Kids back home

Well we were finally able to have our kids come home to our new remodeled house. It was very exciting to have them all here. It was disappointing that Nick and Becca were not able to be here as well but we all were together in ABQ (sort of). We never were actually all togeher at the same place and same time but we were close! Allyn stayed a day longer in Gallup before he came down to ABQ so by the time he got there Katy was already on her way back to Ontario. At any rate now our kids have all seen the place. It is now time for others! Our thanks to Phil and Jamie for taking such a fine family picture! We are standing infront of our wood pellet stove and Jacquie almost burned a hole in her pants. (It does get rather warm which is wonderful in the winter) ..... Oh by the way for those of you that think I am obsessed with weather it was very windy here in new Mexico today.

Vancouver House

We had always wanted to put a deck in the back of our house in Vancouver but we never got to that point of remodeling. However the new owners have done just that. Allyn took a picture with his camera and I thought we would post it on our blog. It is a pity to see the kitchen windows with all of the metal bars to keep the thieves out but once you do the deck you have no choice. That was probably another reason to not do a deck in our mind. Anyway seeing the back of the house still brought many happy memories. (I see the garage needs painting again)

Lost Dutchman 8 K 2/18/07

So we decided to run in an 8 K race down in the Phoenix area. (Apache Junction to be precise) The kids had all flown down the day before. Mary Lou and I ran while our friends Steve and Sandy and Jeff and Julie decided to walk the same trail. Mary Lou ran it in 45 minutes and I ran it in 50 minutes. (I'm no longer speaking to her) The first picture is of the six of us before we start the race. The second one is of me contemplating my defeat by my wife. The third one is of the fine breakfast (including breakfast burritos) they feed us after the race and the last one is of the whole group just before we head to Gallup. It doesn't have the same feel as the Sun Run or the Flatlands but I can tell you that we sweat just as much!

Yikes!!

So we had a snowstorm that caught us completly by suprise today! It is only four days before the kids come home and it looks like this! We had no idea that the storm was coming. That's what happens when you get Canadian Satellite TV.......

Sunny Deck

So our remodel is pretty well done. We love what has happend so far! I won't show any pictures of the finished product until after the kids get here next week. We are excited to see them all!

Here is a picture of Nick, Becca, and Mary Lou on our deck on Super bowl Sunday.

Pretty awesome deck! Especialy with the sun......

The carpet is in!! Wow!!

So we now have our carpet in. It looks like we have a brand new house! We are excited. The kids come on the 17th and Steve and Sandy come on the 10th. We can't wait to show you all the new house! The top two pictures are of the upstairs and then going down the stairs into our new family room which used to be the garage! Some of the panes of galss on the French doors still have protective covering on them and that is why it looks rather odd. The last picture is of our wood pellet stove in action. Pretty awesome.

Exciting!!