Picture from California

Since Blogger has added the ability to post pictures, I thought I'd try this out. Here's a picture of Jessica and me at a winery in California.

New Rankin in the World

Speaking of babies in my previous post, Chanie (sp?) Lynn Rankin was born about 40 min ago. Sounds like Markie is doing well, and David is enjoying being a father again. William and Mom (Nana for Chanie) are on their way to the hospital to see their new sister/granddaughter. Congratulations and welcome to the world!

Great news

Jessica and I have great news in that she is pregnant. The due date is January 19th. We are not going to find out the sex (always a top question from people). A little over a week ago, we heard the heartbeat. Very cool! And very fast. It was around 160 bpm and the doctor had no problem finding it on the first time.

In preparation for this new person to join us in the world, we're working on remodeling what will become our sole guest room. We've painted the guest room, put up a fan/light, and installed half of the chair rail. Tonight I hope to put up the rest of the chair rail. I must recommend the Porter-Cable CFFN250N Finish & Brad Nailer Combo Kit. At $300 from Amazon.com, this is well worth the time and effort that it saves you. Plus, it's just cool using pneumatic nail guns.

Well, that's all for now. I'll try to be better about putting up posts, and I'll include some pictures as well.