We got to the site this morning and found the tapers were just finishing up. We had to wait for a half hour or so for the mud to dry so Dave and I started attaching the railings that we had made (see photo on left). We then went inside to paint. We put a coat of primer and two coats of eggshell white on all of the walls. It went very quickly as we had two trim painters and two people with rollers in each room. On the right you can see a group of kids from a Nebraska nursing college who were working on one of the bedrooms. We had a surprise visit from Carol Gothie this morning. She and her husband are tax consultants in Mystic and spend the winters here in Bay St. Louis. She actually lives in an area that is very close to where we are working. She invited us to dinner tomorrow night. We got back and showered and since it is Wednesday and cook's night off, we went across the street to a restaurant called Ricky's that was recommended to us. We each had a shrimp dinner and neither of us could finish our meal - we should have shared. Dave ate about 40% and I ate about 25%! We took the leftovers back and gave them to the kids from Ameri-Corps who were making macaroni and cheese - they were thrilled to have the shrimp to go along with their meal. We then went out to Home Depot to pick up a board for our plaque (Dave carved a whale) and also picked up some wood to use for carving more spoons. When I finished here I will try to get a hold of Ruth (the lady who treated us to dinner last Wednesday) so we can arrange to give her the spoon Dave finished for her. We have two more days here - feel good that we have been able to accomplished as much as we have - it also has been fun to work with so many young people.
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