Today we had more than one not entirely unexpected surprise. Last night, I checked my email for the first time in a week and found an email from Marion (translated to english) who homeschools in Austria. She had sent it yesterday to let us know that she was in New Brunswick. With a bit of coordinating this morning, we provided directions and Marion and her family arrived after lunch. We talked most of the afternoon. It’s amazing how fast the time flew by.
Emma alternated between playing and being a hostess which is something she has done for at least 2 years whenever there have been children visiting. Sarah was at work for a full day, so she missed it 
Everyone had a great time 
We hope they enjoy their trip across Canada.
The second surprise was that we discovered that we were going to have to tear up part of the bathroom floor where it had been had been removed and replaced in the last bathroom remodel (1969-70). Tonight we got a good start at that. It’s going to be a bit more work. But, it will elimate some challenges that we had that I wasn’t sure exactly how we would solve. So, in the long run, it may not take any more time to finish the room. We are just going to do things in a different order. Hopefully tomorrow Andrea will have a chance to post a few updates and photos.
I’m jealous. Maybe Emma will be my hostess someday.
Andrea & I should come up with a list of all the things she said/did and do it as a post. It’s interesting to see the social environment reflected through her eyes.