Features and Mother's Day

THE DEXTER HOUSE

The Dexter House kitchen was featured on Apartment Therapy this week!  It was so fun seeing our little space on their site!  I am really proud of what we accomplished in this kitchen on a limited budget (limited by gut-kitchen-renovation standards, at least).  More on the kitchen renovation, reveal, and budget and resources if you're interested.

I can't let today go by without saying happy Mother's Day to all you mamas, grandmas, aunts, sisters, girlfriends, and mamas-to-be out there.  Somehow, amazingly, this is my third Mother's Day since becoming a mom myself.  Just saying that makes my heart swell, because being a mama is the best!  Totally challenging and exhausting, but still the best.  And I feel just so damn honored to get to be Wilder and Brooks' mama.  I don't want to get too sappy on you guys, but goodness I just want to dig my heels into the dirt and slow this life down.  Because, guys, this is it.  These are the days.  And I know that there will come a time when Wilder won't ask me for kisses as a cure to all ailments and someday those pitter-pattering feet in the middle of the night won't belong to a toddler about to slip into bed with us.  Someday Brooks' face won't light up like a Christmas tree when I come home and he won't giggle like a fool when I play peek-a-boo or blow raspberries on his tummy.  So...this Mother's Day, I'm going to sneak in a few extra cuddles and breathe it all in.

Speaking of Mother's Day, did you see this easy and fun DIY on coco+kelley?  Or this ode to my own mother on 702 Park Project?

What will you be doing on Sunday?  Garrett and the boys are going to make me brunch (hopefully these polenta, oat, and currant pancakes, which sound kinda weird but are soooooo good!) and then we're back to work on the fence project.

xoxo

-Cathy

p.s. technically this advice is from a dad and it's mothers day, but it's still a good one!

p.p.s. I heard this story about the blind and awesome Daniel Kish last year and I still think about it.  His mother takes 'amazing' to a whole new level.  Seriously, you've got to listen to it!

p.p.p.s. This Pinterest board kinda sums up what I want for my kids' childhood.

p.p.p.p.s. And one more for all the young moms out there.  Because Olivia, you are awesome.  And your taste in wallpaper is spot on.