And as for us...

Well we've been quite busy as of late with the whole house move and what not. But we are finally in.. officially for the last 7 days we've been at our new place. It's so great to be there and get settled in. I thought it was time to show it off a bit so that you can all see what it looks like.. BEFORE all the renos!

*sigh.. I think I am actually starting to like renovating! So - here's the little slideshow of the house now..

We plan to:
Paint or replace the siding to a more modern color
A whole window package on the house
A lot of landscaping
Add a clothesline
Replace the railing on the existing deck
Possibly put in a lower deck
Re-do all the bathrooms
Re-paint the ENTIRE house on the inside
Take down a few walls to open up the space
Fix the patio block area
Add more raised beds to the garden
Put in a few sun tunnels to lighten up the bathroom and staircase
Replace all hardware in the kitchen, new countertops and backsplash tiling
New flooring in the basement

*PHEW.. I am tired already.. that's the list now.. guess we'll see if we have the energy to get it all done!

Thinking of my girlfriend Fernanda...

Of course I am certainly thinking of all my friends and family out there with this Swine Flu outbreak. Parts of me always think, well we are just in a small town, it's not likely that anything will happen to us - I think most people take the "it won't happen to us" approach or attitude. Yesterday we heard that there are 2 confirmed cases in PG which is a town only 100kms from here... kinda hit home a bit.

But even more so.. on my mind today is my friend Fernanda. She has two small kids (with existing health concerns), a husband who is a doctor.. and they live in MEXICO City. She is so concerned over the well being of her husband as he has been called into the hospital to care for those who are sick, as well she and the kids have been keeping themselves in isolation so that she can ensure they don't get infected. *sigh - I can't imagine the stress that she must be under.

So - I am definately sending happy & healing thoughts to her.

How are the rest of you doing out there with the thought of all this? I'd love to know.. I'm getting a little freaked out - I must say.. you????