I can’t believe that in a little over a month we’ll be taking Kelsey to move-in at college. {Insert wailing and caterwauling here.} As I get ready to watch my little fledging leave the nest and test out her wings, I hope and pray that I’ve taught her everything she needs to know to safely navigate ... read more
My Kind of Garden
Tripp and I worked in the yard all day Saturday installing a new sprinkler head. We spent the day digging a 12 inch deep trench, making a trip to Home Depot (what weekend would be complete without one I ask?), extending the existing sprinkler line, and finally adding the new pop-up sprayer. To ... read more
Glasses Half-full
Pop-quiz! The following picture of drinking glasses is: a. glasses from a dinner party the night before b. impromptu vases for garden flowers c. an experiment in musical acoustics d. the number of my water glasses collected from around the house in one day. If you ... read more
Bathroom Renovation–Epilogue
It was about this time last month that Tripp installed the final towel bar and I finished filling our Q-tip and cotton ball canisters in our brand new, bright and twinkle-y bathroom. We’ve been using it for about a month now, and after approximately 120 teethbrushings, 60 showers, and 20 ... read more
I can do this.
You know that scene from Father of the Bride? The one where Annie tells her father, George (played so perfectly by the incredibly talented Steve Martin), that she is getting married. Annie at the age of 24 or so is sitting across the table from her parents and begins to describe how she and her ... read more
Unwinterized
We finally got the boat back from being unwinterized just in time for Father’s Day weekend. My parents and my brother and his girlfriend came for a fun day on water. After some nachos at our new favorite lake hangout, Barnacle Bill’s, it was time to get tubing. My brother considers ... read more
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