A lot of people have asked for photos of our new house, so here are a few that I grabbed from some video I took. I’m sure I’ll have some more next month. Some of the major upgrades we did include the wood flooring for the main level, granite counters, suspended chairs for the larger island, and maple cabinets. You can see all that in the pictures. Other upgrades include a larger shower and walk-in closet, larger pantry, an extra door in the upstairs bathroom, an extra big window in the kitchen, and a self-closing kitchen door instead of the sliding doors that were there before. No more yelling at the boys to SHUT THE DOOR! I guess some good has come out of our house fire. We basically have a new house.

We now have an orange front door with off-green trim, which really stands out from the rest of the houses. Alicia has been painting the inside of the house all week. I'll miss our old paintings, especially the life-sized Pooh Bear mural I did for Jared's room. When Jared looked at his new room, the first thing he asked is, "Where's Pooh Bear?" Alicia plans on putting a picture of the Pooh Bear mural on his wall.

We plan on moving into the house on Wednesday. Cross your fingers! None of the low-electrical stuff is finished like the TV coax, phone, and network cables, so that might delay us some. All of our big stuff is already in the house, except for Alicia’s baby grand piano (I refer to it as her "AHHH! My house was just destroyed in a fire! ... Oh, wait, here's my excuse to get a baby grand piano!"). We’re still waiting on the new washer and dryer and a few other things.