January 3- We woke up to a beautiful blanket of snow! I would guess at least 3 inches, but melting fast! I was able to catch a few shots of the snow before it almost completely melted by afternoon. I am sure the kids were excited because school was cancelled (and all the base employees were permitted to arrive 2 hours late). I know Susan is laughing to herself, since they easily get multiple feets of snow and still are expected to get to work! Adam and I also managed to squeeze in lunch at Miso Sushi (I would actually say that it is one of the best restaurants in town) where I satisfied my craving for a Washington roll (mmm, raw salmon!), a trip to the storage unit, and multiple trips to and from the Home Depot. 

January 4- Adam took our purchases from the Home Depot and turned it into this beauty...that's right, we built our parents a closet organization system. Yay! My mom came up with the design and then Adam and I purchased all the MDF, screws, mounts, hinges, etc. etc. It was slightly stressful since Adam and I were concerned about the weight of the MDF and how mounting it into the studs would work with holding it up securely. After using some furring strips and such, I think it turned out pretty good! We have to do a bit of touch up (you can see where we added the support strips so we'll be painting those white) but otherwise it is ready to go!

 

I'll also try and post a few photos of the updates we made to the house later on...yay for new carpet, new flooring, new toilets, and new paint!