Jeanine hosted an impromptu birthday party this evening for her good friend, Kate Yoder. I was permitted to join the all-female celebration for dinner and cake, both of which were out of this world. It was a wonderful way to end an exceptional day of progress on the River House. Motivated by the need to beat forecasted rain, the site prep crew completed all of the foundation backfill and rough grading before moving on to installing the gravel base for the garage foundation and removal of the last remnants of excavated concrete from the site. Meanwhile, a second crew installed a vapor barrier and steel reinforcement mesh in the basement in preparation for pouring the concrete floor which is scheduled for Monday.