Oh drat it! Went to post my reply and the Net cut out on me. Very slow and erratic connection today.
As I was trying to say....
Hey Carolynne, what a lovely post. Everything seems to be swimming along nicely for you all and such good news about your dad's recovery. Another set of parents who'd like to immigrate - here's to them

. Your doer-upper sounds a bit of a challenger but it'll be fantastic to look back in later years and see what you've achieved. Very satisfying.
Sad that Maggie had to return to the UK when you were such good friends in a strange country, but let's hope she's settling down well now she's home again. At least she's got somewhere to head to if she manages to get back to NZ.
I can just see you and Deb in your bead shop, selling all sorts of lovely nik naks. What a great idea.
Really looking forward to seeing your pics. If you have any trouble uploading them, just give us a shout and we'll try to talk you through it.
Quickly copies this just in case the Net is down again :rolleyes:.