Christmas Songs

What are your favorite Christmas songs? Here's mine:

365: Nicole C. Mullen

One Silent Night (God So Loved the World): Jaci Velasquez

O Holy Night: Sara Groves (new tune, traditional words)

All the songs I've heard by Sara Groves this Christmas are great. She has a unique take on the tunes that makes them interesting. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear are on her album O Holy Night.

Any song by the Carpenters.

Naming Contest!

This summer I developed a recipe for breakfast that needs a name.

1 serving:
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 c water
1/3 c old-fashioned oats
1 T ground flax seeds
2 T wheat bran
1/16 t baking soda
dash of salt
cinnamon to taste.
Bake in a mini loaf pan at 375 F for 30 minutes.

Partially consumed breakfast. If you can't tell from the picture, it looks like banana bread.

The name should be creative and appetizing. Post your idea in comments.

A few more pics...

Front of the house:

Back of the house:
The colors are strange because I took them just before the sun set and had to play around with the contrast and brightness since they were too dark.

Hello, it's been a while...

...since my last post. I started this blog on the suggestion of my friend Karen to document the building process of our new home. Well, now that the house is finished, here are some before and during photos. I'll don't have a good after photo of the outside yet.

January 26, 2008


February 9, 2008


May 3, 2008

Back of house, July 25, 2008

John, Tony and I moved last weekend and there is still a lot of unpacking and organizing left to do, but we are loving finally living here.