Another great day in Mullens, West Virginia! Here are the updates from each of the teams!
Counting Crows (Dave and Wendy)
We were thinking the weather was going to hinder our project, but we were able to finish most of the ramp. Everyone in the group is getting along great, which is awesome! As a team we have accomplished so many tasks we didn't think were possible in this short amount of time!!
Welcome Home (Mac and Tracey)
We finished replacing insulation and installing dry wall in the living room and dining room ceilings. We finished putting special zinc compatible silicon on the new metal roof. Tammy is so excited! Every morning when we arrive, the house is spotless and our work area is prepared for our day's work. They are awesome people to work with. Rhett got stung by a wasp and we borrowed a cigarette from Clarence so we could apply some damp tobacco. Not sure if it really helped, but Rhett said it felt OK.
Alphabet Soup (Scott R., Debbie and Kim)
Finished steps on back deck, started roof on the back deck. Played cards in the rain. Joy joyfully sawed rebar. Cut, Sawed, drilled and acted like wild cowboys all day:)
Don't Touch My Stuff (Chuck and Andrea)
It was rough waking up. . . everyone was super tired. After our daily routine we made our way to our work sites. Out four posts for our family's steps were dried. Today we had Cameron and Andy to help us and Roy also showed up. We worked together cutting the wood and nailing the steps together and worked through the rain to finish! Out family was really appreciative and tomorrow we are off to work on the next house!
Bar of Soap (Chad and Ruth)
Our group had a great day! We touched up the paint in Amanda's room and put up molding. Her room looks great! Then all of us, plus Worth, who was helping at our site today, headed under the house to work on putting up insulation. Even a little rain did not stop us! We put up 1x6's to attach the insulation to. There was a whole lot of measuring, hammering and cutting going on under the house. Tomorrow we finish the insulation!
Nacho Cheese (Scott J. and Lynn)
In spite of occasional showers we had a very productive day. Scott and I repaired pipes that were leaking. James and Morgan completed the outside painting while MB, Geordan, and Lynn worked on the sheet rock. We have had a lot of help from Carlos the home owner's brother. He has been a big help getting the bathroom finished. We are confident we will complete all of our projects by the end of the week.
Candy Cane (Rick and Joanne and Yvonne)
When we arrived, we had a daunting task ahead of us! We crowded under the house yet again and placed a girder. We joined the two halved together and adjusted them correctly. Then we joined the other team to celebrate the birthday of one of the family members. Afterwards we installed hangers to support the girder. It began to rain after lunch which produced much mud. . . everywhere. We sacrificed Mr. Rick to dive under the house to protect the girder!
Cellular Phone (Lance and Becky)
Today we finished piping the drainage to the water heater, played with Strom (4 year old boy) and cleaned up the yard. Then we had lunch on the front porch with Melanie and Strom. After lunch we painted some of the kitchen and moved furniture from the living room back to the kitchen. We bought some treats for our family and headed back to the center. Tomorrow we will get a new family!
A Late One (Lizz and Jan)
We worked on building steps for Miss Betty's deck. There was a lot of math involved, figuring the angles for the stair stringers. Just as we were beginning to make a lot of progress, it started pouring down rain. We continued to work until Miss Betty came out with her umbrella and told us there was a flash flood warning and we needed to go back to the center. She was more concerned about us than she was about her steps. So we packed up and called it a day. We plan to get an early start tomorrow!
That's it for Tuesday night! Stay tuned for tomorrow's adventures in Mullens, WV! Send us a message. . . we love to hear from you:)
