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New Hobbies!
Image courtesy The Purl BeeSo sorry I missed posting last week! It’s for a good reason: I have hobbies again!I took a class at a local yarn shop to learn how to make this cowl.And I’ve been reading.And Matt and I have been playing speed Scrabble. We give ourselves one minute per turn. It’s actually been a really fun way get in a quick game. It also makes the process feel more engaging because we aren’t looking at our phones or doing something else during the other person’s turn. The only way it doesn’t completely stress me out is if I spend the first couple… Read More -
Kitchen Island Chalkboard
It’s finished! We finally converted our kitchen island wall into a chalkboard. I had the idea to do this before we even built our house (I just though it would be the perfect place for our boys to have a big open canvass). Once we started using the space (picture lots of scuff marks from feet), I realized it made even more sense to turn it into a chalkboard.Steps:- I wish I would’ve sanded the wall to smooth it out. Note to self for next time! I think the bumps look okay, but they make writing difficult.
- Tape around the edges. I prefer Frog Tape to regular painter’s tape.
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DIY Kid Pants
Thank you for all the support and love! I look forward to writing an update soon. For now, here’s a post I wrote before Tate’s arrival…Now that summer is in full swing in Austin, so are the mosquitoes. Henry must have the sweetest kind of blood or else he spends an inordinate amount of time outside or maybe his mom is adverse to using the kind of bug spray that actually works (no DEET for us) or perhaps he scratches bug bites and scabs more than the average kid.Or all of the above!I’ve tried keeping his nails really short, applying non-DEET bug spray religiously, using… Read More
