Starting off the day we opened all sheds and began work without the supervisors. The challenge for the day was to complete all siding where the green scaffolding was standing due to it being picked up tomorrow morning. The plan was to get it done as fast as possible, however because of an unnecessarily complex gable this was not completed. Although we failed at this part of the task we did get farther than one supervisor anticipated. One work site was closed down completely after the hour-long rainstorm. For some reason it was unsafe to continue on 20ft scaffolding while it was wet, although this didn’t stop everyone from working. Only a few people (the Ross family, Calvin and Stephen) continued to work after the storm. As soon as the rain began to clear it was right back to working on the siding and installing the support for the cabinets to be built upon. We were all happy that the grinding wheel decided to take a day off. We expect the next day to be uneventful and full of grinding wheel fun.
Several of our homeowners and Habitat staff joined us for dinner at the church and a time of sharing. It was a treat for us to meet them and their families and to hear some of their stories. (See the pictures of the ruined house of one family torn down yesterday and the house now under construction for them.) Another highlight of the dinner was the celebration of the birthdays of Jerry Brown and Doug Ross. Following dinner we all attended the Maundy Thursday service at First Presbyterian for a very inspiring message and communion.
Later in the evening the mood was lifted at a raucous group meeting with a weird sock presentation to our cooks, nicknamed the “leg ladies” by the senior pastor. Lucille Baur did a Tony award winning rendition of “Mame” with hilariously suitable words for them.
Ruined house
New House
Azalea bush
Birthday Boys
Mames
GPC sign
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