I've honestly been saying no to everything fun for the last several weeks because we're knee deep in boxes and have had a house full of contractors at all times. It's been a good month, but it's been full and overwhelming and packed to the brim with to-dos and wishlists and shopping trips. When my sister asked me to tag along to the pumpkin patch on Saturday, I knew I needed to say no, but I'm so glad I didn't. We snuck away for a few hours and the packing tape was exactly where I left it when we returned. Thank goodness for sweet sisters and brother cousins and beautiful fall weather when we need it! We are still dying in ninety degree afternoons and praying for actual fall in Alabama, but Saturday morning was perfect. Sure, it was blazing hot by afternoon, but when you're at the farm ...
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In Love with my Orange Door
Have I mentioned that I painted our front door? When Kamin decided several months ago to have her fall/Christmas photography mini-sessions at my house, I knew a little "spring" cleaning was in order. Since Beemer regularly claws the front door when she wants to come inside, I knew we would need a fresh coat of paint. The existing door was a pretty chocolate brown and it looked pretty good with the new roof. I still couldn't help but dream of a bright door since everything else about our house is neutral. To say that Josh was disappointed with my selection is putting it mildly. He is thoroughly unimpressed with the orange door and wants me to repaint it. Today. He suggested a bright red, but I feel like everybody has a red door. I've suggested lime green and aquamarine, but so far I've ...
Falling for Fall
If you have small kids you'll know where that title came from. I've been hearing Zee sing, "It feels like I'm falling for fall" for days now. We watch way too much Nick Jr. around here. Despite the fact that I felt pretty terrible most of the weekend, I did get around to cleaning my house and I didn't stop there. I told Garan several weeks ago that I have virtually no fall decorations and she inspired me to be creative. I normally wouldn't need somebody to tell me that, but this pregnancy is really sapping my creative juices! I'm not generally a fan of Halloween decorations because I want whatever I do to last through Thanksgiving and I didn't want anything that looked too crafty or homespun. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a grapevine wreath and like every other blogger in America I ...