Us Ripplinger's moved into our house close to a year-and-a-half ago. My plan for our new place was to take care of all the common areas first. You know, the ones that company would use the most and see the most and judge us by. Mission accomplished, we have done just that. However, it has become insanely obvious to me that I have been neglectful of the rest of my home. Most importantly, Elsa's READ MORE

Let's get on with it already, are you with me? I can't tell you how soul crushing it is as a Minnesotan to have hopes of spring only to have them be squashed by a huge February/March snowstorm and cold snap. I mean here we are getting our seeds ready for planting (admittedly a little soon) and it's threatening to snow/slush/rain causing anywhere from a foot of snow to a mess of ice and slush. READ MORE

Finn and I (and Gus), got all crazy and antsy the other day and ran over to our local garden center and purchased a whole lot of seeds. This is our 3rd annual seed fest and every year we get a little more fancy. The first year we planted our seeds in eggshells, the second year we went to town and planted a ton of seeds and then I got really pregnant and we kind of stopped watering them. This year READ MORE

We made some Valentine's today for Mom's and Dad's and everyone we love! I've been trying to come up with a fun Valentine's Day project for awhile and was inspired when I saw this V-Day post over at Small for Big. This one was fun, quick and easy. It's really great seeing these kids go to town and create. I would've loved to have had some super bright fluorescent paper on hand, but neon READ MORE