I've been really crappy about keeping the blog up. We have tons of projects going on and none of them ever seem to be finished. I feel like my house is in a constant state of not done! Right now we have a kitchen floor that is half done, a entry way that is 3/4 done, and three bedrooms that are 3/4 done....not to mention the fact that we have new projects on the list of to-do's. It's frustrating to live in the chaos but it is rewarding to finally make our house more "us" and less of the prior owners (family that I still love!).  We've learned that those cheap makeovers don't last and the satisfaction is only temporary. It's hard when the end result isn't what you REALLY want just a little patch to make it a tad bit better...ah the joys of old houses