The Survivors

The Giffords survived the condo in its original state. Ghew. Who likes bottled water and urine soaked bathrooms?

Mama k was hard at work over Thanksgiving ...

with the pilgrims at Plimouth plantation. Love you, mama!

Kaylyn and Justin visited for New Year's.

Painting buddies!

Kuhlmann got cozy on the couch in the middle of the demo. But we took him to a Celtics game to make up for it ... and he seemed to enjoy Pete's version of the Freedom Trail - The Drinking Trail.

James and Jo visited from D.C. and survived "european" bathing. What we called - soaking. No shower - just a tub and a sprayer. 

Jake and Kate came all the way from Geneva for the labstah.

Auntie Di, Ria and Thomas came to visit. We took an excursion to the Cape.

But the real troopers are ... 



I'm not sure what Osa would deem worse - the dusty, noisy remodel or the unrelentless snow. She ran straight to the pool in Florida when papa k and she arrived home at 2 a.m. You know it's bad when the dog is fed up. 



Quality time.


Five months of non stop, hardwork ... and papa k was all smiles.

We wrote an amendment to the contract for the shoveling. Or he's just an EXTREMELY great papa.



"My limit is 13 trips up and down the steps in a row." ummm, papa k, my limit is 2!

There was some relaxing.

I really miss my design consultant!

And the biggest non-survivor ...

Pete's clothes. But I hear being covered in paint is "in."