I knew it was a big deal, I just didn’t know the jargon or how big a difference it would make: basement windows. The verbiage is “Egress Window”, and in short it means bringing a basement window up to current fire code saftey. This means no more windows so high or small that safe escape…
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Fabulous Facelift – Clearing Clutter, Phase 2
With the food storage room standing as a beacon of hope, we dug into the next phase of de-cluttering on Saturday. To begin, I have to share a few photos of the back bedroom we had cleaned the week before. It was emptied and the carpet torn out. I had prepped the floor and for…
Fabulous Facelift – Clearing Clutter, Phase 1
The hard work has officially begun. They say you have to make a mess to clean a mess. I’m finding this to be most true! Before we can get to the repair, maintenance and upgrade projects in the house we have to clear the clutter. Last week we tackled the forbidden fruit room. No pun…
New Beginnings and Returning to My Roots
Yes, it’s both a new beginning and a return to my roots. 21 years ago I was making plans to leave the home I’d grown up in to start a new life with my future husband. Oh the planning and busy nature of that time, I remember it well. I was working two jobs, going…
Chocolate Play Dough
Every mom appreciates an easy activity. Today’s hit was making chocolate play dough. Chocolate Play Dough Recipe 1 1/2 C Flour 1/2 C Cocoa 1/2 C Salt 2 tsp Cream of tarter 1 1/2 T Vegetable Oil 1 C boiling water 1. Mix the dry ingredients together 2. Add oil and water 3. Mix together…
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It’s 2012. Twelve years ago, many of the civilized world thought the world was going to end at the turn of the century. History books refer to the phenomenon as Y2K. This year we have a new wave of anxiety over the Mayan calendar ending on December 21, 2012. I suppose you could live your…
My Middle Ground
It’s cold. It’s snowing. I miss the desert southwest when it’s like this. So I cope with a sunroom with mom’s plants to soothe me. I can almost look beyond the white stuff outside.
Still Worthy of Sharing
About this same time six years ago (yikes!) I shared this article. It’s worthy of repeating. It was called: Point of View Truths. Several years ago I received a copy of the following story. It hit me with deep impact. Maybe it was because my own mother taught me at an early age that a…
I Missed It
Admittedly, I loved being a desert rat. Living in the desert southwest was full of the most amazing weather during what I knew to be the worst time of year growing up. The months of October through April are so beautiful in Arizona, the temperatures so mild and even. It was like the best of…