When my youngest was living here with me, he busted his bedroom door. When he moved out, I put a gate across the way and made it a room for the cats to hide from the dogs. Now they have the finished part of the basement to hide in. I have one really old cat, Valentine, who no longer tries…
Author: Evelyn Hope
Another Shout Out to God
I just have to give another shout out to God. Seriously- every single day, I am in awe of what He has done for me. After I purchased my flooring, my stove broke and a few days later, my dishwasher. But I tried not to worry, because God. Y’all. Work has been amazing and God has answered every single one…
I’d Rather be Waterboarded
This morning when I woke up, I did not want to paint. I told myself that I would rather be waterboarded. Not really, but you get it. I have painted every square inch of this house now. After church, Marty came over to start laying more floor. I got the baseboards done today and am cooking dinner as I ge this…
Bye-bye Urine Yellow
Eighteen years I have hated this yellow room. The day we moved in back in April of 2005, I painted the green living room a beige. When I bought it, there were 3 green rooms, all different greens— variations of seafood green. Two mustard yellow rooms, one lighter than the other. A red room, a pink room, an eggshell room and…
It all Started with a Hole
As often happens in life, you fix one thing and another breaks. Sometimes accidentally. I wasn’t planning on painting all of my hallways……but it all started with a hole. We had already painted the stairs, of course. Since I didn’t feel comfortable standing on a drop cloth on the stairs, I’ll be slapping some paint on the stairs again……. The…
This is Love
It seems like I haven’t been anywhere exciting in a while. I’m knee deep in home improvements and work. I’ve hated the carpet since the day we moved in 18 1/2 years ago. Light beige berber carpet. Blah. What a nightmare with kids. That, along with the crayon box colors……… but at least they weren’t anything seriously wrong. I mean,…
A Thousand Little Holes
I’ve been in my house for 18 years. The 4 bedrooms have not been painted since before I moved in. This house is/was a crayon box. Bedrooms- one eggshell, one yellow, one peachy pink, and one seafoam green. The kitchen and living room were two different shades of green, I painted the living room a beige color the day we…
Turtletown Falls
Yesterday, we were in Tennessee for a great hike near Tellico Plains. The boys’ retired BMT/hematologist wrote a book about hikes in the Tellico Plains, TN area, so I bought a copy. Originally, we were going to camp this weekend, but my middle son was supposed to go to the beach with a friend. Once the weather changed and got…
Off to Baton Rouge
The time has come! We leave for Baton Rouge later today. I’ve tried updating, but always get sidetracked. Marty has lost almost 25 pounds and I’ve lost 8. True story. I have listened to 4 different books on audible and would suggest them to everyone. The Diabetes Code, Lies My Doctor Told Me, Life in the Fasting Lane and another…
A Wake up Call
Why I can never get on to write about my adventures is beyond me. If I worked less, maybe I could blog more. It is cathartic. Work is busy and it is good. I often am amazed that *I* landed such an amazing Job with such a great company. *They* truly live by their core values and the Deming style…
My Little Red Bike 