Summer Project: Finished!

This summer I took on a lengthy sewing project and finally finished the last stitches yesterday. Also, that completes McKay's bedroom with the painting and decor (minus anything on the walls).
The "Before" with ugly peach walls:

Insert chair molding here:
All the pieces in semi-finished form:

Final product:
Although it took a long time, it was worth it to make McKay's room look exactly the way I wanted it to. Our next child probably won't be as lucky. . . .

Happy Halloween!

Autumn package

This fall I had fun making little autumn packages for a few friends. I put together some cupcake papers, sprinkles, two little sheets of stickers, and a little box of candy corn.

It was such a fun project to put together. I put it all inside of a frozen juice can and wrapped it in candy-corn-painted paper.

Too cute

Pictures of the day. Too cute to choose one.

I love autumn!

This is just one of the many amazing trees I've seen around lately. Best season, best month of the year. Life couldn't be any better!

Ohio Buckeyes

Yesterday we had fun making a popular Ohio treat--buckeyes. The buckeye is the nut on a buckeye or white chesnut tree. They are brown and have whitish scar on the top. Some believe buckeyes are good luck, especially if you keep it in your pocket. Buckeyes are also the mascot of The Ohio State University.

Buckeyes are poisonous, or so wikipedia tells me. So people make candy buckeyes instead. They are delicious and a unique and tasty treat special to Ohio. Please come our way and enjoy a homemade Ohio Buckeye on us!

Home Improvement

Little by little our house is becoming more a home. Two weeks ago Burke's brother, Jess, came to help us on the house. They made the little window between the dining area and kitchen twice as big and put in the new flooring. Things are looking so much better than they did a month ago.

Before: (There was gross carpet in the dining area. I don't have a picture.)
The Process:
Goodbye ugly linoleum flooring!Yeah, we looked like trailer trash with all of our appliances on the front porch and the torn up flooring in the yard. I'm sure the neighbors loved it.
After:
We finally got to set up our new table (I waited six months for that), and we love it!

I thought I'd post a picture of McKay's "dresser" since I put it together yesterday. I think it is so cute.
I can already tell everything is not exactly going to stay put. . . .