25th & Skillern

Rainy Day Poetry

2012-02-15T15:06:00.000-06:00

Today, I thought I'd share a few of the gems that Brandon has written for his poetry assignments this past week. It's been so fun seeing his thoughts come out on paper. Pure creativity!
I think The Electric Sky is my favorite.

The Sounds of my Everyday World
Listen! Do you hear...someone
coming near it sounds like a creek
babbling wait it should be my cat

Wobbling he likes to meow and also
he likes to make the sound "cuppow."

Wobbling can roar like a lion and
pour water into a fountain like a human.

The Electric Sky
Lightning is like electricity from

the sky. Usually when it goes on my
mom makes apple pie. When I climb

a mountain that looks really high
I'm going to sigh but when I look up
I always see the electric sky.

Earsplitting Roar
I once saw an immeasurable cat
that was orange and black.
It's earsplitting roar could scare a bat
it made my ears crack.

Sigh, it's the weekend.

2012-02-10T19:18:00.001-06:00

I'm sorry all I post is pictures these days. By the time I sit down to actually write something, my mind turns to mush and I can't even remember how to spell "write" (seriously, I just spelled it "right"). These pictures were taken during art and literature yesterday. B is so fun to photograph.
Tonight, T is celebrating his 13th birthday at 25th and Skillern. He has 4 friends over for the night. They are currently fattening up on pizza, air heads, and Coke (the legal kind). So as you can imagine, I am locking myself in my bedroom for the evening, but not before I steal 10 pieces of candy and the whole 2 liter of Mountain Dew for my own personal party.
Have a great weekend! I hear there is snow in the forecast...dang meteorologists better be right.

Cut it out.

2012-02-02T20:14:00.000-06:00

Sometimes your husband asks you to give him a haircut. You gladly oblige. The results, in my case, were very pleasing. Dang, my man cleans up good.

Cowboy Up: A Weekend in Pictures

2012-01-30T17:59:00.000-06:00

When in Stillwater, ya know?

Skateboarding, bro.

2012-01-26T12:58:00.000-06:00

So glad Kev gets to come home for lunch and skateboard with B for a bit. Pop shuvits, anyone?

Let's move to the mountains...

2012-01-22T19:54:00.001-06:00

Let's be honest for one second...is there anything greater than receiving a painting for a gift from/made by your best friend? The answer is "no...there isn't." Mandy at MandytheOutfitter gave this painting to Kev and I today. She was very apologetic that it wasn't on time for Christmas, but I say who gives a crap cause it's awesome. She knows just how much I love the mountains.
I don't think I really need to elaborate on how beautiful this mixed media painting is, because the pictures speak for themselves. If you don't know Mandy, you should because she's one of the most wonderful people ever, and then you should commission a painting from her. You'll love it.

"I don't really want you to move to the mountains, though." -Mandy
Don't worry, Mandy. We won't anytime soon. But if we do, I'm taking you with us.

Goofing off... Homeschool Edition

2012-01-18T14:05:00.001-06:00

Sometimes you just need a dang break from school. KnowwhatImean?

It's been a long time.

2012-01-12T10:39:00.000-06:00

Hello Blogger world!

I can't believe it's been almost a month since I have written on here. Quite frankly, I was enjoying my two week vacation from homeschooling too much to do anything productive. It was nice to push pause for a while. But life has resumed to normal again, and I'm actually not feeling as stressed anymore. God's peace is an infinitely amazing thing to experience, don't you agree?

We got snow in Tulsa last night. I was so excited to see those white flakes falling in the glow of my porch light. While it wasn't enough for a snow day (do we even get those while homeschooling???) I am hoping it's a sign of more to come.

The weekend is almost here, and I couldn't be more excited. Kevin and I will hopefully make some major progress on the basement bathroom. I need to post some pictures of that sometime... But for now I'll leave you with cute pictures of Brandon and Nikoo.

