Everybody Loves Russell

Here are the long awaited photos of Dad and Mom's new place. As you can see, the boys did a great job building it, and Mom's done a fabulous turning it into a home.

This is a view of the kitchen, as you walk in the front door:

From the kitchen, you walk around the corner into the dining room:

Next you enter the living room:

The living room opens into Dad's little office (note the draft horse and farm paraphanelia). The black thing in the middle of the photo below is the spiral staircase that leads to the guest room/half bath in the loft:

Finally, the bedroom is at the back of the house:

Dad & Mom are settling in and are thrilled to have their own place again. I am desperately missing all of the things that my folks did for us around the house, and Annabel isn't so sure that she is happy with the new set up either - she sure relished being spoiled all of the time. While Jordan enjoyed having Dad and Mom around, he's happy to have his family to himself after living with other people for the past 15+ months. In the end, we'll all be just fine. After all, Dad & Mom are right next door. It's kind of like "Everybody Loves Raymond," except that Mom is a wonderful mother-in-law (as both Jordan and Jon will readily attest). Dad does, however, remind us of Frank sometimes...