It was a sweater today! I was hardly exerting myself (repairing more drywall goofs) and the beads of sweat seemed more like a stream. We've been kind of hampered in the house we are working on because a previous team didn't do too well on the drywall installation and mudding. As a result, we've spent the past 2 days sanding and fixing mistakes so it will look nice once it's done. All the youth including my boys have held up pretty well and worked hard. Stephan has asked if we can come back next year. I suspect that is mostly because there are a lot of kids here now, which makes it far more enjoyable for him. My plan is to gut our house, but if we don't have the funds and time for that next summer, we will come back.

Our homeowner shared part of her story today, which was good for the kids to hear. She had several miracles that kept her and her pets alive. While she only had 5 feet of water in the house itself, the water was over her roof as she is the 3rd block in from the coast in Long Beach. She now almost has a nice view of the Gulf as there is nothing left on the first 2 blocks. Here we are with her.