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas

2011-12-16T11:29:00.003-06:00

I don't know if we'll ever be able to take a serious family photo. Oh well. Ladies and Gents, today is Friday, and I'm super excited because B and I only have 3 more days of school left next week before break! Woo hoo!! I am so excited to relax, spend time with family, eat a lot of good food, and reflect on the goodness of my Lord for sending his sweet son to this earth for our redemption.

Living in America, it's hard to remember what Christmas is truly about. I encourage you to re-think how you're spending your money this holiday season, and give more from the heart to those who are without. Here is a great blog post about re-imagining Christmas with tons of helpful and eye-opening links about how you can spend your money ethically and benefit those across the map.

Also, have you heard of Advent Conspiracy? Check it out! Did you realize we [Americans] spend 450 BILLION dollars (yes, billion with a B) on Christmas every year? Every. Year. Isn't that just ridiculous? And we could help solve the world's clean water crisis with 20 billion dollars a year. Does that make sense to anyone? I encourage you to donate to clean water organizations such as WaterIsLife. They provide filtration straws for those without clean water that last for up to 1 year, while working to create a more permanent water supply in impoverished nations. Cool, huh?

It's time to make a change, so let's start with Christmas! I hope you all have such a wonderfully blessed holiday season. Now, where is that snow??

On Making Potato Chips

2011-12-06T17:46:00.001-06:00

Kevin has been into "cooking" lately. I'm quite excited at the idea of not having to make every meal all the time. His first cooking endeavor was homemade potato chips. The directions seemed simple enough for him to follow: slice potatoes thinly, dip in oil, lay on cookie sheet, bake on 400 degrees until edges curl up. I sadly don't have a picture of the finished product (Kevin ate them all). They turned out a little crispy - but that's alright. The first time is just a trial and error kind of experience. And they were much better without any kind of seasoning at all. Way to go, Kevy! You're one step closer to gourmet cooking.

And a picture of Nikoo in the tree for good measure. Happy Wednesday!

A Weekend in Pictures

2011-11-27T22:30:00.001-06:00

I am so sad this break is coming to an end tonight. But I had a wonderful break filled with lots of family time, sleeping in, crafting, and movie watching. Tomorrow it's back to teaching B, working, and the boring chores around the house... only 3 weeks til Christmas break. Woo hoo!
I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving break! Isn't there so much to be thankful for?

DIY Colored Ornaments

2011-11-17T16:30:00.000-06:00

Sometimes you want to have a color theme for your Christmas tree. Or maybe you don't, but let's pretend you do for right now. So you're thinking to yourself, "Man, I just can't find the right color ornaments for my tree anywhere without spending out the wazoo." or "Gosh, I really hate hot pink and purple glitter! Why is it on every Christmas ornament?"
Wouldn't it be great if you could just buy some clear ornaments and dump a paint color of your choice inside and transform that lifeless, colorless ornament into something totally beautiful?

You can!! And I'm going to show you just how to do it. It's cheap and so super easy.

Step one: Purchase clear ornaments and craft paint of your choice.
(I got all my supplies at Michael's for around 7 dollars. 12 ornaments and 3 paints.)

Step 2: Take top off ornament and pour in paint.

Step 3: Swirl paint all around until it covers up the inside.

Add more paint if necessary.

Step 4: Allow your ornaments to dry a little before putting the top back on.
*EDIT* I forgot to mention, let these dry upside down, perhaps resting on a thumbtack in a piece of wood. It allows the paint to drip out and not settle to one side of your ornament.
Once dry, put tops back on, hang on tree, and admire how awesome an artist you are!

Do you have any DIY holiday crafts you'll be doing this year?

Too Soon?

2011-11-17T09:45:00.001-06:00

I'm not sure what the technical rules are for the day you can set up your Christmas tree, but I took the liberty of setting mine up yesterday. Is that so bad? I'm really enjoying the new atmosphere in the living room. There's just something about white Christmas lights...

