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Construction Update

On Sunday, Forrest, Andrew, Jen-Yu and I went to Jemison to check out the progress on my parents new house. As you can see, it is looking good and pretty soon they will be moving in.

This is the front of the house. There are no steps yet, so we have to climb up on a board.

This is the back. There will be a screened porch here.

This is my parents standing in their new living room.

They decided to finish off the attic space, so this gives them a lot of extra room.

What's Happening

We have had lots of work going on at our house the last couple of weeks. We had to have all of the coating on the bricks stripped off and a new coating put on. It took 6 days of pressure washing to get the all of the old coating off. This is what the bricks look like with the coating stripped off:

-and this is what the new coating looks like:
Now they are starting to paint all of the trim and siding to match the new coating on the bricks. I will be glad when everything is finished.

On a sad note, we lost our 12 year old kitty, Byron, last week. He died from liver failure and we miss him very much.

Baby Things

Since I am about to become a Grandmother for the first time, I have felt the need to make baby things. Since we don't know yet if the baby will be a girl or a boy, I have tried not to be too gender specific in the things I have made so far. My niece however is also pregnant and she already knows that she is having a boy, so some of these things will be going to that little fellow. The bibs are made from washcloths with a crocheted edging around them. The baby blankets are flannel with  a crocheted edging around them.

Folk Festival

Forrest and I spent the whole weekend at the Leeds Folk Festival. We were manning Andrew and Jen-Yu's booth since both of them had to work. Our tent had the space right in front of their building, so that made everything very convenient. All we had to do was bring everything out the door and set it up. There were lots of art and crafts booths, food, music and a farmer's market. Here are some pictures of the event including our tent and some of those attending:

We are going to be grandparents!

That's right, we are going to be grandparents! Our son Andrew and his wife Jen-Yu are expecting a baby. It is due around the end of April or first of May. Everyone is really excited. Here is a picture from the doctor's appointment yesterday:

Construction

My parents are building a house! Forrest, Andrew and I took a trip yesterday to check out the construction. Most of the framing is done and it is really starting to look like a house. My parents are going to be so much more comfortable in the new house and from the looks of things, it will not be too much longer until they move in. I can't wait to see the finished product.