Tim Reeher sat back in his new kitchen waiting for the arrival of a washer and dryer from Rent Way.

"We have so much laundry to do," said his fiancee Rebecca Campbell, who worked nearby cleaning windows and mirrors.

After weeks of packing and unpacking, the couple and their two children, 23-year-old Nick and 15-year-old Alex, are finally settling into a new residence.

As one of many families displaced by the Nov. 10 tornado, the Reeher-Campbell's were fortunate to come across a new home so quickly after the devastation.

Friends lent them a one-story home on Winner Road, Hermitage, rent-free and they began moving in the "bare minimums" on Saturday, Reeher said.

The house is perfect for Reeher, who uses a wheelchair, although Alex has to be driven to Sharpsville High School due to the home's location.

It would have been six years in January that the family lived at their 4131 Wynwood Drive home in South Pymatuning Township. The house was worth about $109,000 and is a total loss, Reeher said.

"It's all cleared out," he said. "They can go in right now with an excavator and tear it down."

They've worked fast trying to get everything squared away, he said. So far Allstate Insurance adjusters have calculated the home's damage and have since mailed an initial check. The family also lost several personal items in the tornado, including a computer, and adjusters are calculating a settlement for those contents.

They were, however, able to salvage many items immediately after the tornado hit, including medicines, credit cards, check books and family photos that had to be pulled in the dark from the leveled structure. Reeher was also able to rescue his gun case, which is worth about $3,000.

Despite the horrific memories, the family plans to rebuild at the same site.

"It can't strike twice," Reeher said. "We're here to stay. We're rebuilding."

They have several plans in mind regarding what they want in their new home, including a full basement addition.

Until then, the family plans to continue on with life as usual. Nick sleeps in a travel trailer at the old home in South Pymatuning. Reeher, who's president of the Shenango Valley Area Scale Modelers, continues to perform his radio talk show gigs and Ms. Campbell has taken time from work to deal with insurance adjusters and other issues that come with moving.

The public is invited to a spaghetti benefit dinner for the family from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday at EZ's Tavern in Orangeville.