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Pretty Peony Blog
Decided to dress up this year for the Knights of Columbus Halloween party and will also be doing the same look for tonight's trick-or-treating. This look was founded on Instagram and seemed easy enough. It wasn't as easy as it looked, to be honest, but the end result was so much fun to look at. ... Continue Reading →
Took these earlier this month and just really love the colors. It had rained during the night, and as always, the rain makes everything more vibrant. Our Keeshond, Teddy, will be turning 4 years old on the 31st of this month. Each year, I love her more and more. She is great company and so... Continue Reading →
It's all done! It's such a relief and it's a very beautiful kitchen now. Not that it wasn't before but it's just a lot more fun to play in it. We are not completely done though. There are still a few things we need to add like cabinet knobs and matching outlet colors on the... Continue Reading →
Husband put in the backsplash to cut cost. Before his current career and before loading and unloading for UPS, he tiled for a living. He worked through a company but billed his own hours, so in essence, he was his own business. He would get up just before dawn and head downtown to the heart... Continue Reading →
Here's the new faucet and sink. It's beautiful.
The granite counter tops are done. The faucet looks tilted because it wasn't screwed in yet. The plumber came the day after the granite went in and put in the plumbing and faucet.
Junk inside the island area. We had the house built in 2009 and were always suspicious of things like this from the construction crew. Once we found a soda can inside the wall after they had sealed it up. They had to move or add an outlet and when the construction guy broke through the... Continue Reading →
Husband and I decided to remodel our kitchen. We had laminate countertops and are now going with granite. Here are some before photos:
The girls are both officially in school for the 20016/17 school year and I am back to having more time for myself and with my husband on his days off work. I remember when the kids were babies and toddlers and kept me on my toes. Now, they rarely need me. It's nice but sometimes... Continue Reading →
Went to lunch with my sister. It's always nice to spend time catching up over lots of food. After lunch, I went over to my parents' and Mom gave me some cucumbers from her garden and some Hmong herbs. Every year I ask her for herbs to plant in my pot because I don't have... Continue Reading →
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