As I looked back through the photos we took in Cincinnati during the two weeks we were there visiting our kids and their babies in early October, one word kept coming to my mind. Thankful. Cara and Tim are always so welcoming and always open to our visits. The level of comfortable is second to … Read More
And now there are four
We arrived in Cincy in time (Wednesday, September 23) to give a very expectant momma and daddy a little relief before baby #2 arrived, help where needed, and go to the park with a soon to be big sister! Before baby arrived, we got in a few trips to the park and some wagon rides, … Read More
Cincy trip and another baby shower
Eleven hours and five states and we arrive in Cincinnati. Worth.Every.Mile. Spring Break here in the Med City made it possible for Nate and Danae to join us which gave us an entertaining road trip. Cara’s mother-in-love, and her 3 sister-in-loves put on really nice family baby shower for our girl. My mom and sister … Read More
Cincinnati Road Trip, Part 2
His photos. His comments. Guest blogger: Kirk Paul Brown Stadium (home of the Bengals): Good Seats — lower deck — living large: Bengals had a big win over the Jets 49-9! My host for the day… thanks Tim! All lit up… Nice pavers on this street near Cara & Tim’s place… (Editor’s note: Kirk walked … Read More
Cincinnati Road Trip
Our annual fall Cincinnati trip — October 2013. Avoided Chicagoland this trip east by taking a southern route to Cincinnati. Though I missed stopping at some of our favorite “haunts” for lunch in the area Kirk and I grew up in, we didn’t miss hitting all the traffic. The southern route is much more peaceful … Read More
Wrap Up
Thought I’d give y’all a peek into some of the spaces in the house we didn’t paint. The upstairs apartment (2nd floor) is where the kitchen, living room/alcove, dining room, full bathroom, and master bedroom are. At the opposite end of the hall from the kitchen is a door to a back stairway. One stairwell … Read More
Work Week
Day 6: Thursday Hang in there friends, we are almost done with this home tour! Here’s the living room… Alcove before Alcove after living room before living room after view from dining room corner (near kitchen) before & after Walls: Sherwin Williams Alpaca Curtains: HomeGoods Plant/Planter: IKEA Lamp: HomeGoods Tim made the black cabinet in … Read More
Work Week
Day 5 we put a second coat on the dining room walls and painted the living room. Dining room before moving in… Dining room when we arrived… Taping. I don’t tape. However, taping is very necessary when painting stripes/lines. The dining room gets a nice wide navy blue stripe at chair rail height. Mr. D … Read More
Work Week – day 4
Tuesday morning I put a pot of homemade soup in the slow cooker, had a cup of coffee, and a leftover bagel and we got busy. Again. Mr. D worked on hooking up 2 washing machines and one dryer. Yes, two washers. There is a set for each apartment. While Mr. D worked diligently in … Read More