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Archives for December 2013

| By Sherry Petersik | December 2, 2013 | 119 Comments

Introducing Our Dog To Our New Baby

A few folks were asking on Instagram for some specific info about how we introduced Burger to Clara, and how we tried to make the whole transition from living with a dog to living with a dog and a baby as smooth as possible for all parties involved. We definitely did a little googling and even chatted with our vet about what we could do to make things easier on Burger (and us) when this whole GIANT LIFE CHANGE happened, so here’s what we ended up doing, and how it worked out. 1. John left the hospital for about half an hour to bring Burger a blanket with Clara’s scent on it after a day

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Filed Under: Kids & Pets

| By John Petersik | December 2, 2013 | 333 Comments

A Soft Blue-Gray Paint Color For The Kitchen

Another Monday, another leap forward for our kitchen. Here’s where we were last week, after priming and painting the trim, doors, crown molding, and paneling white. And here we are today, with the walls freshly coated with a little Nelson Blue (the light blue color that we’ve planned on from the start). Shall we all let out a communal sigh of relief that the walls aren’t covered in wallpaper anymore and there are no more spackle holes and raw drywall from under those cabinets that we removed? Together now. Ahhhhh. Update: There have been a few questions about the intercom and why we didn’t remove it yet, but we’re not sure if we’re going to

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