Home Improvement!

We decided to rip up the carpet and go for it with some really nice laminate flooring. This is some really great, solid stuff, and it looks so great! It's hard work, but we are having a ball putting it down. We make quite the team! Here's one of sort of a 'before' of the breakfast nook.
I tried to find a 'before' shot. Here's a little bit of one.

Has it been a year?

Geez. It's been almost a year since I last posted. Lots of stuff happened. Hubby got laid off and it took 8 months for him to find another job. He has a job he enjoys, with a much more improved work environment. So, that's good. My youngest made the Varsity Cheerleading squad at her highschool, so that has made for a really fun year! Lots of football games, then on to 2 competitions. We had a blast watching her. Next year will be her senior year, so we are looking to some fun stuff with that. A major milestone!

Our oldest and her hubby built a new home. It's really nice and they are enjoying decorating it. Christmas was fun for them getting to hang lights on their new home. We made her a really pretty wreath for her door, too!.

I caught up with my friends from elementary school. We used to play Barbies all the time. What a treat it was to reunite and see them again! The 'Divas of DeCarlo Lane'! LOL!

We celebrated our 30th anniversary, our youngest turned Sweet 16, Highschool Homecoming, Cheerleading competitions, holidays, my youngest found a new boyfriend, my baby sister turned 40! My goodness what a year it has been! Looking back, seeing how God has blessed our family this past year, through all the uncertainty...I know He'll continue to watch and care for us through 2010, too. He's been faithful.

So, here are a few pics from the past year...just to catch up.