Last weekend, my kids spent an afternoon at my mom and stepfather’s house. Each time the boys visit, my mom usually has some kind of craft planned. With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, this time was no different… On this visit, my mom (“Mimi” to them) taught them about Ireland and came up with…
I mentioned last week how I was having such a “grand time”painting the bookcases in my office. What a project! Well, I can proudly announce that they are finished! I painted them Benjamin Moore’s Decorator’s White in a satin finish to match the color of the crown molding. I love the crisp white color, especially…
All I have to say is… Painting bookcases is not a lot of fun! It’s great to have the One Room Challenge Linking Party at Calling It Home to keep me motivated though! It took me one day to prime them, two days to get the first coat on and another day to get 3/4…
Are you looking for a Halloween costume for adults that isn’t too “adult”? (You know what I mean). Yeah, you’ve seen some of those inappropriate costumes in the party stores. Instead, why don’t you travel back to one of your favorite decades? 1980s Halloween Costume for Adults: Oh, did I say, one of “your”…
To celebrate my son’s 9th birthday, we hosted a Lego Themed Party…at our house…with 15 boys. Yes, 15 boys…Inside…I can’t believe I agreed to it. But somehow we managed to survive the crazy day! Welcome to the Lego Themed Party: As they guests arrived, the Lego door sign welcomed them and set the tone for…
As I mentioned in yesterday’s Weekend Pupdate, the kids and I built a boat this weekend. But not just any boat…a shark boat! We signed up to race in a cardboard boat race at our pool and spent part of Saturday and all day Sunday putting it together. At first, we really didn’t have much…