Almost Done!

The past few days have been a whirlwind of activity. My pedometer showed that I walked 7.7 miles yesterday (I took the Wren's dog Peppie for a walk around the block, but the rest of the walking was just doing stuff here in the house). Don, Priscilla, Ed and I did lots of cleaning, cutting, trimming and painting yesterday.

If you look real closely, you can see a little poodle (Peppie) sitting in the blue chair.

We got some more help in the afternoon.

It was finally time to unroll the area rug, move in furniture and decorate! Not everything is done yet, but we have an Open House this afternoon (while the Wren's are still here). We still need to tile the windowsills, trim the bottoms of two more doors, install the pellet stove and a few more things (on the inside). The outside also needs some work. Here are some pictures of what we accomplished last night.

Rejoice with us! God has graciously provided the funds and the workers to get this massive project where it is. I'd love to tell you all the stories!

There's Always More to Do

Don and Priscilla Wren are here to help us finish the room addition. We plan to have a very informal open house on Sunday after church. It still won't be done, but we want to have some kind of festivities while the Wren's are here. Ed just completed the painting of the exterior right before they came. Here is a pic of him still working on it.

Ed and Don have been working on something called a "cricket" which has something to do with the drainage off the roof (I think).

They have also been working on trims, which takes longer than we think. Priscilla and I have been painting trims.

In the meantime, ministry still happens. On Tuesday night, in addition to the Wrens, we had Perry, Jesse, Sheena and David over for dinner and games. Jesse was the chef. He cooked an excellent meal and cleaned up very well. Impressive!

Here is the chef with his two able assistants.

Goodbye Summer, Hello Winter

Just last week, we were painting the outside of the house.  It was so hot, I couldn't wait to finish the job.  Today, we woke up to snow. 

It didn't stick, but that's ok.  I'm not ready yet for winter.  I hate being cold! This next shot is of part of the back yard and Julie's shoes with a light dusting of snow.  Hopefully, we can get the yard fixed soon before Winter truly does set in.  Don and Priscilla Wren are coming from Roseburg tomorrow to help us finish the rest of the room addition. 

Happy Birthday Sheena

Last night, Jessie (an airman on base) took several of us out to Macaroni Grill in Boise in his Suburban.  There we helped Sheena celebrate her birthday.  Sheena's husband, Ryan, is deployed until January.  They have been married around a year. Jessie and his friend, Kellen, treated us to a great meal.  We had a great time talking about Christian issues, especially Christian music.  It was something to hear them talk about Keith Green and the influence of his music.  Keith Green died in the early 1980's before they were born. In fact, I remember where I was when I heard that he had died. I loved his music.

It is such a privilege to be here at Mountain Home and get to be involved with the people serving our military. 

Sheena's birthday cake

 

Jessie, Sheena and Kellen.

Painting Outdoors

Today, Julie and I painted the exterior of the room addition. We aren't quite done.  There were spots that Julie and I can't reach.  We also still have to do the trim.  Still, we're happy with the progress.  Ed took some photos while we were painting this morning.  I had not had a shower yet and I looked like I just got out of bed.  So, I'm only letting you see my arm on that shot. Julie looks cute any time of day, so you get to see more of her.

 

Babysitting and a Movie

Chaplain Anderson had his parenting seminar this weekend.  Julie and I babysat for it.  It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.  I pretty much can't stand babysitting.  There were a few other babysitters and we got to choose which age group we wanted.  The other gals wanted the younger ones. We wanted the older ones.  What was cool was that we got to watch them in this place called "The Underground". It was fully equipped with ping pong, pool table, foos ball table, video games, television for cartoons, etc.  We also had self contained craft projects for them to do.  

We had three kids on Friday and eight on Saturday.  Julie and I were exhausted when we came home in the afternoon.  As I was unloading the car, Ed came home early from his week long trip with the National Guard to Michigan.  The three of us went to a movie in the evening in Boise with the Andersons. Here is Ed in front of a sign about National Guard Warriors.  I couldn't resist.

The sun was shining directly on that display so it is not the best shot....

The movie we saw was "Fireproof".

Wow!  We all loved the movie.  The theatre was packed.  There was lots of laughter and tears.  It was VERY well acted, written and produced. There were no swear words.  It was so refreshing to see this kind of treatment about the importance of working on marriage. At the end people were clapping.  You should go!

Floor.....Done!

Yesterday, we worked on the floor in earnest.  It was raining outside, so we had to set up the saw inside. Julie helped in the morning and then Ed and I worked the rest of the afternoon.  We made a quick trip to Boise to get the extra flooring planks we needed. I was a bit anxious to get it done before he left for a week. It really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.  But then again, I had a square room to work with and the only real obstacles were the 4 heating vents in the floor.  It is such a relief to have it done!

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