White Gables Blog

What is it about having a baby that makes me want to clean and organize the entire house from attic to basement? I lie awake at night thinking about cleaning out my kitchen cabinets and organizing my laundry room and purging the attic. So dumb. As if the baby cares whether the house is in […]

Hi girls! It’s been a busy week filled with painting, painting, and more painting! Getting tons done and totally stressing myself out, but that’s normal for me, so whatever! Here goes another edition of What I Wore Wednesday, linking up to the Pleated Poppy’s linky party. Sunday:Pink tank: Old Navy from consignment shopBrown shirt: Old […]

I just listed several hand-painted signs for sale in my Etsy shop, so if you are looking for a little something extra to fill your walls, check it out! Here is the rustic “Nest” sign I painted… All the signs are made from salvaged barn wood that we (as in hubs) picked up at his […]

Last weekend I was at a yard sale and a woman asked me how far a long I was. When I told her I was due in November, this is what she said. “Wow! You are BIG! You look like you’re due a lot sooner than that!” Oh, no she DI’ INT. Can I give […]

Jack Benjamin This little guy just has my heart! I could never have imagined that a little boy could melt my heart as much as he does. Seriously, he is the sweetest thing. He’s quiet (except when he wants to be loud). He’s laid back.He gets his blue eyes from his daddy and his blond […]

Hello there lovelies! How have you been? Sorry I haven’t been around much. I’ve been busy. Or should I say, tired. Or how about busy and tired. So tired that the minute I sit down to take a break during the day, I fall asleep. The 1-1/2 lb. baby that’s doing cartwheels in my belly […]

Last week I picked up a few humongo monster windows from a church that was being renovated. I just couldn’t resist. Even though I could barely fit them into my little SUV (they were about 5 feet by 4 feet). Good thing the kids weren’t sitting in the car or they would have gotten squished. […]

Here goes another edition of What I Wore Wednesday. I didn’t get a lot of pictures this week because most of the time I was in elastic-waisted athletic shorts (but sadly, not doing anything athletic, unless you count painting and chasing after kids as being athletic) and a tank. Or I was in a swimming […]

A friend of mine asked me to make her a rustic sign with this quote “Those who admire the freedom of birds have never built a nest” for her home. I got it finished this weekend and thought I’d show you how I made it. The first step was to find some wood to use […]

I was in Target the other day looking at their throw pillows. I’ve been thinking about getting a couple of soft white ones, but at $12.99 a piece, I didn’t feel like I could justify it (although that is still a good price.). So I walked by the towel section and my brain started whirling. […]

Here goes another edition of WIWW – linking up to The Pleated Poppy’s linky party. It feels really weird having a post with just pictures of me and my ratty-tatty clothes, but whatever! I’ve found that maternity clothing overall just doesn’t fit me very well, so I usually wear “regular” tops that are a bit […]

I’ve been having so much fun working on this little boy room for the past few months! You’ll have to excuse the pics – the room doesn’t get much natural light and my camera isn’t exactly professional! I made a very conscious effort to re-do this room as inexpensively as possible. Most everything is second-hand […]