweet! It’s definitely rewarding and while there’s a ton of perks to completing project after project, there are some pitfalls too. Such as… Oh isn’t...
by jennifer | Oct 15, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
I’m a sucker for a good, soft sweater. It just seems natural to me that a pillow would want to wear one too! So when I spied this beauty on Centsational Girl I knew I’d be busting out the sewing machine again. First I headed to the Thrift Store, on 50% off...
by jennifer | Oct 14, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
It’s been a hard week here in Colorado. Our hearts are all broken for the loss of 10 year old Jessica Ridgeway. We are sad. We are enraged. I feel helpless. So I pray. Then I do the only other thing I know to be right and I love on my children. When I looked at...
by jennifer | Oct 13, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Oh how I love me some ultra-crispy potatoes. I haven’t actually had much luck making them but I do love to eat them when I find them! So when I came across this recipe on Pinterest it was a given. Pinned it. When you read the list of ingredients, don’t be...
by jennifer | Oct 12, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
If you happened to read my first post about the boys Cowboy Room you’ll remember I mentioned that I snuck another ‘Pinspiration’ in there. So sneaky I am. Here it is: If you’re following my 31 Days board on Pinterest you probably guessed it....
by jennifer | Oct 11, 2012 | All Posts |
Today’s ‘Pinspiration’ is this awesome little scarf But we’ll get back to that in a moment. I’m about to digress as they say. When I was younger (early college) I worked at Chilis as a waitress. It was pretty fun as far as waitressing...
by jennifer | Oct 10, 2012 | All Posts |
Well just as quickly as I put up my freshly painted white vases, I took ’em right back down to decorate for Halloween. Honestly, I’ve never been big on ‘going all out’ for this particular holiday but when I saw this picture on pinterest from...
by jennifer | Oct 9, 2012 | All Posts |
Sometimes I like quinoa, sometimes not so much. To me, if it’s not made with something very flavorful then it’s a little too ‘earthy’ tasting. So I was a little nervous to try this one but I figure anything with ‘cheesy’ in the...
by jennifer | Oct 8, 2012 | All Posts |
I’ve been really looking forward to this project. I am on a constant quest to make my living room a comfortable and lovely room for our home. It’s the first room you see when you walk into the house so it really sets the tone. It’s an evolving room...
by jennifer | Oct 7, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Wow, day 7. This is bananas. Why couldn’t I have chosen ‘word of the day’ for my 31 Days topic? Well that would be boring that’s why! I have to tell you that there is NO WAY I could blog for these 31 Days in a row (on Pinterest projects no...
by jennifer | Oct 6, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Picture this. We picked up Grace from preschool today and the 5 of us headed out to do some shopping. First to the Sprint store, then to Home Depot to pick up some materials for what was intended to be this post. Then we headed to Sam’s Cub to do some grocery...
by jennifer | Oct 5, 2012 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
This project comes at a price. My boys are growing up and it’s time for me to face it (sniff). I know it sounds a bit dramatic but Jared and I have struggled each time we finally decided it was time to move a ‘baby’ from our room. But Luke is...
