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Progress?

July 30, 2014

Progress?

I've been working on the front windows and door.  It's tedious work to get the old paint off.  Shocker, I know.  There's about 3-4 layers of chippy paint and I've been alternating sanding with the heat gun. It's slow but satisfying progress. After sanding After heat gun However, I'm not in the slow mood as I'm living with
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Reminiscing

July 28, 2014

Reminiscing

I am feeling nostalgic this week.  Last night, the girls were so excited to tell me that our gigantic rose of sharon tree was blooming.  It occurred to me that this was an event we missed last year because we didn't live here when it bloomed. via One year ago, our family was living in a two bedroom
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Bastille Days

July 14, 2014

Bastille Days

It's a tradition for our family to go to Bastille Days in downtown Milwaukee.  There's live music, artists, dancing, entertainment, great food galore and a guy that walks around with a lizard. My two favorite things about going to Bastille Days is that a.) it's FREE  and b.) these mouthfuls of deliciousness: via Mmmm.  Beignets.   This is
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The Sunroom Plan.

July 11, 2014

The Sunroom Plan.

I have been thinking a lot about what to do in the sunroom of our house and within the past two weeks, I think I finally have a plan. The room feels a little formal right now with all the woodwork (that I have yet to refinish) but I do have a very cool tribal rug in there.
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The Fourth.

July 07, 2014

The Fourth.

4th of July week was ridiculously fun.  As a mommy, it's sometimes just fun, even necessary, to just have an all-out, run the kiddos around kind of time.  We did Summerfest and the zoo. The girls camped with their cousin and actually made it through the night in a tent.  We went to a wedding, to the Madison
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Waterlogue

July 03, 2014

Waterlogue

I just found a great app.  So great, in fact, that I actually paid for it.  First time for everything, I guess. It's called Waterlogue and it's available on the App Store for $2.99. After some trial and error, I found that the best candidates for these photos are closeups without a lot of background detail.  You can
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