Pictures, Pictures! We're Making Progress on This Old Detroit Home ...

We?ve been living in our Detroit home for a little over two months now and?I?m going to great lengths to get some pictures to all y?all who have been patiently asking for that amount of time. ?It?s no easy task to blog these days- there?s construction happening right now and I don?t want Baby O around all that- you would have laughed to see me standing on the edge of the couch while trying to hang a protective curtain over our office door.

Speaking of Baby O, we met our midwife this morning and had an ultrasound. ?He or she is quite the kicker and bouncer. ?It was quite exhilarating to see our baby loving life in the womb (of course Josh and I would have a bouncing baby) and displaying a strong heartbeat. We continue to pray every day for this little one and are so thankful for your prayers as well.

But back to the house. ?We haven?t gotten quite as much done on the house as we had originally planned (I can no longer put in 12-hour painting days), but things are coming along nicely. ?Particularly, our downstairs has been party-ready for about 5 weeks now and we have enjoyed a lot of entertaining. ?Just after Christmas, we were able to host a Christmas party for the Detroit West Day Camp Team. ?One of my former staff members and friends, Aleesa, came to help us get ready for the party and I sent her around with my camera to capture the space for you. ?It?s all a work in progress, but we love everything about this old house.

Here?s a quick tour of our downstairs space:

We re-painted our living room and Josh re-finished the floors himself (he?s amazing). ?Already, we?ve hung those frames around the window and that gorgeous staircase is being stripped and re-finished as I type. ?I still need to strip the paint off of those original french doors and hang some artwork, but this space is almost finished. ?We love it.

See that gorgeous Secretary in the corner? ?Can you believe that we haven?t bought one piece of decor since moving in? ?My parents and some family friends have been so generous with their antiques. ?It really makes our 1920?s home feel like it?s seen generations of parties.

We have two sitting areas in our Living Room! ?This is the play area- we have a bunch of toys that were gifted to us as well, so bring your kids on over!

Speaking of toys, Baby O had a stocking, too! ?It was an amazing first Christmas as a married couple. ?God has been so good to us.

This house has so many cool features- like built-ins to the right of the fireplace. ?We already have a large collection of Children?s books on display!

Speaking of cool features, check out our trapezoid door that leads to a huge closet under the stairs! ?I?m so excited to get those stairs done and paint the front hallway.

As soon as the rose wallpaper goes away, we?ll have the most awesome half bath in all of Detroit. This is just to the right of our front door.

Remember how we were a week from closing on another house in Detroit and it fell through? ?(Click here to read that story and see BEFORE PICTURES of our current house). Well, it didn?t have a window by the sink and it pretty much had no backyard. ?I was sad about that, but knew I wouldn?t get everything on a wish list. ?Can you believe I get to look out of these huge windows onto our big backyard that was once glorious enough to be on the Indian Village Home and Garden Tour? ?I mean, really, this house is more than we ever dreamed.

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I also never knew I wanted a baking corner. ?Those of you that know me are laughing because ?I?m still learning my way around the cooking thing. ?An awesome kitchen to work in does make the learning more enjoyable.

There were no appliances in our home to begin with, and due to custom measurements, we couldn?t find anything off of Craig?s List that would fit. ? So, we got new appliances on super sale from Sears- including a double oven which I?ve already used all the time as we fill our house with people.

All of this gifted furniture holds special memories for me. ?This is my Grandma?s kitchen table. ?I love putting kids around it or sharing a meal with my love and thinking about how happy it would make her that it?s in our home now.

Our dining room is yet to be painted, but it?s one of my favorite spots. ?We hosted Christmas Eve brunch for family and comfortably fit 13 around the table. ?Check out the woodwork and those french doors that open to a screened-in porch. ?Please note that the porch has screens but no roof. ?That?s pretty much how we roll around here. ?We have many features that need the love and life of a family to bring it back to the glory days. ?We?re up to the task, I think?

All of this dining room furniture was sitting in my parent?s first house (where I was brought home from the hospital), so I love the idea of carrying this furniture through another generation of family parties. ?You might even recognize this buffet as the backdrop at our wedding! ?We?re use what we have kind of people!

We?re still working hard on the space, but as you can see, we?re ready to have you over! ?Come see us in Detroit!

Source: http://theuncommongood.com/2013/01/07/pictures-pictures-were-making-progress-on-this-old-detroit-home/

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2013 USATF indoor schedule to feature live coverage for all events

USA Track & Field?s indoor track and field television schedule for the first time will feature live coverage of all events, USATF announced Tuesday. Each of three meets will be aired both live and on tape-delay for a national audience.

The 2013 Indoor USATF Championship Series season will kick off Saturday, Feb. 2, in Boston with the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. It moves to New York for the 106th Millrose Games on Saturday, Feb. 16, before concluding with the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships March 1-3, in Albuquerque, N.M. Competition in Albuquerque begins Friday, March 1, with men?s and women?s combined events, and continues Saturday and Sunday with a full schedule.

The New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will be delivered live on ESPN3 on Feb. 2 and on tape-delay on ESPN2 Sunday, Feb. 3, from 2-4 p.m. The Millrose Games will be delivered live on ESPN3 on Feb. 16 and from 8-10 p.m. on Feb. 17 on ESPN. All times Eastern.

Coverage of Saturday?s competition at the USA Indoor Championships will be carried live on Universal Sports from 6-8 p.m. Eastern on March 2, and the final day of competition will air live on the NBC Sports Network from 4-6 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, March 3.

?As our business model continues to evolve, two key components are our broadcast strategy and event strategy,? USATF CEO Max Siegel said. ?In 2013, we will be bringing our events to the public in new ways while developing new broadcast properties outside of the realm of traditional track meets.?

