It's not as fun as it sounds, but maybe I'll be convinced by the end of this post.  This weekend we got to enjoy an autumn teaser with the weather.  The mornings were dewy, crisp, and cool.  All this equals perfect for a morning walk with Bambina, before the boys are up.  So we throw on our hoodies (quintessential for autumn, aka "hoodie weather" in the Midwest), hop in our handy dandy lightweight stroller, with a cup of hot tea, and my phone providing our wake-up tunes, then hit the…

On the surface, I live on a quiet little country road.  But in reality, it seems I live in the redneck version of Peyton Place.  This is just in the six houses that touch our property or directly across the road from us:

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I am very fortunate to live in a neighborhood that's chocked full of beautiful trees.  Hundred year old oaks and elms can be found on every single block around here.  The tree-lined streets provide a sweet little canopy of shade throughout the hot summer months:

On the other hand, however, these charming old trees can make you wanna piss yourself whenever it…

On May 7, the Highland Park Community off of Harper Road, will have a neighborhood yard sale! This means our garages will be open, boxes & tables in the driveway full of stuff and we'll be waiting for You to stop by to see what we have! :)

I personally, will have lots of paper-back books, clothes in very good condition, electronic stuff (gameboy advanced), candles, baskets, bed rails, shelves, crafting supplies, kitchen items, scrapbook supplies, and more!

My prices are all…