Dear SHOEs :o)
The holiday season is almost over... unfortunately, we haven't managed to put the long awaited SHOE present under the tree this year. *SOB*
You probably think, what on earth is taking you so long??? That is a veeeeeeeeeeeeeery good question and we are more than happy to let you all know the nitty gritty of this SHOE secret *gg*REVIEW
When we announced a year ago that we'd soon have a new SHOE home, all we wanted to do was put a lick of paint on the walls of our SHOE house. While we are at it we might aswell carry out a few repairs, do some minor alterations, get some new furniture in and then get the champagne ready and start celebrating the revamp of the SHOE house. We'd be done in no time!
Ahhh well... things always turn out differently than planned, don't they? ;-)
It was only after we had begun work on the SHOE house we noticed, how old and ailing the construction actually is. Most of it originates from the digital stone age. After all, the SHOE House is older than Google, Myspace or Facebook ;-)
The original foundation meant to carry only a handful of members. We had no idea, that we'd have 150'000 members at some stage of our virtual family life and therefore didn't take this little detail into account when we planned the old SHOE house. So for the past 11 years we added new rooms here, did a bit of plumping there and even added wood flooring... Until now... where we have a skyscraper which now needs to be reinforced with solid pillars.
We were left with no option but to lay the ground work for the SHOE house completely new. The work kept getting interrupted by moles who kept digging up the garden. So we had to keep chasing after them to prevent even more holes. So that kept stopping the work. In addition to that, we spontaneously started to build a little SHOE garden shed at the beginning of 2008, needless to say, this delayed the work even more. *OOPS*
INSIGHT
But there is hope *lol* We are very happy to let you know, that the first 10 floors of the new SHOE home are completely finished now. The SHOE garden shed had to go but therefore we are building a new SHOE garage. That will take a while. At least we have already painted the house in a lovely blue color... and soon we are all able to move into our new SHOE house :-))))
OUTLOOK
All the other floors will be done in a second step. We feel it is most important now, that we can soon all move in together, unpack our suitcases and get comfy in the new SHOE home. We can't wait to celebrate our home warming party with you.
We thank you for your endless patience. We are convinced, that the wait for your new home will be worth it. You'll never want to move out again ;-))))
Until then, we wish everyone a very happy and healthy new year :o)
Your SHOE-Team & Corky *bark*