what to do about this?

dad ponders the puzzle of the ugly wall situation

home depot's tile saw

dad cuts the slate for the floor patch

fixing the floor

we needed a way to cover up the gaps in the floorboards that were left behind when the walls came down. here dad is evening out the cut so that we can install pieces of slate.

grrrrrrr

evie got a lion costume for christmas. when you squeeze the ear, it plays "the lion sleeps tonight." more than anything in the world, i wish this fit me.

christmas photo of the kids

this is the photo that aaron and julie used for their holiday card. evie is just over two years old and alexander is about nine months.

finally- a sink

the sink was finally up and running two months after we moved in (we did dishes in the bathtub prior to this)

installing the countertop

dad installs a laminate countertop

the early days of the "kitchen"

when we first got to farm street, our kitchen was a microwave, a toaster oven, and a two-burner hot plate. if more than one of these devices was used at the same time, it blew a fuse.

the oven waits to go in