After the promise of a nail gun today, we readily got back to work, only to realize there was no nail gun… unless you count the guns we are developing in our arms!! I figured Paul and I nailed in over 400 nails this morning and using 8-10 swings on each nail (assuming I hit the nail each time I swung the hammer) well, that’s a lot of hammer swings for one morning, especially after hammering all day yesterday. I got smart today and chose the shady side of the wall to nail :-). Today we got to build most of the morning and had to retreat to the Camp at 11:30 to attend an exhilarating Safety Training at 1. We did make some progress on the house and completed the left front wall, side wall and all but one panel on the back wall.
The main beams got delivered and we should really see some progress next week, weather dependent of course.
After the safety course we showered and had happy hour at the team leader’s RV – watching the camp being transformed and getting ready for 100 visitors tonight. You know this is the afternoon that the sewers back up and all the washers are not usable – plumbers scrambling for parts and fixing pumps, etc. Too much commotion for a Friday afternoon.
I also want to mention that the freezer pictures I posted the first day of the blog have been a Godsend and I have appreciated not having to cook when we return from a day in the sun digging sand and hammering nails… this baby has been working almost as hard as we have! Delicious meal every evening, well worth the advance preparations, for sure!
Tomorrow is a day of ‘rest’ when we plan on biking into town (about 5 miles) and touring to see what we can see.
We’re just catching up with your Blog with Neil. Such a wonderful adventure and a lot of hard work.
Neil is doing great. Better everyday!
We think of you both all the time and others are keeping us posted on the progress 🙂 Prayers are always with you both.