Last weekend (June 24 and 25), we had a big home project: DIY our living room with bamboo floor. All the family, except Sandy and Kevin who are in Taiwan, were here for two days, with Wei and Maki driving over from Vancouver, Washington (about one and a half hour). We spent about one thousand for material and tool renting. If done by professional, labor would add three thousand more.

刚过去的这个周末(六月二十四、二十五日)我们自己动手翻新起居室的地板，把地毯改为竹块。原来请人来估价，是材料费加人工四千多。我们自己动手，只花了一千多材料和租用钉地板的专用工具。除了尚在台湾的秀娟和恺恩，孩子们都来了。庄伟和麻纪子从华盛顿州来(约一个半小时车程)。