Sorry the posting has been limited. Things have been crazy busy at our house and this has been compounded by the fact that all 3 of us have been sick for 3 weeks. Jack ended up with a double ear infection but is feeling better now thanks to a course of antibiotics. Dr. Nick and I are getting there but still on the mend. We have also been dealing with the normal holiday craziness. This was made a little more stressful when we found out that Dr. Nick's company is being sold and he is out of a job at the end of the month. Not the best timing but there isn't much we can do about it. We are optimistic that this will be an opportunity for him to find something better. It will also give him some time to do some projects around that house that we have been wanting to do but lacked the time.
There is some good news though, we finally finished our basement renovation. To be clear we hired a contractor to do it and we just did the tiling and painting. We do need to finish painting the trim and a few other final bits but the majority is done. We went from a totally unfinished concrete basement:
to a nice heated family room and full bathroom.
The plan is to use this space as a playroom/family room/ guest area. Unfortunately the news of Dr. Nick's pending unemployment puts the big flat screen on hold. Looks like for now we will have a kick ass workout room for the treadmill and bike trainers and that's ok too. I will even have room to start doing my pilates video!
Oh, and the last bit of news is that Jack's top front teeth broke through overnight. He had a rough night but it looks like he's getting teeth for Christmas!
