June Project Completion!

We have finished the June project and two of the couples have moved on.  However, one of the couples decided to stay on for another month so there will be four couples here (including us) in July.

Here is the Group Leader of the lot.  He is busy making modifications to the laminate flooring to begin the process of laying it. 

The rest of the crew is cleaning the old carpet (they will use the for a pad).

When it is done, it is a thing to behold!

During the week our good friend Eila and her sister came by the house and paid us a visit on their way across South Dakota.

We have put up a finch feeder and have a flurry of visitors. 

Alas, we have finally loaded the barrel rack I built a month ago.  Isn't it a beauty?

We did get a few loads of dirt hauled before the scraper broke down again.  First the belts broke and it overheated, then the water pump started leaking.  One day we will get the football field done.

Another visitor this morning.

On Tuesday evenings we get together for a bit of dessert and some good conversation.

This is our last supper together.  We do have a great time together while we have the opportunity.  But it is always a sorrow departing.  Our departing words are, "see you later or see you There".

Before the group separated we did take the opportunity to visit the Millerdale Hutterite  Colony.  They are such a lovey group of people and very industrious.  The men built this play set for the children.

Here is a rolltop desk that the colony builds for each young man when he comes of age.

There is still work to be done. You should see the kitchen.  Wow!  It shines!

The freshly painted dorm doors need to be labeled so that the boys know which way to go to get to their own rooms.

Another morning visitor.

The floor crew is busy grinding and polishing floors in the new gym.  Once they are done the only thing that needs to be done is to buff them.

Last week we started to replace the glass block in the administration building.  This new window will be very striking after it is complete.  There is only one slight problem.  We dropped the last two rows of block from 18 feet.  Fortunately we only broke 10 of the tiles.  We saved the red ones and 4 clear ones which is a very good thing since the manufacturer does not have any more and they are a special order.

One final project. This faucet leaks every time it is turned on. The problem is, the bottom of the pipe is below the 60 inch freeze line, well below.