Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Another busy and hard-working day is behind us. Progress is evident in all directions. The very last piece of drywall was placed on the ceiling at worksite #1, and the erroneously painted room has nearly been entirely repainted in the correct color.
Personalities are gelling, humor is rampant, and the eating is unbelievably awesome. Tonight, Harry and Mary made us a huge pile of fabulous crab cakes and a monstrous bowl of gigantic shrimp. This was followed by brownies, ice-cream, and a chocolate-pecan-butter-and-everything-else-that’s-rich-and-wonderful sauce on top of it all. It was beyond fantastic.
Mary and Rondell Crier came to dinner with us. They are themother and son who own the house that’s nearly completed. We had a delightful evening with them, and Rondell impressed us with his artwork and tapestry designs. He’s the Creative Director for a youth art organ
ization called “YA,YA”. He then showed us hundreds of photos from the days after Katrina, including some first-looks at their house. They weren’t allowed to visit their home for two months after Katrina hit. The destruction was 100%, with mold growing thick on the walls and everything else inside. I may be able to post some of his pictures.
Mary and Rondell each received a beautiful quilt donated by Harry and Mary Gottwalls’ church in Powell, Wyoming. They were very excited and quite grateful.
Well, I’m too pooped to write much tonight, or perhaps it’s those crab cakes and giant shrimp. So I’ll stop writing and start posting pictures.
By the way, we miss all of you!
Another busy and hard-working day is behind us. Progress is evident in all directions. The very last piece of drywall was placed on the ceiling at worksite #1, and the erroneously painted room has nearly been entirely repainted in the correct color.
Personalities are gelling, humor is rampant, and the eating is unbelievably awesome. Tonight, Harry and Mary made us a huge pile of fabulous crab cakes and a monstrous bowl of gigantic shrimp. This was followed by brownies, ice-cream, and a chocolate-pecan-butter-and-everything-else-that’s-rich-and-wonderful sauce on top of it all. It was beyond fantastic.
Mary and Rondell Crier came to dinner with us. They are themother and son who own the house that’s nearly completed. We had a delightful evening with them, and Rondell impressed us with his artwork and tapestry designs. He’s the Creative Director for a youth art organ
ization called “YA,YA”. He then showed us hundreds of photos from the days after Katrina, including some first-looks at their house. They weren’t allowed to visit their home for two months after Katrina hit. The destruction was 100%, with mold growing thick on the walls and everything else inside. I may be able to post some of his pictures.Mary and Rondell each received a beautiful quilt donated by Harry and Mary Gottwalls’ church in Powell, Wyoming. They were very excited and quite grateful.
Well, I’m too pooped to write much tonight, or perhaps it’s those crab cakes and giant shrimp. So I’ll stop writing and start posting pictures.
By the way, we miss all of you!
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