As my husband said today, our house is looking more like a home: we have electricity and light fixtures at last. Yesterday, my mother-in-law and I primed the living room ceiling in preparation for the new fixture going in there.  The primer dripped in my hair and my face and also spattered all over the floor even though we

Yesterday was a special day in our family.  We got to celebrate this little girl: Luciana is now three!  This is the first birthday that we've been able to celebrate Luciana's birthday as our daughter. Greg & I were licensed as foster parents in June of 2010 and in August of that year, I received a phone call

There has been a lot of progress in the past week, but I think that it's not terribly exciting to look at in photos (except for people like me).   First, three tons of cobwebs have been sucked up.  The upstairs bedroom has been insulated: The half dead tree from the backyard has been removed: The trim & doors

This post is dedicated to the person who invented sandpaper.  You are truly a genius.   I went to the house on Saturday morning to choose a stain color.  The decision was a lot harder than I had anticipated…I mean, I can't mess this choice up or I will regretfully live with it FOREVER.  Lots of pressure. I