My Little Secret

So, I'm going to let you in on a little secret I've been keeping: I'm curing my home!  This confession is a little bit embarrassing, because I am going to show you some photos of our home that are not so glamorous. 

Last week was the first week of Apartment Therapy's Fall 2008 Eight Step Home Cure.  One of my favorite blogs to read, Apartment Therapy is great for home inspiration and ideas and their Cure strategy is life changing.  It is a fresh approach to designing a functional home and living environment.  I unofficially participated during their Spring Cure earlier this year and it made a huge difference in our home. 

I'm really excited to get more organized and finish making our house a functional space that works for us and can truly be our home.  If you want to play along you can visit their website and/or buy the book.  I highly recommend purchasing a copy of Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure.

During the next eight weeks, I will be updating my blog with my progress and will be posting some photos of the changes as well.  Wish me luck!

You are now officially a witness of my house before the Cure.  How exciting will it be to see it afterwards?

Let me know if you want to join me and cure your home.  Leave us a link in the comments so we can see your progress.

Fire 'em Up!

Photos by Bob Stender of Tibidabo Photography

So, we've had two rather successful birthdays this month.  And I really enjoy birthdays.

For David's birthday we had coffee, of course; an assortment of desserts; and some home-made chai.

Every time we go to Starbucks, Elliott asks me about their rice crispy treats and I tell him, "We can make those at home."  So this last time we went to Starbucks, we were standing in line when all of sudden Elliott cries out, "Oh!  We forgot to make those!"  So I promised him we would make them for Daddy's birthday and that is just what we did.  We also had the trusty toasted oat cookies, which I highly recommend, as well as this chocolate torte.

The party was a hit and I can't tell you what a big, huge blessing these photos are--courtesy of Bob Stender (a fellow birthday lover) who dropped by with his wife, Becky, with birthday wishes for David.  Truly rare are any photos that happen to include both David and me in the same shot since he is usually behind the camera.  So these pictures are truly a treasure.  Thank you, Bob!



***Photos of Caiden's birthday to come, I promise!

Verse of the Day

Photo by David Escalante

Psalm 90:15
"Before the mountains were brought forth,
Or ever You had formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God."

Finding My Way

Is there anything more exciting in life than discovery?

'X marks the spot where the treasure be'

Congratulation, Genius

Just a quick break from vacation photos to give you all a pat on the back for your reading skills.  Apparently you must be a genius if you are able to read my blog! 

Now you can all feel good about yourselves and go about your day with renewed worth...