Mosey Monday

Here are the updates from our first day of work! Thanks for your prayers for all of us in Mullens, WV!

Alphabet Soup (Scott Roys, Debbie Davis,Kim Saylor)

We rolled up in our Explorer and met Miss Barbara, Buddy and Beethoven (dogs), Little Flea bag and Bill (birds) and Cookie (son!) Out team captain Scott helped up begin our projects. . . putting steps on the stairs and replacing flooring in the bathroom. We killed about 1 million ants! Steven busted a bag of concrete and scared Holden with a fake raccoon. Barbara kept us company on and off all day. We look forward to tomorrow!

Welcome Home (Mac and Tracey)

We met Tammy and Clarence (Bo)/ They are very nice. Tammy is a little shy at first but Clarence was ready to lend a hand the minute we got there. He had more tools than we did, and was volunteering to give us whatever we needed. We're insulating and putting dry wall on the ceiling. We got a lot done for a first day and think we'll accomplish a lot by the end of the week.

Nacho Cheese (Scott J. and Lynn)

We (the girls) worked on the bathroom, prepping for the dry wall, while the boys built a storage unit with doors above the house. I learned how to use a drill and a saw. (written by Morgan Smith)

Counting Crows (Dave and Wendy)

We arrived early and got right to work! Carson, Wendy and Ashley started nailing in boards to finish the deck while Dave, Taylor and Derek started digging out dirt and rock to be able to put in the concrete slab. We all met and talked with Margaret while we relaxed and ate lunch. By the end of the day we had finished 90% of the decking and the hole and frame for the concrete. We've all worked hard and are excited to continue projects tomorrow.

Candy Cane (Joanne and Rick)

Our first day flew by with introductions to our family and starting work on the floor supports. The house is home to 5 kids ranging from 8-17 and three adults with a number of dogs and a horse to keep them company. Another group from Morganton, NC is working with us on a different part of the house. Today we constructed girders to put under the house for support to the bowed floor. We also dug holes and put in wooden boxes for future support. At the beginning we killed wasps and covered the hole with dict tape to avoid being stung and throughout the day squished spiders. Tomorrow we will be ready to pour concrete and then work on the bathroom floor.

Cellular Phone (Lance, Becky, and Lara Lee)

Out wonderful team (Becky, Lance, Lara Lee, John, Sasha, and Susu) met our family that we will be working with for the next few days. After that we will get a new family on Wednesday. Yay! Today our team constructed a bathroom floor, filled in a ditch with rocks, and did plumbing from the hot water heater to the outside. Lance did a little landscaping on the side. We also chased a couple of kids and shot a couple of "bears" with the young-un in the household. We have had an awesome first day (written by Suzanna Reid)

Bar of Soap (Chad and Ruth)

We got along great with our group and our family! Our family consists of Janie, the mom, Amanda,the 17 year old daughter and T. Andy, the son. We painted Amanda's room a bright blue. Molly and Sara headed up the painting project and Amanda was thrilled with her new room! Chad, Carter and Ruth battled wasps, hornets and bees under the trailer and took out several layers of old insulation. We learned a lot about our family and we hope to learn more tomorrow.

Don't Touch My Stuff (Chuck and Andrea)

I woke up this lovely morning on my mattress next to 2 of my favorite people in the world, Lucas Holton and James Fisher. We had a delicious breakfast and headed to our worksites about 9:30 and got down and dirty. We filled in a ditch and started to build stairs to Ricky's
back door. That's about it. Hello Missy, Brian, Z-Tay and Wrigley. J. T. out! (written by Josh Taylor:)

A Late One (Lizz and Jan)

Today we met Betty and her daughter Shawna, who live in the home we will be working on this week. They are very sweet and have beautiful flowers all around the house. Today we dug 6 holes for posts to hold a landing for a staircase we're building. We then had a change of plans and ended up and ended up filling the holes and digging four more. That plan ended when we accidentally cracked a pipe from the house. We then regrouped and filled up those holes to move our landing once again! We finally were satisfied with the way things turned out and filled the holes with "quickrete" and finished the day. We had a productive and awesome first day and were blessed with cool weather and soft ground. Yay God! (written by Hannah Sloan)


More updates tomorrow night!