The House Journey

2011-11-14T15:11:00.001-06:00

Hello friends! To your surprise, this blog is not coming from Adrienne today, but from her husband, Kevin! We originally planned on doing this blog together, but I dropped the ball and so far it's just been her.. Anyhow, I'm excited to make my first post on here. A great mile marker happened in our home renovating project last month. I finally finished the spare bedroom, pretty much completing the main level of our house! Now all that's left is the basement. It's crazy to look a year back and see how far we've come. Not only with renovating, but with changes in life. When we first moved in here, things in life, including this house, had Adrienne and I at odds. It was a dark time with many struggles. "This house is from the devil!" I said, demanding that we just finish the renovating and move out asap. In recent months, not only has God proved that this house is not "from the devil", but in fact that this is God's house. This has become a place of community, a meeting place for prayer, a space with all kinds of possibilities to seek and live into His kingdom. This may not be where we saw ourselves a year ago, and who knows how long we'll be here, but it's where God has us right now, and it's been a great journey. Here's a couple before and after pics of the spare bedroom.

No more popcorn ceiling! Thank goodness. If you are going through some hard times, ask God for help, call on Him, wait on Him, get into the word, He is there and He will work in amazing ways in your life. He can turn around any situation to work for His good. Thanks for reading!

Daydreaming...(yes, again)

2011-11-10T10:15:00.000-06:00

Today I am daydreaming about snow. Piles and piles of snow outside my window. Sitting on my couch with a view out our picture window. I always wanted a picture window, and now I have one. I am excited to put my Christmas tree in front of it, and turn the twinkling lights on, and watch the snow fall.
Boy, I hope we get snow this winter.

Picture taken from Tumblr

Stillness

2011-11-03T09:44:00.001-05:00

This week, our small group is doing an experiment of stillness in prayer. I am anxious/excited about that. Excited, as my soul is so craving this alone time with the Lord, but I'm anxious because I haven't spent time alone in so long (or really ever, if I think about it). What if God actually does something in those 20 minutes of silence with Him? Scary, right? I'm so thankful for getting to experience this kind of thing along side others, though.
Things around 25th and Skillern are so busy! But busy in the best way possible. Several months ago, Kev and I thought this house was pretty much a curse. We hated it here. We asked God to help us use this house for His glory...and He has done just that. More times than not, there's always friends or family over. We have an amazing roommate, Melissa. There's prayer nights. There's dancing nights There's Halloween parties. Most importantly, God is here. It's so refreshing to get the focus off us and the house and its problems and onto those who come into it and how we can bless them.
Hope you all have a great week and weekend. I'll leave you with some pictures from our Halloween party on Monday.

L-R: horn girl, Egyptian goddess, pink haired rock and roll girl, sugar skull

Asian tourist and a woopie cushion

woopie, greaser, hipster mummy

Jamie, me, Julienne, Erika (beautiful zombie princess)

"Do a Ollie"

2011-10-18T21:44:00.001-05:00

   I have recently started helping my mom home-school my little brother, Brandon. She will drop him off around 8:30 every morning, and he's here until about 2:30 or 3:00. It's been quite a challenge, as I've never been keen on teaching things to other people. It has already been such a good test for patience, but also very rewarding because I get to see certain subjects "click" with him.
   That's not the only benefit, though. According to Oklahoma state law, he must have 45 minutes of physical activity logged in each day. Since Kevin and I don't really have a lot of "play stuff" for Brandon, he brought his bike and skateboard over. We have started riding bikes around my neighborhood (it is so fun, and I am so out of shape!). And when Kevin is home from work, he will skateboard with B.
   Yesterday, Kev and I were sitting on the front porch talking while B was messing around on his skateboard when all of a sudden we heard, "I did it!!!" Brandon landed his first ollie. How awesome is that? I am so proud of him! Needless to say, the rest of that p.e. time was taken up with doing ollies and Kev taking pictures of the ollies.
   I love seeing my siblings get really excited about their accomplishments. Keep it up, Brandon! You're going to be the next Tony Hawk.

