1. The first service in our new church building is set for May 25! The chairs arrived a couple days ago, the painting work is mostly done (I'll post before and after pictures soon), the carpet was laid yesterday, a window installed (replacing a rotten board filling up the hole where a window must have been broken sometime back), and the little platform is built and carpeted. Poor Michael (our co-worker) has been putting in 11-hour days, and all the men of the church have put in time as well, doing painting and so on as they have time.  Anyway, it looks like we're set to start meeting there a week from Sunday.

2. I get a night out tonight!! The ladies of the church are going out for pizza   as a goodbye party for one of the ladies .  The family that we had Adoption Day with last summer is moving back to the States for the husband's job. I will miss Denise a LOT, and Eoin is sad that his only Asian friend will not be around anymore. Our families were using the same type of curriculum for schooling, and Denise and I used to compare notes and trade books. Anyway, I'm sad to be saying goodbye to Denise, but a night out with "the girls" is something I haven't done in....actually, I'm not sure I've ever done it! Unless you count Bible study.

3. I'm thankful for a frugal, hard-working husband.

4. I'm thankful for Deirdre's little babbles. She's just so cute!! I wish everyone could see her.