Some pics of the new house.

Now keeping in mind that we want to do some painting too, this is how it will have to be until we have time off in summer. this is the kitchen and upstairs living room. I love the openess and flow of the house. I was able to hang some pictures, but have more to hang, but you can get a glimpse at the new dining set and couch and loveseat upstairs in th eliving room. There is a new couch downstairs in the family room, but that room is still being put together, so when it is done, I will post pics. That room will have our big TV and surround sound and will be the movie watching room.

Kitchen
Kitchen from the hall (Logan looking cute)

Logan my cleaner (Nanny bought the boys some hand brooms to help clean) and the new dining set. It is black and dark cherry and we love the bench idea as is tucks away nicely. The french doors open up to our deck on the back.

Kitchen view from the dining table. I love the built-in pantry which is as deep as the fridge is. You can see how the fireplace is a corner one and wraps around into the living room. The nice thing is that the boys are able to watch their morning Noggin and have breakfast at the same time.

The barren living room. It is in great need of some pictures on the wall. Eventually I will corner mount the Flat screen TV to eliminate the stand. The window in the wall looks down into the foyer.

Living room view from the bay window.

I am loving this house a lot. The space we have is amazing. Some of my kitchen cupboards only have 1 or 2 items in them from havign lots of space. I am used to creatively cramming stuff into place, so this is a treat.

It has been interesting giving the boys the run of the house. It's been 2 weeks and they have been a handful. But they are learning quickly how things work and the structure is benefitting them well. Mom has been a godsend and helping with consistency. Connor does well with the potty training and Logan just wants to play. It is annoying. Connor is much more astute at everything and is sooo sooo smart. Logan is coy and manipulative. He will take something he wants and sneak it back to his room and lock the door. (stinker)

I am recovering OK. the surgery was rough. I have amnesia of the whole day, except I remember sobbing all the way home in pain. From there I went to sleep in bed and aside from mom and John waking me to give me meds and ice packs, the next thing I knew was it was Sunday afternoon. I am still quite swollen, though not as bad and I am now getting some of the nerve feeling back in my cheeks. It was numb and frozen as if I had had a stroke. It is hard to talk and smiling is out- that hurts a lot. As feeling comes back my mouth or lips twitch uncontrolably. I drool when I talk-how embarrassing. I have pretty much stuck to pureed food or liquids. I have lots of sutures that are supposed to dissolve on thier own. I am planning on returning to work tomrrow. I figure I should be OK, even if i do look funny.

Trevor started at his new school today and seems to like it. He will have a long day. He catches the bus at 6:40ish and gets to school at 7am and has breakfast. Then he gets home at about 3:40 ish. He had lots of good things to say about the school, so that is a good thing.

That is all for now. It is late. Will post more later.