Todd and I met with a realtor yesterday about selling the other half of the house. He is going to get back to us by the end of this week with a market analysis. He sounded pretty optimistic so hopefully his numbers jive with what we're thinking. The kitchen and powder room cabinets are also done, so we went to the cabinet makers to see them. They look great so I'm very excited about seeing them in the house. The cabinet guy, Bob said that another client saw ours and wanted the same wood and color. I think we made a good choice.

Since we had a bit of time, we went to a furniture store too. We have pretty much decided on a couch/sectional and also saw another chair we liked. I thought it was around $500, but then we saw the price tag - $2100. Apparently it's a bit too rich for our blood. Maybe it'll go on sale soon.

The kids have been great lately. Miss Emily is an ideal child. She came downstairs the other day, dressed, had brushed her teeth and had even made her bed. All on her own initiative. Liam has been a good boy, too. I started reading a parenting book that I bought on the weekend, so maybe he's the same and it's me changing my approach. Either way he's been a great joy the last few days and everyone's in a good mood.