Yes, it's been awhile...

Sorry about that. While we won't try to catch you up on everything that's been going on in our lives, we'll at least give you the highlights.

We are very happy to report that after house-hunting for several years, and placing bids on numerous houses, the Lord has graciously blessed us with our own home. It was a rental and in desperate need of some TLC, but we saw the potential and are thrilled to have a place to call our own. We did a lot of work on the house, (and by "we" I mean primarily Chris) for 4-5 months before we moved in. Here are some before and after shots:

Bathroom - Before:

Bathroom - After:
Katelyn & Lydia's Room - Before:

Katelyn & Lydia's Room - After:

Titus's Room - Before:

Titus's Room - After:

Master Bedroom - Before:

Master Bedroom - After: (Not to fear, we kept the guy in the "before" shot, he just wasn't available for the "after")

Living Room - Before:

Living Room - After:

Dining Room - Before:

Dining Room - After:

Kitchen - Before: (looking towards Dining Room)

Kitchen - After:

Kitchen - Before:

Kitchen - After: (again, we kept the cute guy from the "before" shot)

Front of house - Before:

Front of house - During removal of trees:

Front of house - After removal of trees and replacement of door and windows:

There is still work to be done, primarily in the basement family room, guest room, & guest bathroom, and we will try to post updates as projects are completed.