A New Year

It's what, the third week of January, and we are finally finishing up the hall painting! It feels so good to be at the end of the renovation tasks. After the hall, there is just the office to set in order. Probably another month of work, but hopefully not as disruptive to the rest of the house.

It's nice to be firmly into the New Year as well. I could have done without 2005 for the most part. But it is a New Year, and we have a new bathroom, a freshly painted hall with newly refinished floors. New sleeping arrangements - the kids have their own beds so we get ours to ourselves for at least and hour evey night, sometimes longer (and sometimes we all end up in the kids room - whatever). We also have a new TV and new ideas for future renovations. Most importantly we have new commitments to each other and children and our hopes and goals and dreams. Less clutter all round! Life is good.