It occurred to me this morning that I am about as far along in this pregnancy as I was with Van when we moved into our house.  This revelation prompted me to dig up photos from when we purchased our place to see how it’s changed in two short years.  At times we get frustrated that we haven’t done all we hope to do with this home, but we are standing firm on our debt free, “do it right the first time” approach to home remodeling – so until we can afford to dole out cash for a substantial remodel we can live with fifty year old linoleum and two bedrooms (with three kids).   We’re extremely blessed to own a home & we have stayed in huts the size of our bedroom in Thailand that house two families – so everything is relative.