The Reasons for my Lack of Posts...

So, I am horrible at finding time to update this thing lately. With finals week, working extra hours at work, Christmas, and spending time with the new addition to our household I've barely even been to the house.

New Addition you ask??

This is Bella, our eight week old Razor Edge American Pitbull Terrier. :) Jordan surprised me with her a week ago and she is an absolute joy! She was one of 11 puppies in a litter. Her mom is 50 pounds and her dad is 95, so we have no idea what to expect when she gets older. Either way, we are both hooked on her. And no, I did not name her after Bella from Twilight, Jordan actually named her. I probably would have suggested that if he didn't though!

As far as the house goes, Todd, Jordan, and Jordan's friend Mike have been working there every night. All of the plumbing has been replaced with brand new materials (including a new water heater and a water softener), all of the electrical has been rewired with brand new material, and the tile on the bathroom floor is a work in progress.


Jordan and Mike at work.

Here's what our basement crawl-space looked like before the new plumbing:

And this is all the fun stuff we have down there now:

Thank God Jordan's a plumber...My blonde hair hates hard water.

In order to redo all the plumbing, Jordan and Mike had to dig out the crawl space to make it bigger. It was this shallow:

And now it's this deep:

Made it a lot easier for them to plumb under the house, but Jordan had dirt from head to toe for days.

Last but not least for tonight, a picture of our new toilet and bathroom floor:

Isn't it pretty?