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Did I mention at the end of June that the family room was completed in time to be hospitable for visits by Theresa's sister with her 3 boys, Theresa's brother staying overnight, IVCF-staff friends from 'da Burgh, and whose next?  Now that our summer visitors have left and the school year is soon to be starting up, we're turning to the two remaining basement rooms. But we have not worked on our timeline.  Any volunteers to give a hand with some flooring, framing, drywalling, electrical, painting?  The deck coming out of the dining room is on hold until next year, but if you're interested let us know.  Lord willing, we'll be mostly moved in by December. One year isn't too bad, we couldn't have made it this far without the support of our families, our friends, and our local congregation.

Almost forgot:  thinning out my work files and organizing my library is on the list (assembling the new IKEA shelf to accomodate some new books from the Annual Mennonite Booksale and some older classics which haven't found space in other parts of the house).  I wish there was the time/energy to bring the office fully on-line by the fall semester, but it looks like Spring 08 is more realistic.  Thankfully it serves as a usable workspace/resource room, even for hosting a two IVCF-staff appointments last week.