NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Family photos

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I set up the self timer on our camera last weekend to try to get a family photo before it gets too darn cold to sit on the porch. For some reason, I wanted a picture of the four of us on the porch for our Christmas card. And, I have a coupon code for […]

Winners, winners, chicken dinners

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Thanks to everyone who entered our first-ever NewlyWoodwards giveaway. It’s fun to win things, right? The truth is, I was seriously considering buying twenty more packs of scrapbook papers so I can make one for all of you. But, Ryan vetoed that. And, we are equal partners after all. So, here are the winners. Congratulations, Heather […]

Happy Birthday to my Husband

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Dear Husband: I know you aren’t really “into” your birthday. Like… you wouldn’t tell anyone what you wanted. And, you won’t tell us where you want to eat for your birthday. You are just the kind of person that doesn’t want to be the center of attention. Even though you deserve it. But, fortunately for […]

Spreading the love – first-ever GIVEAWAY!

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I was pretty excited to receive this cute little pumpkin from Emry at My Little Creative Outlet. (Thanks, Emry.) I wanted to spread the love and pass it on, so I decided to make something myself and give away on our blog. This is something we’ve never done, so we’ll see how it goes. Last weekend, […]

Fall-ified window boxes

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  Someone asked what we would do with so many pumpkins from our garden. I picked 12 at first. I’ll probably have another 12 this week. Well… The abundance of pumpkins helped our two window boxes get fall-ified this weekend. I left the ivy in the boxes, cause it’s still growing well. I pulled everything else out. […]

Where was I?

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This is a crazy week for us. Ryan’s traveling with work. So, Frankie and Lola and I are spending some QT (quality time) together. Ryan slaved this weekend to  put up board and batten wainscoting in the dining room. I should try to begin caulking and painting. Here’s a sneak peek. Squeal! While I love it, what […]