More Notes from Swamp Land

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It has been a looooooonnnnnggggg day. The home had a three panel sliding glass door in the front (a garage that had been enclosed). One of the panels had broken. We pulled the door out, framed up the wall, put in a new standard size door and put new plywood on the outside. We didn't get the exterior siding up, but it was a good days work for us.

The owner of the home--her name is Lena--came and helped us a little bit today. She certainly knows how to swing a hammer. She is a very cheerful, positive person that appreciates all that we do. She won't be with us tomorrow. She works all day and then has "stuff" at her church all evening. Man, does that sound familiar. Even in the midst of disaster response, church life continues.

A funny story. Lynn and I rode back with Harry today. I was sitting in the front passenger seat. My butt kept feeling warm and actually began to sweat. I started thinking that I had a fever and it was showing up in my posterier. I finally asked Harry if they had heated seats. They did!!! And Carol loves to use it and leaves it on. Boy, was I glad to hear that.

I am so tired, I will be in bed early and I am quite certain I will sleep like a log. Pray for us, that tomorrow might be as good a day as today.

Jim of the Warm Butt

Notes from Swamp Country

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We have arrived at Lake Charles. We actually are staying at Moss Bluff, which is just across the river (more like a swamp), from LC. We live in an old Middle School. The dorms are OK, but the showers/bathrooms are pretty primitive. Oh, well, we all have our cross to bare.

We went to church yesterday (a lesson in Ridgecrest appreciation), ate some good seafood and did some shopping (for food). Then we got to visit our work site. We are working on a house in Fenton, about 20 miles from where we stay. The home belongs to a single mother whose son is in college. She had serious roof damage during the hurricane. FEMA came in and tarped the roof, but the tarping material was super thin. It melted in the heat and then the rain messed up all of the inside. We are taking out a sliding glass door and framing up a new standard door. Also gutting and redoing a bath. Then lots of painting and a little drywalling. The foreman said he thought we would be there 2 or 3 days and then move to another site. I think that we will be lucky if we get this project finished. I hope that we can git'r done. The owner has been living in a FEMA trailer (about 8'x20') for almost 3 years. If God blesses us with success, she will be able to move back in by the end of the week.

More later.

Jim (it is bad when you haven't written in so long that you can't remember how to log in to your own blog page!!!!!)