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    Back from Wisconsin

    I'm back from Wisconsin! (I kind of wish I wasn't! I have a whole lot of tiling and repair work…
    June 27, 2018
  • Vintage Yardsticks as Wainscoting

    The Lake House Bathroom, After

    (With DIY Vintage Yardstick Wainscoting) The vintage yardstick transformation into DIY wainscoting is complete! The family lake house bathroom is…
    August 21, 2013
  • Lake House Bathroom

    The Lake House Bathroom, Before

    Last night, I started a fun DIY project at the lake house. If you have a very good memory and…
    August 15, 2013
  • Summers, Past and Present

    This post is sponsored by Dreyer’s/Edy’s® Slow Churned Light Ice Cream: all the taste of regular ice cream, but with…
    June 21, 2012
  • Adventurers

    Oh darling, let's be adventurers.
    June 14, 2012
  • Boat Rides

    I set foot on another boat while we were at the lake in Wisconsin! I didn't leave the dock! Everyone…
    June 14, 2012
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  • The Balch Family!

    Back from Wisconsin

    I’m back from Wisconsin! (I kind of wish I wasn’t! I have a whole lot of tiling and repair work ahead of me, and it…

    June 27, 20183 commentsMy Life, Parenting, Pets
  • Vintage Yardsticks as Wainscoting

    The Lake House Bathroom, After

    (With DIY Vintage Yardstick Wainscoting) The vintage yardstick transformation into DIY wainscoting is complete! The family lake house bathroom is looking pretty dang fantastic. There…

    August 21, 201367 commentsElsewhere
  • Lake House Bathroom

    The Lake House Bathroom, Before

    Last night, I started a fun DIY project at the lake house. If you have a very good memory and have been reading here since…

    August 15, 201335 commentsElsewhere
  • Summers, Past and Present

    This post is sponsored by Dreyer’s/Edy’s® Slow Churned Light Ice Cream: all the taste of regular ice cream, but with half the fat and 1/3…

    June 21, 201248 commentsMy Life, Parenting
  • Adventurers

    Oh darling, let’s be adventurers.

    June 14, 201221 commentsMy Life
  • Boat Rides

    I set foot on another boat while we were at the lake in Wisconsin! I didn’t leave the dock! Everyone else did though. Many times.

    June 14, 20127 commentsMy Life
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