to market, to market

Happy Monday morning to you! I’m currently STILL in pajamas as I write to you today, recovering from the whirlwind weekend to Market. We were all bright eyed (sort of) on Saturday morning and ready to tackle the day, although we had no clue just how huge this...

a perfectly imperfect shop coming soon!

After painting with the famous Chalk Paint for a year and a half, we decided it was time to carry it our antiques space and online.  I confess:  I thought it would be fun and a great way to expand our business and brand, but I had no idea how wonderful it would be to...

the decision on the walls & knowing you

So I happened to watch a preview for American Girl, Makenna something-something, and the young sprite said, “No one can achieve greatness without the help of others.” And big, fat, Southern tears tried to crawl their way out of my once-dry eyes. And I...

25 Things

1. The Keurig? It rocks. 2.  I do, however, find it only encourages my mad addiction. 3.  And now, I can make hot cocoa in a flash, too. 4.  It’s dangerous, people. 5.  Speaking of dangerous, I just saw a preview for Shutter Island. 6.  That movie completely...

on the homeschooling front…

Quite some time ago, I knew I wanted to teach my children.  I had no idea if we would homeschool or send them to public or private schools…I just knew I would teach them. We want to play a serious role in our children’s education, or more accurately, their...

Ava’s Painted Floors

Well, way back when in the middle ages, I decided to make over Ava’s room. This was BEFORE we took her crib down, and the plan was to transition straight into a big-girl room. I’ve found with both kids this gets them all excited about being in their own...