DIY resume

Well I've been recapping what this year has been all about, and three little letters sums it up quite neatly: DIY.

We have just finnished a major bit of work on the house, although we did need help from a carpenter and tiling man but we've done an awful lot of jobs ourselves. We walpapered the bedroom and Al put down the floor, built the furniture etc, painted virtually the whole house, walls dado rails etc, got a new aerial, got tree surgeons to fell our huge trees at the back, put pubbles down in the front and back gardens, built so much flat pack furniture, put up curtains and shelves etc, cut and finally did the kitchen.
Here's a before and after picture:
















This job seems to have taken over our lives for the last couple of months but we're into the final stretch, wallpapering, so that the dining room can be ready for christmas. We've invited Al's parents and nan and my parents over for christmas and I'm getting very christmassy!
The second picture was of Al cooking steak and Ale pie, he's a bit of a dab hand in the kitchen. He makes the best italian meat balls ever, yummy!