(For those who don't know what an ollie is, you can watch a video here.)

My Garden Loot: An Update

2011-10-13T16:33:00.000-05:00

My garden hasn't been faring very well. Want to know why? Because I got tired of being its keeper. Isn't that sad? Carelessness [laziness] aside, my okra plants are still doing phenomenal. I can't even keep up with them. Most of these okra pictured are probably too big to eat, but it's still rewarding to pick them.
This is probably one of the last cantaloupe I'll harvest for this year. I didn't plan very well this summer, so I had a bug invasion that took over my squash and a majority of melons. Oh well, trial and error.

Much to my surprise, my tomato plants are actually growing tomatoes now, and my jalapeno plant has a little guy on it, so we'll see if those turn in to anything good...or edible.

In other news, I'm so looking forward to busting out my slow cooker this week and making soup. Tis the season. Yum!

More later,
A

(A very happy 50th birthday to my sweet momma today!)

Day Dreaming

2011-10-06T11:56:00.000-05:00

Today, I am daydreaming about opening up my front door and finding this outside. Wouldn't that be just a magical thing to look at from your porch every morning? I picture myself wearing a huge cable knit sweater, slowly drinking a hot tea, and sitting in a cedar rocking chair on my front (or back) porch of my log cabin...Ah..
A girl can dream, right?

Punkin' Paintin'

2011-10-02T23:06:00.000-05:00

What a beautiful fall day it was today! Kevin and I had my little brothers over after church this afternoon. I thought instead of video games or computers, a day outside would be refreshing. I had been wanting some pumpkins to decorate my porch with for fall/halloween, so I thought it'd be a fun activity for us all to customize our own with some craft paint. After a trip to Michaels and Reasors, we had all we needed for our pumping painting party to commence. Our roommate, Melissa, joined us, and the 5 of us had a great time just hanging on the front porch. Ahh...I love fall.

Afterword, the guys decided it'd be a good idea to get on the roof. Why not?? They took their ice cream up there after dinner, too. Boys will be boys.

Family Time

2011-09-18T22:21:00.002-05:00

Re-united and it feels so good! (so good that we want to wrestle each other)

My daily place of comfort

2011-09-14T12:18:00.001-05:00

Catherine of Winged Writer has mentioned her love of her porch lately on her blog, and it's inspired me to post a little something about mine. I never really had a porch I could actually enjoy until Kev and I moved into our new (old) house. It's slowly becoming my favorite aspect of our home, and if we ever move, a front porch is a must. Although it isn't too pretty and there is really nothing spectacular about it, just being able to sit in the sun and feel that fall breeze blowing on my toes sends warmth through my whole body.

Nikoo likes to watch me from the window. She's a sunbather.

Something old...

2011-09-09T14:26:00.001-05:00

I love the flea market. I have this affinity for old things, and I can't find a better place than the flea market to quench my desire for them. When I go, I go with the mentality that older is better, especially with furniture. It's just made better and seems to have more character than an armchair I could get at Furniture Mart for twice the price (and it's unique!).

I love the vintage western feel of this leather armchair. It reminds me of my Grandpa. I picked it up for 35 dollars.

And the nail-head trim.... Yes!


How great is this swivel chair? I swiped it up for a mere 20 bucks!

If you're in Tulsa, I'd suggest you stop by the Tulsa Flea Market located on the Fairgrounds. It's every Saturday from 8-4. Who knows what you might find!

Daydreaming

2011-09-06T14:37:00.000-05:00

I'm daydreaming about my future garden today. Okra, tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, potatoes, berries....the possibilities are endless. This weather has me in the best mood, and I can't wait to get to work! There's lots of preparation to do before next spring.

Check back later to see what I scored at the flea market this weekend. I love finding a good deal.

