What a crazy few months at the Varghese pad. Four kids is...pretty real. I'll leave it there. Speaking of the kids, it's high time I share their rooms which I think by the time they are actually "finished", they'll all be at a totally different place in their childhood and I'll need to start over.… Continue reading I & B
And Summer is Checked Off
waiting for the stork. how I wish there was a stork My kids are really into paper at the moment. Drawing, writing, cutting, shredding... Our oldest said she needed her own printer the other day. What she meant was that she needed her own pile of printer paper since Ronny had banned them from taking… Continue reading And Summer is Checked Off
Summer Glamping
24 hours before the wrecking ball Redoing a kitchen is kind of like having another kid; there's never really a perfect time to do it. So just buckle up and hold on tight for the wild ride. We have taken the plunge this past month and fully gutted the kitchen. Oh and baby #4 is… Continue reading Summer Glamping
Get the Bird Out of The House
I grew up on a bird farm. Yes you read that right. It's a family business and my Dad bred and sold domestic birds to pet stores, breeders and pet owners. As an adult, I'm a self proclaimed cold-hearted human who wants nothing to do with pets. How could I be so cruel as to… Continue reading Get the Bird Out of The House
My Top Five
ready for a wild ride this summer A friend asked me the other day if the house was done yet. Um, just about, I only need like 5 more years and an au pair. Listen; Rome wasn't built in a day, and if it was, then they probably used a really good general contractor...not so… Continue reading My Top Five
Our Tree Babies
A year ago this month we started renovating this home! The majority of our free time so far here has truly been spent cleaning, painting, and learning how to do stuff...or should I say how not to do stuff. Ronny is blown away by how much we have accomplished, and I'm amazed at how much… Continue reading Our Tree Babies
Shipshape
No, that's not Davy Crockett, it's Ronny tackling his honey-do list, item #3752: fill the nail holes in all the ceilings so I can paint them. We now have shiplap on the ceilings in about 1/4 of the house - all the bathrooms, front living room, and both hallways. It has cleaned things up so… Continue reading Shipshape
A Tale of Three Bathrooms
painting with a 1 year old is rich Bathrooms: Beautiful new ones majorly help sell homes. Gross outdated ones are problems - expensive ones. Tile, fixtures, and re-plumbing...not cheap and not exactly DIY unless you're much more talented than we are. My basic opinion on bathrooms are: clean, lots of white, plenty of new towels,… Continue reading A Tale of Three Bathrooms
On The Road Again
waking up to a white world I was woken up by my phone at 5am this morning. School would start two hours late due to the snow. Awesome. This was fantastic news given how late everyone got to bed last night and we could all use the extra snooze, especially Isla who takes after me… Continue reading On The Road Again
Floors by Christmas or Bust
First Christmas in Tennessee is in the books! We had snow blow in on Christmas Eve night, giving us a nice dusting before Santa came. We mostly just sat around eating far too much while the kids destroyed the house with their loot. And honestly, it was pretty perfect...well, besides the fact that Saylor discovered… Continue reading Floors by Christmas or Bust
Our Haven Restoration 