Well; I am back again. Lets see what I can do as an update.

The kitchen is progressing; We now have the walls painted, the appliances installed and the countertops installed.

A picture ...

Bad news! After 2 weeks, we discovered a hairline crack in the Corean countertop. (At the "armpit" bend (turn) area; a major stress point.) Lets see what Corean does to repair the problem. So far, they have not contacted us. (We notified Home Depot, our "prime contractor" and they contacted Corean then said Corean would get to us. But ... in spite of phone calls, no dice.)

Next on the kitchen list is the tile backsplash, but we can't do that till the crack problem is fixed. Keep fingers crossed.

Christmas was fun.

Both son's visited (oldest with his fiancee!).

Dan played the piano with his mom:

We made a snow man playing a piano:

Sadly ... he melted soon after. Life is like that.

So ... here's to you, Christmas 2005.