Home and Garden update...

~week four~

~tomatoes are really going strong...

watermelon (on right) is also doing well~

~week five~

Our zucchini, crookneck squash, and tomatoes all have blossoms on them...Yeah!

Some other things we've been working on are:

~freshening up the flower beds with mulch and vinca~

can you believe all this mulch was only $16?

~the kids built a fort from some branches we cut down~

 ~you can tell they are pretty excited!

(Yes, this was a few weeks ago when it was chilly)~

I'm so glad you stopped by today...have a great Wednesday!

Around the House~Summer edition :)

I love to decorate our home with seasonal things, and Hubbie doesn't mind a bit! I have probably mentioned that a time or two on this blog! :) Using things I already own is fun...but when someone gives me a decoration, it is so enjoyable to me to find the "perfect spot" for it! When I decorate for Memorial Day and Fourth of July, I usually leave those things out until Labor Day. Here are just a few pictures from around our home this summer...Enjoy!

~dining room table centerpiece~

~I used navy beans as my filler in these cute $1 buckets~

(an idea I saw here)

~the complete table~

~little details that make a big difference to me~

~some gifts from a sweet blogging friend~

~a treasure I found this past weekend~

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

It's supposed to be nice and hot today!

(at least 100 degrees forecasted for today

 +

high humidity

 =

one gal very thankful she has A/C!)

Home, Sweet Home

Home~what a wonderful place to be! Oh, the joys of walking through the front door, of "going home" after a semester in college, of seeing all the special people that live at home. Today, I am thankful for the actual building that my family calls "home".

Hubbie and I have lived in our home for the last 7 1/2 years. During that time, we have painted all but two rooms, added trimwork, hung blinds, laid new carpet and wood floors, hung new curtains, changed out old appliances with new, energy-efficient ones, put pictures on the walls...but does all this work make our house a home?

It definitely adds to the comfort level and the beauty of our home, and I love all the changes we have made...but I think the spirit of our home is more important than anything else. Do we use our home to show God's love to other people? Do folks feel welcomed and loved when they come through the front door? I certainly hope they do, but these are just some thoughts going through my head this morning and I am being challenged to evaluate my hospitality...

I have a ladies meeting tonight, so I'm off to get schooling done and to bake a chocolate cake for the meeting (what's a meeting without a few snacks, right?) :)