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Christmas Eve 2015

December 29, 2015 by Abby Thome

Another year, another magical Christmas!

We hosted our second Christmas Eve dinner at our house this year, and it was so nice. You simply cannot go wrong with family and good food. The kids were just amped up about the impending morning presents and were just giddy all night long! The fact that the weather was actually warm for December was just beyond me, and left the boy cousins outside playing basketball well into the night hours (whoops, 10:30 till Brody came in)

We did our usual set up, this year we had a smaller crowd so one less table in our family room

A cozy fire is a must if you have a fireplace, regardless of the spring like weather that lurked around us.

The kids table was kept simple this year, adorned with things they love, a table-cloth to scribble on and jars of candy to keep them all sugared up for their parents

I had one crying breakdown the night before hosting, I’ll blame it on the hormones. It was hysterical and embarrassing when I just told Dan “I’m just SO tired, that’s all!” It sure is weird when your preggers and your energy level just isn’t what it used to be.

Not to mention that the entire day was spent prepping food — 85 of these ridiculous christmas wreaths I made ..

While they were delicious, they were oh so tedious. I will not be making this until next year, that’s a promise!

I purchased “fryer wings” accidentally for my chicken wing appetizer that I was completely stoked for. I watched a tutorial on how to chop them up, one chop in and blood squirting everywhere I was left gagging in the kitchen sink and subsequent slamming of raw chicken into the garbage as I cursed my chicken wing craving. Side note:: ask the damn butcher.

The party faded out around 1:00am … and Santa scrambled to get the presents set up before we both wanted to just crawl into bed and ignore what we needed to do.

Needless to say, Christmas morning was a total success and I have an entire second post set up for you guys if you’re not sick of me yet AND the entire gender reveal video for you tomorrow!

Stay tuned my loves, it’s worth it.

And the winner is …..

December 28, 2015 by Abby Thome

This is a follow up post following a sponsored post The Thome Home hosted a few posts back

We announced the Giani Countertop Kit giveaway a few posts back, and since then I have loved every single comment, every single entry and adore the fact that you guys are just as crazy over this product as I am!

With the help of Giani inc. array of products, we were able to do a complete transformation of our kitchen. The fact of the matter is, you do not need to spend a ton of money, or time, to give your kitchen an entirely new look!

The ability to be able to take your kitchen from this ….

To this ….

It’s no joke! PAINT can do amazing things you guys!

I was fortunate enough to host a giveaway, giving away ONE kit each to TWO lucky winners. The Instagram winner will be announced on that platform later today, and the blog winner is …..

ERIN O’NEILL

Erin, you had the most entries to be placed into the hat chosen at random and it apparently paid off! Thank you so much for taking the time to share the giveaway amongst your social media outlets! We love that you spread the love!!

Email me your shipping address @ thethomehome@gmail.com

Thank you ALL for entering, and we have some fun self-hosted giveaways happening in the New Year that you should all keep your eyes open for!

xoxo, abby

Here Comes Santa Claus!

December 21, 2015 by Abby Thome

It’s our favorite time of year in the Thome home! Everyone all caught up on their holiday shopping? We did pretty good this year, not needing sitters to accomplish it all was quite the task. We tackled a bit on Amazon and I took full advantage of the 90 minutes I have free in between Owen’s school schedule. We spent the other night wrapping up half of the presents, it took us a full 2 hours to do so – and finishing tonight is our goal. By the way, how cute is my husband? Vodka by his side and a santa hat with pride wrapping away at 11:30pm with me … I tell you, he is seriously a far better wrapper than I – I’m awful.

He was beaming with pride with his meticulous corners, and I ripped and bunched up every present I wrapped. I told him he should go work at the mall and be a holiday wrapper

Quick selfie in the car last week, I had too. Look at that BUMP! It’s officially popped here at 20 weeks. Weeks prior I would wake up a little “flatter” and grow through the day, now I wake up and it’s right there for all to see and I love it! We have our 20 week ultrasound today which I am probably more nervous than excited about. Just praying for a healthy little one – that is all we want for Christmas! You all will get to find out with us on Christmas morning as to if it is a boy or a girl when we do our little gender reveal with the boys that morning! I am hoping there will be no tears involved, because Brody + Owen are just convinced they know what it is already (it’s a split house.)