For more information see www.usatf.org.

2013 Indoor USATF Championship Series
All telecast times Eastern. Check local listings.

New Balance Indoor Grand Prix - Saturday, Feb. 2
Feb. 2, LIVE on ESPN3
Feb. 3, 2-4 p.m. on ESPN

Millrose Games - Saturday, Feb. 16
Feb. 16, LIVE on ESPN3
Feb. 17, 8-10 p.m. on ESPN

USA Indoor Track & Field Championships - Friday, March 1-Sunday, March 3
March 2, LIVE 6-8 p.m. on Universal Sports
March 3, LIVE 4-6 p.m. on NBC Sports Network

About USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track & field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the World's #1 Track & Field Team, the most-watched events at the Olympics, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States: www.usatf.org.

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National Cathedral to perform same-sex weddings

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin performing same-sex marriages.

Cathedral officials tell The Associated Press the church will be among the first Episcopal congregations to implement a new rite of marriage for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members. The church will announce its new policy Wednesday.

As the nation's most prominent church, the decision carries huge symbolism. The 106-year-old cathedral has long been a spiritual center for the nation, hosting presidential inaugural services and funerals for Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford. It draws hundreds of thousands of visitors.

In light of the legality of same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia and now Maryland, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, decided in December to allow an expansion of the Christian marriage sacrament. The diocese covers the district and four counties in Maryland. The change is allowed under a "local option" granted by the church's General Convention, church leaders said. Each priest in the diocese can then decide whether to perform same-sex unions.

The Very Rev. Gary Hall, the cathedral's dean, said performing same-sex marriages is an opportunity to break down barriers and build a more inclusive community "that reflects the diversity of God's world."

"I read the Bible as seriously as fundamentalists do," Hall told the AP. "And my reading of the Bible leads me to want to do this because I think it's being faithful to the kind of community that Jesus would have us be."

Celebrating same-sex weddings is important beyond the Episcopal Church, Hall said. Church debate is largely settled on the matter, allowing for local decisions, he said. The move is also a chance to influence the nation.

"As a kind of tall-steeple, public church in the nation's capital, by saying we're going to bless same-sex marriages, conduct same-sex marriages, we are really trying to take the next step for marriage equality in the nation and in the culture," Hall said.

Hall is the 10th dean of the cathedral and has been an ordained minister for more than 35 years. He said he began performing same-sex blessings in 1990 when he served at All Saints Church in Pasadena, Calif.

It will likely be six months to a year before the first gay marriages are performed at the cathedral due to its busy schedule and its pre-marital counseling requirement. Generally, only couples affiliated with the cathedral will be eligible. Church leaders had not received any requests for weddings ahead of Wednesday's announcement.

While Hall does not expect any objections within the National Cathedral congregation, he said the change may draw criticism from outside. It may be divisive for some, just as it was to preach against segregation or to push for the ordination of women, Hall said.

The New York-based Episcopal Church is the U.S. body of the 77 million-member Anglican Communion. The House of Bishops voted last year 111-41 to authorize a provisional rite for same-sex unions. Some congregations have left the church over its inclusion of gays and lesbians over the years.

Same-sex marriage is now legal in nine states and the District of Columbia. Legislators in Illinois and Rhode Island are set to take up bills to possibly join them, and the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear cases on gay marriage in March.

The first same-sex wedding performed last month at West Point's Cadet Chapel drew some protests from conservatives. The National Cathedral is even more visible.

Hall, the cathedral dean, said the church has a long history of taking stands on public issues. But he said he sees marriage as a human issue, not a political issue.

"For us to be able to say we embrace same-sex marriage as a tool for faithful people to live their lives as Christian people," he said, "for us to be able to say that at a moment when so many other barriers toward full equality and full inclusion for gay and lesbian people are falling, I think it is an important symbolic moment."

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'Lincoln' leads race for British Academy Awards

LONDON (AP) ? Historical biopic "Lincoln" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations at the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars.

Epic musical "Les Miserables" and boy-meets-tiger saga "Life of Pi" received nine nominations each, while James Bond adventure "Skyfall" got eight ? rare awards recognition for an action movie ? and Iran hostage thriller "Argo" took seven.

Lincoln's nods, announced Wednesday, include best picture and three acting nominations ? Daniel Day-Lewis for leading actor, Sally Field for supporting actress and Tommy Lee Jones for supporting actor. But there was nothing for the film's director, Steven Spielberg.

The best picture nominees are "Lincoln," ''Les Miserables," ''Life of Pi," ''Argo" and Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty."

Ben Affleck is nominated both as director of "Argo" and as its leading actor. The other male acting contenders are Day-Lewis, Bradley Cooper for "The Silver Linings Playbook," Hugh Jackman for "Les Miserables" and Joaquin Phoenix for "The Master."

The best-actress shortlist includes Emmanuelle Riva for "Amour," Helen Mirren for "Hitchcock," Jennifer Lawrence for "Silver Linings Playbook," Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty" and Marion Cotillard for "Rust and Bone."

In recent years, the awards, known as BAFTAs, have helped underdog films including "Slumdog Millionaire," ''The King's Speech" and "The Artist" gain momentum for Oscars success.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on Feb. 10, two weeks before the Hollywood awards.

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As Windows RT Flounders, Intel Bets Big On Windows 8 And Android Tablets With Quad-Core Atom SoCs

As Intel goes so goes Windows 8. The chip maker just unveiled its roadmap for Window 8 tablets. At the core will be the latest generation of Atom processors: quad-core architecture at a 22nm size. Intel calls it the Bay Trail and expects to see it within shipping hardware in late 2013 -- including Android tablets.

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