Girl and Dog

My parents brought their dog Emma up for the holidays ( they brought their cat also but she just hangs out in the guest room). Katie has a lot of fun with Emma, and I have to admit she is a pretty cool dog. Although she does have an unexplained obsession with balls. She also has a bad habit of getting the ball stuck under objects that she needs help removing them from ( which I think is part of the "game" for her)
Well she lost a ball under the couch and here Katie is trying to help her recover it.

Unfortunately they we unsuccessful and I had to step in. The ball was recovered and playing continued - until Emma chased the ball under the couch again!

House for Sale

Well I finally told Bill we are moving. I can't stand being 40 minutes away from Katie. We have been looking for house and found one we both like in New Egypt. In order to buy that house we need to sell our house. So we need to repair all the things that we have been putting off. Bill has been great about it. Last weekend he tore up the floor and replaced it with a new one - it needed it. Katie was a little distraught about replacing the floor.
We painted the floor after pulling up all the tiles. We all wrote our names on the paint before placing the new tiles.

Katie chose different colors for her letters - she is getting really good writing her name.

The finished product :)

Another view

We moved the TV up to show off the HUGE fireplace. Starting to get a stiff neck when we watch TV but it'll be worth it if it sells the house.

Now we just wait and wait and wait. I have been told by a few people that we are going to have a tough time selling our house right now. Unfortunately there are a ton of foreclosures in the area, bring down the price of our house and that winter in general is a slow time. Hopefully the tax credit will inspire some people.
Wish us luck