In December our daughter Melissa had a photo shoot of her two kids. I asked for the digital copy of one of the few that included all 3 of them. So here she is with her son Ian (14) and daughter Savannah (16). Melissa works at U-Haul Headquarters as a Software Development Manager and is working toward an MS degree at Arizona State. Savannah is a Junior in high school and is preparing to take her college entrance exams. She's had her driver's license for several months, and every parent knows how that feels. Right? Ian is in 8th grade. His near term plans include math, science, engineering, and football.

We just finished the sixth week of our 5-week kitchen renovation plan. It would have been done yesterday, but the backsplash people ran out of tile. We had to place a rush order for more tile, which is not expected 'til Tuesday. I'm looking forward to posting a picture of our kitchen next week. Wish us luck.