What we thought would be a quiet Saturday at home ended up being a day full of comings and goings, hustle and bustle.  My parents came over to spend time with the boys, the boys had a friend over to play, we had a grocery store run, some other errands and got a few projects done. My dad likes to tinker with things, so while he was over and just hanging out, I asked if he would install the light in the home office.  And he obliged.  The light was hanging a little low for people 6’3″ or taller, so I unscrewed the finial off the bottom and will replace it with something that isn’t as long.  I’m not sure if it’s the 100% right fixture, but it’s so much better than what was there, it puts off more light and it was only $10 at a yard sale.  When

I mentioned a couple of days ago that Jeff and I worked on getting the basement cleaned up to make it more functional.  That involved bringing in some more wire shelving and moving things around.  We’ve had a workbench that was left by the previous owners in the basement when we bought the house.  It had an ugly remnant counter on it, but it was a useful piece, so we kept it.  Now that we were bringing in more functional shelving, the workbench needed to find a new home. I just wasn’t ready to let it go.  There was something about it.  We removed the counter and saw the original workbench, probably original to the 1940’s house. The patina of the wood was the something I saw in it. And the bead board shelf… …and the wooden pegs holding the boards in place. Sure, there’s a big honking hole where

Today I did some house cleaning.  It really needed to be done.  I’ve always loved a clean house and used to clean at least twice a week when we lived in a tiny townhouse.  Between a bigger house, kids and a business, my tolerance of a messy home has increased.  I just don’t always have time to do a thorough deep cleaning.  So, I run the vacuum and pick up and clean the toilets, so everything looks nice, but I must admit I neglect the areas that are out of sight and out of mind.  We have some special guests coming tomorrow, so that was a good excuse to get some good cleaning done. I got the guest room all fluffed and ready to go… I started out tidying up the boys’ room and that turned into a deep clean.  It needed to be done and it felt good to