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Amanda on February 2nd, 2013

Back in March, we started the process of redecorating Matthew’s bedroom.  He was a bit jealous of Ian’s big boy room and bed so it seemed like a good time to leave the baby room behind. Here is where we started.  These pictures were taken while I was pregnant with Matthew. (The crib had been […]

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Amanda on August 30th, 2012

Or lack thereof. We started pulling out the various plants in the front bed in the fall with the intent to go hog-wild on landscaping in the spring.  And then my work turned into a three-ring circus on January 2nd.  Needless to say, we made no progress on landscaping and probably won’t in the near […]

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Amanda on October 3rd, 2011

I was mentally planning Ian’s big boy bedroom for probably about a year before we actually started the project.  Once I realized we were in danger of sending our child to Kindergarten while still sleeping in a toddler bed, I figured we really needed to get moving.  Thankfully, his room came together pretty quickly and […]

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Amanda on September 25th, 2011

We actually finished Ian’s room a month ago and I have pictures to share from that (as well as Matthew’s first day of school).  Unfortunately, the second we finished Ian’s room, we started another project. We are currently painting the living room, dining room, stairwell and upstairs hallway.  Not only are we putting 2-3 coats […]

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Amanda on June 29th, 2011

It was made official at some point back in May: Buffalo experienced the wettest spring on record. That’s over 140 years of weather records, my friends! Even in relatively dry weather, we can have issues with standing water in our backyard due to some low spots with bad drainage. So how did it fair during […]

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