Today was a beautiful sunny day here in Richmond to work on our Habitat home. Our whole group was able to arrive to the site completely together for the first time this week. We all had such a fun time working together, learning new things, and getting our jobs for the day done. We split up into three teams to work on the drywall in the house, finish the siding for the entire side of the house, and work on the porch.
Our drywall crew put up the ceiling throughout the whole house, finishing everything except for the bathrooms and one bedroom. They had a few drawbacks along the way, but were able to laugh through them and work together as the dream team they are.
Our siding team worked on putting the siding up on the house and was able to finish an entire side. They got into a good system and were able to work through the tedious windows and doors along the house. Drivers passing on the road now see a beautiful stone-gray house instead of one covered in white construction plastic.
Our porch team was busy today splitting up into channeling, hanging plywood and the ceiling soffit, and bending metal for the wrap-around of the porch. The "battle for the benches" was a good time, juggling between the channels for the ceiling, plywood and soffit installation, and hanging the metal. We were able to make it work and got a lot of work done.
Our busy team came together for a home-cooked chili and bread made by a local couple, Sandy and Steve, who have been a part of the community for almost forty years. We were able to share the meal with them and hear a bit of their story. After lunch we headed back to the site and worked hard until the workday had ended.
At the end of the day, Angie came by to see everyone as well as the house. She was so excited by all of the progress we have made. It was really neat to see the community of the Habitat workers with Angie, and to be a piece in that community. We were also treated to some delicious blueberry and apple pies from a couple we met at church who are involved in Habitat, after dinner, along with a cinnamon bundt cake and coffee cake for tomorrow morning. The hospitality we have been given here is absolutely incredible and we are all so grateful for it.
We finished our reflections for the day, and our family is relaxing playing some Catan, speed solitaire, and UNO. In a little while, we're going to make a quick stop at Insomnia Cookies for a late night snack. We can't wait for tomorrow to get back to the site and work together to get as much as we can done for our last day with Habitat.
With love,
The Kentucky Kids
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