My mom is the youngest of two children. Two girls. No boys. The two girls had six girls between them. No boys. No nephews. No brothers. When we get together, it’s a high estrogen event. My three sisters + me + our two cousins and our moms. Aunt Sally turned 79 in May. Mom hosted … Read More
What I did on my blog vacation
Sometimes blog vacations are a good thing and a much needed break. Mr. D and I have not only been up to our ears with the cottage remodel (still going on), but we’ve also had plenty of other activities keeping us busy, busy, busy. Choosing not to blog for these couple weeks was good. Helped … Read More
Mile High City
Just when I think I’m getting back in my bloggin’ groove, I skip town! Late Monday afternoon I returned from my first ever trip to the “Mile High City” where I spent five days and four nights visiting good friends Mr. & Mrs. V who moved to Denver from Rochester last summer. Delta got me … Read More
Phase I Complete
Baby Girl hosted a girls night at TheCottage Friday night. Mr. D and I agreed to leave for a few hours so the girls could have TheCottage to themselves. So…. Friday we woke up with a LOT of work to do! 1. Queen bed had to be dismantled, moved and set back up. 2. Two … Read More
Bride weekend!
All day Friday was spent getting TheCottage cleaned, baking, cooking, putting away paint cans and tools and putting 3 bedrooms back together. Mr. D finished up the flooring in the three upstairs bedrooms and helped me move the furniture back in so some very special ladies could use them for the night. Baby Girl hosted … Read More
Concert. Greenies. Shoes.
Baby Girl scored us tickets to a Phillip Phillips concert at WSU. As a current student (Masters program) she gets the student price on tickets $5 tickets. Yes. Please. Us “oldies” figured we’d watch the concert from the bleachers. That lasted for about 5 minutes — before we were down on the floor with … Read More
Randoms on April first!
Random stuff today. Sure, why not. It’s April Fools Day. Got home from work today and favorite son (who was visiting) was grinning ear to ear. I see the foil covered pan on the counter. Me: {smiling} “you baked today?” Him: “Yep, I made brownies!” Me: “Impressive” Me: {uncovering pan} …. “dang” He had … Read More
Wordless Wednesday
last day of winter
Temporary Digs
With the flooring in bedroom #2 complete, we are moving on to bedroom #3. The master bedroom. Which means we need to move the master bedroom into the room we first finished. Which means moving everything from bedroom #1 and bedroom #2 into bedroom #2. Here’s how the moving has gone down: Move furniture from Room … Read More
Another room
Mr. D knocked out another room this past week. New flooring and a closet update. A fresh (new) coat of paint on the walls. (SW Aura White on walls) Freshly painted trim. (Behr trim paint -off-the-shelf in satin finish) It feels sooooo fresh and nice in here! Brighter and lighter. We’ve been kickin’ around … Read More