Holy Cow!

We got back from ten days of travel to find an amazing change. For months, we've watched the construction team remake half of the house: living room, dining room, kitchen, family room.

While we were gone, they moved into the bedrooms, hallways, and offices. New paint, new carpets, new baseboards--it's like a whole new house. It smells new and looks really good.

And maybe best of all: they installed the new laundry machines. We're still getting used to the Euro-style front-loader machines (they sound and operate WAY different from our aged Kenmores), but we've already broken them in. No more Laundromat for us!

The kitchen is still a few days away, though the refrigerator and dishwasher are ready for use and the pantry can now be stocked.

Our immediate task is to move all the stuff we moved out of the bedrooms and offices back into those rooms. I got started last night by setting up my computer and the WiFi network, and amazingly, everything worked right away. Got Tharon's office set up and running. And we even got the TiVo and the small TV rigged so we could watch....well, more diving from the Olympics. With all due respect to my friend Ted Robinson, HOW MANY DIVING EVENTS DO THEY HAVE?!?