Un, Deux, Trois

2011-09-02T10:03:00.001-05:00

Things are kind of quiet around here at 25th and Skillern, but I must admit it's been kind of nice. As rewarding as it has been to finish up major projects around the house, it's also nice to not feel like there are any deadlines for completion.
Eventually, I hope to take more pictures of all the DIY projects we've been doing so I can do step by step tutorials. Time will tell if that actually happens, though.

My garden hasn't been flourishing like I anticipated. With scorching temperatures in the 100's and my squash bug epidemic, it's starting to look a little rough. I had to say adios to my squash. I was sad about losing the plants, but I got a lot of fruit from them. My cantaloupe is thriving, though. I should be ready to harvest some in the next week. As far as tomatoes, is there anyone out there who is getting any tomatoes this summer? I think I got 2 cherry tomatoes over the past 3 months. Oh well.

In other news, our friend, roommate, and previous french professor, Melissa, gave me and my sis, Erika introductory french lessons yesterday. I think the lesson turned into more of a competition for Erika and me, but I think that provoked learning for both of us. I can now count to 10 without help and to 50 with some assistance. Oui oui.

Our labor day is going to be very low-key. I think a trip to the grandparents might be in the forecast, but perhaps just a day with good friends. Any fun festivities planned for you all? Enjoy your 3 day weekend!

I'll leave you with an adorable picture of Kev and my baby brother post-Scales of Motion-ifying their skateboards. So sweet.

Reasons I love my husband

2011-08-23T23:09:00.001-05:00

It's the small things like coming home to a bag of Smartfood Popcorn on my pillow...

Introducing...

2011-08-22T15:35:00.001-05:00

The Big Reveal...

2011-08-19T15:31:00.000-05:00

Kevin and I have been working on remodeling our kitchen since February. It's been quite a long process, and that's an understatement. Let's just blame it on us being amateurs. After hours and hours of painting and applying hardware, our kitchen is about 95% done. When Kevin gets home from work tonight, he'll put the rest of the hardware on, I'll finish painting the shelf trim, apply shelf liners, and then ORGANIZE! I am most excited about just having a place to put all my dishes and glasses. I still have unpacked boxes in the garage I am dying to get cleaned and put away.

Before I post pictures of the new kitchen, let's take a look down memory lane...

BEFORE

(hideous, isn't it?)

Moving the door so we can add more cabinets

The cabinets in our garage begging to be put in

Bill scraping the ceiling/ helping prepare an area for the new bar

cabinet fairies

New floor!

So close, yet so far away...

Stay tuned for a big reveal... I CANNOT wait!

2011-08-18T11:19:00.000-05:00

"When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God's command to always rejoice." -Francis Chan, Crazy Love

Nitty Gritty

2011-08-16T22:03:00.000-05:00

Here are a few truths for today:

I am so tired of painting cabinets. They are all starting to blur together. I can't remember which one I just painted. Too much white.
I am wondering why we are called to live in this house. It'd be much easier to live in a tiny apartment. I guess "easy" isn't always what God has in mind, if ever.
My sister is in town for a month and a half visiting from Australia (yay!) Next month will be the first time in 2 years my immediate family will all be together. I can't wait.
I have been daydreaming of fall for months now. I can't wait to work on my yard while wearing a sweater.
I don't think I've ever heard anything sweeter than Kev talking about Jesus with my 10yr old baby brother.
I think this is actually my blog...Maybe Kevin will guest post someday :-)

How's your week so far? Have you made any good realizations this week?

2011-08-09T12:39:00.000-05:00

Sometimes, you gotta pull the safety glasses out, and it just ticks you off for some reason.

Kevin and I had a great trip/anniversary. More later!

Summer Daze

2011-07-29T14:13:00.001-05:00

Things are moving pretty slow around 25th and Skillern (both the house and the blog). In the spring, I told myself I would get a lot done inside the house come summer, but that has yet to be true. It's hard for me to get motivated to do anything in the summer. Is it like that for you? All I want to do is go to the pool or go get drinks with my girl friends or...just do nothing. I blame it on the heat.

