i want to quit my job and craft

May 8

Schemmel House

This little girl rolls all over the place now.

May 9

Sunroom

Three layers of strawberry cake for Sister's graduation party.

May 10

Brown's Island

Andy's after-dinner snack: Beer soaked turkey leg.

May 11

Schemmel House

Sister's graduation cake. You know, U of R Spiders. Not Happy Halloween.

May 12

Sunroom

Feeding Mom all her favorites on Mother's Day. Chicken, waffles, and beer.

May 13

Front Yard

Mom and I put in this new slate walkway.

May 14

Lakeside

A venture through the neighborhood led me to this lighthouse collection. Very admirable.

May 15

Front Porch

Getting ready to do some damage on these drawers. And by do some damage, I mean do some good.

May 16

Lewis Ginter

About to listen to Iron & Wine with this Cheerio eating cutie (and her parents)!

May 17

Front Porch

Dining with our projects. Very romantic.

May 18

Sweet Frog

Dining with Mom. Also very romantic.

May 19

Front Porch

Colors have been decided and spray painting has commenced! Turns out there is skill involved in spray painting. I didn't do so hot my first go round.

May 20

Schemmel House

 Adah sporting her new kitty graphic onesie. Teaching her that cats are better from a young age.

May 21

Side Yard

Pruning the trees and shrubs around the house big time and came across these beauties hiding out.

May 22

Goochland Drive-In

I have been waiting for this moment for years. Well, not this exact moment where Andy and Mom are eating GoochDogs, but this moment of being at the Goochland Drive-In. Totally worth the drive. And sorry I keep posting funny pictures of you eating, Mom.

May 23

Attic

Our upstairs is the guest room. I swear there is a bed in this picture. It is also our temporary storage because we have not gone through and organized stuff. Today was the first day of doing that.

May 24

Office

The latest knitting project. Sister, if you see this don't show Adah.

May 25

Kitchen

Pie crusts for the station. I'm afraid they've gotten used to home baked goods.

May 26

Lewis Ginter

Adah's funny little side smile.

May 27

Bathroom

I had to take a selfie to show my Memorial Day spirit. Also, cat on the mirror and cat on my shirt!

May 28

Garden

We got some veggies in the ground!

May 29

Attic

Guest room clean. Craft cabinet organized and labeled. Please come stay! And if you can't sleep, make something!

Andy's contribution

His district chief, an employee of the county for 37 years, retires.

May 30

Garden

Made these bamboo stakes for the garden fence.

May 31

Bathroom

Getting ready for an overhaul so this is a lousy before picture. You can't even see the vanity cabinets, which are white, and tell the walls are a light green color. But trust me.

June 1

 Tappahannock

A day at the river with Andy's station mates. I'll take it!

June 2

Garden

The fence is up! Now what it is actually going to keep out, I'm not sure, but maybe it's just peace of mind.

June 3

Living Room

 Remember those empty spaces (see March 19) of dirty, unpainted wall the radiators left behind? Well, Mom is a champion project-er and fixed all those.

June 4

Schemmel House

Steven made this for me. I ate the whole thing.

June 5

Bathroom

Feels brand new! For those of you concerned about the old shower curtain, don't worry. I, let's be honest, my mom, is going to make a couple pillows out of it for outdoor chairs! I wasn't quite ready to part with it. But the new one is fun too. (Those are the trees reflected in the mirror and if you look really closely you can see the blue rod it is attached to.)

June 6

Garden

Fruits!

Hauling stuff and hauling ourselves

April 11

Backyard

I took this for my mom because one year for Christmas we gave her a yellow garden cart and she was so excited that she got in it and grinned like a kid. I understand her enthusiasm for the cart a little better now that I own one.

April 12

Frontyard

Getting ready for community cleanup day. I hauled all those leaves from the back of Coco's house to the front using the infamous cart.

April 13

Larkum House

The benefit of having potluck at a house that is walking distance to a Cookout. You want a milkshake for dessert, we'll go get milkshakes for dessert.

April 14

Schemmel House

Aunt Jo and Uncle Frank stay for a night on their trip north to meet great niece Adah.

April 15

Office

Andy's movie-watching face. No telling what movie he makes this face for but it is either really intense or really thought-provoking. Or maybe he just makes that face a lot...

April 16

Front porch

Celebrating fresh mangoes and beautiful flowers. That Vitamix sure knows how to smooth some fruit.

April 17

1811

One of the piles of wood to be split and stacked. We certainly have our chores cut out for us.

April 18

1811

The year of the inchworm. I don't mind these guys, especially when they are scrunching along and making funny arches with their bodies, but man, do they seem out of control!

April 19

Frontyard

Yeah, yeah, I know the azaleas are pretty. But they really are just so bright and lovely. A very welcoming site when you are walking up to the house.

April 20

Bryan Park

I used the panorama feature on my phone. (Don't know why I haven't done this sooner.) This is the section of the park called the Azalea Garden.

April 21

1811

Father and son replacing the wheels on the tractor/mower.

April 22

Mudroom

Doing some demo in the mudroom/future laundry room. Got to knock those walls down to build them back up again.

April 23

Bott House

Watching this little guy for the evening. Just the cutest thing ever when he runs to the window to wave and say bye to his mom and sisters as they get in the car.

April 24

Backyard

The wood never ends. Moving pile A to pile B.

April 25

1811

The future garden. It's tilled, Steve (the neighbor) has planted a few things already, and we have amended our soil. More planting to come soon!

April 26

Mudroom

More demo. This time Andy kicks down the ceiling and I just stand there and watch. Much faster than the wall ripping down.

April 27

Flower Bed

It's better to take a close up so you don't see all the weeds that are out of control. Some of them are so big I'm not sure if they are supposed to be there or not. Mom to the rescue soon.

April 28

Dave and Buster's

Rockville, MD

Why didn't we think of this the first time? I would much rather play skee ball and that game where you put the coins in and hope they push more coins off the ledge than sit in stop-and-go, make-me-want-to-yak traffic.

April 29

Kitchen

First fresh rhubarb of the season! Oh, it's so pretty!

April 30

Sunroom

Zac came over to help split wood and help eat pie. Here he is dining with Z's tiny cat head.

May 1

Backyard

Don't be mad at me for this. We have an out-of-control rabbit population in our neighborhood and Andy is concerned for the garden. I'm not saying I condone his behavior by documenting it. But that's a big rabbit!

May 2

Cyborg Room

Z is skeptical of anything that is not dry cat food. She eventually started licking it.

May 3

Office

Lame day. I did want to let you know that taking a photo is just one of three daily documentations I make. Elisabeth gave this to us as a wedding gift and I think it will be quite fun to look at once we get two or three years under our belt.

May 4

Air!

Getting closer to Little Rock. I never get tired of seeing farmland from above. More eye shadow compacts than anyone would ever need!

May 5

An Enchanted Evening

Roland, AR

The Frost crew at Lucy-baducy's wedding! I love seeing my family.

May 6

Dickson, TN

Explanation: Driving back to Richmond with Mom. We took our lunch break on Main Street. Problem is, most things are closed on a Monday in small-town, TN. But isn't this charming? And totally worth going beyond the blue-sign recommendations.

May 7

Johnson City, TN

Spent the night here so we could hang with a dear friend. Spent the morning walking around downtown before we finished the drive.