This week is one year since my first post about Henry’s journey so I thought maybe some of you would want an update on how he is doing. Since his palate repair in October he has been amazing! He eats great and now only wants to feed himself with a spoon. It’s sometimes messy but …

I love photos, especially of my son. But, there are some places that you can’t  put a beautiful framed picture (the car, locker,bathroom mirror, etc) so you have to settle for just a photo taped to something. That’s not pretty. I decided to make a “stick-able” picture frame I could stick anywhere, even my car! The best …

I wrote a post “How to LOVE your home, Not just live in it” and one of the suggestions was always use meaningful art. Whether it’s a painting, photograph or a wall piece, only hang pieces you love. Don’t hang something because you need to fill a space. I wanted to give you some inspiration on …

I’m obsessed with driftwood. I admit it. I have made a lot of driftwood home decor accents that are strewn around our home. But one that I love is the what I call a  “burst” I hung in our sunroom that we are renovating. There was a space toward the ceiling that was screaming…put something …

Do any of you have a room that you LOVE but also hate at the same time? I did. It was our sunroom. When we went on our first showing of our house I loved this 3 season room off of the dining room/kitchen. It had a ton of new windows, high ceilings with a …

Let’s face it, we all have one. A junk drawer. Maybe some of you refer to it as “a drawer of useful things” or “a drawer of items that do not have a spot to call home,” or what we say, “THE DRAWER”. Whatever you refer to it as, for this post’s sake, it’s a …

I have two Ikea picture ledges in my dining room that were looking kind of bare since I put away the Christmas decor this week. I figured since the next holiday is Valentines Day, I wanted to go a little sweet. I came up with this printable and I think it’s perfect for our ledge! It’s …

My parents are fantastic. Every time they take the 4.5 hour journey to come visit us, I immediately take out my Master List on what projects I would like to work on while they are here. Either it’s for them to help me, or just to watch the little guy while I finish a project. …

Our downstairs family room is one of the rooms where we haven’t really done much since moving in except for painting…but yes there are a lot of plans in my head for this room…. The hearth around the wood stove was brick. But it wasn’t just brick, it was brick RED and I hated it. …

One of the projects that has been on my master house list has finally been crossed off! I have been wanting to do some kind of entry way project where our side door comes in since we moved in. Originally I was thinking wainscoting with a shelf and hooks, but it was about $35 dollars …

    So the holiday projects have started and I’m excited about the one I just finished! This sweater wreath was sooo easy! It’s the perfect project to do while watching TV or while your little one is napping! Things you need: (Affiliate links, see full disclosure here.) A sweater (or two) you don’t wear …

      I love long curtains. I feel like they give a room elegance and just feel a little cozier. What my husband hates is when we have to use our baseboard heat they could potentially get too hot and catch on fire. Here is our easy solution and it works like a charm!

This post was posted about a year before I made the now extremely popular Burlap Wreath Video Tutorial Post. Because of the popularity of that post, I have decided to use this post as just the written instructions for the Easiest Burlap Wreath Ever! Supplies: (Affiliate links for your convenience. See full disclosure here.) Burlap ribbon: …

When we started house hunting I knew I didn’t want a Raised Ranch or some of you call it a split entry. But that is what we got and I had to make the most of it. At the top of the stairs was a typical raised ranch iron railing. I hated it. I felt …

I don’t know what the word is for that huge lump of weight that has been sitting on your shoulders for a year finally sliding off is, but that is what I want to to type in the largest font possible right now. Last Monday was the day I had been looking forward to for …

  What an awesome summer we had with Little Henry! (Even though I think my biggest highlight was finally being done with his nose stents on August 20th) I know the nose stents are a necessary evil, but boy did I HATE them! Anyway, now we have a whole other hurdle to jump over. Palate …

One of the reasons we bought this house was an amazing sunroom off of the kitchen/dining room. But it looked like it was out of an 90’s issue of DIY Home, especially the ceiling fan.  So as I was priming the walls and a beam in the ceiling I realized if I wanted to update …

3 weeks after Henry’s lip/nose/gum repair surgery he had nose stents placed. This is the most aggravating things we have had to deal with so far. The nose stents are put into place to shape and open up the inside of the nose and keep scar tissue from blocking the nasal passage. Some surgeons or …

Are you excited!? That was one of the first things people would ask me when I mentioned that Henry’s surgery was coming up. How do I answer…am I excited about no more NAM and taping everyday? Yes. Am I excited that my son will be put through a 7.5 hour surgery, have a “three” week …

When Henry was born he was taken to the Nursery for monitoring because his heart rate would speed up and then drop. We were told by our cleft team that many hospitals would always just take cleft babies into the NICU. The cleft team was very adamant that if the only reason the baby was …