Carpet and Cookin'

Hooray... the house no longer echoes like a cave because the concrete foundation is uncovered.  Fresh carpet:

And Erin's is just dying to break in these babies:

Since we got married over five years ago our microwave has been a Wal-mart special basic microwave we received as a wedding gift - it does the job, but this new one has all sorts of bells and whistles and options.

Erin is uber excited to fire up the new stove, especially the top with its variable size burner 

Climate Controlled Comfort

On a nice, sunny Florida afternoon when you come home...

and grab a cool drink from the kitchen (you know, once there is  a fridge)...

it is good to have one of these (though we won't keep it nearly so cool when we move in - but hey, we're not payin' for it yet):