This morning I awoke to the surprise of snow. It's been snowing on and off throughout the day but it's not sticking.  Luckily I was able to capture the prettiness before it all melted. Great News! Our pack yard design was approved.  I will try to document as we go with before and after photos. ... Continue Reading →

The daffodils bloomed last week.  This week, I believe, three have bloomed.  As for the tulips, they are getting close to blooming.  I'd say either by the end of this week or the weekend, they'll definitely be exposing their vivid brights. We went to Lowe's to get a plum colored bush but I found some... Continue Reading →

It's that time for husband and I to start on our backyard landscaping.  Husband has sketched out what we want it to look like.  He researched bushes, flowers, trees, and rocks putting into consideration our neighbor's view of the mountains.  There were a couple of Japanese blossoms we liked.  One would grow to about 30/35... Continue Reading →

Wish we would get more rainfalls in this part of the state.  It's been so dry.  It snowed a couple of days ago but melted way too quickly.  I'm happy to see signs of spring popping up slowly around here though.  Just a tiny bit of green makes me smile.  Here's what I found in... Continue Reading →

When life feels big and overwhelming, remember, we are merely the toys playing our parts.  

Husband and I have been contemplating a home theater in our unfinished basement.  We got the idea when we went house hunting about 5 years ago.  We never even knew such a thing existed before then, but after seeing them, we knew it was something we wanted.  I've looked online and saw some really neat... Continue Reading →

Spring is officially here! Well, actually the first day of spring was on Sunday, the 20th.  Last fall husband planted a bunch of tulips down both sides of the driveway.  Within the last few weeks I've checked both sides and didn't see any sign of the tulips coming through.  I got worried thinking maybe husband... Continue Reading →