While I have been using my sister's arrival as motivation to get stuff done, I recently realized she won't care about anything because she's my sister. That was a great realization. But then I volunteered to host a wedding shower on the 20th of August. Having a bunch of people I don't know in my house in just a few weeks is all the drive I need to get things going, I think.

I can paint these cabinets, I can paint these cabinets, I can..........I hope!

In other news, our 2 year anniversary is coming up in just a little over a week. My, how time flies. We decided to go back to St. Louis this year because a) we had so much fun last year, and b) with work and money, we just can't afford anywhere else. I've been trying to "name my own price" on Priceline, but dang if it won't accept any of my offers. Priceline, can't you please sympathize with me? I'll try again tomorrow. Maybe they'll except 52 dollars instead of 51. I'm so excited just to get out of town and spend the weekend with my hubby, it doesn't really matter where we go.

I hope you all are staying cool and hydrated! I think Tulsa is on day 23 or 24 of 100+ temps. Doesn't look like there will be a break in there anytime soon, unfortunately.

May your weekend be filled with love, joy, and peace!
More later,
A

It's the small things...

2011-07-22T14:03:00.002-05:00

I recently discovered how beautiful the blooms of an okra plant are. I wish I could pick them and make a bouquet with them. The okra plants are doing well. I think they are just very hearty plants, so they don't take much maintenance. They're so tasty when they're eaten right of the stalk, too.

My first cantaloupe - I am SO excited about this! After a couple months with not a single cantaloupe, I randomly found this little guy last night. I have a couple more babies that are in the works, too. I love cantaloupe. It's such a refreshing summer snack.

My squash plants have also done great. I have about 8 or 9 growing right now. They should be ready to pick early next week. They take a little more maintenance as it's so hot, the leaves start to shrivel up. I try to water twice a day. I made bow tie pasta and sauteed mushrooms and squash for dinner last night. It was gratifying to eat something I grew all by myself. Is that silly?

Nikoo has nothing to do with the garden. But she is always waiting for me by the back door when I come in, so I decided to snap a picture. She sure is cute... but don't let her fool ya!

Home Reno = A Lesson in Patience

2011-07-16T12:16:00.000-05:00

I've found out that renovating a house can test your patience just about as much as your spouse can. That's not always a bad thing...

We are just about finished with the upstairs of our house (minus finishing out the kitchen cabinets and staining one bedroom floor). Our next project...dun dun DUN........the basement!

It looks like an old hospital room..too sanitary. Needs color ASAP!

The view from the back door, staircase opening on the left

The old bathroom (it's completely gutted right now)

The utility room

Looking at these pictures nearly exhausts me. I think our primary goal for the upcoming month is to get the bathroom fixed up. My sister is coming to visit from Australia for a little over a month, so it will be nice to have an extra bathroom while she's staying with us. We are planning on putting a stand-up shower in there, so that's definitely our biggest task. Once we figure that all out, I have a feeling the rest will be easy peasy.

I am so thrilled to have a basement. It will be such a great place to hang out and fellowship with our friends (and for Scales of Motion to have band practice). Did I mention it is about 10 degrees cooler in the basement, too?! Kevin and I have talked about moving down there just for that reason...we might just do it.

Kev and I hope to get to work on it either this week or next, so stay tuned for some bathroom reno pics!
Sometimes it seems like this house will never be finished, but when I look back a pictures from just a couple months ago, I can see we've come a long way. I'm just ready for the inside to be done so I can focus on making my yard and garden look grand (am I selfish or what?!).

Wishing you all a peaceful and blessed day. Don't forget to drink lots of water!

2011-07-13T11:56:00.001-05:00

Johnny skating the gap while Dillon looks on.

The other day, the doorbell rang. I am always curious when the doorbell rings, because we never have visitors. I was so, so happy when I opened the door to find Kevin's little skateboarding friend, Johnny and Johnny's friend on the front step.