We’ve got SO much to do this week it’s a bit nutty. We’ve got an appraiser coming out to evaluate our house ( not to worry, we’re not moving, yet.) Totally kidding MOM – we are just curious as to what we have raised the value too, we are total nerds and all about this investment we made. Hosting Christmas Eve again, this year it’s a bit smaller at 35 people so it’ll be nice and cozy. I have a ton of errands to run and food to prep, but it’s all good. Look at those two helpers up there, I am sure they will keep the rest of the house clean while I bust it all out

And we are so glad to say that B-mac is BACK! Steroids stopped early last week and there has been such a difference in his personality and we are so relieved that not only is his Ulcerative Colitis on the mend for now, but he is in much better spirits.

It goes without even having to say that the holidays are NOT about the presents. BUT, I’ve got to be honest and say that we are all about the presents (is that fair?). How ridiculously shallow does that make us sound? Eek. Not for Dan or I – just the kids. They’ve been through a lot this year and we just love spoiling them rotten and giving them a shock-worthy Christmas morning. Keep in mind that we are ALWAYS instilling GIVING not receiving with these boys. All the time in our house we go through closets and belongings and donate items left and right. Even items we use, but know someone else could use more we just give it. All of our baby gear we gave away, even with one right around the bend – simply because we are in a position to purchase what we need, we always stress that someone else may need it more. So, they get it, we are not raising brats – not to fear.

I just had to stop by with these ramblings, as I know many of you are oh so busy this week as well. Just keep in mind that it will all go so fast – take a few minutes or hours if you will to just step back and enjoy it all. Leave out dirty plates and keep your vacuum in the closet and focus on the important things. It’ll all get done, so just breath.

I cannot wait to see these boys light up in a few days – EEK! And for a really good laugh, I’d like to introduce you to the new Santa Claus

Snickerdoodle Cookies

December 17, 2015 by Abby Thome

Our contractors are hard at work busting out this fence so fast and efficiently it’s making our heads spin! We are counting down, because this weekend it should be finished! Which means the streaking party invites will go out Saturday for all who’d like to join me

Cookie-d out yet? You’ve heard it from these pregger lips before, while I am not on the sweet wagon yet, I still adore baking and whipping up treats for friends and family. These snickerdoodle cookies in particular turned out so delicious I whipped up a few more batches yesterday to have around the house! They are soft and chewy, in my eyes, the perfect cookie combination.

Two Peas and Their Pod is where I found this recipe, and it officially earned its spot on my yearly Christmas cookie list!

These cookies will not disappoint… they covered theirs 1/2 in white chocolate but I adored the texture of these cookies and did not want to add anything else to them.

You can find the recipe I used, HERE.

I think Santa will be very pleased with the cookie choice this year

We need a little privacy here …

December 15, 2015 by Abby Thome

Me: “Oh boys I am so excited for this fence!”

Brody: “I know, privacy! We can pee back there all the time now!”

The boy knows whats up

Our backyard has been such an uphill battle. Tackling a neglected yard is like me attempting to tackle a sumo wrestler — while we both may look good in that get up’ it’s best I leave it up to the professionals.

So, that’s what we had to do with this good ol’ yard of ours. We tackled as much as we could with our own hands (and with the help of family, and alcohol) and left the rest to the pro’s. Thankfully, we are at a point in our lives where hiring out help isn’t a big deal, where as with our first house we felt the penny pinch of doing it ALL ourselves. And let me tell you a key to a successful renovation, hiring out help when needed. It’s an essential. Not only saving you time but SO much frustration.

Let me walk you through a bit of a jungle journey with our yard –

If you have been an avid reader of this blog for years now (we <3 you) you have more than a general idea of what we’ve been going through with our front and back yard. We haven’t been shy, we’ve shared all of the details. But here we are, nearly two years out and with all the time and $$ spent, we are still a work in progress. Why? Well, even if you get a great brazilian wax done, it will still come back to haunt you weeks later, right? Grass grows, weeds grow, and years and years of debris can be a mother to get rid of completely.

The fastest way to catch up —

We bought a jungle – I’m Yellin Timber – Landscaping 2 – We bought a Jungle 2

And if you’re a picture person like myself here’s our journey in a few pictures

Our backyard as we bought it. A beautiful overgrown jungle.

Dan couldn’t handle it, so he went at it.

This is just for cuteness overload, look how tiny my men are. (Not you Dan, don’t worry.)

This was after the entire family helped chop down the rest of the trees. Following this step was hiring help to grade the land, lay fresh soil, and plant grass seed.

Ah, let’s all soak it in. And next is where we are at. In between we had HUGE trees removed from the front yard, and the guy tossed us a killer deal to remove the huge ash tree in the backyard, so we trashed the back again. Agh! The story continues.

