Demolition + July 4 Family Fun

Are you a friend or family member in Des Moines and you feel like you have yet to really see my family this summer?  My apologies -we hope this all settles down with the demolition dust soon.  Greensboro people, if you have not heard from me yet, again, my apologies!   Let me take youContinue reading “Demolition + July 4 Family Fun”

New House: Completed Play Room

  We have been feverishly working on the house the past couple weeks.  I am happy to show you the first completed room.  We chose one of the bedrooms with built-ins to be a playroom for Greta and a possible guest room as well.  Here is the before shot.  It was a lovely shade ofContinue reading “New House: Completed Play Room”

A Greensboro Goodbye + Move to Iowa

This is a lengthy post and long overdue.  But, I felt I had to put in some effort, in saying good bye to a place and a group of people who have captured my heart for the past eight years.  The goodbyes started with one last dinner at Sticks & Stones Wood Fired Pizza.  OhContinue reading “A Greensboro Goodbye + Move to Iowa”

The Flying Circus Whirlwind Trip to Iowa

Oh my, how much can change in the span of a week.  Our house is so quiet these days, as these two doofuses are now residents of the state of Iowa.  We flew to Iowa a couple weekends ago to drop the cats off with my parents, look at houses, and for me to interviewContinue reading “The Flying Circus Whirlwind Trip to Iowa”

Mommy’s Musings on Moving

Last weekend we went to the RV show – a great activity on a cold, wet night.  It was fun to climb inside the various RVs and imagine trying to vacation this way.  Some of them legitimately have more square footage than our house!  Greta loved running up and down the red carpeted aisles.  SheContinue reading “Mommy’s Musings on Moving”