It's been a bit over 2 weeks since my last update, and Merrie and I are back in BSL. We dropped our boys off at her parents in Franklin Friday night and drove down here Saturday morning. It took somewhere around 12.5 hours with 2 pit stops and a contruction delay near Nashville. It was dark, of course, as we drove into the area, but it was strange to see Fred's parking lot mostly empty where the New Waveland Cafe and Market had stood for 3 months. The shower stalls still remained but the furnace and water tank were gone. As we drove down Main St. into BSL, it was wonderful to see a couple elaborate Christmas lighting displays.
As fortune has it there is a team from Virginia that also got here Sat so I bet we hook up with them. :) Sunday morning was too cloudy to see the sunrise, but Merrie and I did take a walk around after showers and breakfast. They've cleaned up a fair amount of the roadside debris since I was last here. I also enjoyed seeing 3 cardinals flitting about. The church mouse is still here, too or perhaps it's one of its relatives. The "humane" traps don't seem to be doing the trick.
We were able to contact both Christmas families so we delivered presents Sunday afternoon to the Bushes and Weavers. We brought down many gifts so I'm sure it will make the season easier for them to handle though they may have trouble finding space in their trailers for them. While we were out, we visited one of the homes I worked on during the last trip to make sure he had gotten his trailer. As it turned out, Willie was making a landing and steps to his his trailer when we arrived and was doing quite well though his wife was not back yet.
We got back from our errands about 3:30 and the Virginia team was done with their work, which was applying another coat of joint compound in the church daycare area. We took off the rest of the afternoon and had dinner and devotions.
Monday we got our first major job, hanging sheetrock. This homeowner's house had flooded with about 7 feet of water in the house. They had remained and ended up having to swim 150 yards to the railroad tracks. They are having to repair their home from their savings though the husband's company has donated lots of material. We happen to be some of the labor. This job may take us all week since we aren't a big team and I'm the only drywall "expert" of sorts. I wish I could write more but the library is about to close and I need to check email real quick.
As fortune has it there is a team from Virginia that also got here Sat so I bet we hook up with them. :) Sunday morning was too cloudy to see the sunrise, but Merrie and I did take a walk around after showers and breakfast. They've cleaned up a fair amount of the roadside debris since I was last here. I also enjoyed seeing 3 cardinals flitting about. The church mouse is still here, too or perhaps it's one of its relatives. The "humane" traps don't seem to be doing the trick.
We were able to contact both Christmas families so we delivered presents Sunday afternoon to the Bushes and Weavers. We brought down many gifts so I'm sure it will make the season easier for them to handle though they may have trouble finding space in their trailers for them. While we were out, we visited one of the homes I worked on during the last trip to make sure he had gotten his trailer. As it turned out, Willie was making a landing and steps to his his trailer when we arrived and was doing quite well though his wife was not back yet.
We got back from our errands about 3:30 and the Virginia team was done with their work, which was applying another coat of joint compound in the church daycare area. We took off the rest of the afternoon and had dinner and devotions.
Monday we got our first major job, hanging sheetrock. This homeowner's house had flooded with about 7 feet of water in the house. They had remained and ended up having to swim 150 yards to the railroad tracks. They are having to repair their home from their savings though the husband's company has donated lots of material. We happen to be some of the labor. This job may take us all week since we aren't a big team and I'm the only drywall "expert" of sorts. I wish I could write more but the library is about to close and I need to check email real quick.
posted by Michael Ray at 6:05 PM
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