It took a lot of attempts before this self portrait was just right. Lots of out of focus, off center and just plain ugly photos preceeded this one. But I think I finally got it. Look at those chubby little cheeks.(Samuel’s I mean. Mine would be called jowls.)

Just a small glimpse at our brand new second floor. It is so close to being done. Just a little bit of outside work like gutters and some siding and it will be complete. Oh and then there’s the painting. Which we are doing ourselves. We may just be a little insane to have taken on this enormous task but hey, we’re saving about $6k. It will take us a while to paint everything (especially all the trim) but then we’ll have that sweet feeling of accomplishment.  Or the overwhelming feeling of exhaustion. Or maybe both. 🙂

You are looking at the top of our stairs and the landing. Our bedroom is the door straight ahead with a bathroom and a closet off that. Samuel’s door is just to the right of that handrail that you can see straight ahead and Thomas’ room is behind. And don’t worry, the entire bannister will eventually be painted white. Along with all the trim. Yes – LOTS of painting in our future.