It was less than 4 hours ago that I was telling Derek I really had nothing to blog about lately. Other than our 4-legged children and house ...

So we decided to meet our good friends from Orlando down on the Ft. Lauderdale beach this past week for some fun in the sun (and to relieve ...

Channing Tatum is SEXY! ( Ok sorry... had to get that out) . But really, that's what made me want to read this book; the nonstop commerc...

The hideous, vinyl kitchen floors are finally gone! We officially have replaced the kitchen, hallway, guest bathroom and closet floors with ...

Guess who now officially has a huge, plush dog bed large enough to hold two labs ( one that is even a bit chunky )? That's right! The gi...

Derek and I take much pride in yard work and our landscaping. We're far from professionals, but we consider ourselves strong at making a...

One thing we LOVED about our new home is the three sets of 'nook shelves' (as we call them) that we have. Kind of like built-in shel...

Anyone need an old 1970's stove? Nope... didn't think so. Neither did we and our second stainless appliance is officially in! Next ...

Ice cream pretty much equals heaven for the dogs in this household. When we make our rare trip to splurge on some yummy frozen custard, we g...

I officially have my new obsession - Wall Words! I know they've been around for a few years, but I can't wait to use them around the...

Spring has officially started and that means only one thing. Our 7.5 year old first born will lose 3 pounds over the next month. Not because...

Dereks parents gave us Michael Buble tickets here in Cleveland for Derek's recent graduation gift. He's pretty much one of the sex...

Yep! That's right... you read it correctly. $.89 gas! That's what we paid yesterday afternoon at the pump. Let's back up a few ...

So we've been in "Tha Cleve" for just over a month now and our feelings are slowly but surely changing about this place. Last ...

One word = Deep. Different from the books I traditionally like to read, this thought-provoking piece of work by William P. Young draws you...

To the left is my little sun-lover who's sitting in my office wanting to go out onto the upper balcony. Too bad she didn't realize...

After our failed attempt last weekend, Derek and I ventured back South to the Strongsville, OH toboggan chutes last night! If anyone thinks...

Slowly but surely we'll have this house looking exactly how we like it! This past weekend another item on our to do list got knocked off...

"Visitor weekend" number three was my little brother who came up last Saturday. We decided not to spend the entire time working on...

I'm going to try my best not to make this blog a "house project" blog, but seeing as how that's pretty much all we're ...

So the people before us had a major fascination with the colors silver and black, much unlike Dereks and my taste. Thankfully, with both of ...