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Harper Gets a Doll of his Own, and So Does a Child in Need

February 22, 2017 No Comments

My daughter Trixie loves to take care of her special rag dolls. Her favorite is her Wee Wonderfuls doll my mom got her for Christmas a couple of years ago from The Land of Nod. She gets the whole bed to herself.

image girls bedroom yellow pink bed

They are tall, soft, and lovable. The girls pictured below are Clara and Agnes and are available at The Land of Nod.

image wee wonderful doll Clara, Land of Nod image of Wee wonderful doll Agnes, Land of Nod

Sometimes Trixie lets Harper play with her special girls, which is lovely when it happens. He usually gets pretty frustrated that he doesn’t have his own doll. It doesn’t matter how many rag dolls we find him in our stash, Harper wants a boy doll. I decided that I would find him a boy doll for Christmas that is equally as fabulous as the Wee Wonderfuls are.

I spent hours searching online whenever I had a spare moment during the pre-holiday madness, and finally, after days of looking, I found it!

before & after, decor, house tour, kiddos, recycle, storage, toys

Bookcase for the Mudroom – Before & After

February 16, 2017 No Comments

Our former house had a small breezeway/entrance that was created when the back porch was removed to allow for a rear deck. I knew right away that it was the perfect size for a mini-mudroom. The previous owner had covered the walls with sheets of “wood” bead board. Some paint cheered it right up!

I was excited to use some cool vintage hooks I had, but needed some shoe storage. A quick trip to my mom’s basement brought me to a very dirty old book shelf that had been used to store paint. It wasn’t pretty – yet!

image unpainted bookshelf

All it needed was a sanding, a coat of primer and a few coats of glossy red. I really love what a little paint will do to brighten up your world.

image red painted bookcase mudroom

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The Old House We Love to Live In – Ready for the Holidays

February 13, 2017 No Comments

Our home tour from Design Mom that was published 5 weeks ago, shows our house ready for the holidays. Here I have included even more shots of our “holiday house” for you to enjoy.

image picture family in an MG car image family in front of christmas tree

Our holiday card photoshoot produced some good shots at Lake Charleston.

Exterior

image 150 year old dark blue house

Here is our 150-year-old house in the only snowstorm we had this season. I love using classic holiday decorations on the exterior of our 1864 house. Wreaths on every window, and a garland swag at the entrance are simple and pretty, especially in the snow.

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Our Madly Happy Home

February 11, 2017 No Comments

image family at lake goldendoodle image red head girl and goldendoodle

A blog! Can you believe it, just what the world needs, another blog.

What can I say, I am inspired.

Last fall, while I was promoting my business, Kistner Supply, and the latest edition of our keepsake baby book, Mother Stork’s Baby Book, I turned to three all-star bloggers who were great supporters of mine from the early days of my buisness: Nicole Feliciano of MomTrends, Liz Gumbinner of CoolMomPicks and Gabrielle Blair of DesignMom.

These ladies amaze me! While I was was struggling to raise two kids and run a small business, these women were rocking their mom-lives and have created reputations as the go-to experts on everything moms want and need for modern families. I “met” each of them over a decade ago when I was first introducing the world to Mother Stork’s Baby Book. I found their support vital to the health of my business and the creation of my new products.

Fast forward through the past ten years: now that my littlest one has started Kindergarten, I needed to put myself back “out there” to promote my business and support my family. I turned to Nicole, Liz and Gabby for help and again they came through for me with unmatched support and enthusiasm.