A Successful Holiday Homes Tour

The Holiday Homes Tour has come and gone, and was an amazing success. Susan and Andrea worked diligently to create a warm and inviting holiday setting, complete with decorations in every room. The 10 foot Christmas tree was the highlight, but so were the Santa collection in the bedroom, angels in the sanctuary, garland wrapped railings, windows adorned with boughs, and much more.

The event began Friday evening with tour hosts gathering at Ulgedook, before setting off to visit every house on the tour (sort of like a preview night). Participants were impressed with the church, until an area wide power failure left us only in candle light, creating a new ambiance for our place and several other houses along the tour.

The public tour began at 1:00 the next day, and people were gathered at our front door to get a look. This turn-out was surprising to Joel, and the entourage continued through the afternoon till closing at 5:00. An hour and a half later, decorations were down and packed away, the tree out the door, and we were on our way home. In all, we estimate over nearly 200 visitors, with 160 signatures in our guest book.

Hats off to Andrea and Susan for a wonderful job!