OK, about a month ago, Joey, Raul and I built some planters in front of the porch to house some hedges, as a first step towards improving the front yard. The second step in our front yard makeover is to replace the plain, dull concrete walkway that leas from the sidewalk outside the gate, to […]

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Joey: Uh oh, Holly is out in the yard again. I sense more work coming on… Holly: A couple weeks ago while shopping for some colorful plants for the front yard, I came across a small group of dense soft shrubs (dwarf pittosporum) and the image of a nice maintainable hedge sprang to mind. They […]

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When we moved into the house, Ivy got her own room, though it was to do double duty as her room and a guest room, for whenever we had overnight visitors. As such, it has her toddler bed and a queen sized bed in it. She still “requires” adult assistance going to bed at night, […]

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Before moving into our house, I’d never really had any good experiences with plants, and considered myself a black thumb. Plant experiences were not something I really enjoyed, and I never really “got it” when hearing people talking about how they relaxed or took a sense of satisfaction from gardening. Since becoming homeowners with a […]

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Ivy was born with very little hair and even by 18 months she didn’t have much at all. So naturally, people assumed she was a little boy. If I had a dollar for each time I’d heard “your boy is so cute!” Joey and I wouldn’t have to worry about a mortgage 🙂 It probably […]

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I will participate in my own version of Project 365 – using it to document my own health journey in 2011. I’ll upload a new photo daily to our Photo Albums page, and post a reminder link to the blog’s front page about once a week or so 🙂 If you are participating in Project […]

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If you would like to receive email notifications of a new blog post, send Joey or I an email and we’ll make sure you get added. No more missed posts or falling behind — you’ll know within a minute or two of any new posts that have been added to the blog! Feel free to […]

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The day before Christmas Eve, Joey worked in Clinton and Shirley got a full day of Ivy, so I borrowed her keys and car and went for a little trip to Eureka Springs. I’d been there a few times before, but always on the way from Fayetteville and not from Harrison, so I had a […]

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OK, so we’ve been using freecycle for a few years now. It’s great — people can give away or request things for free. We’ve picked up a TV, recliner, baby things and lots of other stuff, and given away quite a bit, too. With my recent weight loss, I went through my closet and purged […]

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Earlier today I found out that the annual Christmas-tree lighting downtown and “official” beginning of the Christmas season in town was tonight, so I decided to go. Ivy and I had a blast — the lawn in front of City Hall was PACKED… the O’Jays were playing their biggest hits, Mayor Parker addressed the crowds, […]

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