Voodoo Frog

Guess who the voodoo frog represents? Compliments of our neighbor and his kids. They were getting tired of him.

This charming little character is our new mascot. You can squeeze him to relieve stress. His eyes light up and he is fun to kick around. He likes to harass Gunnar and Karl.









We saw this guy on our neighbors property today. A bobcat's body is about two feet long, and its tail is approximately four to eight inches long, which is where the name comes from. A bobcat's weight range is between thirteen and twenty three pounds. Our cat, Gunnar weighs about 20 lbs and this guy was bigger (and leaner).







We haven't posted many pictures lately so here are some updates. The concrete is in and we finally installed the decorative hardware on our garage doors.

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There is still a lot of work going on inside the house. This is the master bedroom which serves as a staging area for the finish carpenter. Gary even got in the action this weekend and finalized some drawer inserts for Michelle's kitchen. He says he needs more tools now.


The front door has the final finish on the inside. The outside still needs work.
The TV room cabinets are almost done.


Gary's study.
After a vast amount of issues the bathtub is finally installed. Gary went out to check on what was going on last Tuesday. There was a lot of activity in the Master Bathroom. Amazing, they were actually installing the bathtub. At first glance it looked really nice, then Gary noticed that the bathtub was backwards. They tried to talk him out of changing it because it is SO HEAVY. (470lbs) Another hour and it would have been fully plumbed. Rule #1 to homeowner, never leave town during the building process.
"We told you three times IT GOES THE OTHER WAY!!!!" He wanted to drop it on their heads. Are you sensing any fustration...?

The utility room.
Guest bath. Slate and limestone.
The kitchen is coming together nicely. We still need to install the dishwasher and frig. The walls need painting and all the cabinets need knobs, roughly 155 for the entire house - if you are counting.

Do you know how many knob choices there are out there? You don't want to know.

The Limo Man

(is taking his nap. He had a late night New Years Eve)