First we can start with our WONDERFUL Thanksgiving. Everyone got together this year, kind of rare these days now that we're all grown up. Plenty of laughing, catching up and love was shared by all. After dinner we took off and headed out to the ocean for the long weekend. The weather was terrific and the dog got plenty of long beach walks. Eileen's parents came down to visit for the night and brought their dog.
He borrowed Bear's bone - I think it's a bit large.
Ours thinks he is still a lap dog.
No lap is too good for this dog.
Not to be confused with our lap cat.
The next weekend we enjoyed a wonderful choir concert from Chelsea's Whitworth choir. So beautiful and hard to believe they're college students, not professionals. The next day was Chris' annual Christmas concert.
Great as usual - and now for our annual post-concert Christmas photo. This time our first married Christmas - yay!
Last week poor Bear dog was horribly ill. He had a dangerously high doggie fever that resulted in a trip to the emergency vet. Poor dog looked miserable but his drugs are kicking in and we're happy to report that our Bear dog is doing well.
And for what is really keeping us busy... our little home projects. The progress is really coming along.
A new coat of paint for the kitchen.
Bathroom molding - gone...
Bathroom counter - gone...
Hello - new counter!
We couldn't put the sink in until we tiled the backsplash.
And then the sink can go in...
And now time for the new floor, but not without first pulling the toilet out. This could be convenient though...
Now time for the new floor!
And for the wainscoting... Chris installed...
I painted and ... tada!
We barely recognize our own bathroom! The only thing it's missing is a toilet (and a bunch more changes - stay tuned)...
Other eventful thing:
Annual cookie baking day with Natalie (my freshman year roommate). Together we tackled 8 recipes!
Chris surprised me with an outing to the Port Gamble Tea Room. Neither of us had ever been and it's right under our noses! It's in one of the old Port Gamble houses and the tea was served in fancy little tea cups and pots! The waitress made Chris wear one of the fancy tea hats. I have a picture, but Chris threatened me ("you won't make it through the night") if I posted it online.
And last but not least - a little Christmas decorating amongst the chaos of our remodeling. The photos look better without the flash, but they were blurry and I was too impatient to get the tripod out - so here they are with the flash.
All the stockings hung with care:
And our tree!
Yes, that is a John Deere tree topper and an Army camouflaged tree skirt, got a problem with it? : )
3 comments:
Love everything in your blog, except the sick Bear Dog.
I'm anxious to see the Ol' Homestead for myself.
Keep up the good work!
You both have inspired me to go change that burnt out light bulb.....got to start small I guess! Place looks great and oh--don't buckle to his empty threats my dear--our men would be totally lost without us!
All your hard work looks awesome do you hire out?? We hope bear is feeling better. See you real soon. G&GBook
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