House remodel update

2008 will go down in the history of our family as one crazy year. On January 21st, a 32 foot travel trailer arrived in our driveway. Huge thanks to my sister Libby and brother-in-law Marc who loaned it to us a lot longer than any of us planned. In late March, the kitchen came out and our life in the trailer began. We survived that time by taking breaks from the trailer at several friend's houses, which was critical to saving our marriage! The trailer was finally pulled away in late August, complete with firecrackers and amens.

The remodel part 2 will start up again soon, but for now we are enjoying a completely refinished upstairs! Here are a few highlights.

New exterior. Not quite finished, but definitely helping people catch that modern vision we've been going for. Hang in there. It will all make sense one day.
The girls were sad about the trailer leaving until we reminded them that they'll have a lot more room to ride their bikes.
This was taken within the first few days of being back in the house. It may be hard to note all of the differences, but the most significant difference is the elimination of the big red wall. Light and bright.
Firecrackers, scared kids and one big trailer pulling away. Oh, and very happy parents!