Quick answer, a fraction of the cost of hiring a local pool contractor. When we started out on this journey one year ago (well when we definitively went from pinning ideas to ordering a pool kit) we thought it might cost about $20,000 – which was […]

Do you have grit? Some middle school math skills? A hardworking team of family, children, neighbors, & friends with some grit and tools? A few weeknights and weekends that you would rather not be sitting inside relaxing after work and in between soccer games? The […]

This was the side yard for the better part of four years. It’s too bad, too, because the sandbox play area we turned it into would have been perfect for the big kids when they were toddlers, during which time I was also doing daycare. […]

If your kids are like mine, they want to scoop up ALL the seashells from the beach and take them home. They look for the biggest, shiniest shells and without hesitation, throw them into the bucket. Last year I didn’t want to come home with […]

A rainbow walk is the perfect ‘date’ to take your child on for their ‘special time‘. It is a simple assignment; as you walk around your neighborhood, look for a plant in each of the colors of the rainbow! The only rule is obvious: no […]

It did not take long for me to lose count of the number of times I have raked the leaves under the Magnolia tree in our backyard.  We have this one little area with some potential for grass and this Magnolia (aka litter tree) was […]

The story behind this board is one of my best. Epic even. And it is coming soon 🙂

I had no idea how much light we were missing out on by having a solid wood entry door. Once the mudroom was finished, it felt like a little light might give the space the final touch, and it definitely did! I bought this solid […]

These snapshots are a favorite part of every project. Because let’s face it, life continues even when the water is off, the countertops are gone, or there is no floor for a week 🙂 How you cope says a lot about you, and what it […]