SO this is where we are left. This shotty fence with chicken wire is just gorgeous, isn’t it? And the grass has been torn up’ with weather and more work being done back there.

We know it will take a few years for the grass to really settle its roots, so we’re not worried about that at all. But one of the biggest pet peeves of our yard is the lack of privacy!

Oy. This jagged fence and the “open” look just isn’t for us. So TODAY we have our AMAZING fence crew ripping out our entire fence to start a brand new fence that will make you weak in the knees. We have about 1,000 square feet of land that was jipped when the fence was built years ago, so we are gaining it back. Which means a BIGGER yard for the kiddos. AND, more of a mess to clean with the land we gain. Agh, you can’t get it all folks.

This kid is pumped about it all. A 6 foot privacy fence will be complete by next week, all done by hand – each piece of wood (no panels for a more even look) and we are OVER the moon about it all. Sure, we set ourselves back with the land we gain and have to clean up all over again, but the thought of the privacy we are going to have just leaves me full of joy.

I’m going streaking the day it is finished. Hands down. (wink. relax.)

Our Kitchen Cabinets with Nuvo Cabinet Paint

December 14, 2015 by Abby Thome

This is a sponsored post with Giani Inc. A big thank you to Giani + all of our readers for supporting The Thome Home!

The NEW Thome home is coming up on it’s 2 year anniversary this spring. It has all just swooped over our heads ( time that is ) and we are so glad we took the plunge into another fixxer upper. But, let’s not act like it’s been all roses here. I think there have been at least 20x since buying this home we’ve cursed it, said it was causing us great anxiety and threatning to put it on the market and buy a brand new house. Through all of those tough times of making this house a home, Dan and I are both so glad we hung on tight.

We are hooked on all DIY shows +networks. Not only for inspiration, but for techniques and lessons to be learned. The only thing I have against it all is the perception these shows give for the fixer uppers. If you fork over the funds, 4-6 weeks later not only will you have a completely remodeled home, but one that is now decked out with the best home decor. I think a ton of average folks watch, and get swept up thinking it would be the perfect idea for them to purchase a home in need of TLC, only to quickly find out that it is not how the story goes.

Now, if you have $$$ ready to roll out and hire contractors and such, you may be way ahead of the game. But, if you’re an average family like ours, the reality is far from what they show on t.v. We never have our blinders on when on the market for the worst house on the block. And this house was no different. The list was SO long, and so overwhelming, but exactly what our craziness craves. It took weeks upon weeks of battling price, and even more tears trying to close the deal on this place.

Once we did, we had to tackle many projects that were not on either of the tops of our lists, but HAD to be done. $8,000 to fix basement repairs – $2,500 to replace the front porch – $3,000 in paint. These expenses were just in the first few months of home ownership, and only the beginning of where money had to be shuffled out too. Where would I have liked to see $13,500 cash go towards? The kitchen! Take a look at a realtors picture of what our kitchen looked like on our first walk through ..

So, for someone in the market for a fixer upper, they may imagine that $13,500 going straight into a kitchen gut. When unfortunately, that dream has to be washed away and the reality of doing “what’s important” first must. Being a responsible adult sucks.

We decided that with all of the other rooms in the house that still needed just as much attention we had to pick and chose at first how we were going to make this kitchen more livable. And by livable, I mean sanitary

We tore off the top cabinets that blocked the view into the family room – (made a huge difference in lighting as well) and, can you believe it …. left the rest of the kitchen like that for MONTHS. Months and months of apologizing for this space when guests would come over and cringing when first time guests would walk through. We were just embarrassed, but we did not know exactly what we wanted for this space, just yet.

That is until we came in contact with one of our most favorite sponsors on our blog — Giani Granite They are amazing company, with even better products, helping homeowners like us bring the best out of our homes, ourselves and for an affordable price! Our first collaboration was to refinish our orange countertops with their amazing Giani Granite Countertop paint. Not only was the entire process a cinch, but the results are outstanding and have stood the test of time. Which is a lot to say coming from a mom of two messy boys – I am constantly cooking and cleaning those countertops! So we took the first step into making this kitchen feel more like us –

Huge difference right?! The old kitchen was so dark and depressing – we used the White Diamond Kit to give our countertops new life. The best part of these countertop paints are that you are in total control of its outcome. We knew we wanted more white than black showing through, and we aimed for more of a marble appearance rather than granite.

