Delicious Recipes to Keep my Family of Four Happy and Full
When my oldest son was in Kindergarten I didn’t see one piece of art work all year. Then in June on the last week of school he brought home a folder bigger than him full of all the art he had created that year. I was overjoyed looking through it.
I wasn’t sure what to do with it, so we hung it in his closet for the next year. Then he finished 1st grade and brought home an even bigger folder of art. So we took down the art in his closet and hung the new art.
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The corner of Prichard and Cayuta Ave was right in the middle of our houses. Each of us came from a different direction, each from a different point of the triangle, so of course, that is where we would meet to walk to school together.
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Hello! Sometimes you have a regular old maple bathroom vanity and it works. It does its job of holding your tooth paste and hair brush and razor. But something may be missing, besides the mascara or toothbrush.
It’s missing a real personality. …
Usually, birthdays are amazing, exciting moments for me. This year my boys made me gorgeous cards and put them on my pillow to find when I woke up. My parents and in-laws sent my mad money to buy something special. My hubby asked and asked and asked what I wanted for my birthday dinner.
However; this year I had no clue. In fact, I really wasn’t hungry.
I’m not sure what it is, but this year, I really wasn’t into the whole birthday celebration.
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Once upon a time there were two teachers and two students who loved each other and lived together under the same roof. This little family was home together everyday all summer and it was wonderful….except for one thing….
there were too many glasses on the counter.
All. the. time.
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My husband has been asking to build a garden full of fresh vegetables for a long time now. I have always been in favor, but we could never find a place for it. After thinking on it for awhile, we found a spot in the front yard and Matt got to work.
He up-cycled old pieces of wood, our wonderful neighbors gave us some dirt that was left over from their front yard project, we bought some chicken wire to keep the deer out. Then we all went and picked out the fresh, organic veggies….beans, watermelon, strawberries, lettuce, cucumbers.
Oh, I can’t wait to have strawberries and lettuce!
And as Matt was walking around the perimeter of the garden putting up the fence, I noticed that there was going to be left over wire.
The wheels started turning and I knew I would be putting that to good use.
So I searched the basement for an unused frame and made a few Miner adjustments. “Lettuce” get to work, shall we? Sorry, I couldn’t resist!
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My husband is a pretty easy going guy. When I give him a list of things to fix or create or do for me around the house he is pretty agreeable about doing it. I love that man.
So when we took our picket fence down, I had a ton of ideas of what to do with the wood.
And when I posted my February mantel here, I got a lot of emails about the backdrop. Funny, how so many people loved on it and my husband, although he gladly made it for me, very much disliked it.
OK….he hated it.
Oh boy, did I hear complaints about it.
So here are the directions for making your own…just give them to your husband….or if he isn’t into it, make it yourself….it is so easy.
You need:
wood planks, small nails, nail gun or hammer, wire, eye hooks
To Make:
Lay out your planks {I used 8 to fit my wall space}
Put another plank vertically on top and nail it to all the planks. Do the same at the other end.
Screw Eye hooks into each vertical plank.
Twist wire onto the eye hooks
Once it was put together I white washed the planks….mix 1 part white paint and 1 part water…brush on and wipe off to your liking.
Hang and enjoy!
I also added a nail to the bottom corner, on the front, to hang a picture frame on it.
Now that I have had this hanging for awhile, my husband doesn’t complain about it anymore. It is even been rumored around here he now loves this hanging over our mantel.
Hmm, what is next on my list for him?
When did you know that you were finally all grown up?
It is a tough question to answer especially when we do not really ever want to grow up.
I think, for me; even over getting married, starting my teaching career, or having children the moment I knew that I had grown up was when I had a knock-down-drag-out week of debate with our gas company over a major mishap with our bill. And it was a mishap on their end, I might add….but isn’t it always?
I know what you are thinking….that isn’t glamorous. at. all.
But I kept my cool. I researched my account. I didn’t yell at the very misguided business manager. I fought smart. And in the end {without getting into the messy details} I negotiated a very fair deal with them that settled the whole dispute. I was finally. all. grown. up….
