I finished the series... finally

So, sometime late last year I started reading a really good, but long, series. The House of Winslow, by Gilbert Morris, has 40 books. It covers the history of the United States, following the same family from the Mayflower through WW2. So, I've been reading it pretty much non-stop until Friday night, when I finally finished the last book. =) I highly recommend the series, but it may take you a while to get through them all. Check your local library. =)

I did take a break in the late-middle of the series to read Mistaken Identity, which is the story of two families affected by an accident involving Taylor University students in 2006. It is a very moving book, especially since you already know the outcome, but you have to watch them struggle through everything to get there.

New Niece!

On Thursday, Jason and I went to visit our new niece, Mary, who was born on Monday. I held her for about an hour. She didn't wake up while we were there. She's very soft.

Remodeled Guest Bathroom

Well, we finally finished remodeling the guest bathroom, just in time for Aunt Sue's visit with us. We put in the toilet on the day she arrived...

Here's a before picture - well, not truly before, but pretty close to the beginning of the project.

And here's a picture in the middle, when everything was gutted.

And here's the finished product!

It took a little longer than expected to get everything done, because we had to do an emergency shower overhaul in the other bathroom when we were just getting started in the guest bathroom. =( Here's how that turned out.

Jon Elrod likes our walkway

So, we try not to be too political, but we got a postcard from Jon Elrod, our state representative, that we thought was really neat, and we wanted to share it with you. We like Jon because he supports our right to bear arms.

We were sorry to miss him, too. We would have loved to sit down and chat with him. Check Jon out at JonElrod.com