New floor

Pete and I have been working on replacing the flooring in our basement family room for the past few weeks. We have had some cat "issues" which necessitated us pulling up the carpet on the fly one evening. We debated for a couple of weeks on what type of flooring to use, and we finally decided to go with something inexpensive and durable- laminate.


Here is Pete at the beginning of the project. Sadie was kind enough to help since she was, of course, the reason we were replacing it!



Below is the almost-finished product... We were able to lay all the flooring before Pete's trip to AZ, but we did not have time to do the trim.


Pete came home again on Saturday evening. I ditched him that night to see New Moon (loved it!), but we got back to work on Sunday morning. We were able to finish the trim and transition pieces Sunday.

Monday evening we cleaned up and moved the furniture back into the room. We took the opportunity to do a little rearranging for a change. I think it will work well!

Now we just need to buy a rug and decide on a paint color, and this room will be complete. Any suggestions?

Adios Amigos

Jessica and Mark hosted a wonderful celebration last weekend for the new parents, Beth and Mike. The Colombia Crew got together to celebrate B & M's trip to Bogota this week to finally be united with their son, Sam.

It was great fun to see everyone, especially to celebrate such a momentous occasion. I haven't seen Elena since spring, and it is amazing how quickly she has grown into a beautiful young lady. She was the perfect hostess, paying much attention to her best buddy Mike! I know she is as excited as we are to meet Sam.

Unfortunately Pete was in AZ so he had to miss the fiesta. Hopefully his company will wrap up this project soon so he doesn't have to travel so much. It's getting old!

Katie, Sean, Gayle, Bethany, Elena, Mike, Jessica, and Mark (after some technical difficulties with the camera timer)!

If we build it, he (or she!) will come

Pete and I put the crib together a couple weeks ago. We've actually had it since about February, but it's been in pieces under the spare bed.

The mood finally struck me, so we did it one evening. It was much easier to do than I expected, both mentally and physically! It's fun to go into the room now and then and imagine what it will be like with a little one.

The room isn't in full-on nursery mode yet- we also have the spare bed set up in there. So don't worry friends and family, there is still a place for you to sleep when you visit!