Wednesday January 2, 2008

We went back to our house after breakfast this morning to finish up the sheetrock. It was quite cold and windy today - twenties when we got up and mid forties this afternoon. We finished everything we could do - had to leave a few sheets off because the plumber hadn't finished the bathrooms yet, but it really did look good after we had cleaned up. We came back for lunch and the church group we had been working with decided to go into New Orleans for the afternoon. Dave and I found the local laundromat and did a huge batch of laundry. We came back and showered and are now just relaxing before dinner. Today is the cook's night off so we are on our own. We will look around and find someplace to eat that is not too spicy (the cook here has a bit of a heavy hand with the hot spices). One of the construction bosses told us that a small shed with bunks was empty so Dave and I moved into it this afternoon. We felt this was wise as they are expecting 40-50 Boston frat boys to arrive this evening and it is likely to be quite noisy tonight. The bunk houses are quite large - each building holds 22 bunks (44 beds) and there are 7 bunk houses. We have been with such a small group so far, it will be interesting to see the dynamics of a large group. While we were doing laundry, we walked next door to the Habitat office and found that we have an assignment for the morning - we will be working in a neighborhood closer to Gulfport. We will let you know what we will be working on tomorrow. Our church group will be leaving in the morning so we will see them off.