26!

Happy Birthday Jason!

Love,

Your Wife

Yay for insulation!

Jason and his dad were hard at work this weekend in the garage. Despite the below average temperatures, they were able to get all the insulation in the garage and attic, as well as install a few more electrical outlets. They'll be back at it in a few weeks putting up the drywall.

My oh my...

Project time! Jason's done with school and his list is a mile long. :) First on the list... insulating the garage. It's an ice bucket in the winter and the walls sweat with condensation which then drips off the ceiling onto everything, including tools. So...Jason started taking down the drywall on one of the coldest weeks we've had this winter. It's around 5 to 10 degrees outside. He claims his new coat kept him warm.

Photo Art

Love it! All the photos were taken by my mom except the dandelion puff (thanks Kim!). It's so cool to have something like this where the pictures actually mean something. The C is a chair in my mom's office. The L is the door handle on my parent's kitchen door. The O was a random puff ball found in Kim's yard in winter. The W is a wrought iron chair on Mary's (my parent's neighbor) back porch. And my dad wrote the Est. 2006 in a sand pile at his shop. Very cool and it was a really great surprise. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Jason graduated!

So most of you know that Jason has been working on his master's degree from U of I since the fall of 2006. It's been a hard journey for him and we were sweating it for awhile, but he finally graduated! Since he didn't go to the real graduation ceremony, I dug out my old graduation regalia and we made do with what we had.

We've had a great 2009, and we're looking forward to what 2010 will bring us. Have a safe and prosperous new year!