Yes, I am still here....

After painting the outside of the house we decided to embark on a simple home renovation (it was a simple project because we were paying someone to do the hard stuff (framing, drywall, electrical). But we decided to save some money and be our own contractor. Due to the down time in the construction industry, everyone showed up as promised and we got a good deal on our project. Here is a little something to whet you whistle. The project grew from putting up a wall in our front room and creating an office (now we have a guest bedroom upstairs), to so much more. I kinda thought that the whole project would be over in a month. We are on three and 1/2 weeks and there is still a lot work to do -- on our part, not any skilled people!

The front room before. It was combined with the dining room and made one huge room.

During:

Still during:

So daddy is on a business trip right now -- he won't be home soon enough. The boys and I really miss him. We have had a little of this since daddy has been gone:

Fortunately, we have had more of this:

And this:

The boys are really becoming buddies now. Benjamin always wants to kiss Ethan and is working very hard on sharing.

Sorry it has been so long -- I will make up for it in the next few days. Stay tuned for my adventures with the boy!