Today it was raining. We weren’t sure if we were going to be able to work. When we arrived on the job we found out that there wasn’t much to do inside but we couldn’t do much outside because of the rain. Mark, construction leader, said that there was a house not too far away that needed the inside painted. Most of the women went over to the other house, where they engaged in painting and singing. Sara and Dana, the youngest females, were annoyed of the “bad singing” the older women were doing.The morning went by pretty fast for the singers but very slow for the two youngsters. They wanted to go somewhere special for their torture and persuaded Ruth and Jane to have them take them and others to SONIC. Sara and Dana had never been along with all the others in that car. When we arrived Ruth insisted on reading the entire menu to the people in the car before anyone could really order or think about what they wanted. The youngsters liked it a lot along with everyone else that went.
In the afternoon many planned not to go to work because it was still raining and got a little colder. Andy Dunn and Warren Heede with his sons went to see if anyone could do anything to help. When they arrived the sun came out and Mark said that there was work to be done and that everyone could help out. All the troops showed up soon after and went to work immediately. Some were cleaning out the house because the sheet rockers made a little mess, while others began to put siding on the house and other tedious tasks.
The bugs were at it again, and everyone was getting eaten, especially Connor Heede who apparently has the sweetest blood. While people were siding the house, Sara Walters and Dana Plucinski were inside, out of the bugs, talking to the soon to be owner for 2 hours about the hurricane and what she had to do during it and what she lost which ended up being a lot.
The afternoon went by pretty fast! We all decided to gather up the troops to go out to dinner tonight. Overall it was a good day minus the bugs.
Sara Walters and Connor Heede
6 comments:
Hi Youngsters!
I know how it is with the gnats and bad singing, but you all are doing such wonderful work down there. Keep putting up new posts and pictures. I love them!
Hi Katie Dunn\
Thanks for reading our blog. We need all the feedback we can get. And we need encouragement to face the bugs....
Met some really nice Mississippians at dinner. Everyone is so friendly and appreciative of our coming to build. It makes you feel good.
I wish I could be there with you all instead of studying here! Sounds like you are having a great time...look forward to seeing and hearing more about your time there!
Sorry about the gnats and the rain! Your posts make the whole adventure sound like a lot of fun even so, and the photos show impressive progress. I hope the rain lets up and you can keep on at your terrific early pace. The Times has a story datelined Bay St. Louis today, by the way, to which one or another of you might want to respond in a thoughtful way. By choosing the Bay St. Louis dateline and saying Habitat has finished "only 10 houses here" since Katrina, the piece--though pretty balanced overall--leads off with the implication that Habitat is failing in its Katrina effort. HFHI will no doubt do what it can to counter this impression officially, but you guys might be well placed to send an effective letter to the editor (if you can find time to compose one). Anyhow, keep up the good work. And have fun! (Was that a picture of Davis Albohm with a paintbrush?)
Love the photos, Love the blog postings. Each one of you has a different perspective which makes it so enjoyable. Leaves us wanting more and wishing we were there too...except for the bug part. Hugs to all of you. I agree with Nancy...Read the NYTimes article and respond forcefully.
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