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One of Miss Enigma’s favorite past times is digging in the dirt. Last year for her birthday, I suggested Grandpa make her a sandbox. It has been the best birthday gift ever. She has played in it almost every day for two years. During our family Easter, I noticed all of the kids where playing [...]
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Do your children create a never ending stream of artwork? Mine do! And when I say never ending, I mean day after day art, art, art! “This one is for you Mommy! This one’s for Daddy! Do you like the way I drew this? Do you like the way I painted that? Do you like [...]
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Yes, My House is one big advertisement for IKEA! I don’t purchase artwork for my kiddos’ rooms. Why would I? My children make the most beautiful artwork and it is certainly frame worthy! After all I am their Mommy. Everything they do is cute. (Well almost everything!*%#*!) My children are prolific artists and we have [...]
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Before Photo Since we moved into our little home built in 1952 we have tackled many projects. From totally gutting the kitchen to adding on a new master bedroom and bath. One thing I have learned is it is hard to homeschool, remodel and blog all at the same time. My plan was to take [...]
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Do Command Strips Work? Yes, Command Strips Work. And they’re quick and easy! It’s no longer reaching temperatures over the century mark here in South Texas, so we’ve declared it officially Fall. Now you must understand that temperatures in the 80′s and low 90′s qualify as fall weather in our neck of the woods. Don’t [...]
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It’s that time of year . . . when we pack-up all of the Christmas decor and . . . sigh . . . and dream of a new year in which everything is organized and in it’s place. Our family has actually been living an organizational saga (also known as an organizational nightmare). About [...]
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It’s a literal mad house around here! Right this VERY minute I’m deciding framed or unframed shower glass. Heck it’s only a $1000.00 difference! (Guess which one my Man of Steel picked.) Which will it be, quartz counter top or satin tempered glass counter top? The decision must be made right now to finish on [...]
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Before Photo! When we purchased our little home built in 1952, we knew we were going to remodel everything inside and out, from top to bottom, room by room. The first DIY project we tackled was the kid’s teeny-tiny bathroom. The only thing you can’t see in this before photo is the bathtub to the [...]
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These are just a FEW of the lessons this Home Remodel Project is teaching Me! 1. Be Patient: Before we bought our little two bedroom home we met with three contractors and began drawing-up plans for gutting the kitchen and adding-on a new master bedroom/bathroom. The first 6 months after moving in we tackled our [...]
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Our current master bath / laundry room combo (Yes, a master bath / laundry room combo!) . . . is on it’s way out! Hooray! Saturday, MacGyver became our demolition man. He did most of the demolition himself, with Daddy talking him through the process and teaching him how to use all of the tools [...]
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It’s official; our family will always be a part of this house first built in 1952. Oh my gosh, the concrete truck is bigger than my house! Now you know why we needed to add-on! My never ending HGTV episode continues . . . I didn’t think pouring a slab could be so entertaining. It [...]
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The children are constant observers of our little home remodeling construction project. MacGyver is recording our construction progress in his journal. journal entry, second grade, age 7 On Friday, he and Miss Engima grabbed their journals and parked themselves by the backdoor, taking in all of the action. MacGyver is all about the facts! journal [...]
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Welcome to our home! Just look for the house with the magenta door. A little over two years ago we moved into a home built in 1952. Here is MacGyver breaking in the backyard on move-in day. It has some hardwood floors and an enormous back yard. That’s about where the charm ends. But in [...]
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