Wishing you all the very merriest Christmas possible!This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The International Housewares Association for IZEA.

Then there’s the part where we bought the big ol’ farmhouse out in the country, right near Gramma’s house so our 6-year-old daughter Kennedy can see her everyday if she likes..But now’s the fun part; the part where we move in and get to work tearing apart walls, uncovering history and renovating our own home exactly how we want it, just for us.

It’s about a simpler life, adventures in the country, and creating roots for ourselves and future members of our family.. Come along for the ride!Definitely take 5 minutes and make up a couple of these to have on hand so you aren’t stuck handing your kid one of those hard lunch box ice packs, or the frozen bag of peas that you were going to have for dinner.More Great DIY Tips and Tricks.

What you can use instead of dryer sheets.How to harvest basil for healthy and productive plants.

The best homemade ant killer.

How to really clean your gas stove.And this was our fun discovery of the day:.

Chris noticed the floorboards under the oldest part of the house while we were in the basement..They look pretty interesting from here.

I wonder how they’ll look from the top once we get all that peel and stick tile off of every.So you can see there are a lot of horrible, ugly, back-breaking problems that we’ll have to deal with all over this house, but to tell you the truth, I’m feeling pretty grateful for every one of them..As if having a beautiful country property on which to live out the rest of our days isn’t enough….