John and the kids planted corn and pumpkins in the little garden by the pool last night, while I lollygagged around taking pictures of the work. (Such a hard life I lead.) Here are some of the pictures of the workers, along with one gratuitous calf pix. I felt very Pioneer Woman-ish as I...
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Someone asked me recently how I organize the rotation of seasonal clothing for my kids. With a crew as big as ours, it goes without saying that we pass clothing down from child to child. The trick is to store it in an organized way so that it can be found in time to...
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Aren’t they cute????? You can click on the links to enlarge each picture– and if you’d like to see my 4yo’s whole face! Technorati Tags: chickens
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Several people have asked me about my laundry room and how I organize things to keep up with the amounts of laundry that we handle. I’ve talked a bit about this before, but haven’t showed the entire set-up. Our most recent modification has been to add long closet rods down both sides of the...
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A few weeks ago I saw an adorable idea over at Grace Violet– a way to make a little girl’s skirt from a kitchen towel. I found some adorable spring-colored towels at WalMart ($2 each) and on Monday, when I was in extreme need of a doldrum-lifting activity, I finally got around to making...
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After days of paint-angst, during which I trialed no fewer than 7 shades of paint, I finally picked my color– a pale yellow called ‘Chanterelle’ which I found in the Wal-Mart paint collection.  My wonderful brother in law painted the whole great room/kitchen while we were on vacation, in exchange for my husband’s assistance...
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Thought I ought to at least give you a peek at the source of yesterday’s angst. The five colors below are the ones I’ve tried. The lightest ones were first– blah, boring, fall asleep. The one at center top is the one that looks like fry sauce in daylight. (For the uninitiated, fry sauce...
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Funny thing happened when we found out that insurance was paying a couple hundred bucks to have our bathroom repainted.  My usual modus operandi is to DIY all house paint jobs in fits and starts over 3 weeks of time, all the while sternly and constantly reminding children to stay out of the paint. ...
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The trail of workers wandering through our house has abated, but only a little. Today I visited with the disaster cleanup boss, the restoration contractor, and the plumber. I also ordered tile and vinyl. You can see our choices in the picture. At the bottom of the picture is the vinyl for the floor....
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In 12 minutes a lady is supposed to be here to help me pick out tile and vinyl for our new (old, flooded) bathroom, so I can’t talk long. Hoping to find some nice new flooring which hopefully we will get to enjoy for a good long time. We are also expecting the bid...
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