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A public apology to my husband. Oh, and the bed frame's done.

Monday, August 25, 2014
I hate, hate  to say this but my husband was right... and I was wrong.  Also, I'm sorry Daniel.  *smh* Daniel hates Pinterest.  Hates it.  With a passion.  Sooo much.  LOL The chalk paint is fine, there's nothing wrong with it, perfect recipe, go ahead and use it.  But  if you change your mind about using that technique because it's not the look...

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Battered Fish Tacos with homemade white sauce

Thursday, August 21, 2014
Happy Thursday!  We made it over the hump, yahoo! I had never had a fish taco until this year.  Crazy, but true.  A couple weeks ago Daniel decided to try to make some at home.  He got the recipe for the white sauce from our friend Michelle who works with him.  We made two tweaks, but first, here's the original recipe: fresh lime...

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DIY Chalk Paint!

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Howdy! So, I went home and didn't get all lazy yesterday!  Progress.  I bit the bullet and tried this awesome  Chalk Paint Recipe from Virginia over at Live Love DIY  using the following supplies: Plaster of Paris, which they have a our Home Depot but only in the 15 lb bags so I got this 4 lb container at Lowes.   Flat paint...

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Laziness, The Effects

Monday, August 11, 2014
Hello all you cheerful Monday-ers!  Right??  Not so much, I know.  ;) I promise I meant  to work on the kitchen this weekend... I swear.  We even went to Home Depot after church yesterday, so, see?  We got another can of paint for the cabinets and a sheet of plywood to fix the counter top that didn't work out.  Still so sad about...

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Nawlins

Tuesday, August 05, 2014
Hello all!  We made it back in one piece!  Well two pieces since there's two of us but... you get the idea. ;) New Orleans was cray cray.  Bourbon Street was like Vegas with terrible sidewalks.  Very treacherous.  Even if one wasn't drinking it's dangerous.  I have my fair share of bruises from tripping and falling.  Sidebar: for some reason whenever I fall...

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