Monday Mix Tape: Home

Eleven days we've lived in Austin, six days we've lived in our new (rental) house.  Six days of nesting on steroids.  Is that even possible?  When we moved in I was on a self-imposed deadline of the first day of school for the kids to have a cushy launching pad when they go out out and land back in at the end of the day.  With the grace of God and the elbow-grease of Christ Church's very own tribe of horse-bee-angel people, our house feels like home.  Ahhhhh......

I'll post some pictures throughout the week, but today leave you with a mixtape of favorite inspiration on the theme of Home.

track 1:  art

Kristen Wulff, This is Home project
I purchased the set of postcards curated for this project and
 haven't been able to mail this one out to even my mother!
  I think I'll stick it on the fridge instead.

track 2:  mix tape

track 3:  poem  (in the form of song lyrics this week)

Tender Mending
Brooke Waggoner


We nailed a bunch of pictures onto the walls

Wiped off all the kitchen counter tops

Lit a lot of candles on the table outside

To show our happy guests that we were happy inside

We vacuumed up the carpets and we mopped up the floors

Dusted off the shelves and had the sofa restored

Stocked the freezer full of food and drink for our friends

Told the next door neighbors they'd be gone after ten

They'd be gone after ten, gone after ten, gone after ten

We nailed a bunch of pictures onto the walls

Wiped off all the kitchen counter tops

Oh and we lit a lot of candles on the table outside

To show our happy guests that we were happy inside

Oh we were happy inside

track 4:  family photo

Last night we had our first company to celebrate Andrew's 20th birthday.
"We just met each other and we're already best friends.  We didn't even have to ask!"  -- Bronwyn, age 6