Photo of the Day --Grant

This was taken in the spring of 2005. I'd just gotten a new flash and was testing it out. He was just waking up. A beautiful boy!

Remodel--Dining Room

The dining room bare naked. It was carpeted with a ivory carpet and we'd already removed it here--it's rolled up in the foreground.

This is friend Keith Lenderman--old high school buddy of mine and my gold best friend Pam's husband. He helped a lot with the painting.

The completed dining room make over! Huge transformation! And that's our beloved Bella resting there. It's still so hard to see all the photos of her. We miss you Bella!

Oh--and also--don't forget to click on the photo to see it enlarged. Those lower cabinets--we planned to put doors on them but never have...just one of the many things that just don't ever seem to get done! Jug and I both are kinda bad about that....get it livable, acceptable but never perfect! My brother Jim did most all the built in cabinetry here--he's a very gifted woodworker himself.

Adding this here just because I came across it today. It's Olivia helping with raising the living room floor. It's a great pic of her! I think, no, know the kids benefited SO much from the summer remodel....the time spent with their daddy, such quality time. They learned so much too! How very fortunate we are that Jug has so many, many skills and is a gifted teacher. Sometimes, and we all giggle about this, he goes on and on and the kids are much more respectful and listen better than I do! I'm afraid I'll roll my eyes and tell him I don't need to know how to wire a lamp--that's what I have him for!!!! We love him to death!