Hey Hickory: Randoms.

I was going to open with:

Life has been so busy!!!

But truly…it hasn’t. Mae’s been busy. So.dang.busy. Like, she never stops. “NEVVVVERRRR!” - that’s actually what she yells anytime we tell her not to do what she’s doing:|.

I just had to clean up a mess of applesauce she made.

Get her unstuck from Evans walker.

My ass just got wet from sitting on the toilet seat after she…peed? played in?…the toilet.

She managed to open and drink half a bubbler.

She bit into and swallowed/choked (only slightly but choking is my absolute worst nightmare) on a squishy ball - I was still shaking a half hour later:(.

She’s naked all the time - potty training 101;).

She doesn’t want her bottom buckled in her car seat and fights you to get it done.

She wants my water. My food. My snack. My bed. My boobs;).

So yeah…life has been pretty chill, otherwise;).

^Pause to acknowledge every dinosaur, on every one of the 117 pages of the book Zeke is leafing through;).

“Casey, LOOK!” x 117.^

Sooooo, what I was saying…haven’t been busy, not currently too busy but about to get somewhat busy-ish;).

We’re kicking it off with my dads birthday at the end of the week, as well as the kids’ rescheduled Christmas Concert! After that…dentist appointments, Homer is starting piano lessons!!:), a few more basketball games, Happy Hoops (basketball for Rocky:), a school dance, panacake breakfast, Jacob and I will be taking an NFP class, a Free Throw Contest for Homer, and ending the month with Luke’s 15th birthday (omg…I’m having a hard time with that…how?).

And THEN no birthdays in February, for our immediate clan…the calm before the 4 birthdays we’ll be celebrating in March - including my 40th!!!:).

Phew.

There you have it.

Now…gotta go get Mae and Zeke away from the humidifier that they’re currently…licking:|.

Chokecherry all lite up at night:)

I actually requested my mom get me a subscription for a food magazine this year - after having a house renovation one the last few years. As much as I love all that inspiration - see below:), I’m trying to scale back a bit on my ‘wants’ here. Don’t get me wrong…I’m still coming up with a To Do/Wish List daily…I just don’t need any help in this department!

House and Garden

I didn’t do a great job of showing off the shelving with the plants in that bathroom BUT the shelving with the plants in that bathroom!!!!

I snapped a quick photo of our bathroom - below - to show you how I could potentially make that plant shelf a reality. That rectangle isn’t actually a window - there’s no hole beyond that. My dad just put that plywood there so that we could get the drywalling done. SO me moving that window down would only be slightly annoying;).

Down and bigger - my bad;).

Light and Dwell

And then I’d add a little curtain - because, eventually, there will be a deck outside that window:).

Found via Pinterest

Pinterest Rabbit Hole + Me = an hour of unsupervised children.

Okay…I just gotta break this down a bit cause I love so much about all 4 of these:

Top Left That’s kinda, exactly, what I’d like to see for our stair railing - black with a nice mix of traditional + modern. Add a gallery wall all the way up and we’re golden:).

Top Right This is just…adorable…perfection!!! Right this minute, the front porch is a top priority for me in the Spring. Close it up a bit (to keep those chickens out and to create more of an entry before walking straight into the living-room) anddddd I love that Dutch Door. Obviously.

Bottom Left Not sure how easy it is to see but those are blue cabinets and they’re so cute! If I were forced to make a decision today on cabinets…they'd be painted! I do think to keep things light and airy in our kitchen, I’d go with white counters but I just love this look!

Bottom Right We’ve already got a plant shelf…why not a shelf around the tub;). This is just so pretty. There will be plants and there will be art in my our bathroom.

This little hammmmm. I love you. I love you. I LOVE YOU!

Also. On month 2+ of her 4mo sleep regression. Help. Help me. My face. My patience. It’s fine;).

zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

via Instagram

This is her current closet. This is, honest to goodness, my dream for my closet. It is so silly that I’m struggling to downsize. Like…why?! What needs to be undone in my brain to let go of all.the.things?

I really want this and I’m going to make it happen.