I went and traded in the Chevy for a Dodge. ya ya, whyd you buy a dodge, blah blah. We all love it. Its bigger in the back, 4wd, 50k miles, and easier to clean on the inside, no carpet, all vinyl. Our note is much cheaper, too.

We had a lot of snow this year, with more coming today, apparently


Luke is a performer. He loves to make people laugh


Jack had a legendary birthday. I'll post pics of his party when we get them developed. They are on a waterproof camera. His interest in toys is awesome. He likes toys that are puzzles, magnets, blocks, magic, and things that make you think.

Here is Jack looking up Vat19.com. If you have kids, go there to find the most awesome toys in the world. Luke does everything Jack does. He is so tired here, but he won't quit until Jack does



Here is one of Jack's buildings. He builds probably 30 structures a day. He likes to set them up as domino runs, too.



Bucky balls! If you don't know what they are, you haven't looked up Vat19 yet!

Grace did a really good presentation for school. They let her record her speech, so she could just push play when people came by, instead of repeating it. I thought the idea was weird, but she practiced and practiced, then recorded, edited, clipped, etc. She learned about recording and it came out very good. Her reading was very good, it sounded awesome. Im glad she had the experience with the recorder and am impressed with her ear for speach

Been busy

Theres the new floor in the back bathroom



Ive been taking classical guitar lessons for a month. This guy is the man at the top of the mountain, and Im lucky to be able to work with him. He started the knoxville guitar society, and has been at UT for many years.

Shot of the ceiling and cabinets

Check out all that molding! I had help with a few things in there, but the molding is MINE


We are turning the tile room into a studio. We put up 5/8 sheetrock over the existing walls, and will have 6 1/2 inches of that fire blanket/sound insulation in between the two walls. Everything is sealed in with sound caulk. Those metal tracks and studs are floating on it, not touching the ceiling, walls, or floor, to stop vibration.

Before shot. Ive been picking up old couch cushions on the side of the road for their foam. I filled in these windows with it, stuffed it in good, and 7/8 plywood over the top, then the sheetrock

The fireplace is no more. The hole is filled with foam, and capped, then rocked