Home as Hobby

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

meet duke and jake

Lab + some other giant dog = these 7 week old puppies

Jake is in the front. He is fiesty. The kids loved him immediately. Duke is in the back. He is a cuddler.

This is Duke. He was a little more timid than Jake.

Jake or "Jakey", as my kids call him.

There is a reason they call it puppy love.

Monday, June 20, 2011

birthday

happy birthday

yummy cake

cutest helmet ever

weird brother

sweetest daddy (this year, they shared a special day)

blessings,

jenn

Sunday, June 19, 2011

five

How did my baby girl go from this...

to this in a mere blink of an eye?

Happy birthday to my precious, spunky little ball of fire.

I love you with all my heart...forever and for always...no matter what.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Monday, June 13, 2011

Don't you love the country? I was raised in a small Texas town. I currently live in a different small Texas town, and I plan to grow old with my hubby and watch my grandchildren play in the back yard of the country home that will become our "forever home" in a small Texas town...or anywhere in North Carolina (tee hee).

In the country, your kids can "drive" down the dirt back roads...

...on their Daddy's lap, of course.

I love cows. They are simple. They just look at you and swat the flies on their backs. They give us cheese...God bless the cows. I love me some cheese...

(obligatory snaggletooth 8-year-old shot...bless that awkward age)

(obligatory gapped-tooth 3-year-old shot...bless that age too)

What is more country than a tire swing?

Have a great day y'all.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

finally

No more pillows falling behind the bed. Seems like a small thing, but it's not. We got our new bed, oh, maybe 9 months ago and didn't have a headboard. We went from a queen to a king (I highly recommend it for people like me who get boiling hot, like to sleep on a diagonal, and don't want anyone to touch them because their skin feels like an incinerator...said individual shall remain nameless) and our old sleigh bed didn't work anymore. We just bought a bed frame to go with our glorious new, and extremely comfortable bed, but just couldn't make a headboard happen. You know, doctor bills, roof leaks, etc. etc. etc. Our headboard didn't seem to be a priority. Doctor visits over a headboard? Who made that rule, I say? Anyway, (cue the harps and angels singing), it is here...and it is glorious.
I bought the Camden untufted headboard in Burlap from Ballard Designs. I went back and forth between burlap and the white twill. I decided on the burlap because I was worried that the white would (1) show dirt easier and (2) would be a little over the top considering all of the other white that is going to appear in the room. I will post a mood board of the room on my next post. It is reeeeeal purdy :)
I was a little disheartened when I opened the box and it smelled like, well, a burlap sack. Then, the directions really didn't work. It didn't take too much brain power to figure it out, but it is a major pet peeve of mine when directions aren't right. I mean, they ARE directions, right? Can I get an amen? Thank you. However, the headboard went into place, and about a gallon of Fabreeze later (that stuff is heaven sent I tell ya'), all is well in the world. It hardly smells like a potato sack and it is GORGEOUS! Even if it did smell like potato sack, I might not really care considering I have a place to prop up my pillows AND they don't get lost into an abyss at night when they go careening behind the bed.
Take that rogue pillow!!!
Nighty night.