Johnny said, "Is, uh.....(leans over to other kid and says, "what's his name again??)"

I said, "Kevin?"

Johnny: "Uh, yeah, is Kevin there?"

Me: (trying to contain my excitement) "Let me go get him!"

KEVINNNNNNNNNNN! YOUR FRIENDS ARE AT THE DOOR!!!!!

[I have been waiting for this to happen since Kevin met the kids]

Long story short, Johnny and his friends just wanted to skate the gap in our driveway (as seen above).

Kevin went out there and hung out for a while and took a few pictures.

I know it might not seem like a big deal to most, but the fact that these kids came up to our house and asked to skate on the driveway really meant something special to me. I really hope Kevin and I can pursue relationships with the kids around our neighborhood and just provide a welcoming and loving environment in our home. Shoot, if we're going to live here, we might as well figure out what our purpose is for being here.

You say tomato, I say tomahto

2011-06-21T15:10:00.002-05:00

First tomato of the season! Yippee!

25th & Skillern: Garden Edition

2011-06-18T13:39:00.000-05:00

When we moved into our new house, I had noticed that the previous owners had a garden plot fenced off in the backyard. However, it looked like a jungle in there. The garden was probably from a few owners back.
I somehow decided it would be a great idea to rip everything out and start fresh. I must mention, I have never gardened anything in my life, much less done any research.
Kev and I got in there and ripped out all the pre-existing plots, "tilled" the soil, and flattened out one tiny 6x6ish area to put another plot. So we got our small plot in there, planted squash and cantaloupe, and then.........GRASS! GRASS EVERYWHERE! Why can't it grow in my yard, seriously? I have literally been outside for the past month on my knees picking grass out of the garden so it won't choke my squash and cantaloupe. I'm still in the process of figuring out how to do it better next year. Any tips, fellow gardeners?

You can see here that a majority of the garden is still unattended.

Hopefully we can make some progress this fall.

Cantaloupe in foreground, yellow squash in the background.

Grass seen all over.. ;-)

Cute baby squash, about 2" long now.

I decided to grow our okra, cherry tomatoes, and jalapenos in tubs.
So far, so good!

Cherry tomato about to turn. Yum!

Hopefully the jalapenos will start blooming soon!

Okra.....I'm most excited about this!
I'm going to try my hand at pickling when the okra is mature enough to pick.

Tired hands at the end of a day of gardening.

What about you all? Anyone growing anything this summer? I'd love to hear about any tips or tricks or problems you've encountered along the way!

Neglect? No way!

2011-06-15T22:43:00.000-05:00

Guys,
I know you think we're not taking this blog thing seriously, but we are! As soon as we came up with this idea, not 1, but both of our cameras died! Our birthdays are in a little over a week, so we're going to treat ourselves to a new camera. Hopefully after that, we can get things up and running around 25th and Skillern.
And I promise Kevin will make a post on here....someday.

Hoping your days are filled with abundant joy and peace!
-A

Give your porch a little face lift.

2011-05-19T22:47:00.001-05:00

Want to turn your dull porch light into a shining art deco masterpiece? It's fun, easy, and most importantly, AFFORDABLE! Stay posted for a step-by-step tutorial from Kevin.

We are so excited to get this blog rolling! I think it will also inspire and encourage us to press on in our home renovations. Everyone knows that can be a little discouraging at times.

More later, Adrienne

Hello there!

2011-05-17T22:33:00.000-05:00

My husband Kev and I decided it would be such a neat idea to start a blog about the current events happening in our lives and around our house. We recently embarked on this journey of home renovation, and we hope to show some DIY tutorials to help you fix up your place on a budget!
Aside from that, we'd love for everyone to get a look into our daily lives, as we hope to be as transparent as possible.
We are constantly seeking, praying, and wondering what God has placed us here to do - and we hope you join us for the journey.

Stay tuned!

Adrienne