As I mentioned last week, I had big plans to touch up the paint on our kitchen cabinets over the weekend. Unfortunately, I never found the time to complete that project. Our oldest daughter had choir rehearsal and a concert on Saturday, and then we decided to go pumpkin picking on Sunday. Sorry for the…
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Painted Cabinets: 1 Year Later
It has been nearly a year since I painted our cabinets. I was excited to give the kitchen a much needed update, but I was worried about the durability of painted cabinets. I did extensive research before I started the painting process, and I ended up using Benjamin Advance paint. This paint is EXPENSIVE. I…
Homeschool: New Year, New Problems
We started back to our regular homeschool schedule a few weeks ago. It’s been an adjustment for everyone in our house. I am trying to find a good balance, while still effectively meeting everyone’s needs. I am taking it one day at time, trying not to loose my mind. My 1st grade daughter is in…
Closet Doors: Tying Up Loose Ends
Our house was a disaster when we purchased it. We have fixed problems in EVERY SINGLE ROOM. It is never ending. Fortunately, I love a good DIY project. But with so many problems vying for our attention, sometimes a project falls through the cracks. A perfect example of this are the closet doors in our…
Rejoining the Homeschool World
The 2020/2021 school year was not very exciting for my children. Most of our homeschool activities were cancelled due to the pandemic. It made for an underwhelming experience. We tried to make the most of it, but it wasn’t our best year. Fortunately, most of the activities in our area are resuming this fall. We…
Reupholstering Our Dining Room Chairs
We bought our dining room set about 10 years ago. I instantly fell in love with the table, but I was bummed that the chairs were upholstered. I knew that the vinyl would eventually break down, and that I would have the daunting task of reupholstering our dining room chairs. We had a good run…
Leaking Roof: The Worst $5,000 We Ever Spent
Remember a few weeks ago when I was excited to spend the child tax credit money we received? Those were good times. It’s fun to dream, but we aren’t doing any of those projects. Instead, we’re going to be replacing our leaking roof. We replaced our roof about 13 years ago. Unfortunately, we have had numerous…
Child tax credit: How to spend the money?
These are crazy times. The government keeps giving me money! Don’t get me wrong – I am thankful to receive it. But it’s a little weird that large sums of money are regularly being deposited into my checking account. Last week, we received $1,250 from our child tax credit. Technically, we were supposed to get…
Spending ALL our HSA Money
When it rains, it pours. Remember when I told you the story about our son meeting his health insurance deductible a month before it resets? Well, my youngest daughter decided to get in on the action too. Our poor little HSA has been put through the wringer. Last week, John and I were in our…
Accuplacer – Acing the Placement Test!
I am bursting with pride, so I want to share our oldest daughter’s latest success. As I mentioned a few months ago, I was hoping she could start taking classes at a community college this fall. I have been doing a lot of leg work, making sure we dot all our i’s and cross all…