Blog 2 from Marble Falls

Monday was our first day of work. After devotions, John was asked to be crew foreman for the new renovation. They first had to assess what had to be done, so there was no work for the ladies yet. Jim Martens is the foreman for finishing off Delores’s house –it needed insulation installed under the floor held up by chicken wire (the house is built on 3 foot pilings) and then skirting put all the way around the house. The ground on one end is quite a bit higher than the other end, so it will be a challenge.

We started off the week with rain, the first rain they have had here since the floor of 2007. It rained pretty well for two days.

The first off day, the women met to discuss and plan social activities. In the afternoon, three of us went to town and scouted out the thrift shops. There are 3 so far.

Sherman and Lavonne (whom John has dubbed “Short Stuff) and Suzette worked for two days on putting up blinds and valances in the office trailer. When the sun shines, it gets like an oven in there. It looks very nice with the new window treatments.

I went with Carol to Marble Falls the second day. We were supposed to meet with the lady in charge of the projects and also meet a gentleman who needed some help in his house, but it didn’t work out, either one. I had to take our truck in to get a tire checked. The valve stem was leaking and the fellow fixed it for nothing. Very nice!

Wednesday, we set up the tables in the dining hall in anticipation of our pot luck supper and presentation by the Camp Director in the evening. There was work for some of the women in the afternoon at the job sites, and three of us went in to take inventory of material at the storage unit in Marble Falls. [Hear more about this evening in Blog 3].

Thursday, all the women were working on the sites. I helped do some insulating in Debra's porch and helped side the back wall of the house. Debra is a very nice friendly lady who provides us with snacks and coffee for our morning break.

We are hoping that the house presently on the new build site will be demolished very soon so that we can plan to get to work on the new house.