An entire year later, we decided it was time to give this kitchen another face lift. We know a huge kitchen gut is about 5 or more years down the road for us. In the mean time, we want to try a few different looks in our kitchen so that we find the exact style and fit we want when we do dive into a huge gut. This time around, we wanted to utilize their Nuvo Cabinet Paint line and give our cabinets a new look. We used basic painter-grade paint for the above look, which was a mistake. Not only did it fall apart much quicker, it just lacked the shine and coverage we needed. We of course loved what it looked like in comparison to the old kitchen, but my heart has been longing for a tuxedo kitchen for a while now.

Two toned cabinets, black lower cabinets and white upper. New hardware, new rug and new kitchen set up. Of course we are crazy and decided to do this 3 weeks before the holidays again, but we are SOOO glad we did. Dan was the man behind the painting this time around, unfortunately I wasn’t feeling so swell to bust out the project. But, having him do it this time around and truly experience the product was so fun. He loved working with the cabinet paint, and could not believe the turn around time. He painted on day one, and on day two we put on the new hardware. That fast you guys — I spent WEEKS last time around with the painters grade paint.

Here is the new and improved kitchen with the gorgeous Nuvo Cabinet Paint !

If you could see me on the other side of your computer screen you’d see a 19 week prego-chick doing the happy dance all over the place. This new look has left me absolutely giddy and so glad we switched things up!

It is amazing what a little paint can do, and just goes to show you that you do not have to do a total gut to achieve an entirely different look.

To think this kitchen just under two years ago lacked every ounce of style and function. SO glad we saw the potential in this space and Giani has helped up get there!

Let’s do a back to back before and after, shall we?

(insert all of the heart emojis)

This holiday season we will welcome our guests into our home and not apologize for the space. We are so proud of our new and improved kitchen!

The best part? We are hosting a giveaway!! Wahoo! You can enter here, and on Instagram as well so make sure to stop at both social media outlets to enter!

The prize? TWO of my darling readers will have a chance to win a Giani Granite Countertop Kit in Sicilian Sand.

I adore this color kit, and the variety of style and color you can achieve with this kit leaves me feeling all warm inside for whomever the winners are!

TO ENTER::

One winner will be chosen from right here – on the blog.

Second winner will be chosen on Instagram, and you can check out my account ABBY_THETHOMEHOME to see the details!

For an entry here, it does not get any easier than leaving me a comment telling me what countertops you would bring new life! Your kitchen? Bathroom? For an extra entry, share this post on your facebook page. Spread the love for an additional entry!

Contest is for U.S. residents only, for shipping purposes. Contest will close out December 26, 2015 and prizes will be shipped January 1, 2016.

Happy Friday!

December 11, 2015 by Abby Thome

Don’t hate me. But there have been some glitches in my post today and the BIG giveaway + kitchen update will be posted tomorrow! Sorry, let’s blame it all on technology –

On a brighter note, while I am enjoying our super clean updated kitchen, we are prepping for a fun day tomorrow of baking with family.

Do any of you guys do a cookie/candy swap day? Nothing beats baking up a few different types of treat and in return receiving more variety to fill those late night sweet tooth cravings!

I am making our infamous buckeye balls – these have a fun twist with the addition of pumpkin puree. Pumpkin puree anything makes me feel like it’s healthy, there for allowing me to eat my weight in these bad boys.

These beauties are what peanut butter-lovers dreams are made of. They are rich and oh so creamy. Bonus? The stay so well in your fridge for weeks, yes I said it – weeks!

The other treat I am making are from Two Peas and Their Pod and the sight of these delectable babes just caught my eye on Pinterest and shot straight to the baking list for tomorrow.

I sure hope my sweet tooth comes into gear over these next few weeks with this pregnancy. I’m not sure how much more sharp cheddar cheese this kid can handle.

Oh, by the way, if you’re a grinch and do not like the holiday season, my apologies. But here in our house we are over-the-top corny as all heck about it. The kids eyes are already as big as apples just anticipating the big day, and we cannot wait to see them light up even more!

Happy Friday you guys!

xoxo abby

Rink Rats.

December 9, 2015 by Abby Thome

It’s official. Dan’s dad dreams are coming true. BOTH of his boys are in love with skating. Which, in his dream world will flow straight into hockey for them. We’ve had quite a few hit and miss years with ice skating, the boys would love it or end up in tears. Last year, it went well, you can read all about it HERE

Last weekend was a total success. We took Owen to purchase his very own pair of skates – you guys, those tiny things could make a grown man whimper they are so cute.

