My mom and I did one of my new favorite holiday traditions today: a visit to Hallmark Corporate to take advantage of her employee discount. ...

Now that the crib is in and assembled (!!!), I decided it was time to quite dragging my feet about picking my fabrics for the crib skirt and...

I know a lot of people don't get Black Friday, but I'm not one of those people. I am obsessed with getting the best bargain possible...

I bought goodies for Audrey's closet...several weeks ago (yes, I know I currently suck at this thing called blogging). The closet divide...

I've got to stop buying things (mainly clothes) for Audrey. My baby showers aren't until December, and yet she already reaching what...

I just couldn't help myself. I'm powerless toward penguins. At first I was going to buy the entire set of the 3 winter sport penguin...

It finally happened. Brent got a new car. The game plan changed several times, but we eventually settled on a 2012 Altima. While the origina...

In case you couldn't tell by my penguin tree... or my dogs' toys... I may like penguins a little. So, is it really a surpri...

When the people down the street had a garage sale, and I saw these: I knew it was a must. Sure, they're pink now – but they'll be fa...

Well, it's not an exciting photo, but with the money we just dropped on a new a/c, there's no way it wasn't going to get photogr...

The 6-week journey of 5 sofas for the man cave is now over. It was a long, brutal process, but it's over now. The issue was the landing ...

I had my favorite seamstress make me new pillows for the family room, and I am loving the black and white! (Confession, I've had them fo...

Eek! After lots of debate, I decided to just go for it. Plus, I figured it was fate that the new model was released on the day I was laid o...

The moment I saw Z Gallerie's Labyrinth bedding in gray , I fell in love. But as reality goes, I always had other things needing my fina...

I just acquired this duvet for $29.70, and I'm rather excited. My current task is making my third bedroom less of an embarrassment, and...

But it's okay, because my dogs now have scarves! Macintosh is sporting a Kansas scarf, and Chip is modeling a Kansas State one. I got th...

I knew Ikea was big, but I had no idea how large it actually was. It took Brent and me 2.5 hours to make it through the main floor, and even...

When our Blu-ray player arrived in the mail today, I knew what Brent would be doing. It's amazing how fast he can move when he wants to...

...and Black Friday shopping is done! Brent and I just got back from Wal-Mart and took major advantage of the DVD deals. We got: - The Hango...

I'm a snob when it comes to fake flowers, but when I saw these crystal flower stems at Z Gallerie, I quickly warmed up to the concept. ...