When our sweet little guy was born I noticed that his right ear had some extra cartilage. I wasn’t sure what to do at first and wondered if it would just go away on its own. Immediately, I went on google and discovered that this type of deformity wouldn’t just correct itself. I quickly discovered … Read More
For most of our marriage we have lived on a small budget. When we were first married we worked for a Christian ministry and I was still working through my immigration and couldn’t work for nearly 6 months. Once I was eligible, I worked for about 2 years until we had our daughter in 2015. … Read More
Our family of 6 really needed a washer upgrade. I could only do small loads of laundry with our old machine. We really wanted to get a stackable washer dyer set. That way, we could turn the right side of our closet into a pantry! For years we have seen how nasty front loaders can … Read More
In July of 2018 I had a miscarriage. I had so many different emotions after it was over. We knew we wanted to have a third child, but there was almost a sense a guilt for wanting to try again. “Is it too soon?”, was the question that kept popping up in our minds. It … Read More
After deciding to use Costco installed services for our flooring (you can read all about the benefits of going through Costco here), we knew we were going to be picking a COREtec product for our entire main floor. After receiving multiple samples we decided on COREtec Pro Plus Springfield Oak. I am a researcher by … Read More
As our family has gotten bigger so has our need for more storage space–food in particular. Our house has a tiny pantry, about 1×2 space with an 11 inch opening. It was really hard to store things in it and get them in and out. Our laundry closet was set up with the washer and … Read More
When the leak happened and we renovated our kitchen we decided to ditch the 4 inch granite backsplash for subway tile. We chose to go with Daltile Subway tile from Home Depot because it looks great and is affordable.It’s the regular 3×6 size and comes in at about $1.20sq ft. The Prep Work The first … Read More
In the winter of 2019, my husband was laid off from work. We were surprised, but grateful he had been given 3 month’s notice! I was pregnant with our third daughter—our rainbow baby! Job Applications Immediately, we began to look for jobs and talking to our friends and family about it. My husband had never … Read More
It was June 28th, 2018. My husband and I have two adorable little girls and we find out we’re pregnant and due March 2nd! We were excited and have no reason to believe this pregnancy would end in a miscarriage. What happens when you find out you’re expecting? You immediately begin to plan out your … Read More
When we had a leak in our kitchen we filed an insurance claim and thankfully we were covered! The mitigation company needed to remove some flooring in our kitchen and so all of the flooring throughout the kitchen and into our sunroom was covered by insurance! Upgrading our Floors! If we included our bathroom and … Read More