I was hesitant to let him get the skates, as Dan was too – $50, bound to grow out of them by the end of the season, and well, with our track record the ice can bring lots of joy or plenty of tears. But, we decided to stick with it. Both Brody and Owen did not shut their mouths about skating all week long. They would run outside to the garage to put their hockey gear on before school and mess around until I was pushing their tiny tushes into the car before we were late. We both had a good feeling about it and decided to roll with it. With the past few weeks we had, just getting out of the house and seeing the boys both in their element would be such a treat.

This is one of the few pictures I got of Brody – the rest are video. He held onto the wall the first few times, I followed, and he yelled at me, “GO AWAY!” And bam, released his little hands from the wall and did not stop “skating” for the full 2 hours. We were shocked, and OH so proud of this kid!

Owen held onto the ice skating pro for the first 30 minutes or so. Taking breaks to hit up the snack stand – pretzels, popcorn, slushies, sure kid – why not? Mom stumbled across SOUR mambas, I’m drooling now. I never liked candy before and sour anything is just my jam with this pregnancy. So I chomped and drooled away on the sidelines, cheering and grinning the entire time.

Owen finally let go of Dan and did such a great job balancing his tiny tootsies on the ice. I’m still shocked how well they did because there were swarms of teenagers just whizzing all around them!

Check out Brody in the neon orange in the far back, this was right after he told me to “Go away!!”

I was avoiding joining YouTube for a long, I mean over 5 years of blogging long time – and I took the plunge. So he’s our grainy first video. But this will lead to many more fun videos like our gender reveal in a few weeks ! And home tours and more! I can’t wait to share with you guys a more inside look into our lives! Get ready, tell your friends – The Thome Home is getting techy in 2016

Holding Back.

December 8, 2015 by Abby Thome

I’ve been holding back from posting this to you guys — not that I don’t want to share it, but there is always a fine/blurry line between sharing and over-sharing in blog land. Especially when it comes down to your kiddos.

One thing I have learned though, is that through sharing, I’ve learned, I’ve connected with others, and in the end I’ve found support and the ability to relate to so many people (like you!) The truth is, this past month or so has been a complete blur to the hubs and I. Those super close to us know why, even those close enough don’t really know what’s been going on. Lack of asking, avoiding talking about it, or just not going into great detail.

This morning just tipped me over the line of sharing, because I found myself at B’s school – with Dan, talking with faculty, who they themselves were getting choked up about B’s situation. When other people get teared up about your kiddo, it really brings to light that how we’ve been feeling the past month is completely justified and okay. I think it was so reassuring to see that other people truly understood – took the time to talk with us.

So I kept my hormonal pregnant self in check, kissed the hubs goodbye at the car and then lost my shit when Josh Groban + Celine Dion’s song “the prayer” came on my pandora. Yes, Celine Dion and Josh Groban are two of my favorite singers. You don’t have to listen to the whole thing, but it could not have come at a better time.

I know, cue the tears.

I’ve spoken a bit here and there about B’s diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis. We were lucky enough to go 2 years since his official first flare up + diagnosis. Unfortunately, he caught C-diff somehow in the beginning of the school year, and then hit with the stomach flu a month later. Leaving his body out of sorts and apparently opened the doors to yet another flare up. He’s 6 now, so fully aware, super in touch with how he is feeling and his emotions and the entire flare up knocked him on his ass for a few weeks.

He missed 8 days of school, following with a week of “1/2” day to make a gentler transition (as his symptoms were still going strong), but it kept him in the loop. Last week we started with full days … and well, it’s been an absolute mess. Tears, I mean, epic-hyperventilating-to the point of almost passing out hysterics before school in the morning. During the day we’d get phone calls with him whaling in the background. It wasn’t just him being emotional, he’d feel sick and panic – not knowing if he’d get sick in front of his classmates. We’ve had to filter each day and figure it out as we go.

It’s left Dan and I super flustered – because this is NOT the B we know. We did not know if he was in pain, if we pushed him back too soon or what. I spoke with his doctor last week, officially hearing what I was hoping… the steroids he was on (the amount) unfortunately was bringing all of this on. Some kids get super hyper active, and some kids get depressed/anxious and sad.

No parent wants to see their child sick – on top of that go through all of these emotions and breakdowns, all because of medicine. We thankfully got the pass to lower to steroid amount by his doctor which has helped a bit. It’ll take time for it to get out of his system. Then we meet this week to discuss the next steps to get him into remission.

