Pictures, finally!

Ok, so I'm getting some flack for no pictures...you asked for it! Let's start off this post with some Girl Scout news. Drew's last meeting was a "swearing in" type ceremony where she got pinned. Normally, she'd receive patches for her sash, but I had bought them previously from a local Girl Scouting store, I just hadn't put them on yet which explains her empty sash.

The girls got busy right away earning a new patch by creating some Christmas ornaments for a troop of soldiers from Fort Drum who are currently deployed to Iraq. These ornaments are part of a care package the girls will be sending.

Here's the whole brownie troop showing off the decorations.

A few days later, the girls met at the local Dollar Tree to buy some personal care items for the care package.

This past Saturday, we had a VERY informal party for Luci's birthday.

This gift was a Pucci Horse which Luci LOVES and insists on sleeping with every night!

Next, she moves on to our gift.

Both girls have been asking for doll clothes for Christmas, so I decided to treat Luci early. Unfortunately, it's almost impossible to find affordable doll clothes anywhere that will fit their babies, which are small. So I decided to get her a bigger doll and just buy cheap newborn clothing from Wal-Mart! She loved it! However, later that evening, I was informed that she didn't care for the doll, which made Drew happy because she loved it! Luci loved the clothing, blankets and shoes, just not the doll, which was ok since it was a cheapy doll anyway. She ended up using the accessories on another large doll which used to be mine when I was younger. Whatever makes her happy, I guess!

Luci gets silly with the diaper bag.

And now for some house stuff. Below, you'll see part of our existing dining room wall.

Take the picture off the wall and scoot the hutch over...

Add a little saw action...

And you have a window...

Remove the wainscoting and now you have a doorway!

This is our new entryway into our new kitchen! As you can see, it has been sheetrocked. Today we got the insulation blown into the attic space. Our contractor, Kenny, put the first of three coats of mud in my dad's room (which also has been opened to the dining room). I believe they will be putting the facia and soffit on tomorrow. The two windows I previously told you about have been removed and reinstalled where they belong. We have a new door in our new room. They put Tyvek on the gabled ends...ummmm...so many things going on at once, I'm really not sure where they left off.

Below is a picture of the granite we ordered for our countertops. The two paint chips above it are the two colors I've chosen for the kitchen walls. The ceiling will be white. The colors aren't exact (I held the chips up to the computer monitor and they're a little lighter than the actual colors, but you get the idea.) The picture also doesn't do the granite justice as you can't see the depth nor the red flecks and there is much more black in the sample piece than is shown in the picture. Oh well...you'll have to take my word that it's beautiful! That's it for now!