2018 – Mosquito Menace Last year, we had a slight weed problem in the garden…leading to the hubby’s Extreme Weed Control method. Actually it was a nightmare…the mosquitos made it unbearable to enter the garden thus becoming an overgrown jungle which encouraged more mosquitos. 2019: Record Rain for May…. Rain, rain, go away…that was my…
Continue ReadingAnother loss in the family We were so excited in February when we finally got a record five eggs. Just a few weeks later we were up to six or seven. At the end of March, success! We finally had eight eggs….one for each girl! It was such a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. Just three…
Continue ReadingNew life for old cabinets When we purchased our new house, we knew the kitchen would need work! We discussed all the options: complete remodel, resurface the cabinets or just paint them. The cabinets looked like they were custom built and were in excellent shape. A call to a Home Depot Refinishing contractor about painting…
Continue ReadingSo much to see around the house I can sit for hours (well as long as the kids are playing nicely) in the yard and just look at the flowers, insects and animals. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do! [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”2″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″…
Continue ReadingLeave it to the Hubby to fix the Garden! As I mentioned in my last post, Losing Hope, I thought the garden was a complete loss this year. The weeds were so out of control and the mosquitoes were unbearable….a vicious circle of too many mosquitoes to weed and then too many weeds helping the…
Continue ReadingLosing Hope…. I will be honest. This is hard. We knew the house would need work and the yard was overgrown and needed manicuring. We never thought about the things that would impede us. The biggest problem? As I’ve mentioned before… the mosquitoes! Everyone agrees it has been an especially bad year and other years will…
Continue ReadingLooking for a house with land Our house hunting lasted over a year. ….not just because we were picky, but every house we made an offer on had complications on the seller’s side. We wanted a house with land, but it also had to be in an area with good schools and not too far…
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