My Shoestring Life

Song Yet Sung

I just finished this book yesterday and it is one of the best novels I have read in a really, really long time. The story is compelling, powerful and provocative and crafted by McBride in a way that is easy to read, but not easy to forget. It This was one of those books that [...]

New Favorites Playlist

A while ago we went on an iTunes binge and spent a slew of giftcards on new music. The result is a playlist that we LOVE and keep playing over and over. It’s particularly well-suited for the time span before or during dinner preparation when guests are arriving and settling in with a glass of [...]

Home from the hospital.

We got home from Children’s Hospital on Saturday and have spent the holiday weekend doing the hard work of recovery. Lots of holding, rocking, medicating for pain, cleaning his wound, and praying. You can follow our experience here.
It feels so good to be home. It feels so good to have our older two boys [...]

New stuff from Martha.

Looks like Martha’s got some new furniture and furnishings on the market.

This rug is from a collection called, The Collector. As soon as I saw this I thought it works perfectly with some dec pillows I recently added to the shop.

Click the pillow image to go to the shop for price and to purchase.
Martha [...]

Aaah Saturday.

Got a heck of a lot of yard work ahead of me today. Having 5 yards of mulch delivered. As I go around and prepare all my flower beds, I’m seeing how much weeding and trimming really needs to be done and it’s a lot. I am looking forward to being outside, however this usually [...]

An iron and straight pins

I’m not a huge sewer. Really, I’m not. For some reason, I just can’t sew straight lines. But for less than $20, I picked up this fabric for Baby G’s room to make valances. The colors match his bedding perfectly and I thought I would make myself try sewing window treatments for the experience of [...]

A great idea.

Came across this as I was getting caught up on my blog reading.

Click on the picture to go to Blair’s blog, Wisecraft, for the details. I’m loving this idea for a fundraising dinner auction or a wedding reception. How elegant and yet totally affordable. You could do any color, too, because the pompoms are made [...]

Dining Room Redo

I am loving my new table and chairs. It wasn’t premeditated, but I like the multiple shades of white and tan going on in here. This process of rearranging the dining room reminded me of when I would be at the store and how much fun it would be to re-merchandise a table or the [...]

Three coats of red paint.

Not sure that I should really be spending so much time on a dresser that will be spending the majority of its useful life in a closet. Nonetheless, this is what I’ve been working on during Baby G’s morning nap. The older boys are inside watching TV, I’ve got the baby monitor on outside, and [...]

Beautiful Boy

Beautiful Boy
I read this book in three days. It reads quickly and cuts to the heart. Not knowing anything about addiction, much less about addiction to meth, there was a part of this book that was very educational for me. I also found myself thinking about my preconceptions about people with addictions and those who [...]

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