As overwhelming as it is, the hardest part has been keeping our composure – trust me when I say it brings tears to both of our eyes to see this little guy so not himself. The looks we get when out when he has a meltdown, or gets worked up. It angers me so deeply when people judge, or assume — HE’S SIX! That’s all I want to yell at people. What his body is going through most adults couldn’t handle.

He’s having a hard time in public a lot. Most family functions he wont eat in front of people, we pack up food to go. It’s just been a lot to swallow, a lot to adjust to, and putting on a brave happy face for him. We have no idea what’s next, if he’ll go years before another flare up. His doctor said the disease is progressing – ugh, which I try to push out of my mind.

His falculty today said to us, “You guys are such great parents, he’s so lucky to have you.” and all I could say back was “Oh, thanks, but we’re the ones lucky to have him.” And it couldn’t be more true. This is a moment in time, a tough, shitty moment in time, but he will be okay. We’ll get through it as a family.

I just wanted to put it out there, becuase especially as you’re out and about during this chaotic holiday season to keep in mind that each person you meet is fighting their own battle. To be kind, not quick to judge, and be the light in someone elses day.

Bright red eyes after I let myself cry after todays quick school meeting, I drove through Starbucks and just prayed no one would ask me how I was — in fear I would just lose it all over again.

I pray that he’ll be alright, that this fog the medicine is putting him in is doing it’s part to heal him and will quickly fade to bring him back to himself. It’s only the beginning, we’re learning as we go. But this morning was exactly what we needed. Recognition from practical strangers, TRUE understanding, empathy and support — they know B well (he helps a ton in the office since K) and they too understand this phase is beyond his control and ours. And we are just doing our best to navigate it all.

So, my apologies for the silence around here. The days have been so long and consumed with phonecalls and putting on a brave face around friends and family.

I told him this morning, that the sadness he feels is temporary – that it will all go away, to focus on the happy things in his day. But my gosh, it’s so much easier said than done for a kid whose going through so much.

Love that boy, grateful for my hubs that is beyond loving and just as compassionate as I for our boys and just praying for a turn around over the holidays.

Yes, that’s all I want for Christmas —

Rug me!

December 1, 2015 by Abby Thome

I hope you all had the happiest of a face stuffing holiday last week. Ours was spectacular, and the fun spilled into the weekend, leaving us feeling like our friends and family had to roll us out of their doors. My favorite dishes for Thanksgiving consisted of my aunts salad (don’t ask, it’s just always magical), my cousins brussel sprouts (holy shove my face I literally could have choked) and my sweet potatoes. Food makes me a happy happy lady.

I love the holiday haze when it kicks in – I really do my best to ignore posting to my social media/blog. Oh, trust me, I’m still stirring around others – but I feel like there is a place time where it’s okay to be busy, and not share it all when everyone.

SO, we had a lovely holiday and now we are full fledge back into fixing things up around here.

The babe is growing so well, as is the belly. And our desire to do quick changes seems to be growing just as rapidly. Dan is painting the kitchen cabinets (AH — I LOVE THEM) with the amazing Nuvo Cabinet Paint – I mean, they really think of it all at Giani. It’s been only a few hours into the painting process and Dan is already on coat number two. I’m just smitten by the new color choice.

So, in the mean time – I had to hit up these “Cyber monday” deals, in which most companies drag them out a few days later, because, let’s face it, they’ll never say no to more sales and more money.

Rugs Usa is running a killer deal, 80% some of their rugs! If you are in the need for some new floor treatments, now is the time you guys! We just purchased a new master bedroom rug that has me weak in the knees and two kitchen rugs to go with our new look. A 9×12, 5×8, 4×6, all for $300!

pinch me now. If I knew the sex of the baby I would have tackled the nursery, but I’ll hold myself back for the big gender reveal christmas morning

First I snagged this beauty for the master bedroom –

You can find it HERE

This rug retails for over $800 and I snagged it for $174. I am a fool for shag rugs, and what better room to shag in then the bedroom? Am I right?

These simple ladies are for our kitchen — Oh how I wish I had pictures of the kitchen process but I am trying to steer clear of the paint (yes, it’s safe – but mama’s got a headache)

You can see these rugs here – The gray 5×8 was originally $429, I got it for $86!!

You guys, jump on it, jump on it. FREE shipping.

Just had to drop in and let you all know of this deal, heck, even if you buy a back up rug just incase you pet or kids decide to ruin one, it’s worth it!

Much love to you all!