Our entertainment system!

Check this out!

We bought a TV and VCR, each for &10, from Goodwill.

That was a little more than we wanted to pay,

but we sure have enjoyed our new entertainment system! 

Our Beautiful Bedroom!

While we wait for the bathroom renovation to be finished,

I thought I'd bring you into our bedroom!

Here it is "before":

And here you have the "after"!

Before with the ugly floor:

You can't see the floor in this one, but it's looking good!

Joel made this bed from a tree cut down from his grandad's backyard!

It is a most impressive masterpiece!

I don't know how in the world he does it!

I sure am enjoying these before & afters!

Hope you are too! 

Dentists & Pirates!

Today I went to the dentist to get my pearly whites scrubbed.

That means I only went to half the day of school....

which means that I got to eat lunch with Jessica and my nephews!

Bathroom Fiasco!

Joel is in the process of tiling our bathroom floor.  Someday soon I will post pictures of the finished product.  The process is taking quite a while...much longer than expected.  It's a little inconvenient to have your toilet sitting in the hallway and the bathroom sink in the dining room...especially when you live in a house with only one bathroom!  Everything was slowed down even slower when there was a momentary four foot fountain installed into our bathroom!  The pipe that goes to the toilet somehow broke in the tiling process, and that is when the fountain came to life.  I was still at school when the disaster took place, but I came home to the effects.  Joel and my dad have fixed up the problems quite nicely, but we still have no toilet, sink, or WATER!  I just took a shower and brushed my teeth at our neighbor's house!  That was very nice and much appreciated!  Anyways, just thought I'd let you know what's been going on here at the cozy cottage today.  I look forward to showing you the fountain-less finished product in the near future!  And you should see our plants' progress!  They are growing machines!!!

Happy Birthday, Heather!!!

Today is my little sister's 23rd birthday!

WAHOO!!!

Heather is a dear friend of mine.

We've had quite a lot of fun together throughout our days.

She's always been a jolly good time!

We even created our own language,

which no one else can quite seem to master...

although the attempts are greatly appreciated.  ha!

Heather & I look rather similar,

and people have often wondered if we were twins.

We got to share one year of college together,

so now we share the eternal TWC bond! 

Yep, she's a good one!

Now, for your entertainment...

please enjoy our combined talents of whistling & dancing!

Happy Birthday, Beanos!

Living Room!

Welcome to our chocolate colored living room!

Before:

After: 

Before:

After: 

Yet another room inspired by our wedding! 

(or maybe these just happen to be my favorite colors!)

I love the huge picture window!

It's spring outside!!!

  This TV stand and the frames were designed and created by none other than my husband!

My Aunt Cheryl made the beautiful stained glass lampshade to match this room!

This corner still needs some help!

Joel has plans to build us a bookshelf.

If it's anything like his other creations, it should be good!

There's the front door and a sneak-peak into the guest room.

There you have it!  The cozy cottage living room!

There are still 4 more rooms and a porch to go!

Garden Beginnings!

Joel and I decided to try starting a garden.

Here we are with our sweet little seeds!

It's been about a week, and here's what we've got:

The radishes are flourishing!

Look at all our little sprouts!

Neither of us knows much about gardening,

so we'll see how this goes!