Things that make me laugh...Christmas Edition

With Christmas just around the corner, I thought a little laughter could easy some holiday stress...

Bad Holiday Photos via Ellen
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Elf on the Shelf...

What's wrong with this picture?! Via Ellen
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Cat Photo Bomb...find the Kitty

Renovation Day 2

Day two continued our exciting reno progress! We have no studs (except for Alex) and have a clear idea (and view) of what our wall, or lack there of, will look like.  Everything is coming along great! Check out Stuehlmeyer Renovations to see what they could do for you.

View from the living room

View from the kitchen.

The doorway has been enclosed and will soon house our pantry! 

Thirty Thursday's {16}

Are you a morning person or a night person? Elaborate

Abby:
I'm definitely a night person. I would rather stay up late working on whatever it is I'm working on than wake up early in the morning. I, like my Grandma, could, would and occasionally do sit in my robe for hours in the morning waking up. Don't get me wrong, I don't necessarily  like staying up late, but I'd rather stay up than wake up. 

Alex: 
I am a morning person. I have a good morning routine. I wake up, walk Moose, drink my coffee, get ready for work and go to work. I take comfort in my routine. On the day's where Abby is up early too, everything gets a thrown off and then I'm crabby at Abby....

Demo Day 1

When we bought our house we had ideas of tearing down the wall the separated the kitchen and living room. After eating in it with more than just the two of us, we realized that it would be much more enjoyable with the wall removed. So, we began the search for a contractor. On Facebook I stumbled across one of my friend's pages and it said their "location" was Glen Carbon (if you're not familiar with the area, Glen Carbon and Edwardsville are indistinguishable) AND her husband has a contracting/renovation business. Our search was quickly over. We called him up, had him come over and give us an estimate and it was within our budget! So here we are, beginning renovations! Check out Stuehlmeyer Renovations to see all the good stuff they can do!

Before

After Day 1: the wall is (almost) gone! View from the living room. 

After Day 1: The wall is (almost) gone! View from the kitchen. 

I'll do my best to keep you posted on the changes!